قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
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مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ
The Sovereign of mankind,
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ
The God of mankind,
مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ
From the evil of the retreating whisperer[1] -
1- i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers AllŒh.
ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
From among the jinn and mankind".[1]
1- Evil prompters may be from men as well as from jinn.