قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ... مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of humankind ... from among jinn and humans. (114:1–6)
An integrated reading first identifies syntax and attachment, then examines generality and specificity, the gain from repetition, and the suitability of each expression to supplication. The coordinated prepositional phrases in al-Falaq differ from the uncoordinated succession of genitive descriptions in al-Nās.
Where classical syntax recognizes alternatives—such as mā in 113:2 or the final min-phrase in 114:6—a disciplined analysis acknowledges them rather than suppressing uncertainty or attributing all interpretations to the source indiscriminately.