الـمّـدّثّـر

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,

1 Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru

1 O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

2 Arise and warn!

2 Qum faanthir

2 Arise and deliver thy warning!

3 Thy Lord magnify,

3 Warabbaka fakabbir

3 And thy Lord do thou magnify!

4 Thy raiment purify,

4 Wathiyabaka fatahhir

4 And thy garments keep free from stain!

5 Pollution shun!

5 Waalrrujza faohjur

5 And all abomination shun!

6 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

6 Wala tamnun tastakthiru

6 Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!

7 For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!

7 Walirabbika faisbir

7 But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!

8 For when the trumpet shall sound,

8 Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori

8 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

9 Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

9 Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun

9 That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -

10 Not of ease, for disbelievers.

10 AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin

10 Far from easy for those without Faith.

11 Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,

11 Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan

11 Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -

12 And then bestowed upon him ample means,

12 WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan

12 To whom I granted resources in abundance,

13 And sons abiding in his presence

13 Wabaneena shuhoodan

13 And sons to be by his side! -

14 And made (life) smooth for him.

14 Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan

14 To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

15 Yet he desireth that I should give more.

15 Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda

15 Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -

16 Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.

16 Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan

16 By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!

17 On him I shall impose a fearful doom.

17 Saorhiquhu saAAoodan

17 Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

18 For lo! he did consider; then he planned -

18 Innahu fakkara waqaddara

18 For he thought and he plotted; -

19 (Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!

19 Faqutila kayfa qaddara

19 And woe to him! How he plotted! -

20 Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -

20 Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara

20 Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -

21 Then looked he,

21 Thumma nathara

21 Then he looked round;

22 Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

22 Thumma AAabasa wabasara

22 Then he frowned and he scowled;

23 Then turned he away in pride

23 Thumma adbara waistakbara

23 Then he turned back and was haughty;

24 And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;

24 Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu

24 Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;

25 This is naught else than speech of mortal man.

25 In hatha illa qawlu albashari

25 "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"

26 Him shall I fling unto the burning.

26 Saosleehi saqara

26 Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

27 - Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -

27 Wama adraka ma saqaru

27 And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?

28 It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

28 La tubqee wala tatharu

28 Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -

29 It shrivelleth the man.

29 Lawwahatun lilbashari

29 Darkening and changing the colour of man!

30 Above it are nineteen.

30 AAalayha tisAAata AAashara

30 Over it are Nineteen.

31 We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling - block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude ? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals.

31 Wama jaAAalna ashaba alnnari illa malaikatan wama jaAAalna AAiddatahum illa fitnatan lillatheena kafaroo liyastayqina allatheena ootoo alkitaba wayazdada allatheena amanoo eemanan wala yartaba allatheena ootoo alkitaba waalmuminoona waliyaqoola allatheena fee quloobihim maradun waalkafiroona matha arada Allahu bihatha mathalan kathalika yudillu Allahu man yashao wayahdee man yashao wama yaAAlamu junooda rabbika illa huwa wama hiya illa thikra lilbashari

31 And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers, - in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith, - and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.

32 Nay, by the Moon

32 Kalla waalqamari

32 Nay, verily: By the Moon,

33 And the night when it withdraweth

33 Waallayli ith adbara

33 And by the Night as it retreateth,

34 And the dawn when it shineth forth,

34 Waalssubhi itha asfara

34 And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

35 Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

35 Innaha laihda alkubari

35 This is but one of the mighty (portents),

36 As a warning unto men,

36 Natheeran lilbashari

36 A warning to mankind, -

37 Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.

37 Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara

37 To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -

38 Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

38 Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun

38 Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.

39 Save those who will stand on the right hand.

39 Illa ashaba alyameeni

39 Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

40 In gardens they will ask one another

40 Fee jannatin yatasaaloona

40 (They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,

41 Concerning the guilty:

41 AAani almujrimeena

41 And (ask) of the Sinners:

42 What hath brought you to this burning ?

42 Ma salakakum fee saqara

42 "What led you into Hell Fire?"

43 They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

43 Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena

43 They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;

44 Nor did we feed the wretched.

44 Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena

44 "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

45 We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,

45 Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena

45 "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

46 And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

46 Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni

46 "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

47 Till the Inevitable came unto us.

47 Hatta atana alyaqeenu

47 "Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

48 The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.

48 Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena

48 Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.

49 Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,

49 Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena

49 Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -

50 As they were frightened asses

50 Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun

50 As if they were affrighted asses,

51 Fleeing from a lion ?

51 Farrat min qaswaratin

51 Fleeing from a lion!

52 Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).

52 Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan

52 Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!

53 Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.

53 Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata

53 By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

54 Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.

54 Kalla innahu tathkiratun

54 Nay, this surely is an admonition:

55 So whosoever will may heed.

55 Faman shaa thakarahu

55 Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

56 And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.

56 Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati

56 But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.