Kitab

الـمّـدّثّـر

Chapter 74, 56 verses

  • Arabic
  • Shakir
  • Arabic, with marks
  • Yusuf Ali
  • Word by word
Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر

Shakir

O you who are clothed!

Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ

Yusuf Ali

O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

Word by word

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ

Arabic

قم فأنذر

Shakir

Arise and warn,

Arabic, with marks

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

Yusuf Ali

Arise and deliver thy warning!

Word by word

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

Arabic

وربك فكبر

Shakir

And your Lord do magnify,

Arabic, with marks

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

Yusuf Ali

And thy Lord do thou magnify!

Word by word

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

Arabic

وثيابك فطهر

Shakir

And your garments do purify,

Arabic, with marks

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Yusuf Ali

And thy garments keep free from stain!

Word by word

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Arabic

والرجز فاهجر

Shakir

And uncleanness do shun,

Arabic, with marks

وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ

Yusuf Ali

And all abomination shun!

Word by word

وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ

Arabic

ولا تمنن تستكثر

Shakir

And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,

Arabic, with marks

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Arabic

ولربك فاصبر

Shakir

And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.

Arabic, with marks

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ

Arabic

فإذا نقر في الناقور

Shakir

For when the trumpet is sounded,

Arabic, with marks

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ

Yusuf Ali

Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

Word by word

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ

Arabic

فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير

Shakir

That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,

Arabic, with marks

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

Arabic

على الكافرين غير يسير

Shakir

For the unbelievers, anything but easy.

Arabic, with marks

عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

Yusuf Ali

Far from easy for those without Faith.

Word by word

عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

Arabic

ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا

Shakir

Leave Me and him whom I created alone,

Arabic, with marks

ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

Arabic

وجعلت له مالا ممدودا

Shakir

And give him vast riches,

Arabic, with marks

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

Yusuf Ali

To whom I granted resources in abundance,

Word by word

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

Arabic

وبنين شهودا

Shakir

And sons dwelling in his presence,

Arabic, with marks

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

Yusuf Ali

And sons to be by his side! -

Word by word

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

Arabic

ومهدت له تمهيدا

Shakir

And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;

Arabic, with marks

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا

Yusuf Ali

To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

Word by word

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا

Arabic

ثم يطمع أن أزيد

Shakir

And yet he desires that I should add more!

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Arabic

كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا

Shakir

By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا

Arabic

سأرهقه صعودا

Shakir

I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.

Arabic, with marks

سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

Word by word

سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

Arabic

إنه فكر وقدر

Shakir

Surely he reflected and guessed,

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Yusuf Ali

For he thought and he plotted; -

Word by word

إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Arabic

فقتل كيف قدر

Shakir

But may he be cursed how he plotted;

Arabic, with marks

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Yusuf Ali

And woe to him! How he plotted! -

Word by word

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Arabic

ثم قتل كيف قدر

Shakir

Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Yusuf Ali

Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -

Word by word

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Arabic

ثم نظر

Shakir

Then he looked,

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Yusuf Ali

Then he looked round;

Word by word

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Arabic

ثم عبس وبسر

Shakir

Then he frowned and scowled,

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Yusuf Ali

Then he frowned and he scowled;

Word by word

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Arabic

ثم أدبر واستكبر

Shakir

Then he turned back and was big with pride,

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ

Yusuf Ali

Then he turned back and was haughty;

Word by word

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

Arabic

فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر

Shakir

~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);

Arabic, with marks

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

Arabic

إن هذا إلا قول البشر

Shakir

This is naught but the word of a mortal.

Arabic, with marks

إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

Arabic

سأصليه سقر

Shakir

I will cast him into hell.

Arabic, with marks

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

Word by word

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Arabic

وما أدراك ما سقر

Shakir

And what will make you realize what hell is?

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

Arabic

لا تبقي ولا تذر

Shakir

It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.

Arabic, with marks

لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

Arabic

لواحة للبشر

Shakir

It scorches the mortal.

Arabic, with marks

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

Yusuf Ali

Darkening and changing the colour of man!

Word by word

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

Arabic

عليها تسعة عشر

Shakir

Over it are nineteen.

Arabic, with marks

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

Yusuf Ali

Over it are Nineteen.

Word by word

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

Arabic

وما جعلنا أصحاب النار إلا ملائكة ۙ وما جعلنا عدتهم إلا فتنة للذين كفروا ليستيقن الذين أوتوا الكتاب ويزداد الذين آمنوا إيمانا ۙ ولا يرتاب الذين أوتوا الكتاب والمؤمنون ۙ وليقول الذين في قلوبهم مرض والكافرون ماذا أراد الله بهذا مثلا ۚ كذلك يضل الله من يشاء ويهدي من يشاء ۚ وما يعلم جنود ربك إلا هو ۚ وما هي إلا ذكرى للبشر

Shakir

And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ

Yusuf Ali

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.

Word by word

وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا وَ

Arabic

كلا والقمر

Shakir

Nay; I swear by the moon,

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ

Yusuf Ali

Nay, verily: By the Moon,

Word by word

كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ

Arabic

والليل إذ أدبر

Shakir

And the night when it departs,

Arabic, with marks

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

Yusuf Ali

And by the Night as it retreateth,

Word by word

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

Arabic

والصبح إذا أسفر

Shakir

And the daybreak when it shines;

Arabic, with marks

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ

Yusuf Ali

And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

Word by word

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ

Arabic

إنها لإحدى الكبر

Shakir

Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ

Yusuf Ali

This is but one of the mighty (portents),

Word by word

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ

Arabic

نذيرا للبشر

Shakir

A warning to mortals,

Arabic, with marks

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

Yusuf Ali

A warning to mankind, -

Word by word

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

Arabic

لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر

Shakir

To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.

Arabic, with marks

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Arabic

كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة

Shakir

Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,

Arabic, with marks

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Arabic

إلا أصحاب اليمين

Shakir

Except the people of the right hand,

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا أَصْحَابَ الْيَمِينِ

Yusuf Ali

Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

Word by word

إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ

Arabic

في جنات يتساءلون

Shakir

In gardens, they shall ask each other

Arabic, with marks

فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Arabic

عن المجرمين

Shakir

About the guilty:

Arabic, with marks

عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

Yusuf Ali

And (ask) of the Sinners:

Word by word

عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Arabic

ما سلككم في سقر

Shakir

What has brought you into hell?

Arabic, with marks

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ

Yusuf Ali

"What led you into Hell Fire?"

Word by word

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ

Arabic

قالوا لم نك من المصلين

Shakir

They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

Arabic

ولم نك نطعم المسكين

Shakir

And we used not to feed the poor;

Arabic, with marks

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ

Yusuf Ali

"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

Word by word

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ

Arabic

وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين

Shakir

And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.

Arabic, with marks

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ

Yusuf Ali

"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

Word by word

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ

Arabic

وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين

Shakir

And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;

Arabic, with marks

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Yusuf Ali

"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

Word by word

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Arabic

حتى أتانا اليقين

Shakir

Till death overtook us.

Arabic, with marks

حَتَّىٰ أَتَانَا الْيَقِينُ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ

Arabic

فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين

Shakir

So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.

Arabic, with marks

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ

Arabic

فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين

Shakir

What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition

Arabic, with marks

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Arabic

كأنهم حمر مستنفرة

Shakir

As if they were asses taking fright

Arabic, with marks

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

Yusuf Ali

As if they were affrighted asses,

Word by word

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

Arabic

فرت من قسورة

Shakir

That had fled from a lion?

Arabic, with marks

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ

Yusuf Ali

Fleeing from a lion!

Word by word

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

Arabic

بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة

Shakir

Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;

Arabic, with marks

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Arabic

كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة

Shakir

Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ

Yusuf Ali

By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

Word by word

كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ

Arabic

كلا إنه تذكرة

Shakir

Nay! it is surely an admonition.

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ

Yusuf Ali

Nay, this surely is an admonition:

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ

Arabic

فمن شاء ذكره

Shakir

So whoever pleases may mind it.

Arabic, with marks

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

Yusuf Ali

Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

Word by word

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Arabic

وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة

Shakir

And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

Yusuf Ali

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

Word by word

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

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