الـمّـدّثّـر

1 Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru

1 O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

1 O you who covers himself [with a garment],

2 Qum faanthir

2 Arise and deliver thy warning!

2 Arise and warn

3 Warabbaka fakabbir

3 And thy Lord do thou magnify!

3 And your Lord glorify

4 Wathiyabaka fatahhir

4 And thy garments keep free from stain!

4 And your clothing purify

5 Waalrrujza faohjur

5 And all abomination shun!

5 And uncleanliness avoid

6 Wala tamnun tastakthiru

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

6 And do not confer favor to acquire more

7 Walirabbika faisbir

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

7 But for your Lord be patient.

8 Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori

8 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

8 And when the trumpet is blown,

9 Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun

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

9 That Day will be a difficult day

10 AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin

10 Far from easy for those without Faith.

10 For the disbelievers - not easy.

11 Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan

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

11 Leave Me with the one I created alone

12 WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan

12 To whom I granted resources in abundance,

12 And to whom I granted extensive wealth

13 Wabaneena shuhoodan

13 And sons to be by his side! -

13 And children present [with him]

14 Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan

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

14 And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

15 Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda

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

15 Then he desires that I should add more.

16 Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan

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

16 No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.

17 Saorhiquhu saAAoodan

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

17 I will cover him with arduous torment.

18 Innahu fakkara waqaddara

18 For he thought and he plotted; -

18 Indeed, he thought and deliberated.

19 Faqutila kayfa qaddara

19 And woe to him! How he plotted! -

19 So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

20 Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara

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

20 Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

21 Thumma nathara

21 Then he looked round;

21 Then he considered [again];

22 Thumma AAabasa wabasara

22 Then he frowned and he scowled;

22 Then he frowned and scowled;

23 Thumma adbara waistakbara

23 Then he turned back and was haughty;

23 Then he turned back and was arrogant

24 Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu

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

24 And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

25 In hatha illa qawlu albashari

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

25 This is not but the word of a human being."

26 Saosleehi saqara

26 Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

26 I will drive him into Saqar.

27 Wama adraka ma saqaru

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

27 And what can make you know what is Saqar?

28 La tubqee wala tatharu

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

28 It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],

29 Lawwahatun lilbashari

29 Darkening and changing the colour of man!

29 Blackening the skins.

30 AAalayha tisAAata AAashara

30 Over it are Nineteen.

30 Over it are nineteen [angels].

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.

31 And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allah intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity.

32 Kalla waalqamari

32 Nay, verily: By the Moon,

32 No! By the moon

33 Waallayli ith adbara

33 And by the Night as it retreateth,

33 And [by] the night when it departs

34 Waalssubhi itha asfara

34 And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

34 And [by] the morning when it brightens,

35 Innaha laihda alkubari

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

35 Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]

36 Natheeran lilbashari

36 A warning to mankind, -

36 As a warning to humanity -

37 Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara

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

37 To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.

38 Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun

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

38 Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained

39 Illa ashaba alyameeni

39 Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

39 Except the companions of the right,

40 Fee jannatin yatasaaloona

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

40 [Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other

41 AAani almujrimeena

41 And (ask) of the Sinners:

41 About the criminals,

42 Ma salakakum fee saqara

42 "What led you into Hell Fire?"

42 [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"

43 Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena

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

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

44 Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena

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

44 Nor did we used to feed the poor.

45 Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena

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

45 And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],

46 Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni

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

46 And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

47 Hatta atana alyaqeenu

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

47 Until there came to us the certainty."

48 Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena

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

48 So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

49 Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena

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

49 Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

50 Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun

50 As if they were affrighted asses,

50 As if they were alarmed donkeys

51 Farrat min qaswaratin

51 Fleeing from a lion!

51 Fleeing from a lion?

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!

52 Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

53 Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata

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

53 No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.

54 Kalla innahu tathkiratun

54 Nay, this surely is an admonition:

54 No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder

55 Faman shaa thakarahu

55 Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

55 Then whoever wills will remember it.

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.

56 And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.