الـمّـدّثّـر

1 O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

1 Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru

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

2 Arise and deliver thy warning!

2 Qum faanthir

2 Arise and warn!

3 And thy Lord do thou magnify!

3 Warabbaka fakabbir

3 Thy Lord magnify,

4 And thy garments keep free from stain!

4 Wathiyabaka fatahhir

4 Thy raiment purify,

5 And all abomination shun!

5 Waalrrujza faohjur

5 Pollution shun!

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

6 Wala tamnun tastakthiru

6 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

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

7 Walirabbika faisbir

7 For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!

8 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

8 Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori

8 For when the trumpet shall sound,

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

9 Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun

9 Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

10 Far from easy for those without Faith.

10 AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin

10 Not of ease, for disbelievers.

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

11 Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan

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

12 To whom I granted resources in abundance,

12 WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan

12 And then bestowed upon him ample means,

13 And sons to be by his side! -

13 Wabaneena shuhoodan

13 And sons abiding in his presence

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

14 Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan

14 And made (life) smooth for him.

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

15 Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda

15 Yet he desireth that I should give more.

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

16 Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan

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

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

17 Saorhiquhu saAAoodan

17 On him I shall impose a fearful doom.

18 For he thought and he plotted; -

18 Innahu fakkara waqaddara

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

19 And woe to him! How he plotted! -

19 Faqutila kayfa qaddara

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

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

20 Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara

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

21 Then he looked round;

21 Thumma nathara

21 Then looked he,

22 Then he frowned and he scowled;

22 Thumma AAabasa wabasara

22 Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

23 Then he turned back and was haughty;

23 Thumma adbara waistakbara

23 Then turned he away in pride

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

24 Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu

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

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

25 In hatha illa qawlu albashari

25 This is naught else than speech of mortal man.

26 Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

26 Saosleehi saqara

26 Him shall I fling unto the burning.

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

27 Wama adraka ma saqaru

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

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

28 La tubqee wala tatharu

28 It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

29 Darkening and changing the colour of man!

29 Lawwahatun lilbashari

29 It shrivelleth the man.

30 Over it are Nineteen.

30 AAalayha tisAAata AAashara

30 Above it are nineteen.

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 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 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.

32 Nay, verily: By the Moon,

32 Kalla waalqamari

32 Nay, by the Moon

33 And by the Night as it retreateth,

33 Waallayli ith adbara

33 And the night when it withdraweth

34 And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

34 Waalssubhi itha asfara

34 And the dawn when it shineth forth,

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

35 Innaha laihda alkubari

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

36 A warning to mankind, -

36 Natheeran lilbashari

36 As a warning unto men,

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

37 Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara

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

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

38 Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun

38 Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

39 Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

39 Illa ashaba alyameeni

39 Save those who will stand on the right hand.

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

40 Fee jannatin yatasaaloona

40 In gardens they will ask one another

41 And (ask) of the Sinners:

41 AAani almujrimeena

41 Concerning the guilty:

42 "What led you into Hell Fire?"

42 Ma salakakum fee saqara

42 What hath brought you to this burning ?

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

43 Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena

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

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

44 Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena

44 Nor did we feed the wretched.

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

45 Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena

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

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

47 Hatta atana alyaqeenu

47 Till the Inevitable came unto us.

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

48 Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena

48 The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.

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

49 Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena

49 Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,

50 As if they were affrighted asses,

50 Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun

50 As they were frightened asses

51 Fleeing from a lion!

51 Farrat min qaswaratin

51 Fleeing from a lion ?

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

52 Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan

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

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

53 Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata

53 Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.

54 Nay, this surely is an admonition:

54 Kalla innahu tathkiratun

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

55 Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

55 Faman shaa thakarahu

55 So whosoever will may heed.

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

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

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