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الـمّـدّثّـر

Chapter 74, 56 verses

  • Arabic
  • Yusuf Ali
  • Arabic, with marks
Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر

Yusuf Ali

O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ

Arabic

قم فأنذر

Yusuf Ali

Arise and deliver thy warning!

Arabic, with marks

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

Arabic

وربك فكبر

Yusuf Ali

And thy Lord do thou magnify!

Arabic, with marks

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

Arabic

وثيابك فطهر

Yusuf Ali

And thy garments keep free from stain!

Arabic, with marks

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Arabic

والرجز فاهجر

Yusuf Ali

And all abomination shun!

Arabic, with marks

وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ

Arabic

ولا تمنن تستكثر

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Arabic

ولربك فاصبر

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ

Arabic

فإذا نقر في الناقور

Yusuf Ali

Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

Arabic, with marks

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ

Arabic

فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

Arabic

على الكافرين غير يسير

Yusuf Ali

Far from easy for those without Faith.

Arabic, with marks

عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

Arabic

ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

Arabic

وجعلت له مالا ممدودا

Yusuf Ali

To whom I granted resources in abundance,

Arabic, with marks

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

Arabic

وبنين شهودا

Yusuf Ali

And sons to be by his side! -

Arabic, with marks

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

Arabic

ومهدت له تمهيدا

Yusuf Ali

To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

Arabic, with marks

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا

Arabic

ثم يطمع أن أزيد

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Arabic

كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا

Arabic

سأرهقه صعودا

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

Arabic, with marks

سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا

Arabic

إنه فكر وقدر

Yusuf Ali

For he thought and he plotted; -

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Arabic

فقتل كيف قدر

Yusuf Ali

And woe to him! How he plotted! -

Arabic, with marks

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Arabic

ثم قتل كيف قدر

Yusuf Ali

Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Arabic

ثم نظر

Yusuf Ali

Then he looked round;

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Arabic

ثم عبس وبسر

Yusuf Ali

Then he frowned and he scowled;

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Arabic

ثم أدبر واستكبر

Yusuf Ali

Then he turned back and was haughty;

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ

Arabic

فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

Arabic

إن هذا إلا قول البشر

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ

Arabic

سأصليه سقر

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

Arabic, with marks

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Arabic

وما أدراك ما سقر

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ

Arabic

لا تبقي ولا تذر

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ

Arabic

لواحة للبشر

Yusuf Ali

Darkening and changing the colour of man!

Arabic, with marks

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

Arabic

عليها تسعة عشر

Yusuf Ali

Over it are Nineteen.

Arabic, with marks

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

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.

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

Arabic

كلا والقمر

Yusuf Ali

Nay, verily: By the Moon,

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ

Arabic

والليل إذ أدبر

Yusuf Ali

And by the Night as it retreateth,

Arabic, with marks

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

Arabic

والصبح إذا أسفر

Yusuf Ali

And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

Arabic, with marks

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ

Arabic

إنها لإحدى الكبر

Yusuf Ali

This is but one of the mighty (portents),

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ

Arabic

نذيرا للبشر

Yusuf Ali

A warning to mankind, -

Arabic, with marks

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

Arabic

لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Arabic

كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Arabic

إلا أصحاب اليمين

Yusuf Ali

Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا أَصْحَابَ الْيَمِينِ

Arabic

في جنات يتساءلون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

Arabic

عن المجرمين

Yusuf Ali

And (ask) of the Sinners:

Arabic, with marks

عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

Arabic

ما سلككم في سقر

Yusuf Ali

"What led you into Hell Fire?"

Arabic, with marks

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ

Arabic

قالوا لم نك من المصلين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ

Arabic

ولم نك نطعم المسكين

Yusuf Ali

"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

Arabic, with marks

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ

Arabic

وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين

Yusuf Ali

"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

Arabic, with marks

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ

Arabic

وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين

Yusuf Ali

"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

Arabic, with marks

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Arabic

حتى أتانا اليقين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

حَتَّىٰ أَتَانَا الْيَقِينُ

Arabic

فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ

Arabic

فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Arabic

كأنهم حمر مستنفرة

Yusuf Ali

As if they were affrighted asses,

Arabic, with marks

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

Arabic

فرت من قسورة

Yusuf Ali

Fleeing from a lion!

Arabic, with marks

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ

Arabic

بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Arabic

كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة

Yusuf Ali

By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ

Arabic

كلا إنه تذكرة

Yusuf Ali

Nay, this surely is an admonition:

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ

Arabic

فمن شاء ذكره

Yusuf Ali

Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

Arabic, with marks

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

Arabic

وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

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