Chapter 74, 56 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Arise and warn!
قم فأنذر
Arise and warn
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Thy Lord magnify,
وربك فكبر
And your Lord glorify
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Thy raiment purify,
وثيابك فطهر
And your clothing purify
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Pollution shun!
والرجز فاهجر
And uncleanliness avoid
And all abomination shun!
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
ولا تمنن تستكثر
And do not confer favor to acquire more
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
ولربك فاصبر
But for your Lord be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
For when the trumpet shall sound,
فإذا نقر في الناقور
And when the trumpet is blown,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
That Day will be a difficult day
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
على الكافرين غير يسير
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
Leave Me with the one I created alone
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And sons abiding in his presence
وبنين شهودا
And children present [with him]
And sons to be by his side! -
And made (life) smooth for him.
ومهدت له تمهيدا
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Then he desires that I should add more.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
سأرهقه صعودا
I will cover him with arduous torment.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
إنه فكر وقدر
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
For he thought and he plotted; -
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
فقتل كيف قدر
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Then looked he,
ثم نظر
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked round;
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
ثم عبس وبسر
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then turned he away in pride
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was haughty;
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
This is not but the word of a human being."
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
سأصليه سقر
I will drive him into Saqar.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
وما أدراك ما سقر
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
لا تبقي ولا تذر
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It shrivelleth the man.
لواحة للبشر
Blackening the skins.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Above it are nineteen.
عليها تسعة عشر
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Over it are Nineteen.
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.
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
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.
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.
Nay, by the Moon
كلا والقمر
No! By the moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
And the night when it withdraweth
والليل إذ أدبر
And [by] the night when it departs
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
والصبح إذا أسفر
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
إنها لإحدى الكبر
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
As a warning unto men,
نذيرا للبشر
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mankind, -
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Except the companions of the right,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
In gardens they will ask one another
في جنات يتساءلون
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Concerning the guilty:
عن المجرمين
About the criminals,
And (ask) of the Sinners:
What hath brought you to this burning ?
ما سلككم في سقر
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Nor did we feed the wretched.
ولم نك نطعم المسكين
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
حتى أتانا اليقين
Until there came to us the certainty."
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
As they were frightened asses
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were affrighted asses,
Fleeing from a lion ?
فرت من قسورة
Fleeing from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion!
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
كلا إنه تذكرة
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
So whosoever will may heed.
فمن شاء ذكره
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.