Chapter 74, 56 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
O you who are clothed!
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
Arise and warn!
Arise and warn,
Arise and deliver thy warning!
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
Thy Lord magnify,
And your Lord do magnify,
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
Thy raiment purify,
And your garments do purify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
Pollution shun!
And uncleanness do shun,
And all abomination shun!
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
For when the trumpet shall sound,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
And give him vast riches,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
And sons abiding in his presence
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And sons to be by his side! -
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
And made (life) smooth for him.
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
Surely he reflected and guessed,
For he thought and he plotted; -
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then looked he,
Then he looked,
Then he looked round;
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then he frowned and he scowled;
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Then turned he away in pride
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then he turned back and was haughty;
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
I will cast him into hell.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
And what will make you realize what hell is?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
It shrivelleth the man.
It scorches the mortal.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Above it are nineteen.
Over it are nineteen.
Over it are Nineteen.
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
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.
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.
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.
وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا وَ
Nay, by the Moon
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
And the night when it withdraweth
And the night when it departs,
And by the Night as it retreateth,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
And the daybreak when it shines;
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
As a warning unto men,
A warning to mortals,
A warning to mankind, -
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
Except the people of the right hand,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
In gardens they will ask one another
In gardens, they shall ask each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Concerning the guilty:
About the guilty:
And (ask) of the Sinners:
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
What hath brought you to this burning ?
What has brought you into hell?
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Nor did we feed the wretched.
And we used not to feed the poor;
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Till death overtook us.
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
As they were frightened asses
As if they were asses taking fright
As if they were affrighted asses,
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
Fleeing from a lion ?
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion!
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whosoever will may heed.
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ