Chapter 74, 56 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Arise and warn!
Qum faanthir
قم فأنذر
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Thy Lord magnify,
Warabbaka fakabbir
وربك فكبر
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Thy raiment purify,
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
وثيابك فطهر
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Pollution shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
والرجز فاهجر
And all abomination shun!
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
ولا تمنن تستكثر
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
Walirabbika faisbir
ولربك فاصبر
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
فإذا نقر في الناقور
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
على الكافرين غير يسير
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And sons abiding in his presence
Wabaneena shuhoodan
وبنين شهودا
And sons to be by his side! -
And made (life) smooth for him.
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
ومهدت له تمهيدا
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
سأرهقه صعودا
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
إنه فكر وقدر
For he thought and he plotted; -
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
فقتل كيف قدر
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Then looked he,
Thumma nathara
ثم نظر
Then he looked round;
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
ثم عبس وبسر
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then turned he away in pride
Thumma adbara waistakbara
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then he turned back and was haughty;
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
Saosleehi saqara
سأصليه سقر
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
Wama adraka ma saqaru
وما أدراك ما سقر
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
La tubqee wala tatharu
لا تبقي ولا تذر
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It shrivelleth the man.
Lawwahatun lilbashari
لواحة للبشر
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Above it are nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
عليها تسعة عشر
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.
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
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 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
Kalla waalqamari
كلا والقمر
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
And the night when it withdraweth
Waallayli ith adbara
والليل إذ أدبر
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
Waalssubhi itha asfara
والصبح إذا أسفر
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
Innaha laihda alkubari
إنها لإحدى الكبر
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
As a warning unto men,
Natheeran lilbashari
نذيرا للبشر
A warning to mankind, -
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
In gardens they will ask one another
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
في جنات يتساءلون
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Concerning the guilty:
AAani almujrimeena
عن المجرمين
And (ask) of the Sinners:
What hath brought you to this burning ?
Ma salakakum fee saqara
ما سلككم في سقر
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Nor did we feed the wretched.
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
ولم نك نطعم المسكين
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
حتى أتانا اليقين
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
As they were frightened asses
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
As if they were affrighted asses,
Fleeing from a lion ?
Farrat min qaswaratin
فرت من قسورة
Fleeing from a lion!
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
كلا إنه تذكرة
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
So whosoever will may heed.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فمن شاء ذكره
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.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.