Chapter 74, 56 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Arise and warn!
Qum faanthir
Arise and warn
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Thy Lord magnify,
Warabbaka fakabbir
And your Lord glorify
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Thy raiment purify,
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And your clothing purify
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Pollution shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
And uncleanliness avoid
And all abomination shun!
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
And do not confer favor to acquire more
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
Walirabbika faisbir
But for your Lord be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
And when the trumpet is blown,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
That Day will be a difficult day
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
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,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And sons abiding in his presence
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And children present [with him]
And sons to be by his side! -
And made (life) smooth for him.
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
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.
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
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.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
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 -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
For he thought and he plotted; -
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Then looked he,
Thumma nathara
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked round;
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then turned he away in pride
Thumma adbara waistakbara
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;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
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.
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
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.
Saosleehi saqara
I will drive him into Saqar.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
Wama adraka ma saqaru
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
La tubqee wala tatharu
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It shrivelleth the man.
Lawwahatun lilbashari
Blackening the skins.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Above it are nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
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.
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
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
Kalla waalqamari
No! By the moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
And the night when it withdraweth
Waallayli ith adbara
And [by] the night when it departs
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
Innaha laihda alkubari
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
As a warning unto men,
Natheeran lilbashari
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mankind, -
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
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;
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
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.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Except the companions of the right,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
In gardens they will ask one another
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Concerning the guilty:
AAani almujrimeena
About the criminals,
And (ask) of the Sinners:
What hath brought you to this burning ?
Ma salakakum fee saqara
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
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.
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
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,
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
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,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
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.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
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,
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
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
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were affrighted asses,
Fleeing from a lion ?
Farrat min qaswaratin
Fleeing from a lion?
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
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.
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
So whosoever will may heed.
Faman shaa thakarahu
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.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
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.