Al Muddathth

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1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,

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1 O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

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2 Arise and warn!

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2 Arise and deliver thy warning!

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3 Thy Lord magnify,

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3 And thy Lord do thou magnify!

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4 Thy raiment purify,

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4 And thy garments keep free from stain!

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5 Pollution shun!

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5 And all abomination shun!

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6 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

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

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7 For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!

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

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8 For when the trumpet shall sound,

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8 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

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9 Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

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

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10 Not of ease, for disbelievers.

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10 Far from easy for those without Faith.

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11 Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,

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

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12 And then bestowed upon him ample means,

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12 To whom I granted resources in abundance,

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13 And sons abiding in his presence

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13 And sons to be by his side! -

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14 And made (life) smooth for him.

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14 To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

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15 Yet he desireth that I should give more.

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

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16 Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.

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

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17 On him I shall impose a fearful doom.

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17 Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

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18 For lo! he did consider; then he planned -

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18 For he thought and he plotted; -

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19 (Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!

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19 And woe to him! How he plotted! -

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20 Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -

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20 Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -

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21 Then looked he,

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21 Then he looked round;

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22 Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

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22 Then he frowned and he scowled;

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23 Then turned he away in pride

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23 Then he turned back and was haughty;

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24 And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;

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

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25 This is naught else than speech of mortal man.

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

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26 Him shall I fling unto the burning.

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26 Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

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27 - Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -

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

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28 It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

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

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29 It shrivelleth the man.

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29 Darkening and changing the colour of man!

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30 Above it are nineteen.

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30 Over it are Nineteen.

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31 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.

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31 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.

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32 Nay, by the Moon

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32 Nay, verily: By the Moon,

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33 And the night when it withdraweth

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33 And by the Night as it retreateth,

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34 And the dawn when it shineth forth,

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34 And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

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35 Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

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35 This is but one of the mighty (portents),

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36 As a warning unto men,

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36 A warning to mankind, -

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37 Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.

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

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38 Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

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

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39 Save those who will stand on the right hand.

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39 Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

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40 In gardens they will ask one another

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

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41 Concerning the guilty:

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41 And (ask) of the Sinners:

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42 What hath brought you to this burning ?

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42 "What led you into Hell Fire?"

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43 They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

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

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44 Nor did we feed the wretched.

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44 "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

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45 We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,

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45 "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

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46 And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

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46 "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

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47 Till the Inevitable came unto us.

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

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48 The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.

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

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49 Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,

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

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50 As they were frightened asses

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50 As if they were affrighted asses,

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51 Fleeing from a lion ?

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51 Fleeing from a lion!

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52 Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).

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

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53 Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.

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53 By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

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54 Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.

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54 Nay, this surely is an admonition:

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55 So whosoever will may heed.

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55 Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

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56 And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.

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