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