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)!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
Arise and warn!
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Qum faanthir
Arise and warn
Thy Lord magnify,
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Warabbaka fakabbir
And your Lord glorify
Thy raiment purify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And your clothing purify
Pollution shun!
And all abomination shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
And uncleanliness avoid
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
And do not confer favor to acquire more
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Walirabbika faisbir
But for your Lord be patient.
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
And when the trumpet is blown,
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
That Day will be a difficult day
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
Leave Me with the one I created alone
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
And sons abiding in his presence
And sons to be by his side! -
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And children present [with him]
And made (life) smooth for him.
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
Then he desires that I should add more.
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
I will cover him with arduous torment.
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
For he thought and he plotted; -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Then looked he,
Then he looked round;
Thumma nathara
Then he considered [again];
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then turned he away in pride
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
Then he turned back and was arrogant
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
This is not but the word of a human being."
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Saosleehi saqara
I will drive him into Saqar.
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
La tubqee wala tatharu
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
It shrivelleth the man.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Lawwahatun lilbashari
Blackening the skins.
Above it are nineteen.
Over it are Nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
Over it are nineteen [angels].
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.
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.
Nay, by the Moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Kalla waalqamari
No! By the moon
And the night when it withdraweth
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waallayli ith adbara
And [by] the night when it departs
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Innaha laihda alkubari
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
As a warning unto men,
A warning to mankind, -
Natheeran lilbashari
As a warning to humanity -
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Except the companions of the right,
In gardens they will ask one another
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
Concerning the guilty:
And (ask) of the Sinners:
AAani almujrimeena
About the criminals,
What hath brought you to this burning ?
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Ma salakakum fee saqara
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
Nor did we feed the wretched.
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
Until there came to us the certainty."
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
As they were frightened asses
As if they were affrighted asses,
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As if they were alarmed donkeys
Fleeing from a lion ?
Fleeing from a lion!
Farrat min qaswaratin
Fleeing from a lion?
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!
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
So whosoever will may heed.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Faman shaa thakarahu
Then whoever wills will remember it.
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.
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.