Al Muddathth

Shakir

1 O you who are clothed!

Saheeh International

1 O you who covers himself [with a garment],

Yusuf Ali

1 O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

Shakir

2 Arise and warn,

Saheeh International

2 Arise and warn

Yusuf Ali

2 Arise and deliver thy warning!

Shakir

3 And your Lord do magnify,

Saheeh International

3 And your Lord glorify

Yusuf Ali

3 And thy Lord do thou magnify!

Shakir

4 And your garments do purify,

Saheeh International

4 And your clothing purify

Yusuf Ali

4 And thy garments keep free from stain!

Shakir

5 And uncleanness do shun,

Saheeh International

5 And uncleanliness avoid

Yusuf Ali

5 And all abomination shun!

Shakir

6 And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,

Saheeh International

6 And do not confer favor to acquire more

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

7 And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.

Saheeh International

7 But for your Lord be patient.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

8 For when the trumpet is sounded,

Saheeh International

8 And when the trumpet is blown,

Yusuf Ali

8 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

Shakir

9 That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,

Saheeh International

9 That Day will be a difficult day

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

10 For the unbelievers, anything but easy.

Saheeh International

10 For the disbelievers - not easy.

Yusuf Ali

10 Far from easy for those without Faith.

Shakir

11 Leave Me and him whom I created alone,

Saheeh International

11 Leave Me with the one I created alone

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

12 And give him vast riches,

Saheeh International

12 And to whom I granted extensive wealth

Yusuf Ali

12 To whom I granted resources in abundance,

Shakir

13 And sons dwelling in his presence,

Saheeh International

13 And children present [with him]

Yusuf Ali

13 And sons to be by his side! -

Shakir

14 And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;

Saheeh International

14 And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

15 And yet he desires that I should add more!

Saheeh International

15 Then he desires that I should add more.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

16 By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.

Saheeh International

16 No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

17 I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.

Saheeh International

17 I will cover him with arduous torment.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

18 Surely he reflected and guessed,

Saheeh International

18 Indeed, he thought and deliberated.

Yusuf Ali

18 For he thought and he plotted; -

Shakir

19 But may he be cursed how he plotted;

Saheeh International

19 So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

Yusuf Ali

19 And woe to him! How he plotted! -

Shakir

20 Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;

Saheeh International

20 Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

21 Then he looked,

Saheeh International

21 Then he considered [again];

Yusuf Ali

21 Then he looked round;

Shakir

22 Then he frowned and scowled,

Saheeh International

22 Then he frowned and scowled;

Yusuf Ali

22 Then he frowned and he scowled;

Shakir

23 Then he turned back and was big with pride,

Saheeh International

23 Then he turned back and was arrogant

Yusuf Ali

23 Then he turned back and was haughty;

Shakir

24 ~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);

Saheeh International

24 And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

25 This is naught but the word of a mortal.

Saheeh International

25 This is not but the word of a human being."

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

26 I will cast him into hell.

Saheeh International

26 I will drive him into Saqar.

Yusuf Ali

26 Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

Shakir

27 And what will make you realize what hell is?

Saheeh International

27 And what can make you know what is Saqar?

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

28 It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.

Saheeh International

28 It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

29 It scorches the mortal.

Saheeh International

29 Blackening the skins.

Yusuf Ali

29 Darkening and changing the colour of man!

Shakir

30 Over it are nineteen.

Saheeh International

30 Over it are nineteen [angels].

Yusuf Ali

30 Over it are Nineteen.

Shakir

31 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.

Saheeh International

31 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.

Yusuf Ali

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.

Shakir

32 Nay; I swear by the moon,

Saheeh International

32 No! By the moon

Yusuf Ali

32 Nay, verily: By the Moon,

Shakir

33 And the night when it departs,

Saheeh International

33 And [by] the night when it departs

Yusuf Ali

33 And by the Night as it retreateth,

Shakir

34 And the daybreak when it shines;

Saheeh International

34 And [by] the morning when it brightens,

Yusuf Ali

34 And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

Shakir

35 Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),

Saheeh International

35 Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

36 A warning to mortals,

Saheeh International

36 As a warning to humanity -

Yusuf Ali

36 A warning to mankind, -

Shakir

37 To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.

Saheeh International

37 To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

38 Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,

Saheeh International

38 Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

39 Except the people of the right hand,

Saheeh International

39 Except the companions of the right,

Yusuf Ali

39 Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

Shakir

40 In gardens, they shall ask each other

Saheeh International

40 [Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

41 About the guilty:

Saheeh International

41 About the criminals,

Yusuf Ali

41 And (ask) of the Sinners:

Shakir

42 What has brought you into hell?

Saheeh International

42 [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"

Yusuf Ali

42 "What led you into Hell Fire?"

Shakir

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

44 And we used not to feed the poor;

Saheeh International

44 Nor did we used to feed the poor.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

45 And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.

Saheeh International

45 And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

46 And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;

Saheeh International

46 And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

47 Till death overtook us.

Saheeh International

47 Until there came to us the certainty."

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

48 So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.

Saheeh International

48 So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

49 What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition

Saheeh International

49 Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

50 As if they were asses taking fright

Saheeh International

50 As if they were alarmed donkeys

Yusuf Ali

50 As if they were affrighted asses,

Shakir

51 That had fled from a lion?

Saheeh International

51 Fleeing from a lion?

Yusuf Ali

51 Fleeing from a lion!

Shakir

52 Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;

Saheeh International

52 Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

53 Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.

Saheeh International

53 No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

54 Nay! it is surely an admonition.

Saheeh International

54 No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder

Yusuf Ali

54 Nay, this surely is an admonition:

Shakir

55 So whoever pleases may mind it.

Saheeh International

55 Then whoever wills will remember it.

Yusuf Ali

55 Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

Shakir

56 And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.

Saheeh International

56 And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.

Yusuf Ali

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