Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who are clothed!
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
Arise and warn,
Arise and warn
Qum faanthir
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
And your Lord do magnify,
And your Lord glorify
Warabbaka fakabbir
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
And your garments do purify,
And your clothing purify
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
And uncleanness do shun,
And uncleanliness avoid
Waalrrujza faohjur
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
And do not confer favor to acquire more
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
But for your Lord be patient.
Walirabbika faisbir
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
For when the trumpet is sounded,
And when the trumpet is blown,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
That Day will be a difficult day
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
For the disbelievers - not easy.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me with the one I created alone
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
And give him vast riches,
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And children present [with him]
Wabaneena shuhoodan
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Then he desires that I should add more.
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
I will cover him with arduous torment.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
Surely he reflected and guessed,
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then he looked,
Then he considered [again];
Thumma nathara
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then he frowned and scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Thumma adbara waistakbara
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
This is not but the word of a human being."
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
I will cast him into hell.
I will drive him into Saqar.
Saosleehi saqara
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
And what will make you realize what hell is?
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
La tubqee wala tatharu
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
It scorches the mortal.
Blackening the skins.
Lawwahatun lilbashari
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Over it are nineteen.
Over it are nineteen [angels].
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
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.
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.
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
وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا وَ
Nay; I swear by the moon,
No! By the moon
Kalla waalqamari
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
And the night when it departs,
And [by] the night when it departs
Waallayli ith adbara
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
And the daybreak when it shines;
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
Waalssubhi itha asfara
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
Innaha laihda alkubari
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
A warning to mortals,
As a warning to humanity -
Natheeran lilbashari
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Except the people of the right hand,
Except the companions of the right,
Illa ashaba alyameeni
إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
In gardens, they shall ask each other
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About the guilty:
About the criminals,
AAani almujrimeena
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
What has brought you into hell?
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
Ma salakakum fee saqara
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
And we used not to feed the poor;
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Till death overtook us.
Until there came to us the certainty."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
As if they were asses taking fright
As if they were alarmed donkeys
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion?
Farrat min qaswaratin
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ