Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who are clothed!
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Arise and warn,
Arise and warn
Arise and deliver thy warning!
And your Lord do magnify,
And your Lord glorify
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your garments do purify,
And your clothing purify
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And uncleanness do shun,
And uncleanliness avoid
And all abomination shun!
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
And do not confer favor to acquire more
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
But for your Lord be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
For when the trumpet is sounded,
And when the trumpet is blown,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
That Day will be a difficult day
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me with the one I created alone
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
And give him vast riches,
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And children present [with him]
And sons to be by his side! -
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Then he desires that I should add more.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
I will cover him with arduous torment.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Surely he reflected and guessed,
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
For he thought and he plotted; -
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Then he looked,
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked round;
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was haughty;
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
This is not but the word of a human being."
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
I will cast him into hell.
I will drive him into Saqar.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
And what will make you realize what hell is?
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It scorches the mortal.
Blackening the skins.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Over it are nineteen.
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Over it are Nineteen.
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.
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.
Nay; I swear by the moon,
No! By the moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
And the night when it departs,
And [by] the night when it departs
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the daybreak when it shines;
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
A warning to mortals,
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mankind, -
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Except the people of the right hand,
Except the companions of the right,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
In gardens, they shall ask each other
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
About the guilty:
About the criminals,
And (ask) of the Sinners:
What has brought you into hell?
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
And we used not to feed the poor;
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
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],
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Till death overtook us.
Until there came to us the certainty."
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
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
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
As if they were asses taking fright
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were affrighted asses,
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion!
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.
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
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.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.