Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who are clothed!
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
Arise and warn,
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Qum faanthir
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
And your Lord do magnify,
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Warabbaka fakabbir
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
And your garments do purify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
And uncleanness do shun,
And all abomination shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Walirabbika faisbir
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
And give him vast riches,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And sons to be by his side! -
Wabaneena shuhoodan
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
Surely he reflected and guessed,
For he thought and he plotted; -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then he looked,
Then he looked round;
Thumma nathara
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
I will cast him into hell.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Saosleehi saqara
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
And what will make you realize what hell is?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
La tubqee wala tatharu
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
It scorches the mortal.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Lawwahatun lilbashari
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Over it are nineteen.
Over it are Nineteen.
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 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
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,
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Kalla waalqamari
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
And the night when it departs,
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waallayli ith adbara
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
And the daybreak when it shines;
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Waalssubhi itha asfara
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Innaha laihda alkubari
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
A warning to mortals,
A warning to mankind, -
Natheeran lilbashari
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow 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 will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Except the people of the right hand,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
In gardens, they shall ask each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About the guilty:
And (ask) of the Sinners:
AAani almujrimeena
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
What has brought you into hell?
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
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 were we of those who fed the indigent;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
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 Judgment,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Till death overtook us.
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
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 turn away from admonition? -
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
As if they were asses taking fright
As if they were affrighted asses,
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;
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
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.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Faman shaa thakarahu
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
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
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ