Chapter 74, 56 verses
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
Qum faanthir
Arise and warn!
قم فأنذر
Arise and warn
Warabbaka fakabbir
Thy Lord magnify,
وربك فكبر
And your Lord glorify
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
Thy raiment purify,
وثيابك فطهر
And your clothing purify
Waalrrujza faohjur
Pollution shun!
والرجز فاهجر
And uncleanliness avoid
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
ولا تمنن تستكثر
And do not confer favor to acquire more
Walirabbika faisbir
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
ولربك فاصبر
But for your Lord be patient.
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
For when the trumpet shall sound,
فإذا نقر في الناقور
And when the trumpet is blown,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
That Day will be a difficult day
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
على الكافرين غير يسير
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
Leave Me with the one I created alone
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And sons abiding in his presence
وبنين شهودا
And children present [with him]
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
And made (life) smooth for him.
ومهدت له تمهيدا
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Then he desires that I should add more.
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
سأرهقه صعودا
I will cover him with arduous torment.
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
إنه فكر وقدر
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
فقتل كيف قدر
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Thumma nathara
Then looked he,
ثم نظر
Then he considered [again];
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
ثم عبس وبسر
Then he frowned and scowled;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
Then turned he away in pride
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
This is not but the word of a human being."
Saosleehi saqara
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
سأصليه سقر
I will drive him into Saqar.
Wama adraka ma saqaru
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
وما أدراك ما سقر
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
La tubqee wala tatharu
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
لا تبقي ولا تذر
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Lawwahatun lilbashari
It shrivelleth the man.
لواحة للبشر
Blackening the skins.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
Above it are nineteen.
عليها تسعة عشر
Over it are nineteen [angels].
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
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.
وما جعلنا أصحاب النار إلا ملائكة ۙ وما جعلنا عدتهم إلا فتنة للذين كفروا ليستيقن الذين أوتوا الكتاب ويزداد الذين آمنوا إيمانا ۙ ولا يرتاب الذين أوتوا الكتاب والمؤمنون ۙ وليقول الذين في قلوبهم مرض والكافرون ماذا أراد الله بهذا مثلا ۚ كذلك يضل الله من يشاء ويهدي من يشاء ۚ وما يعلم جنود ربك إلا هو ۚ وما هي إلا ذكرى للبشر
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.
Kalla waalqamari
Nay, by the Moon
كلا والقمر
No! By the moon
Waallayli ith adbara
And the night when it withdraweth
والليل إذ أدبر
And [by] the night when it departs
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
والصبح إذا أسفر
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
Innaha laihda alkubari
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
إنها لإحدى الكبر
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
Natheeran lilbashari
As a warning unto men,
نذيرا للبشر
As a warning to humanity -
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Except the companions of the right,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
In gardens they will ask one another
في جنات يتساءلون
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
AAani almujrimeena
Concerning the guilty:
عن المجرمين
About the criminals,
Ma salakakum fee saqara
What hath brought you to this burning ?
ما سلككم في سقر
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
Nor did we feed the wretched.
ولم نك نطعم المسكين
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
حتى أتانا اليقين
Until there came to us the certainty."
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As they were frightened asses
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
As if they were alarmed donkeys
Farrat min qaswaratin
Fleeing from a lion ?
فرت من قسورة
Fleeing from a lion?
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
كلا إنه تذكرة
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whosoever will may heed.
فمن شاء ذكره
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.