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 thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Qum faanthir
Arise and warn!
قم فأنذر
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Warabbaka fakabbir
Thy Lord magnify,
وربك فكبر
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
Thy raiment purify,
وثيابك فطهر
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Waalrrujza faohjur
Pollution shun!
والرجز فاهجر
And all abomination shun!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
ولا تمنن تستكثر
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Walirabbika faisbir
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
ولربك فاصبر
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
For when the trumpet shall sound,
فإذا نقر في الناقور
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
على الكافرين غير يسير
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And sons abiding in his presence
وبنين شهودا
And sons to be by his side! -
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
And made (life) smooth for him.
ومهدت له تمهيدا
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
سأرهقه صعودا
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
إنه فكر وقدر
For he thought and he plotted; -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
فقتل كيف قدر
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma nathara
Then looked he,
ثم نظر
Then he looked round;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
ثم عبس وبسر
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
Then turned he away in pride
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
Saosleehi saqara
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
سأصليه سقر
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Wama adraka ma saqaru
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
وما أدراك ما سقر
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
La tubqee wala tatharu
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
لا تبقي ولا تذر
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
Lawwahatun lilbashari
It shrivelleth the man.
لواحة للبشر
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
Above it are nineteen.
عليها تسعة عشر
Over it are Nineteen.
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 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.
Kalla waalqamari
Nay, by the Moon
كلا والقمر
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Waallayli ith adbara
And the night when it withdraweth
والليل إذ أدبر
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
والصبح إذا أسفر
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Innaha laihda alkubari
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
إنها لإحدى الكبر
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Natheeran lilbashari
As a warning unto men,
نذيرا للبشر
A warning to mankind, -
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 any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
In gardens they will ask one another
في جنات يتساءلون
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
AAani almujrimeena
Concerning the guilty:
عن المجرمين
And (ask) of the Sinners:
Ma salakakum fee saqara
What hath brought you to this burning ?
ما سلككم في سقر
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
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 were we of those who fed the indigent;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
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 Judgment,
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
حتى أتانا اليقين
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
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 turn away from admonition? -
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As they were frightened asses
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
As if they were affrighted asses,
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
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
كلا إنه تذكرة
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whosoever will may heed.
فمن شاء ذكره
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
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
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.