Chapter 74, 56 verses
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
O you who are clothed!
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Qum faanthir
Arise and warn,
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Warabbaka fakabbir
And your Lord do magnify,
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And your garments do purify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Waalrrujza faohjur
And uncleanness do shun,
And all abomination shun!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Walirabbika faisbir
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And give him vast riches,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And sons to be by his side! -
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
Surely he reflected and guessed,
For he thought and he plotted; -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma nathara
Then he looked,
Then he looked round;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
Saosleehi saqara
I will cast him into hell.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Wama adraka ma saqaru
And what will make you realize what hell is?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
La tubqee wala tatharu
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
Lawwahatun lilbashari
It scorches the mortal.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
Over it are nineteen.
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
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.
Kalla waalqamari
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Waallayli ith adbara
And the night when it departs,
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And the daybreak when it shines;
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Innaha laihda alkubari
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Natheeran lilbashari
A warning to mortals,
A warning to mankind, -
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
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; -
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Except the people of the right hand,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
In gardens, they shall ask each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
AAani almujrimeena
About the guilty:
And (ask) of the Sinners:
Ma salakakum fee saqara
What has brought you into hell?
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
And we used not to feed the poor;
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
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 nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
Till death overtook us.
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
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? -
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As if they were asses taking fright
As if they were affrighted asses,
Farrat min qaswaratin
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion!
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
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!
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
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.