Chapter 74, 56 verses
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O you who are clothed!
Qum faanthir
Arise and warn
Arise and warn,
Warabbaka fakabbir
And your Lord glorify
And your Lord do magnify,
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And your clothing purify
And your garments do purify,
Waalrrujza faohjur
And uncleanliness avoid
And uncleanness do shun,
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
And do not confer favor to acquire more
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
Walirabbika faisbir
But for your Lord be patient.
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
And when the trumpet is blown,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
That Day will be a difficult day
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
For the disbelievers - not easy.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
Leave Me with the one I created alone
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
And give him vast riches,
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And children present [with him]
And sons dwelling in his presence,
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
Then he desires that I should add more.
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
I will cover him with arduous torment.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
Surely he reflected and guessed,
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Thumma nathara
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked,
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled,
Thumma adbara waistakbara
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
This is not but the word of a human being."
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
Saosleehi saqara
I will drive him into Saqar.
I will cast him into hell.
Wama adraka ma saqaru
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
La tubqee wala tatharu
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
Lawwahatun lilbashari
Blackening the skins.
It scorches the mortal.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
Over it are nineteen [angels].
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 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 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.
Kalla waalqamari
No! By the moon
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Waallayli ith adbara
And [by] the night when it departs
And the night when it departs,
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And the daybreak when it shines;
Innaha laihda alkubari
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Natheeran lilbashari
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mortals,
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Except the companions of the right,
Except the people of the right hand,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
In gardens, they shall ask each other
AAani almujrimeena
About the criminals,
About the guilty:
Ma salakakum fee saqara
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
What has brought you into hell?
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
And we used not to feed the poor;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
Until there came to us the certainty."
Till death overtook us.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were asses taking fright
Farrat min qaswaratin
Fleeing from a lion?
That had fled from a lion?
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Faman shaa thakarahu
Then whoever wills will remember it.
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.