Kitab

Al Muddathth

Chapter 74, 56 verses

  • Transliteration
  • Yusuf Ali
  • Arabic
  • Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Transliteration

Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru

Yusuf Ali

O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) enveloped in garments!

Transliteration

Qum faanthir

Yusuf Ali

Arise and deliver thy warning!

Arabic

قم فأنذر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Arise and warn!

Transliteration

Warabbaka fakabbir

Yusuf Ali

And thy Lord do thou magnify!

Arabic

وربك فكبر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And magnify your Lord (Allah)!

Transliteration

Wathiyabaka fatahhir

Yusuf Ali

And thy garments keep free from stain!

Arabic

وثيابك فطهر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And purify your garments!

Transliteration

Waalrrujza faohjur

Yusuf Ali

And all abomination shun!

Arabic

والرجز فاهجر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!

Transliteration

Wala tamnun tastakthiru

Yusuf Ali

Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!

Arabic

ولا تمنن تستكثر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of obedience to Allah as a favour to Him).

Transliteration

Walirabbika faisbir

Yusuf Ali

But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!

Arabic

ولربك فاصبر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform your duty to Allah)!

Transliteration

Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori

Yusuf Ali

Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

Arabic

فإذا نقر في الناقور

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. the second blowing of the horn).

Transliteration

Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun

Yusuf Ali

That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -

Arabic

فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day -

Transliteration

AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin

Yusuf Ali

Far from easy for those without Faith.

Arabic

على الكافرين غير يسير

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Far from easy for the disbelievers.

Transliteration

Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan

Yusuf Ali

Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -

Arabic

ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Leave Me Alone (to deal) with whom I created lonely (without any wealth or children etc, i.e. Al-Walid bin Al-Mughirah Al-Makhzumi)!

Transliteration

WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan

Yusuf Ali

To whom I granted resources in abundance,

Arabic

وجعلت له مالا ممدودا

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And then granted him resources in abundance.

Transliteration

Wabaneena shuhoodan

Yusuf Ali

And sons to be by his side! -

Arabic

وبنين شهودا

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And children to be by his side.

Transliteration

Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan

Yusuf Ali

To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

Arabic

ومهدت له تمهيدا

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And made life smooth and comfortable for him.

Transliteration

Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda

Yusuf Ali

Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -

Arabic

ثم يطمع أن أزيد

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

After all that he desires that I should give more;

Transliteration

Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan

Yusuf Ali

By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!

Arabic

كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Nay! Verily, he has been opposing Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations).

Transliteration

Saorhiquhu saAAoodan

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

Arabic

سأرهقه صعودا

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

I shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the Hell-fire called As-Sa'ud, or) face a severe torment!

Transliteration

Innahu fakkara waqaddara

Yusuf Ali

For he thought and he plotted; -

Arabic

إنه فكر وقدر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Verily, he thought and plotted.

Transliteration

Faqutila kayfa qaddara

Yusuf Ali

And woe to him! How he plotted! -

Arabic

فقتل كيف قدر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So let him be cursed: how he plotted!

Transliteration

Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara

Yusuf Ali

Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -

Arabic

ثم قتل كيف قدر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And once more let him be cursed: how he plotted!

Transliteration

Thumma nathara

Yusuf Ali

Then he looked round;

Arabic

ثم نظر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then he thought.

Transliteration

Thumma AAabasa wabasara

Yusuf Ali

Then he frowned and he scowled;

Arabic

ثم عبس وبسر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way;

Transliteration

Thumma adbara waistakbara

Yusuf Ali

Then he turned back and was haughty;

Arabic

ثم أدبر واستكبر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then he turned back, and was proud.

Transliteration

Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu

Yusuf Ali

Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;

Arabic

فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old,

Transliteration

In hatha illa qawlu albashari

Yusuf Ali

"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"

Arabic

إن هذا إلا قول البشر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"

Transliteration

Saosleehi saqara

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

Arabic

سأصليه سقر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

I will cast him into Hell-fire.

Transliteration

Wama adraka ma saqaru

Yusuf Ali

And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?

Arabic

وما أدراك ما سقر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And what will make you know (exactly) what Hell-fire is?

Transliteration

La tubqee wala tatharu

Yusuf Ali

Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -

Arabic

لا تبقي ولا تذر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything unburnt)!

Transliteration

Lawwahatun lilbashari

Yusuf Ali

Darkening and changing the colour of man!

Arabic

لواحة للبشر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Burning and blackening the skins!

Transliteration

AAalayha tisAAata AAashara

Yusuf Ali

Over it are Nineteen.

Arabic

عليها تسعة عشر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell).

Transliteration

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

Yusuf Ali

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.

Arabic

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And We have set none but angels as guardians of the Fire. And We have fixed their number (19) only as a trial for the disbelievers, in order that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may arrive at a certainty [that this Qur'an is the truth as it agrees with their Books regarding the number (19) which is written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] and that the believers may increase in Faith (as this Qur'an is the truth), and that no doubt may be left for the people of the Scripture and the believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) and the disbelievers may say: "What Allah intends by this (curious) example ?" Thus Allah leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none can know the hosts of your Lord but He. And this (Hell) is nothing else than a (warning) reminder to mankind.

Transliteration

Kalla waalqamari

Yusuf Ali

Nay, verily: By the Moon,

Arabic

كلا والقمر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Nay! And by the moon

Transliteration

Waallayli ith adbara

Yusuf Ali

And by the Night as it retreateth,

Arabic

والليل إذ أدبر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by the night when it withdraws.

Transliteration

Waalssubhi itha asfara

Yusuf Ali

And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

Arabic

والصبح إذا أسفر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by the dawn when it brightens.

Transliteration

Innaha laihda alkubari

Yusuf Ali

This is but one of the mighty (portents),

Arabic

إنها لإحدى الكبر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Verily, it (Hell, or their denial of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, or the Day of Resurrection) is but one of the greatest (signs).

Transliteration

Natheeran lilbashari

Yusuf Ali

A warning to mankind, -

Arabic

نذيرا للبشر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

A warning to mankind -

Transliteration

Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara

Yusuf Ali

To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -

Arabic

لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

To any of you that chooses to go forward (by working righteous deeds), or to remain behind (by committing sins).

Transliteration

Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun

Yusuf Ali

Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.

Arabic

كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,

Transliteration

Illa ashaba alyameeni

Yusuf Ali

Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

Arabic

إلا أصحاب اليمين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic Monotheism).

Transliteration

Fee jannatin yatasaaloona

Yusuf Ali

(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,

Arabic

في جنات يتساءلون

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,

Transliteration

AAani almujrimeena

Yusuf Ali

And (ask) of the Sinners:

Arabic

عن المجرمين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers), (And they will say to them):

Transliteration

Ma salakakum fee saqara

Yusuf Ali

"What led you into Hell Fire?"

Arabic

ما سلككم في سقر

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

"What has caused you to enter Hell?"

Transliteration

Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena

Yusuf Ali

They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;

Arabic

قالوا لم نك من المصلين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

They will say: "We were not of those who used to offer the Salat (prayers),

Transliteration

Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena

Yusuf Ali

"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

Arabic

ولم نك نطعم المسكين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

"Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin (the poor);

Transliteration

Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena

Yusuf Ali

"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

Arabic

وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

"And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated) with vain talkers.

Transliteration

Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni

Yusuf Ali

"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

Arabic

وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And we used to belie the Day of Recompense,

Transliteration

Hatta atana alyaqeenu

Yusuf Ali

"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

Arabic

حتى أتانا اليقين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

"Until there came to us (the death) that is certain."

Transliteration

Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena

Yusuf Ali

Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.

Arabic

فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to them.

Transliteration

Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena

Yusuf Ali

Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -

Arabic

فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then what is wrong with them (i.e. the polytheists, the disbelievers) that they turn away from (receiving) admonition?

Transliteration

Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun

Yusuf Ali

As if they were affrighted asses,

Arabic

كأنهم حمر مستنفرة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys.

Transliteration

Farrat min qaswaratin

Yusuf Ali

Fleeing from a lion!

Arabic

فرت من قسورة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Fleeing from a hunter, or a lion, or a beast of prey.

Transliteration

Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan

Yusuf Ali

Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!

Arabic

بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Nay, everyone of them desires that he should be given pages spread out (coming from Allah with a writing that Islam is the right religion, and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم has come with the truth from Allah, the Lord of the heavens and earth).

Transliteration

Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata

Yusuf Ali

By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

Arabic

كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah's punishment).

Transliteration

Kalla innahu tathkiratun

Yusuf Ali

Nay, this surely is an admonition:

Arabic

كلا إنه تذكرة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Nay, verily, this (Qur'an) is an admonition,

Transliteration

Faman shaa thakarahu

Yusuf Ali

Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

Arabic

فمن شاء ذكره

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from it)!

Transliteration

Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati

Yusuf Ali

But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.

Arabic

وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And they will not receive admonition unless Allah wills; He (Allah) is the One, deserving that mankind should be afraid of, and should be dutiful to Him, and should not take any Ilah (god) along with Him, and He is the One Who forgives (sins).

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