Chapter 74, 56 verses
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
Qum faanthir
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Arise and warn!
قم فأنذر
Warabbaka fakabbir
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Thy Lord magnify,
وربك فكبر
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Thy raiment purify,
وثيابك فطهر
Waalrrujza faohjur
And all abomination shun!
Pollution shun!
والرجز فاهجر
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
ولا تمنن تستكثر
Walirabbika faisbir
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
ولربك فاصبر
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet shall sound,
فإذا نقر في الناقور
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
على الكافرين غير يسير
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And sons to be by his side! -
And sons abiding in his presence
وبنين شهودا
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
And made (life) smooth for him.
ومهدت له تمهيدا
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
سأرهقه صعودا
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
For he thought and he plotted; -
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
إنه فكر وقدر
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
فقتل كيف قدر
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Thumma nathara
Then he looked round;
Then looked he,
ثم نظر
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
ثم عبس وبسر
Thumma adbara waistakbara
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Then turned he away in pride
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
Saosleehi saqara
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
سأصليه سقر
Wama adraka ma saqaru
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
وما أدراك ما سقر
La tubqee wala tatharu
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
لا تبقي ولا تذر
Lawwahatun lilbashari
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
It shrivelleth the man.
لواحة للبشر
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
Over it are Nineteen.
Above it are nineteen.
عليها تسعة عشر
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 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.
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
Kalla waalqamari
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Nay, by the Moon
كلا والقمر
Waallayli ith adbara
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the night when it withdraweth
والليل إذ أدبر
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
والصبح إذا أسفر
Innaha laihda alkubari
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
إنها لإحدى الكبر
Natheeran lilbashari
A warning to mankind, -
As a warning unto men,
نذيرا للبشر
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
In gardens they will ask one another
في جنات يتساءلون
AAani almujrimeena
And (ask) of the Sinners:
Concerning the guilty:
عن المجرمين
Ma salakakum fee saqara
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
What hath brought you to this burning ?
ما سلككم في سقر
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Nor did we feed the wretched.
ولم نك نطعم المسكين
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
حتى أتانا اليقين
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As if they were affrighted asses,
As they were frightened asses
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
Farrat min qaswaratin
Fleeing from a lion!
Fleeing from a lion ?
فرت من قسورة
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
كلا إنه تذكرة
Faman shaa thakarahu
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
So whosoever will may heed.
فمن شاء ذكره
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
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