الـمّـدّثّـر

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,

1 O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

1 O you who covers himself [with a garment],

2 Arise and warn!

2 Arise and deliver thy warning!

2 Arise and warn

3 Thy Lord magnify,

3 And thy Lord do thou magnify!

3 And your Lord glorify

4 Thy raiment purify,

4 And thy garments keep free from stain!

4 And your clothing purify

5 Pollution shun!

5 And all abomination shun!

5 And uncleanliness avoid

6 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

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

6 And do not confer favor to acquire more

7 For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!

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

7 But for your Lord be patient.

8 For when the trumpet shall sound,

8 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

8 And when the trumpet is blown,

9 Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

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

9 That Day will be a difficult day

10 Not of ease, for disbelievers.

10 Far from easy for those without Faith.

10 For the disbelievers - not easy.

11 Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,

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

11 Leave Me with the one I created alone

12 And then bestowed upon him ample means,

12 To whom I granted resources in abundance,

12 And to whom I granted extensive wealth

13 And sons abiding in his presence

13 And sons to be by his side! -

13 And children present [with him]

14 And made (life) smooth for him.

14 To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

14 And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

15 Yet he desireth that I should give more.

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

15 Then he desires that I should add more.

16 Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.

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

16 No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.

17 On him I shall impose a fearful doom.

17 Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

17 I will cover him with arduous torment.

18 For lo! he did consider; then he planned -

18 For he thought and he plotted; -

18 Indeed, he thought and deliberated.

19 (Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!

19 And woe to him! How he plotted! -

19 So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

20 Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -

20 Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -

20 Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

21 Then looked he,

21 Then he looked round;

21 Then he considered [again];

22 Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

22 Then he frowned and he scowled;

22 Then he frowned and scowled;

23 Then turned he away in pride

23 Then he turned back and was haughty;

23 Then he turned back and was arrogant

24 And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;

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

24 And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

25 This is naught else than speech of mortal man.

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

25 This is not but the word of a human being."

26 Him shall I fling unto the burning.

26 Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

26 I will drive him into Saqar.

27 - Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -

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

27 And what can make you know what is Saqar?

28 It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

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

28 It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],

29 It shrivelleth the man.

29 Darkening and changing the colour of man!

29 Blackening the skins.

30 Above it are nineteen.

30 Over it are Nineteen.

30 Over it are nineteen [angels].

31 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.

31 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.

31 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.

32 Nay, by the Moon

32 Nay, verily: By the Moon,

32 No! By the moon

33 And the night when it withdraweth

33 And by the Night as it retreateth,

33 And [by] the night when it departs

34 And the dawn when it shineth forth,

34 And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

34 And [by] the morning when it brightens,

35 Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

35 This is but one of the mighty (portents),

35 Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]

36 As a warning unto men,

36 A warning to mankind, -

36 As a warning to humanity -

37 Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.

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

37 To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.

38 Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

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

38 Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained

39 Save those who will stand on the right hand.

39 Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

39 Except the companions of the right,

40 In gardens they will ask one another

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

40 [Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other

41 Concerning the guilty:

41 And (ask) of the Sinners:

41 About the criminals,

42 What hath brought you to this burning ?

42 "What led you into Hell Fire?"

42 [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"

43 They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

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

43 They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,

44 Nor did we feed the wretched.

44 "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

44 Nor did we used to feed the poor.

45 We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,

45 "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

45 And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],

46 And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

46 "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

46 And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

47 Till the Inevitable came unto us.

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

47 Until there came to us the certainty."

48 The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.

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

48 So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

49 Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,

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

49 Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

50 As they were frightened asses

50 As if they were affrighted asses,

50 As if they were alarmed donkeys

51 Fleeing from a lion ?

51 Fleeing from a lion!

51 Fleeing from a lion?

52 Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).

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

52 Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

53 Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.

53 By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

53 No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.

54 Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.

54 Nay, this surely is an admonition:

54 No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder

55 So whosoever will may heed.

55 Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

55 Then whoever wills will remember it.

56 And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.

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

56 And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.