Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Arise and warn
قم فأنذر
Arise and warn!
Arise and deliver thy warning!
And your Lord glorify
وربك فكبر
Thy Lord magnify,
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your clothing purify
وثيابك فطهر
Thy raiment purify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And uncleanliness avoid
والرجز فاهجر
Pollution shun!
And all abomination shun!
And do not confer favor to acquire more
ولا تمنن تستكثر
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
But for your Lord be patient.
ولربك فاصبر
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
And when the trumpet is blown,
فإذا نقر في الناقور
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
That Day will be a difficult day
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
For the disbelievers - not easy.
على الكافرين غير يسير
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Leave Me with the one I created alone
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And children present [with him]
وبنين شهودا
And sons abiding in his presence
And sons to be by his side! -
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
ومهدت له تمهيدا
And made (life) smooth for him.
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Then he desires that I should add more.
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
I will cover him with arduous torment.
سأرهقه صعودا
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
إنه فكر وقدر
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
For he thought and he plotted; -
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
فقتل كيف قدر
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Then he considered [again];
ثم نظر
Then looked he,
Then he looked round;
Then he frowned and scowled;
ثم عبس وبسر
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he turned back and was arrogant
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then turned he away in pride
Then he turned back and was haughty;
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
This is not but the word of a human being."
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
I will drive him into Saqar.
سأصليه سقر
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
وما أدراك ما سقر
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
لا تبقي ولا تذر
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
Blackening the skins.
لواحة للبشر
It shrivelleth the man.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Over it are nineteen [angels].
عليها تسعة عشر
Above it are nineteen.
Over it are Nineteen.
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.
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
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.
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.
No! By the moon
كلا والقمر
Nay, by the Moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
And [by] the night when it departs
والليل إذ أدبر
And the night when it withdraweth
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
والصبح إذا أسفر
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
إنها لإحدى الكبر
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
As a warning to humanity -
نذيرا للبشر
As a warning unto men,
A warning to mankind, -
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Except the companions of the right,
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
في جنات يتساءلون
In gardens they will ask one another
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
About the criminals,
عن المجرمين
Concerning the guilty:
And (ask) of the Sinners:
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
ما سلككم في سقر
What hath brought you to this burning ?
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
ولم نك نطعم المسكين
Nor did we feed the wretched.
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Until there came to us the certainty."
حتى أتانا اليقين
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
As if they were alarmed donkeys
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
As they were frightened asses
As if they were affrighted asses,
Fleeing from a lion?
فرت من قسورة
Fleeing from a lion ?
Fleeing from a lion!
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
كلا إنه تذكرة
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Then whoever wills will remember it.
فمن شاء ذكره
So whosoever will may heed.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.