Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
Arise and warn
قم فأنذر
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Qum faanthir
And your Lord glorify
وربك فكبر
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Warabbaka fakabbir
And your clothing purify
وثيابك فطهر
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And uncleanliness avoid
والرجز فاهجر
And all abomination shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
And do not confer favor to acquire more
ولا تمنن تستكثر
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
But for your Lord be patient.
ولربك فاصبر
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Walirabbika faisbir
And when the trumpet is blown,
فإذا نقر في الناقور
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
That Day will be a difficult day
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
For the disbelievers - not easy.
على الكافرين غير يسير
Far from easy for those without Faith.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
Leave Me with the one I created alone
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And children present [with him]
وبنين شهودا
And sons to be by his side! -
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
ومهدت له تمهيدا
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
Then he desires that I should add more.
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
I will cover him with arduous torment.
سأرهقه صعودا
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
إنه فكر وقدر
For he thought and he plotted; -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
فقتل كيف قدر
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Then he considered [again];
ثم نظر
Then he looked round;
Thumma nathara
Then he frowned and scowled;
ثم عبس وبسر
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he turned back and was arrogant
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
This is not but the word of a human being."
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
I will drive him into Saqar.
سأصليه سقر
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Saosleehi saqara
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
وما أدراك ما سقر
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
لا تبقي ولا تذر
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
La tubqee wala tatharu
Blackening the skins.
لواحة للبشر
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Lawwahatun lilbashari
Over it are nineteen [angels].
عليها تسعة عشر
Over it are Nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
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
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.
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
No! By the moon
كلا والقمر
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Kalla waalqamari
And [by] the night when it departs
والليل إذ أدبر
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waallayli ith adbara
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
والصبح إذا أسفر
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Waalssubhi itha asfara
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
إنها لإحدى الكبر
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Innaha laihda alkubari
As a warning to humanity -
نذيرا للبشر
A warning to mankind, -
Natheeran lilbashari
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Except the companions of the right,
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
في جنات يتساءلون
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
About the criminals,
عن المجرمين
And (ask) of the Sinners:
AAani almujrimeena
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
ما سلككم في سقر
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Ma salakakum fee saqara
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
ولم نك نطعم المسكين
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
Until there came to us the certainty."
حتى أتانا اليقين
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
As if they were alarmed donkeys
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
As if they were affrighted asses,
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
Fleeing from a lion?
فرت من قسورة
Fleeing from a lion!
Farrat min qaswaratin
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
كلا إنه تذكرة
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Then whoever wills will remember it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Faman shaa thakarahu
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
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati