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