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,
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Arise and warn
Arise and warn!
Qum faanthir
Arise and deliver thy warning!
And your Lord glorify
Thy Lord magnify,
Warabbaka fakabbir
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your clothing purify
Thy raiment purify,
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And uncleanliness avoid
Pollution shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
And all abomination shun!
And do not confer favor to acquire more
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
But for your Lord be patient.
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
Walirabbika faisbir
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
And when the trumpet is blown,
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
That Day will be a difficult day
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
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,
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
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,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And children present [with him]
And sons abiding in his presence
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And sons to be by his side! -
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
And made (life) smooth for him.
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Then he desires that I should add more.
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
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.
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
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.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
For he thought and he plotted; -
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Then he considered [again];
Then looked he,
Thumma nathara
Then he looked round;
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then turned he away in pride
Thumma adbara waistakbara
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;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
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.
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
I will drive him into Saqar.
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
Saosleehi saqara
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! -
Wama adraka ma saqaru
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
La tubqee wala tatharu
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
Blackening the skins.
It shrivelleth the man.
Lawwahatun lilbashari
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Above it are nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
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.
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.
No! By the moon
Nay, by the Moon
Kalla waalqamari
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
And [by] the night when it departs
And the night when it withdraweth
Waallayli ith adbara
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
Innaha laihda alkubari
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
As a warning to humanity -
As a warning unto men,
Natheeran lilbashari
A warning to mankind, -
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
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;
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
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.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
In gardens they will ask one another
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
About the criminals,
Concerning the guilty:
AAani almujrimeena
And (ask) of the Sinners:
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
What hath brought you to this burning ?
Ma salakakum fee saqara
"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
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
Nor did we feed the wretched.
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
"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,
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
"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,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Until there came to us the certainty."
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
"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.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
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,
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As they were frightened asses
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As if they were affrighted asses,
Fleeing from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion ?
Farrat min qaswaratin
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).
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
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.
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Then whoever wills will remember it.
So whosoever will may heed.
Faman shaa thakarahu
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.
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.