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