Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O you who are clothed!
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
And your Lord do magnify,
وربك فكبر
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your clothing purify
And your garments do purify,
وثيابك فطهر
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And uncleanliness avoid
And uncleanness do shun,
والرجز فاهجر
And all abomination shun!
And do not confer favor to acquire more
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
ولا تمنن تستكثر
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
But for your Lord be patient.
And for the sake of your 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 is sounded,
فإذا نقر في الناقور
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
That Day will be a difficult day
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
For the disbelievers - not easy.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
على الكافرين غير يسير
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Leave Me with the one I created alone
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
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 give him vast riches,
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And children present [with him]
And sons dwelling in his presence,
وبنين شهودا
And sons to be by his side! -
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
ومهدت له تمهيدا
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Then he desires that I should add more.
And yet he desires that I should add more!
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
I will cover him with arduous torment.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
سأرهقه صعودا
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
Surely he reflected and guessed,
إنه فكر وقدر
For he thought and he plotted; -
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
فقتل كيف قدر
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked,
ثم نظر
Then he looked round;
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled,
ثم عبس وبسر
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then he turned back and was haughty;
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
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 but the word of a mortal.
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
I will drive him into Saqar.
I will cast him into hell.
سأصليه سقر
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
وما أدراك ما سقر
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
لا تبقي ولا تذر
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
Blackening the skins.
It scorches the mortal.
لواحة للبشر
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Over 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.
And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the 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; I swear by the moon,
كلا والقمر
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
And [by] the night when it departs
And the night when it departs,
والليل إذ أدبر
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And the daybreak when it shines;
والصبح إذا أسفر
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
إنها لإحدى الكبر
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mortals,
نذيرا للبشر
A warning to mankind, -
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
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 held in pledge for what it earns,
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Except the companions of the right,
Except the people of the right hand,
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
In gardens, they shall ask each other
في جنات يتساءلون
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
About the criminals,
About the guilty:
عن المجرمين
And (ask) of the Sinners:
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
What has brought you into hell?
ما سلككم في سقر
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
They shall say: 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.
And we used not to feed the poor;
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],
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
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 call the day of judgment a lie;
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Until there came to us the certainty."
Till death overtook 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.
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
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
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
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 if they were asses taking fright
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
As if they were affrighted asses,
Fleeing from a lion?
That had fled 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; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
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! but they do not fear 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! it is surely an admonition.
كلا إنه تذكرة
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Then whoever wills will remember it.
So whoever pleases may mind it.
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 mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
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.