Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O you who are clothed!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
Arise and warn
Arise and warn,
Arise and warn!
قم فأنذر
And your Lord glorify
And your Lord do magnify,
Thy Lord magnify,
وربك فكبر
And your clothing purify
And your garments do purify,
Thy raiment purify,
وثيابك فطهر
And uncleanliness avoid
And uncleanness do shun,
Pollution shun!
والرجز فاهجر
And do not confer favor to acquire more
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
ولا تمنن تستكثر
But for your Lord be patient.
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
ولربك فاصبر
And when the trumpet is blown,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet shall sound,
فإذا نقر في الناقور
That Day will be a difficult day
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
For the disbelievers - not easy.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
على الكافرين غير يسير
Leave Me with the one I created alone
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
And give him vast riches,
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
And children present [with him]
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And sons abiding in his presence
وبنين شهودا
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
And made (life) smooth for him.
ومهدت له تمهيدا
Then he desires that I should add more.
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
I will cover him with arduous torment.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
سأرهقه صعودا
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
Surely he reflected and guessed,
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
إنه فكر وقدر
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
فقتل كيف قدر
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked,
Then looked he,
ثم نظر
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
ثم عبس وبسر
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then turned he away in pride
ثم أدبر واستكبر
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
This is not but the word of a human being."
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
I will drive him into Saqar.
I will cast him into hell.
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
سأصليه سقر
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
وما أدراك ما سقر
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
لا تبقي ولا تذر
Blackening the skins.
It scorches the mortal.
It shrivelleth the man.
لواحة للبشر
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Over it are nineteen.
Above 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.
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.
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
No! By the moon
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Nay, by the Moon
كلا والقمر
And [by] the night when it departs
And the night when it departs,
And the night when it withdraweth
والليل إذ أدبر
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And the daybreak when it shines;
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
والصبح إذا أسفر
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
إنها لإحدى الكبر
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mortals,
As a warning unto men,
نذيرا للبشر
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Except the companions of the right,
Except the people of the right hand,
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
إلا أصحاب اليمين
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
In gardens, they shall ask each other
In gardens they will ask one another
في جنات يتساءلون
About the criminals,
About the guilty:
Concerning the guilty:
عن المجرمين
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
What has brought you into hell?
What hath brought you to this burning ?
ما سلككم في سقر
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
And we used not to feed the poor;
Nor did we feed the wretched.
ولم نك نطعم المسكين
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.
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
Until there came to us the certainty."
Till death overtook us.
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
حتى أتانا اليقين
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
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
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were asses taking fright
As they were frightened asses
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
Fleeing from a lion?
That had fled 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; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
كلا إنه تذكرة
Then whoever wills will remember it.
So whoever pleases may mind it.
So whosoever will may heed.
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 mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
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