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,
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
Arise and warn
Arise and warn,
Arise and warn!
Qum faanthir
And your Lord glorify
And your Lord do magnify,
Thy Lord magnify,
Warabbaka fakabbir
And your clothing purify
And your garments do purify,
Thy raiment purify,
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And uncleanliness avoid
And uncleanness do shun,
Pollution shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
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!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
But for your Lord be patient.
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
Walirabbika faisbir
And when the trumpet is blown,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
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,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
For the disbelievers - not easy.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
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,
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
And give him vast riches,
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And children present [with him]
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And sons abiding in his presence
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
And made (life) smooth for him.
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
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.
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
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.
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
I will cover him with arduous torment.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
Surely he reflected and guessed,
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
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! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked,
Then looked he,
Thumma nathara
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then turned he away in pride
Thumma adbara waistakbara
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;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
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.
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
I will drive him into Saqar.
I will cast him into hell.
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
Saosleehi saqara
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! -
Wama adraka ma saqaru
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
La tubqee wala tatharu
Blackening the skins.
It scorches the mortal.
It shrivelleth the man.
Lawwahatun lilbashari
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Over it are nineteen.
Above it are nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
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.
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
No! By the moon
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Nay, by the Moon
Kalla waalqamari
And [by] the night when it departs
And the night when it departs,
And the night when it withdraweth
Waallayli ith adbara
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And the daybreak when it shines;
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
Waalssubhi itha asfara
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)
Innaha laihda alkubari
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mortals,
As a warning unto men,
Natheeran lilbashari
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.
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
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;
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Except the companions of the right,
Except the people of the right hand,
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
In gardens, they shall ask each other
In gardens they will ask one another
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
About the criminals,
About the guilty:
Concerning the guilty:
AAani almujrimeena
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
What has brought you into hell?
What hath brought you to this burning ?
Ma salakakum fee saqara
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
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
And we used not to feed the poor;
Nor did we feed the wretched.
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
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,
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
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,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
Until there came to us the certainty."
Till death overtook us.
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
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.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
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,
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were asses taking fright
As they were frightened asses
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
Fleeing from a lion?
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion ?
Farrat min qaswaratin
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).
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Then whoever wills will remember it.
So whoever pleases may mind it.
So whosoever will may heed.
Faman shaa thakarahu
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.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati