Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Arise and warn
Qum faanthir
قم فأنذر
Arise and deliver thy warning!
And your Lord glorify
Warabbaka fakabbir
وربك فكبر
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your clothing purify
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
وثيابك فطهر
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And uncleanliness avoid
Waalrrujza faohjur
والرجز فاهجر
And all abomination shun!
And do not confer favor to acquire more
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
ولا تمنن تستكثر
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
But for your Lord be patient.
Walirabbika faisbir
ولربك فاصبر
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
And when the trumpet is blown,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
فإذا نقر في الناقور
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
That Day will be a difficult day
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
For the disbelievers - not easy.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
على الكافرين غير يسير
Far from easy for those without Faith.
Leave Me with the one I created alone
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
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
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And children present [with him]
Wabaneena shuhoodan
وبنين شهودا
And sons to be by his side! -
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
ومهدت له تمهيدا
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Then he desires that I should add more.
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
I will cover him with arduous torment.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
سأرهقه صعودا
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
إنه فكر وقدر
For he thought and he plotted; -
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
فقتل كيف قدر
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Then he considered [again];
Thumma nathara
ثم نظر
Then he looked round;
Then he frowned and scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
ثم عبس وبسر
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Thumma adbara waistakbara
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then he turned back and was haughty;
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
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."
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
I will drive him into Saqar.
Saosleehi saqara
سأصليه سقر
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
وما أدراك ما سقر
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
La tubqee wala tatharu
لا تبقي ولا تذر
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
Blackening the skins.
Lawwahatun lilbashari
لواحة للبشر
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Over it are nineteen [angels].
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
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.
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
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
Kalla waalqamari
كلا والقمر
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
And [by] the night when it departs
Waallayli ith adbara
والليل إذ أدبر
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
Waalssubhi itha asfara
والصبح إذا أسفر
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
Innaha laihda alkubari
إنها لإحدى الكبر
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
As a warning to humanity -
Natheeran lilbashari
نذيرا للبشر
A warning to mankind, -
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
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
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Except the companions of the right,
Illa ashaba alyameeni
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
في جنات يتساءلون
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
About the criminals,
AAani almujrimeena
عن المجرمين
And (ask) of the Sinners:
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
Ma salakakum fee saqara
ما سلككم في سقر
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
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],
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Until there came to us the certainty."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
حتى أتانا اليقين
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
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
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
As if they were alarmed donkeys
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
As if they were affrighted asses,
Fleeing from a lion?
Farrat min qaswaratin
فرت من قسورة
Fleeing from a lion!
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
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.
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
كلا إنه تذكرة
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
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.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
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.