Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
O you who are clothed!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
Arise and warn
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Arise and warn,
Qum faanthir
And your Lord glorify
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your Lord do magnify,
Warabbaka fakabbir
And your clothing purify
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And your garments do purify,
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And uncleanliness avoid
And all abomination shun!
And uncleanness do shun,
Waalrrujza faohjur
And do not confer favor to acquire more
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
But for your Lord be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
Walirabbika faisbir
And when the trumpet is blown,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
That Day will be a difficult day
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
Leave Me with the one I created alone
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And give him vast riches,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And children present [with him]
And sons to be by his side! -
And sons dwelling in his presence,
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
Then he desires that I should add more.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
I will cover him with arduous torment.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
For he thought and he plotted; -
Surely he reflected and guessed,
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked round;
Then he looked,
Thumma nathara
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled,
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Thumma adbara waistakbara
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
This is not but the word of a human being."
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
I will drive him into Saqar.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
I will cast him into hell.
Saosleehi saqara
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
La tubqee wala tatharu
Blackening the skins.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
It scorches the mortal.
Lawwahatun lilbashari
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Over it are Nineteen.
Over 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 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.
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.
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, verily: By the Moon,
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Kalla waalqamari
And [by] the night when it departs
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the night when it departs,
Waallayli ith adbara
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
And the daybreak when it shines;
Waalssubhi itha asfara
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Innaha laihda alkubari
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mankind, -
A warning to mortals,
Natheeran lilbashari
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Except the companions of the right,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Except the people of the right hand,
Illa ashaba alyameeni
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
In gardens, they shall ask each other
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
About the criminals,
And (ask) of the Sinners:
About the guilty:
AAani almujrimeena
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
What has brought you into hell?
Ma salakakum fee saqara
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
And we used not to feed the poor;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
Until there came to us the certainty."
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Till death overtook us.
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were affrighted asses,
As if they were asses taking fright
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
Fleeing from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion!
That had fled from a lion?
Farrat min qaswaratin
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati