Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
O you who are clothed!
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
Arise and warn
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Arise and warn,
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
And your Lord glorify
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your Lord do magnify,
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
And your clothing purify
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And your garments do purify,
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
And uncleanliness avoid
And all abomination shun!
And uncleanness do shun,
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
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,
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
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.
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
And when the trumpet is blown,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
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,
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
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,
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And give him vast riches,
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
And children present [with him]
And sons to be by his side! -
And sons dwelling in his presence,
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
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!
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
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.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
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.
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
For he thought and he plotted; -
Surely he reflected and guessed,
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked round;
Then he looked,
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled,
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
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);
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
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.
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
I will drive him into Saqar.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
I will cast him into hell.
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
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?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
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.
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
Blackening the skins.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
It scorches the mortal.
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Over it are Nineteen.
Over it are nineteen.
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
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.
وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا وَ
No! By the moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Nay; I swear by the moon,
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
And [by] the night when it departs
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the night when it departs,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
And the daybreak when it shines;
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
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),
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mankind, -
A warning to mortals,
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
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.
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
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,
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Except the companions of the right,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Except the people of the right hand,
إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
[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
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About the criminals,
And (ask) of the Sinners:
About the guilty:
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
What has brought you into hell?
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
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;
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
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;
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
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.
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
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;
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Until there came to us the certainty."
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Till death overtook us.
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
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.
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ
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
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were affrighted asses,
As if they were asses taking fright
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
Fleeing from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion!
That had fled from a lion?
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
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;
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
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.
كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
So whoever pleases may mind it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
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.
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ