Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
Arise and warn
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Qum faanthir
Arise and warn!
And your Lord glorify
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Warabbaka fakabbir
Thy Lord magnify,
And your clothing purify
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
Thy raiment purify,
And uncleanliness avoid
And all abomination shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
Pollution shun!
And do not confer favor to acquire more
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
But for your Lord be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Walirabbika faisbir
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
And when the trumpet is blown,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
For when the trumpet shall sound,
That Day will be a difficult day
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
Leave Me with the one I created alone
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
And children present [with him]
And sons to be by his side! -
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And sons abiding in his presence
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
And made (life) smooth for him.
Then he desires that I should add more.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
I will cover him with arduous torment.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
For he thought and he plotted; -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked round;
Thumma nathara
Then looked he,
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
Then turned he away in pride
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
This is not but the word of a human being."
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
I will drive him into Saqar.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Saosleehi saqara
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
La tubqee wala tatharu
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
Blackening the skins.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Lawwahatun lilbashari
It shrivelleth the man.
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Over it are Nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
Above 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.
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.
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
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.
No! By the moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Kalla waalqamari
Nay, by the Moon
And [by] the night when it departs
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waallayli ith adbara
And the night when it withdraweth
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Innaha laihda alkubari
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mankind, -
Natheeran lilbashari
As a warning unto men,
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Except the companions of the right,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
In gardens they will ask one another
About the criminals,
And (ask) of the Sinners:
AAani almujrimeena
Concerning the guilty:
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Ma salakakum fee saqara
What hath brought you to this burning ?
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
Nor did we feed the wretched.
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Until there came to us the certainty."
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
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? -
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were affrighted asses,
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As they were frightened asses
Fleeing from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion!
Farrat min qaswaratin
Fleeing from a lion ?
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!
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whosoever will may heed.
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.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.