Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
Arise and warn
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Qum faanthir
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
And your Lord glorify
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Warabbaka fakabbir
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
And your clothing purify
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
And uncleanliness avoid
And all abomination shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
And do not confer favor to acquire more
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
But for your Lord be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Walirabbika faisbir
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
And when the trumpet is blown,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
That Day will be a difficult day
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
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! -
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
And children present [with him]
And sons to be by his side! -
Wabaneena shuhoodan
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
Then he desires that I should add more.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
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
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
I will cover him with arduous torment.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
For he thought and he plotted; -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then he considered [again];
Then he looked round;
Thumma nathara
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
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;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
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!"
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
I will drive him into Saqar.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Saosleehi saqara
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
La tubqee wala tatharu
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
Blackening the skins.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Lawwahatun lilbashari
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Over it are Nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
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.
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
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,
Kalla waalqamari
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
And [by] the night when it departs
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waallayli ith adbara
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Waalssubhi itha asfara
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Innaha laihda alkubari
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
As a warning to humanity -
A warning to mankind, -
Natheeran lilbashari
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; -
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
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.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Except the companions of the right,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About the criminals,
And (ask) of the Sinners:
AAani almujrimeena
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Ma salakakum fee saqara
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
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
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
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;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Until there came to us the certainty."
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
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? -
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
As if they were alarmed donkeys
As if they were affrighted asses,
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
Fleeing from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion!
Farrat min qaswaratin
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!
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
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,
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Faman shaa thakarahu
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.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ