Kitab

Al Muddathth

Chapter 74, 56 verses

  • Yusuf Ali
  • Arabic
  • Arabic, with marks
  • Shakir
  • Word by word
Yusuf Ali

O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر

Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ

Shakir

O you who are clothed!

Word by word

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ

Yusuf Ali

Arise and deliver thy warning!

Arabic

قم فأنذر

Arabic, with marks

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

Shakir

Arise and warn,

Word by word

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

Yusuf Ali

And thy Lord do thou magnify!

Arabic

وربك فكبر

Arabic, with marks

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

Shakir

And your Lord do magnify,

Word by word

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

Yusuf Ali

And thy garments keep free from stain!

Arabic

وثيابك فطهر

Arabic, with marks

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Shakir

And your garments do purify,

Word by word

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Yusuf Ali

And all abomination shun!

Arabic

والرجز فاهجر

Arabic, with marks

وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ

Shakir

And uncleanness do shun,

Word by word

وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ

Yusuf Ali

Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!

Arabic

ولا تمنن تستكثر

Arabic, with marks

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Shakir

And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,

Word by word

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Yusuf Ali

But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!

Arabic

ولربك فاصبر

Arabic, with marks

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ

Shakir

And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.

Word by word

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ

Yusuf Ali

Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

Arabic

فإذا نقر في الناقور

Arabic, with marks

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ

Shakir

For when the trumpet is sounded,

Word by word

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ

Yusuf Ali

That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -

Arabic

فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير

Arabic, with marks

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

Shakir

That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,

Word by word

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

Yusuf Ali

Far from easy for those without Faith.

Arabic

على الكافرين غير يسير

Arabic, with marks

عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

Shakir

For the unbelievers, anything but easy.

Word by word

عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

Yusuf Ali

Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -

Arabic

ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا

Arabic, with marks

ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

Shakir

Leave Me and him whom I created alone,

Word by word

ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

Yusuf Ali

To whom I granted resources in abundance,

Arabic

وجعلت له مالا ممدودا

Arabic, with marks

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

Shakir

And give him vast riches,

Word by word

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

Yusuf Ali

And sons to be by his side! -

Arabic

وبنين شهودا

Arabic, with marks

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

Shakir

And sons dwelling in his presence,

Word by word

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

Yusuf Ali

To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

Arabic

ومهدت له تمهيدا

Arabic, with marks

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا

Shakir

And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;

Word by word

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا

Yusuf Ali

Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -

Arabic

ثم يطمع أن أزيد

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Shakir

And yet he desires that I should add more!

Word by word

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Yusuf Ali

By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!

Arabic

كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا

Shakir

By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

Arabic

سأرهقه صعودا

Arabic, with marks

سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا

Shakir

I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.

Word by word

سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

Yusuf Ali

For he thought and he plotted; -

Arabic

إنه فكر وقدر

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Shakir

Surely he reflected and guessed,

Word by word

إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Yusuf Ali

And woe to him! How he plotted! -

Arabic

فقتل كيف قدر

Arabic, with marks

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Shakir

But may he be cursed how he plotted;

Word by word

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Yusuf Ali

Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -

Arabic

ثم قتل كيف قدر

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Shakir

Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;

Word by word

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Yusuf Ali

Then he looked round;

Arabic

ثم نظر

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Shakir

Then he looked,

Word by word

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Yusuf Ali

Then he frowned and he scowled;

Arabic

ثم عبس وبسر

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Shakir

Then he frowned and scowled,

Word by word

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Yusuf Ali

Then he turned back and was haughty;

Arabic

ثم أدبر واستكبر

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ

Shakir

Then he turned back and was big with pride,

Word by word

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

Yusuf Ali

Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;

Arabic

فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر

Arabic, with marks

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

Shakir

~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);

Word by word

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

Yusuf Ali

"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"

Arabic

إن هذا إلا قول البشر

Arabic, with marks

إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ

Shakir

This is naught but the word of a mortal.

Word by word

إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

Arabic

سأصليه سقر

Arabic, with marks

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Shakir

I will cast him into hell.

Word by word

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Yusuf Ali

And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?

Arabic

وما أدراك ما سقر

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ

Shakir

And what will make you realize what hell is?

Word by word

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

Yusuf Ali

Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -

Arabic

لا تبقي ولا تذر

Arabic, with marks

لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ

Shakir

It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.

Word by word

لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

Yusuf Ali

Darkening and changing the colour of man!

Arabic

لواحة للبشر

Arabic, with marks

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

Shakir

It scorches the mortal.

Word by word

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

Yusuf Ali

Over it are Nineteen.

Arabic

عليها تسعة عشر

Arabic, with marks

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

Shakir

Over it are nineteen.

Word by word

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

Yusuf Ali

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.

Arabic

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

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ

Shakir

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.

Word by word

وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا وَ

Yusuf Ali

Nay, verily: By the Moon,

Arabic

كلا والقمر

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ

Shakir

Nay; I swear by the moon,

Word by word

كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ

Yusuf Ali

And by the Night as it retreateth,

Arabic

والليل إذ أدبر

Arabic, with marks

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

Shakir

And the night when it departs,

Word by word

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

Yusuf Ali

And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

Arabic

والصبح إذا أسفر

Arabic, with marks

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ

Shakir

And the daybreak when it shines;

Word by word

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ

Yusuf Ali

This is but one of the mighty (portents),

Arabic

إنها لإحدى الكبر

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ

Shakir

Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),

Word by word

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ

Yusuf Ali

A warning to mankind, -

Arabic

نذيرا للبشر

Arabic, with marks

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

Shakir

A warning to mortals,

Word by word

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

Yusuf Ali

To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -

Arabic

لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر

Arabic, with marks

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Shakir

To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.

Word by word

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Yusuf Ali

Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.

Arabic

كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة

Arabic, with marks

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Shakir

Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,

Word by word

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Yusuf Ali

Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

Arabic

إلا أصحاب اليمين

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا أَصْحَابَ الْيَمِينِ

Shakir

Except the people of the right hand,

Word by word

إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ

Yusuf Ali

(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,

Arabic

في جنات يتساءلون

Arabic, with marks

فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

Shakir

In gardens, they shall ask each other

Word by word

فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Yusuf Ali

And (ask) of the Sinners:

Arabic

عن المجرمين

Arabic, with marks

عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

Shakir

About the guilty:

Word by word

عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Yusuf Ali

"What led you into Hell Fire?"

Arabic

ما سلككم في سقر

Arabic, with marks

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ

Shakir

What has brought you into hell?

Word by word

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ

Yusuf Ali

They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;

Arabic

قالوا لم نك من المصلين

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ

Shakir

They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;

Word by word

قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

Yusuf Ali

"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

Arabic

ولم نك نطعم المسكين

Arabic, with marks

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ

Shakir

And we used not to feed the poor;

Word by word

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ

Yusuf Ali

"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

Arabic

وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين

Arabic, with marks

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ

Shakir

And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.

Word by word

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ

Yusuf Ali

"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

Arabic

وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين

Arabic, with marks

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Shakir

And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;

Word by word

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Yusuf Ali

"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

Arabic

حتى أتانا اليقين

Arabic, with marks

حَتَّىٰ أَتَانَا الْيَقِينُ

Shakir

Till death overtook us.

Word by word

حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ

Yusuf Ali

Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.

Arabic

فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين

Arabic, with marks

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ

Shakir

So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.

Word by word

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ

Yusuf Ali

Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -

Arabic

فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين

Arabic, with marks

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Shakir

What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition

Word by word

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Yusuf Ali

As if they were affrighted asses,

Arabic

كأنهم حمر مستنفرة

Arabic, with marks

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

Shakir

As if they were asses taking fright

Word by word

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

Yusuf Ali

Fleeing from a lion!

Arabic

فرت من قسورة

Arabic, with marks

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ

Shakir

That had fled from a lion?

Word by word

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

Yusuf Ali

Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!

Arabic

بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة

Arabic, with marks

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Shakir

Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;

Word by word

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Yusuf Ali

By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

Arabic

كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ

Shakir

Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.

Word by word

كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ

Yusuf Ali

Nay, this surely is an admonition:

Arabic

كلا إنه تذكرة

Arabic, with marks

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ

Shakir

Nay! it is surely an admonition.

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ

Yusuf Ali

Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

Arabic

فمن شاء ذكره

Arabic, with marks

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

Shakir

So whoever pleases may mind it.

Word by word

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Yusuf Ali

But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.

Arabic

وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

Shakir

And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.

Word by word

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

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