Al Muddathth

Yusuf Ali

1 O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

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1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,

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1 O you who covers himself [with a garment],

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2 Arise and deliver thy warning!

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2 Arise and warn!

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2 Arise and warn

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3 And thy Lord do thou magnify!

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3 Thy Lord magnify,

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3 And your Lord glorify

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4 And thy garments keep free from stain!

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4 Thy raiment purify,

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4 And your clothing purify

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5 And all abomination shun!

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5 Pollution shun!

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5 And uncleanliness avoid

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

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6 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

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6 And do not confer favor to acquire more

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

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7 For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!

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7 But for your Lord be patient.

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8 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

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8 For when the trumpet shall sound,

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8 And when the trumpet is blown,

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

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9 Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

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9 That Day will be a difficult day

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10 Far from easy for those without Faith.

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10 Not of ease, for disbelievers.

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10 For the disbelievers - not easy.

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

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11 Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,

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11 Leave Me with the one I created alone

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12 To whom I granted resources in abundance,

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12 And then bestowed upon him ample means,

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12 And to whom I granted extensive wealth

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13 And sons to be by his side! -

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13 And sons abiding in his presence

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13 And children present [with him]

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14 To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

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14 And made (life) smooth for him.

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14 And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

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

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15 Yet he desireth that I should give more.

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15 Then he desires that I should add more.

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

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16 Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.

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16 No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.

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17 Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

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17 On him I shall impose a fearful doom.

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17 I will cover him with arduous torment.

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18 For he thought and he plotted; -

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18 For lo! he did consider; then he planned -

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18 Indeed, he thought and deliberated.

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19 And woe to him! How he plotted! -

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19 (Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!

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19 So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

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20 Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -

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20 Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -

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20 Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

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21 Then he looked round;

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21 Then looked he,

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21 Then he considered [again];

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22 Then he frowned and he scowled;

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22 Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

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22 Then he frowned and scowled;

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23 Then he turned back and was haughty;

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23 Then turned he away in pride

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23 Then he turned back and was arrogant

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

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24 And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;

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24 And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

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

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25 This is naught else than speech of mortal man.

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25 This is not but the word of a human being."

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26 Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!

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26 Him shall I fling unto the burning.

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26 I will drive him into Saqar.

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

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27 - Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -

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27 And what can make you know what is Saqar?

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

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28 It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

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28 It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],

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29 Darkening and changing the colour of man!

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29 It shrivelleth the man.

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29 Blackening the skins.

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30 Over it are Nineteen.

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30 Above it are nineteen.

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30 Over it are nineteen [angels].

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31 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.

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31 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.

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31 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.

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32 Nay, verily: By the Moon,

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32 Nay, by the Moon

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32 No! By the moon

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33 And by the Night as it retreateth,

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33 And the night when it withdraweth

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33 And [by] the night when it departs

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34 And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -

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34 And the dawn when it shineth forth,

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34 And [by] the morning when it brightens,

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35 This is but one of the mighty (portents),

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35 Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

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35 Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]

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36 A warning to mankind, -

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36 As a warning unto men,

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36 As a warning to humanity -

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

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37 Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.

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37 To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.

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

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38 Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

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38 Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained

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39 Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

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39 Save those who will stand on the right hand.

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39 Except the companions of the right,

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

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40 In gardens they will ask one another

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40 [Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other

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41 And (ask) of the Sinners:

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41 Concerning the guilty:

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41 About the criminals,

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42 "What led you into Hell Fire?"

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42 What hath brought you to this burning ?

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42 [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"

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

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43 They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

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43 They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,

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44 "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

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44 Nor did we feed the wretched.

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44 Nor did we used to feed the poor.

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45 "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

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45 We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,

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45 And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],

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46 "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

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46 And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

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46 And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

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

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47 Till the Inevitable came unto us.

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47 Until there came to us the certainty."

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

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48 The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.

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48 So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

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

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49 Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,

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49 Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

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50 As if they were affrighted asses,

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50 As they were frightened asses

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50 As if they were alarmed donkeys

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51 Fleeing from a lion!

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51 Fleeing from a lion ?

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51 Fleeing from a lion?

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

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52 Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).

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52 Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

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53 By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

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53 Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.

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53 No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.

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54 Nay, this surely is an admonition:

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54 Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.

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54 No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder

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55 Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

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55 So whosoever will may heed.

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55 Then whoever wills will remember it.

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

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56 And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.

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56 And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.