Chapter 74, 56 verses
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
O you who are clothed!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Arise and warn,
Qum faanthir
قم فأنذر
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your Lord do magnify,
Warabbaka fakabbir
وربك فكبر
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And your garments do purify,
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
وثيابك فطهر
And all abomination shun!
And uncleanness do shun,
Waalrrujza faohjur
والرجز فاهجر
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
ولا تمنن تستكثر
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
Walirabbika faisbir
ولربك فاصبر
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
فإذا نقر في الناقور
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
Far from easy for those without Faith.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
على الكافرين غير يسير
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And give him vast riches,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
And sons to be by his side! -
And sons dwelling in his presence,
Wabaneena shuhoodan
وبنين شهودا
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
ومهدت له تمهيدا
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
سأرهقه صعودا
For he thought and he plotted; -
Surely he reflected and guessed,
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
إنه فكر وقدر
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
فقتل كيف قدر
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Then he looked round;
Then he looked,
Thumma nathara
ثم نظر
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled,
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
ثم عبس وبسر
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Thumma adbara waistakbara
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
I will cast him into hell.
Saosleehi saqara
سأصليه سقر
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
وما أدراك ما سقر
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
La tubqee wala tatharu
لا تبقي ولا تذر
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
It scorches the mortal.
Lawwahatun lilbashari
لواحة للبشر
Over it are Nineteen.
Over it are nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
عليها تسعة عشر
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.
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
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
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Kalla waalqamari
كلا والقمر
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the night when it departs,
Waallayli ith adbara
والليل إذ أدبر
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
And the daybreak when it shines;
Waalssubhi itha asfara
والصبح إذا أسفر
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Innaha laihda alkubari
إنها لإحدى الكبر
A warning to mankind, -
A warning to mortals,
Natheeran lilbashari
نذيرا للبشر
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.
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Except the people of the right hand,
Illa ashaba alyameeni
إلا أصحاب اليمين
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
In gardens, they shall ask each other
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
في جنات يتساءلون
And (ask) of the Sinners:
About the guilty:
AAani almujrimeena
عن المجرمين
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
What has brought you into hell?
Ma salakakum fee saqara
ما سلككم في سقر
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
And we used not to feed the poor;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
ولم نك نطعم المسكين
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Till death overtook us.
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
حتى أتانا اليقين
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
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
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
As if they were affrighted asses,
As if they were asses taking fright
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
Fleeing from a lion!
That had fled from a lion?
Farrat min qaswaratin
فرت من قسورة
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;
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
كلا إنه تذكرة
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
فمن شاء ذكره
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.
Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة