Chapter 74, 56 verses
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المدثر
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Qum faanthir
قم فأنذر
Arise and warn!
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Warabbaka fakabbir
وربك فكبر
Thy Lord magnify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
وثيابك فطهر
Thy raiment purify,
And all abomination shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
والرجز فاهجر
Pollution shun!
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
ولا تمنن تستكثر
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Walirabbika faisbir
ولربك فاصبر
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
فإذا نقر في الناقور
For when the trumpet shall sound,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
فذلك يومئذ يوم عسير
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
Far from easy for those without Faith.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
على الكافرين غير يسير
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
ذرني ومن خلقت وحيدا
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
وجعلت له مالا ممدودا
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
And sons to be by his side! -
Wabaneena shuhoodan
وبنين شهودا
And sons abiding in his presence
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
ومهدت له تمهيدا
And made (life) smooth for him.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
ثم يطمع أن أزيد
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
كلا ۖ إنه كان لآياتنا عنيدا
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
سأرهقه صعودا
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
For he thought and he plotted; -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
إنه فكر وقدر
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
فقتل كيف قدر
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
ثم قتل كيف قدر
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Then he looked round;
Thumma nathara
ثم نظر
Then looked he,
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
ثم عبس وبسر
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
ثم أدبر واستكبر
Then turned he away in pride
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
فقال إن هذا إلا سحر يؤثر
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
إن هذا إلا قول البشر
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Saosleehi saqara
سأصليه سقر
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
وما أدراك ما سقر
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
La tubqee wala tatharu
لا تبقي ولا تذر
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Lawwahatun lilbashari
لواحة للبشر
It shrivelleth the man.
Over it are Nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
عليها تسعة عشر
Above it are nineteen.
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
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
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.
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Kalla waalqamari
كلا والقمر
Nay, by the Moon
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waallayli ith adbara
والليل إذ أدبر
And the night when it withdraweth
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Waalssubhi itha asfara
والصبح إذا أسفر
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Innaha laihda alkubari
إنها لإحدى الكبر
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
A warning to mankind, -
Natheeran lilbashari
نذيرا للبشر
As a warning unto men,
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
لمن شاء منكم أن يتقدم أو يتأخر
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
إلا أصحاب اليمين
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
في جنات يتساءلون
In gardens they will ask one another
And (ask) of the Sinners:
AAani almujrimeena
عن المجرمين
Concerning the guilty:
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Ma salakakum fee saqara
ما سلككم في سقر
What hath brought you to this burning ?
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
قالوا لم نك من المصلين
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
ولم نك نطعم المسكين
Nor did we feed the wretched.
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
حتى أتانا اليقين
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
فما تنفعهم شفاعة الشافعين
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
فما لهم عن التذكرة معرضين
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
As if they were affrighted asses,
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
كأنهم حمر مستنفرة
As they were frightened asses
Fleeing from a lion!
Farrat min qaswaratin
فرت من قسورة
Fleeing from a lion ?
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
بل يريد كل امرئ منهم أن يؤتى صحفا منشرة
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
كلا ۖ بل لا يخافون الآخرة
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
كلا إنه تذكرة
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Faman shaa thakarahu
فمن شاء ذكره
So whosoever will may heed.
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
وما يذكرون إلا أن يشاء الله ۚ هو أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.