Chapter 74, 56 verses
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Qum faanthir
Arise and warn!
Arise and warn
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Warabbaka fakabbir
Thy Lord magnify,
And your Lord glorify
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
Thy raiment purify,
And your clothing purify
And all abomination shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
Pollution shun!
And uncleanliness avoid
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
And do not confer favor to acquire more
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Walirabbika faisbir
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
But for your Lord be patient.
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
For when the trumpet shall sound,
And when the trumpet is blown,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
That Day will be a difficult day
Far from easy for those without Faith.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
Leave Me with the one I created alone
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
And sons to be by his side! -
Wabaneena shuhoodan
And sons abiding in his presence
And children present [with him]
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
And made (life) smooth for him.
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Then he desires that I should add more.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
I will cover him with arduous torment.
For he thought and he plotted; -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Then he looked round;
Thumma nathara
Then looked he,
Then he considered [again];
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Then he frowned and scowled;
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
Then turned he away in pride
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
This is not but the word of a human being."
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Saosleehi saqara
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
I will drive him into Saqar.
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
La tubqee wala tatharu
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Lawwahatun lilbashari
It shrivelleth the man.
Blackening the skins.
Over it are Nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
Above it are nineteen.
Over it are nineteen [angels].
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
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.
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.
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Kalla waalqamari
Nay, by the Moon
No! By the moon
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waallayli ith adbara
And the night when it withdraweth
And [by] the night when it departs
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Waalssubhi itha asfara
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Innaha laihda alkubari
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
A warning to mankind, -
Natheeran lilbashari
As a warning unto men,
As a warning to humanity -
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
Except the companions of the right,
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
In gardens they will ask one another
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
And (ask) of the Sinners:
AAani almujrimeena
Concerning the guilty:
About the criminals,
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Ma salakakum fee saqara
What hath brought you to this burning ?
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
Nor did we feed the wretched.
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Until there came to us the certainty."
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
As if they were affrighted asses,
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
As they were frightened asses
As if they were alarmed donkeys
Fleeing from a lion!
Farrat min qaswaratin
Fleeing from a lion ?
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
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Faman shaa thakarahu
So whosoever will may heed.
Then whoever wills will remember it.
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
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.