O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
Chapter 74, 56 verses
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Qum faanthir
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
Warabbaka fakabbir
And thy garments keep free from stain!
Wathiyabaka fatahhir
And all abomination shun!
Waalrrujza faohjur
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
Wala tamnun tastakthiru
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Walirabbika faisbir
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
Far from easy for those without Faith.
AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
And sons to be by his side! -
Wabaneena shuhoodan
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
For he thought and he plotted; -
Innahu fakkara waqaddara
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Faqutila kayfa qaddara
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Then he looked round;
Thumma nathara
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Thumma AAabasa wabasara
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Thumma adbara waistakbara
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
In hatha illa qawlu albashari
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Saosleehi saqara
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Wama adraka ma saqaru
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
La tubqee wala tatharu
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Lawwahatun lilbashari
Over it are Nineteen.
AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
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
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Kalla waalqamari
And by the Night as it retreateth,
Waallayli ith adbara
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
Waalssubhi itha asfara
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Innaha laihda alkubari
A warning to mankind, -
Natheeran lilbashari
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Illa ashaba alyameeni
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
And (ask) of the Sinners:
AAani almujrimeena
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Ma salakakum fee saqara
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Hatta atana alyaqeenu
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
As if they were affrighted asses,
Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
Fleeing from a lion!
Farrat min qaswaratin
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Kalla innahu tathkiratun
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Faman shaa thakarahu
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