Chapter 74, 56 verses
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ
Arise and deliver thy warning!
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
And thy garments keep free from stain!
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
And all abomination shun!
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
Far from easy for those without Faith.
عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
And sons to be by his side! -
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا
For he thought and he plotted; -
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then he looked round;
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Then he frowned and he scowled;
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Then he turned back and was haughty;
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Over it are Nineteen.
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
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.
وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا وَ
وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ
And by the Night as it retreateth,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ
A warning to mankind, -
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
إِلَّا أَصْحَابَ الْيَمِينِ
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
And (ask) of the Sinners:
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
حَتَّىٰ أَتَانَا الْيَقِينُ
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
As if they were affrighted asses,
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
Fleeing from a lion!
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ