Al-Muddaththir (المدثر)
Surah 74 • 57 Verses • Arabic, English & Kiswahili
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
﴿١﴾
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ
﴿٢﴾
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
﴿٣﴾
Arise and warn.
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
﴿٤﴾
And your Lord glorify.
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
﴿٥﴾
And your clothing purify.
وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ
﴿٦﴾
And uncleanliness avoid.
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
﴿٧﴾
And do not confer favor to acquire more.
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ
﴿٨﴾
But for your Lord be patient.
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ
﴿٩﴾
And when the trumpet is blown,
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
﴿١٠﴾
That Day will be a difficult day.
عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍۢ
﴿١١﴾
Over the disbelievers, it is not easy [to bear],
ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
﴿١٢﴾
Leave Me with the one I created alone.
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
﴿١٣﴾
And to whom I granted extensive wealth.
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
﴿١٤﴾
And children present [with him],
وَمَهَّدتُ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا
﴿١٥﴾
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
﴿١٦﴾
Then he desires that I should add more.
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًۭا
﴿١٧﴾
No! Indeed, he was ever rebellious against Our signs.
سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا
﴿١٨﴾
I will cover him with arduous torment.
إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
﴿١٩﴾
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
﴿٢٠﴾
So may he be destroyed for how he deliberated.
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
﴿٢١﴾
Then may he be destroyed for how he deliberated.
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
﴿٢٢﴾
Then he looked.
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
﴿٢٣﴾
Then he frowned and scowled.
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ
﴿٢٤﴾
Then he turned back and was arrogant.
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
﴿٢٥﴾
And said, 'This is not but magic imitated [from others].'
إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ
﴿٢٦﴾
'This is not but the word of a human being.'
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
﴿٢٧﴾
I will drive him into Saqar.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
﴿٢٨﴾
And what will make you know what Saqar is?
لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ
﴿٢٩﴾
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned].
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
﴿٣٠﴾
Blackening the skins.
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
﴿٣١﴾
Over it are nineteen [angels].
وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَـٰنًۭا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌۭ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا مَثَلًۭا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِىَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ
﴿٣٢﴾
And We did not make the keepers of the Fire except angels, and We did not make their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve—to make those who were given the Scripture certain, and to increase faith for those who believe—and so that no doubts will be left for those given the Scripture and the believers, and so that those in whose hearts is disease and the disbelievers might say, 'What did Allah intend by this as an example?' Thus does Allah mislead whom He wills and guide whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And it is not except a reminder for mankind.
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
﴿٣٣﴾
No! By the moon,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
﴿٣٤﴾
And the night as it departs,
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
﴿٣٥﴾
And the morning as it brightens,
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
﴿٣٦﴾
Indeed, it is one of the greatest [signs],
نَذِيرًۭا لِّلْبَشَرِ
﴿٣٧﴾
A warning to mankind,
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
﴿٣٨﴾
For whoever wills among you to proceed or delay,
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
﴿٣٩﴾
Every soul is held accountable for what it earns.
إِلَّآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
﴿٤٠﴾
Except the companions of the right –
فِى جَنَّـٰتٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
﴿٤١﴾
In gardens, they will ask one another
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
﴿٤٢﴾
About the criminals
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
﴿٤٣﴾
‘What put you into Saqar?’
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
﴿٤٤﴾
They will say, 'We were not of those who prayed,'
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
﴿٤٥﴾
And we did not feed the poor.
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
﴿٤٦﴾
And we used to engage in vain talk with those who engaged [in it],
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
﴿٤٧﴾
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense.
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
﴿٤٨﴾
Until there came to us the certainty [death].
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَـٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ
﴿٤٩﴾
So intercession will not benefit them the intercessors.
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
﴿٥٠﴾
So what is [the matter] with them that they are turning away from the reminder?
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌۭ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭ
﴿٥١﴾
As if they were frightened donkeys,
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
﴿٥٢﴾
Fleeing from a lion,
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًۭا مُّنَشَّرَةًۭ
﴿٥٣﴾
Rather, every person among them desires to be given pages spread out [for him].
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
﴿٥٤﴾
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تذْكِرَةٌۭ
﴿٥٥﴾
No! Indeed, it is a reminder.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
﴿٥٦﴾
So whoever wills may remember it.
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ
﴿٥٧﴾
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and forgiveness.