Surah Al-Muddaththir – The Cloaked One

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ

Yaaa ayyuhal muddassir

O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

Qum fa anzir

Arise and deliver thy warning!

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

Wa rabbaka fakabbir

And thy Lord do thou magnify!

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Wa siyaabaka fatahhir

And thy garments keep free from stain!

وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ

Warrujza fahjur

And all abomination shun!

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Wa laa tamnun tastaksir

Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ

Wa li Rabbika fasbir

But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ

Fa izaa nuqira fin naaqoor

Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

Fazaalika yawma 'iziny yawmun 'aseer

That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-

عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍۢ

'Alal kaafireena ghayru yaseer

Far from easy for those without Faith.

ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًۭا

Zamee wa man khalaqtu waheedaa

Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!-

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًۭا مَّمْدُودًۭا

Wa ja'altu lahoo maalam mamdoodaa

To whom I granted resources in abundance,

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًۭا

Wa baneena shuhoodaa

And sons to be by his side!-

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًۭا

Wa mahhattu lahoo tamheeda

To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Summa yat ma'u an azeed

Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-

كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًۭا

Kallaaa innahoo kaana li Aayaatinaa 'aneedaa

By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!

سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

Sa urhiquhoo sa'oodaa

Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Innahoo fakkara wa qaddar

For he thought and he plotted;-

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Faqutila kayfa qaddar

And woe to him! How he plotted!-

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Summa qutila kaifa qaddar

Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Summa nazar

Then he looked round;

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Summa 'abasa wa basar

Then he frowned and he scowled;

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

Summaa adbara wastakbar

Then he turned back and was haughty;

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ يُؤْثَرُ

Faqaala in haazaaa illaa sihruny yu'sar

Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;

إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

In haazaaa illaa qawlul bashar

"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Sa usleehi saqar

Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

Wa maaa adraaka maa saqar

And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?

لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

Laa tubqee wa laa tazar

Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-

لَوَّاحَةٌۭ لِّلْبَشَرِ

Lawwaahatul lilbashar

Darkening and changing the colour of man!

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

'Alaihaa tis'ata 'ashar

Over it are Nineteen.

وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةًۭ ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًۭا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌۭ وَٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًۭا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِىَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ

Wa maaja''alnaaa As haaban naari illaa malaaa 'ikatanw wa maa ja'alnaa 'iddatahum illaa fitnatal lillazeena kafaroo liyastayqinal lazeena ootul kitaaba wa yazdaadal lazeena aamanooo eemaananw wa laa yartaabal lazeena ootul kitaaba walmu'minoona wa liyaqoolal lazeena fee quloo bihim maradunw walkaafiroona maazaaa araadal laahu bihaazaa masalaa; kazaalika yudillul laahu many yashaaa'u wa yahdee many yashaaa'; wa maa ya'lamu junooda rabbika illaa hoo; wa maa hiya illaa zikraa lil bashar

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.

كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ

Kallaa walqamar

Nay, verily: By the Moon,

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

Wallaili adbar

And by the Night as it retreateth,

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ

Wassub hi izaaa asfar

And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ

Innahaa la ihdal kubar

This is but one of the mighty (portents),

نَذِيرًۭا لِّلْبَشَرِ

Nazeeral lilbashar

A warning to mankind,-

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Liman shaaa'a minkum any yataqaddama aw yata akhkhar

To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Kullu nafsim bim kasabat raheenah

Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.

إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ

Illaaa as haabal yameen

Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Fee jannaatiny yata saaa'aloon

(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,

عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

'Anil mujrimeen

And (ask) of the Sinners:

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ

Maa salakakum fee saqar

"What led you into Hell Fire?"

قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

Qaaloo lam naku minal musalleen

They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ

Wa lam naku nut'imul miskeen

"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ

Wa kunnaa nakhoodu ma'al khaaa'ideen

"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Wa kunnaa nukazzibu bi yawmid Deen

"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ

Hattaaa ataanal yaqeen

"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ

Famaa tanfa'uhum shafaa'atush shaafi'een

Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Famaa lahum 'anittazkirati mu'rideen

Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌۭ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭ

Ka annahum humurum mustanfirah

As if they were affrighted asses,

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

Farrat min qaswarah

Fleeing from a lion!

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًۭا مُّنَشَّرَةًۭ

Bal yureedu kullum ri'im minhum any yu'taa suhufam munashsharah

Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ

Kallaa bal laa yakhaafoonal aakhirah

By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌۭ

Kallaaa innahoo tazkirah

Nay, this surely is an admonition:

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Fa man shaaa'a zakarah

Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

Wa maa yazkuroona illaaa any yashaaa'al laah; Huwa ahlut taqwaa wa ahlul maghfirah

But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.