Surah 74 - The Cloaked One (Al-Muddaththir)

1

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ

O you covered up in your clothes

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2

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

Arise and warn all

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3

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

Revere your Lord alone

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4

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Purify your garments

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5

وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ

Continue to shun idols

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6

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Do not do a favour expecting more in return

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7

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ

And persevere for the sake of your Lord

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8

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ

For when the Trumpet will be sounded،

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9

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

that will truly be a difficult Day

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10

عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍۢ

far from easy for the disbelievers

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11

ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًۭا

And leave to me O Prophet the one I created all by Myself،

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12

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًۭا مَّمْدُودًۭا

and granted him abundant wealth،

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13

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًۭا

and children always by his side،

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14

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًۭا

and made life very easy for him

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15

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Yet he is hungry for more

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16

كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًۭا

But no For he has been truly stubborn with Our revelations

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17

سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

I will make his fate unbearable،

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18

إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

for he contemplated and determined a degrading label for the Quran

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19

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

May he be condemned How evil was what he determined

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20

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

May he be condemned even more How evil was what he determined

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21

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Then he re-contemplated in frustration،

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22

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

then frowned and scowled،

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23

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

then turned his back on the truth and acted arrogantly،

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24

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ يُؤْثَرُ

saying، "This Quran is nothing but magic from the ancients

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25

إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

This is no more than the word of a man"

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26

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Soon I will burn him in Hell

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27

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

And what will make you realize what Hell is?

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28

لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

It does not let anyone live or die،

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29

لَوَّاحَةٌۭ لِّلْبَشَرِ

scorching the skin

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30

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

It is overseen by nineteen keepers

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31

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

We have appointed only stern angels as wardens of the Fire And We have made their number only as a test for the disbelievers، so that the People of the Book will be certain، and the believers will increase in faith، and neither the People of the Book nor the believers will have any doubts، and so that those hypocrites with sickness in their hearts and the disbelievers will argue، "What does Allah mean by such a number?" In this way Allah leaves whoever He wills to stray and guides whoever He wills And none knows the forces of your Lord except He And this description of Hell is only a reminder to humanity

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32

كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ

But no By the moon،

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33

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

and the night as it retreats،

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34

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ

and the day as it breaks

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35

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ

Surely Hell is one of the mightiest catastrophes

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36

نَذِيرًۭا لِّلْبَشَرِ

a warning to humankind،

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37

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

to whichever of you chooses to take the lead or lag behind

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38

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Every soul will be detained for what it has done،

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39

إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ

except the people of the right،

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40

فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

who will be in Gardens، asking one another

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41

عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

about the wicked who will then be asked:

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42

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ

"What has landed you in Hell?"

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43

قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

They will reply، "We were not of those who prayed،

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44

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ

nor did we feed the poor

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45

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ

We used to indulge in falsehood along with others،

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46

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

and deny the Day of Judgment،

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47

حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ

until the inevitable came to us"

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48

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ

So the pleas of intercessors will be of no benefit to them

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49

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Now، what is the matter with them that they are turning away from the reminder،

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50

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌۭ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭ

as if they were spooked zebras

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51

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

fleeing from a lion?

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52

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًۭا مُّنَشَّرَةًۭ

In fact، each one of them wishes to be given a personal letter from Allah for all to read

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53

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ

But no In fact، they do not fear the Hereafter

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54

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌۭ

Enough Surely this Quran is a reminder

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55

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

So let whoever wills be mindful of it

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56

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

But they cannot do so unless Allah wills He alone is worthy to be feared and entitled to forgive

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