Al-Muddaththir

Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru

Yā 'Ayyuhā Al-Muddaththiru

O you wrapped up in your mantle

Qum faanthir

Qum Fa'andhir

Rise up and warn

Warabbaka fakabbir

Wa Rabbaka Fakabbir

Magnify your Lord

Wathiyabaka fatahhir

Wa Thiyābaka Faţahhir

and purify your clothes

Waalrrujza faohjur

Wa Ar-Rujza Fāhjur

and keep away from all impurity

Wala tamnun tastakthiru

Wa Lā Tamnun Tastakthiru

Do not grant a favour seeking a greater gain

Walirabbika faisbir

Wa Lirabbika Fāşbir

and be patient for the sake of your Lord

Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori

Fa'idhā Nuqira Fī An-Nāqūri

When the Trumpet will be sounded

Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun

Fadhālika Yawma'idhin Yawmun `Asīrun

that will be a day of hardship

AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin

Alá Al-Kāfirīna Ghayru Yasīrin

not at all easy for the faithless

Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan

Dharnī Wa Man Khalaqtu Waĥīdāan

Leave Me [to deal] with him whom I created alone

WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan

Wa Ja`altu Lahu Mālāan Mamdūdāan

and furnished him with extensive means

Wabaneena shuhoodan

Wa Banīna Shuhūdāan

[gave him] sons to be at his side

Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan

Wa Mahhadtu Lahu Tamhīdāan

and facilitated [all matters] for him

Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda

Thumma Yaţma`u 'An 'Azīda

Still he is eager that I should give him more

Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan

Kallā 'Innahu Kāna Li'yātinā `Anīdāan

No indeed! He is an obstinate opponent of Our signs

Saorhiquhu saAAoodan

Sa'urhiquhu Şa`ūdāan

Soon I will overwhelm him with hardship

Innahu fakkara waqaddara

Innahu Fakkara Wa Qaddara

Indeed he reflected and decided

Faqutila kayfa qaddara

Faqutila Kayfa Qaddara

Perish he, how he decided

Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara

Thumma Qutila Kayfa Qaddara

Again, perish he, how he decided

Thumma nathara

Thumma Nažara

Then he looked

Thumma AAabasa wabasara

Thumma `Abasa Wa Basara

then frowned and scowled

Thumma adbara waistakbara

Thumma 'Adbara Wa Astakbara

Then he walked away disdainfully

Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu

Faqāla 'In Hādhā 'Illā Siĥrun Yu'utharu

saying, ‘It is nothing but traditional sorcery

In hatha illa qawlu albashari

In Hādhā 'Illā Qawlu Al-Bashari

It is nothing but the speech of a human.’

Saosleehi saqara

Sa'uşlīhi Saqara

Soon I will cast him into Saqar

Wama adraka ma saqaru

Wa Mā 'Adrāka Mā Saqaru

And what will show you what is Saqar

La tubqee wala tatharu

Lā Tubqī Wa Lā Tadharu

It neither spares, nor leaves [anything]

Lawwahatun lilbashari

Lawwāĥatun Lilbashari

It burns the skin

AAalayha tisAAata AAashara

Alayhā Tis`ata `Ashara

There are nineteen [keepers] over it

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

Wa Mā Ja`alnā 'Aşĥāba An-Nāri 'Illā Malā'ikatan Wa Mā Ja`alnā `Iddatahum 'Illā Fitnatan Lilladhīna Kafarū Liyastayqina Al-Ladhīna 'Ūtū Al-Kitāba Wa Yazdāda Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū 'Īmānāan Wa Lā Yartāba Al-Ladhīna 'Ūtū Al-Kitāba Wa Al-Mu'uminūna Wa Liyaqūla Al-Ladhīna Fī Qulūbihim Marađun Wa Al-Kāfirūna Mādhā 'Arāda Allāhu Bihadhā Mathalāan Kadhālika Yuđillu Allāhu Man Yashā'u Wa Yahdī Man Yashā'u Wa Mā Ya`lamu Junūda Rabbika 'Illā Huwa Wa Mā Hiya 'Illā Dhikrá Lilbashari

We have assigned only angels as keepers of the Fire, and We have made their number merely a stumbling block for the faithless, and so that those who were given the Book may be reassured, and the faithful may increase in [their] faith, and so that those who were given the Book and the faithful may not be in doubt, and so that the faithless and those in whose hearts is a sickness may say, ‘What did Allah mean by this description?’ Thus does Allah lead astray whomever He wishes and guides whomever He wishes. No one knows the hosts of your Lord except Him, and it is just an admonition for all humans

Kalla waalqamari

Kallā Wa Al-Qamari

No indeed! By the Moon

Waallayli ith adbara

Wa Al-Layli 'Idh 'Adbara

By the night when it recedes

Waalssubhi itha asfara

Wa Aş-Şubĥi 'Idhā 'Asfara

By the dawn when it brightens

Innaha laihda alkubari

Innahā La'iĥdá Al-Kubari

Indeed they are one of the greatest [signs of God]

Natheeran lilbashari

Nadhīrāan Lilbashari

—a warner to all humans

Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara

Liman Shā'a Minkum 'An Yataqaddama 'Aw Yata'akhkhara

[alike] for those of you who like to advance ahead and those who would remain behind

Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun

Kullu Nafsin Bimā Kasabat Rahīnahun

Every soul is hostage to what it has earned

Illa ashaba alyameeni

Illā 'Aşĥāba Al-Yamīni

except the People of the Right Hand

Fee jannatin yatasaaloona

Fī Jannātin Yatasā'alūna

[They will be] in gardens, questioning

AAani almujrimeena

Ani Al-Mujrimīna

the guilty

Ma salakakum fee saqara

Mā Salakakum Fī Saqara

‘What drew you into Hell?’

Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena

Qālū Lam Naku Mina Al-Muşallīna

They will answer, ‘We were not among those who prayed

Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena

Wa Lam Naku Nuţ`imu Al-Miskīna

Nor did we feed the poor

Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena

Wa Kunnā Nakhūđu Ma`a Al-Khā'iđīna

We used to indulge in [profane] gossip along with the gossipers

Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni

Wa Kunnā Nukadhibu Biyawmi Ad-Dīni

and we used to deny the Day of Retribution

Hatta atana alyaqeenu

Ĥattá 'Atānā Al-Yaqīnu

until death came to us.’

Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena

Famā Tanfa`uhum Shafā`atu Ash-Shāfi`īna

So the intercession of the intercessors will not avail them

Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena

Famā Lahum `Ani At-Tadhkirati Mu`riđīna

What is the matter with them that they evade the Reminder

Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun

Ka'annahum Ĥumurun Mustanfirahun

as if they were terrified asses

Farrat min qaswaratin

Farrat Min Qaswarahin

fleeing from a lion

Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan

Bal Yurīdu Kullu Amri'in Minhum 'An Yu'utá Şuĥufāan Munasharahan

But everyone of them desires to be given unrolled scriptures [from Allah]

Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata

Kallā Bal Lā Yakhāfūna Al-'Ākhiraha

No! Indeed, they do not fear the Hereafter

Kalla innahu tathkiratun

Kallā 'Innahu Tadhkirahun

No! It is indeed a reminder

Faman shaa thakarahu

Faman Shā'a Dhakarahu

So let anyone who wishes be mindful of it

Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati

Wa Mā Yadhkurūna 'Illā 'An Yashā'a Allāhu Huwa 'Ahlu At-Taqwá Wa 'Ahlu Al-Maghfirahi

And they will not be mindful unless Allah wishes. He is worthy of [your] being wary [of Him] and He is worthy to forgive