يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ who covers himself ١
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
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74. Surah Al-Muddaththir
The Cloaked One · Makki · 56 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُمْ Stand up فَأَنذِرْ and warn ٢
Arise and warn.
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وَرَبَّكَ And your Lord فَكَبِّرْ magnify ٣
And your Lord glorify.
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وَثِيَابَكَ And your clothing فَطَهِّرْ purify ٤
And your clothing purify.
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وَٱلرُّجْزَ And uncleanliness فَٱهْجُرْ avoid ٥
And uncleanliness avoid.
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وَلَا And (do) not تَمْنُن confer favor تَسْتَكْثِرُ (to) acquire more ٦
And do not confer favor to acquire more.
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وَلِرَبِّكَ And for your Lord فَٱصْبِرْ be patient ٧
But for your Lord be patient.
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فَإِذَا Then when نُقِرَ is blown فِى in ٱلنَّاقُورِ the trumpet ٨
And when the trumpet is blown,
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فَذَٰلِكَ That يَوْمَئِذٍۢ Day يَوْمٌ (will be) a Day عَسِيرٌ difficult ٩
That Day will be a difficult day
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عَلَى For ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers غَيْرُ not يَسِيرٍۢ easy ١٠
For the disbelievers - not easy.
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ذَرْنِى Leave Me وَمَنْ and whom خَلَقْتُ I created وَحِيدًۭا alone ١١
Leave Me with the one I created alone
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وَجَعَلْتُ And I granted لَهُۥ to him مَالًۭا wealth مَّمْدُودًۭا extensive ١٢
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
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وَبَنِينَ And children شُهُودًۭا present ١٣
And children present [with him]
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وَمَهَّدتُّ And I spread لَهُۥ for him تَمْهِيدًۭا ease ١٤
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
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ثُمَّ Then يَطْمَعُ he desires أَنْ that أَزِيدَ I (should) add more ١٥
Then he desires that I should add more.
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كَلَّآ ۖ By no means إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he كَانَ has been لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا to Our Verses عَنِيدًۭا stubborn ١٦
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
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سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ Soon I will cover Him صَعُودًا (with) a laborious punishment ١٧
I will cover him with arduous torment.
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he فَكَّرَ thought وَقَدَّرَ and plotted ١٨
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
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فَقُتِلَ So may he be destroyed كَيْفَ how قَدَّرَ he plotted ١٩
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
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ثُمَّ Then قُتِلَ may he be destroyed كَيْفَ how قَدَّرَ he plotted ٢٠
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
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ثُمَّ Then نَظَرَ he looked ٢١
Then he considered [again];
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ثُمَّ Then عَبَسَ he frowned وَبَسَرَ and scowled ٢٢
Then he frowned and scowled;
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ثُمَّ Then أَدْبَرَ he turned back وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ and was proud ٢٣
Then he turned back and was arrogant
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فَقَالَ Then he said إِنْ Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّا but سِحْرٌۭ magic يُؤْثَرُ imitated ٢٤
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
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إِنْ Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this إِلَّا but قَوْلُ (the) word ٱلْبَشَرِ (of) a human being ٢٥
This is not but the word of a human being."
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سَأُصْلِيهِ Soon I will drive him سَقَرَ (into) Hell ٢٦
I will drive him into Saqar.
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وَمَآ And what أَدْرَىٰكَ can make you know مَا what سَقَرُ (is) Hell ٢٧
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
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لَا Not تُبْقِى it lets remain وَلَا and not تَذَرُ it leaves ٢٨
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
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لَوَّاحَةٌۭ Scorching لِّلْبَشَرِ the human (skin) ٢٩
Altering [i.e., blackening] the skins.
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عَلَيْهَا Over it تِسْعَةَ (are) nine عَشَرَ teen ٣٠
Over it are nineteen [angels].
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وَمَا And not جَعَلْنَآ We have made أَصْحَـٰبَ keepers ٱلنَّارِ (of) the Fire إِلَّا except مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ ۙ Angels وَمَا And not جَعَلْنَا We have made عِدَّتَهُمْ their number إِلَّا except فِتْنَةًۭ (as) a trial لِّلَّذِينَ for those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ that may be certain ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture وَيَزْدَادَ and may increase ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe إِيمَـٰنًۭا ۙ (in) faith وَلَا and not يَرْتَابَ may doubt ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ and the believers وَلِيَقُولَ and that may say ٱلَّذِينَ those فِى in قُلُوبِهِم their hearts مَّرَضٌۭ (is) a disease وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ and the disbelievers مَاذَآ What أَرَادَ (does) intend ٱللَّهُ Allah بِهَـٰذَا by this مَثَلًۭا ۚ example كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُضِلُّ does let go astray ٱللَّهُ Allah مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills وَيَهْدِى and guides مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَمَا And none يَعْلَمُ knows جُنُودَ (the) hosts رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord إِلَّا except هُوَ ۚ Him وَمَا And not هِىَ it إِلَّا (is) but ذِكْرَىٰ a reminder لِلْبَشَرِ to (the) human beings ٣١
And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is disease [i.e., hypocrisy] and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allāh intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allāh send astray whom He wills and guide whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And it [i.e., mention of the Fire] is not but a reminder to humanity.
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كَلَّا Nay وَٱلْقَمَرِ By the moon ٣٢
No! By the moon.
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وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night إِذْ when أَدْبَرَ it departs ٣٣
And [by] the night when it departs.
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وَٱلصُّبْحِ And the morning إِذَآ when أَسْفَرَ it brightens ٣٤
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
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إِنَّهَا Indeed, it لَإِحْدَى (is) surely one ٱلْكُبَرِ (of) the greatest ٣٥
Indeed, it [i.e., the Fire] is of the greatest [afflictions].
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نَذِيرًۭا A warning لِّلْبَشَرِ to (the) human being ٣٦
As a warning to humanity -
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لِمَن To whoever شَآءَ wills مِنكُمْ among you أَن to يَتَقَدَّمَ proceed أَوْ or يَتَأَخَّرَ stay behind ٣٧
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
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كُلُّ Every نَفْسٍۭ soul بِمَا for what كَسَبَتْ it has earned رَهِينَةٌ (is) pledged ٣٨
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained.
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إِلَّآ Except أَصْحَـٰبَ (the) companions ٱلْيَمِينِ (of) the right ٣٩
Except the companions of the right,.
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فِى In جَنَّـٰتٍۢ Gardens يَتَسَآءَلُونَ asking each other ٤٠
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
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