المدثر

Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru

O you covered [in your cloak][1],

Qum faanthir

arise and warn,

Warabbaka fakabbir

and proclaim the greatness of your Lord,

Wathiyabaka fatahhir

and purify your garments,

Waalrrujza faohjur

and shun idol worshiping[2],

Wala tamnun tastakthiru

and do not do a favor for a greater return[3],

Walirabbika faisbir

and be patient for the sake of your Lord.

Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori

When the Trumpet is sounded[4],

Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun

that Day will be a difficult day,

AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin

not easy for the disbelievers.

Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan

Leave me to deal with the one whom I created lonely[5],

WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan

and gave him abundant wealth,

Wabaneena shuhoodan

and sons by his side,

Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan

and gave him a life of comfort and power,

Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda

yet he aspires that I should give him more.

Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan

By no means! For he has been stubborn against Our verses.

Saorhiquhu saAAoodan

I will subject him to an unbearable punishment.

Innahu fakkara waqaddara

For he reflected and plotted [against the Qur’an][6].

Faqutila kayfa qaddara

May he perish, how he plotted!

Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara

Again, may he perish, how he plotted!

Thumma nathara

Then he looked around,

Thumma AAabasa wabasara

then he frowned and scowled,

Thumma adbara waistakbara

then turned away with arrogance,

Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu

then said, “This is nothing but magic from the past.

In hatha illa qawlu albashari

This is nothing but the words of a man.”

Saosleehi saqara

Soon I will make him burn in the Scorching Fire[7].

Wama adraka ma saqaru

How do you know what Scorching Fire is?

La tubqee wala tatharu

It leaves nothing and spares no one,

Lawwahatun lilbashari

scorching the skin.

AAalayha tisAAata AAashara

It is overseen by nineteen [angels].

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

We have only appointed angels as keepers of the Fire, and We have only made their number as a test for the disbelievers[8], so that those who were given the Scripture may have certainty and the believers may increase in faith; and neither those who were given the Scripture nor the believers may have any doubts; and so that those [hypocrites] in whose hearts is sickness and the disbelievers may say, “What does Allah mean by this number?” Thus Allah causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills, and none knows the soldiers of your Lord but He. This is but a reminder to mankind.

Kalla waalqamari

No indeed! By the moon,

Waallayli ith adbara

and by the night when it departs,

Waalssubhi itha asfara

and by the dawn when it brightens,

Innaha laihda alkubari

Hellfire is indeed one of the greatest matters,

Natheeran lilbashari

a warning to mankind,

Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara

to whoever among you chooses to advance or regress.

Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun

Every soul is held in pledge[9] for its deeds,

Illa ashaba alyameeni

except the People of the Right[10],

Fee jannatin yatasaaloona

who will be in gardens, asking one another

AAani almujrimeena

about the wicked:

Ma salakakum fee saqara

“What brought you to Hell?”

Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena

They will say, “We were not among those who prayed,

Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena

nor did we feed the poor,

Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena

and we indulged in falsehood along with those who indulged in it,

Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni

and we denied the Day of Judgment,

Hatta atana alyaqeenu

until the certainty [of death] came to us.”

Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena

So the intercession of intercessors will not benefit them.

Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena

Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from the Reminder,

Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun

as if they were terrified wild asses,

Farrat min qaswaratin

fleeing from a lion?

Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan

In fact, each one of them desires that open [divine] letters be sent to each of them[11].

Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata

By no means! They rather do not fear the Hereafter.

Kalla innahu tathkiratun

No indeed! This [Qur’an] is a reminder.

Faman shaa thakarahu

So whoever wills may take heed.

Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati

But they will not take heed unless Allah so wills. He is most worthy to be feared and most worthy to forgive.