Al-Muddaththir

بِسْمِ In (the) name bis'mi
In (the) name ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah l-lahi
(of) Allah ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ the Most Gracious l-raḥmāni
the Most Gracious ٱلرَّحِيمِ the Most Merciful l-raḥīmi
the Most Merciful

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā
O you ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ who covers himself l-mudathiru
who covers himself ١ (1)
(1)

قُمْ Stand up qum
Stand up فَأَنذِرْ and warn fa-andhir
and warn ٢ (2)
(2)

وَرَبَّكَ And your Lord warabbaka
And your Lord فَكَبِّرْ magnify fakabbir
magnify ٣ (3)
(3)

وَثِيَابَكَ And your clothing wathiyābaka
And your clothing فَطَهِّرْ purify faṭahhir
purify ٤ (4)
(4)

وَٱلرُّجْزَ And uncleanliness wal-ruj'za
And uncleanliness فَٱهْجُرْ avoid fa-uh'jur
avoid ٥ (5)
(5)

وَلَا And (do) not walā
And (do) not تَمْنُن confer favor tamnun
confer favor تَسْتَكْثِرُ (to) acquire more tastakthiru
(to) acquire more ٦ (6)
(6)

وَلِرَبِّكَ And for your Lord walirabbika
And for your Lord فَٱصْبِرْ be patient fa-iṣ'bir
be patient ٧ (7)
(7)

فَإِذَا Then when fa-idhā
Then when نُقِرَ is blown nuqira
is blown فِى in fī
in ٱلنَّاقُورِ the trumpet l-nāqūri
the trumpet ٨ (8)
(8)

فَذَٰلِكَ That fadhālika
That يَوْمَئِذٍۢ Day yawma-idhin
Day يَوْمٌ (will be) a Day yawmun
(will be) a Day عَسِيرٌ difficult ʿasīrun
difficult ٩ (9)
(9)

عَلَى For ʿalā
For ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers غَيْرُ not ghayru
not يَسِيرٍۢ easy yasīrin
easy ١٠ (10)
(10)

ذَرْنِى Leave Me dharnī
Leave Me وَمَنْ and whom waman
and whom خَلَقْتُ I created khalaqtu
I created وَحِيدًۭا alone waḥīdan
alone ١١ (11)
(11)

وَجَعَلْتُ And I granted wajaʿaltu
And I granted لَهُۥ to him lahu
to him مَالًۭا wealth mālan
wealth مَّمْدُودًۭا extensive mamdūdan
extensive ١٢ (12)
(12)

وَبَنِينَ And children wabanīna
And children شُهُودًۭا present shuhūdan
present ١٣ (13)
(13)

وَمَهَّدتُّ And I spread wamahhadttu
And I spread لَهُۥ for him lahu
for him تَمْهِيدًۭا ease tamhīdan
ease ١٤ (14)
(14)

ثُمَّ Then thumma
Then يَطْمَعُ he desires yaṭmaʿu
he desires أَنْ that an
that أَزِيدَ I (should) add more azīda
I (should) add more ١٥ (15)
(15)

كَلَّآ ۖ By no means kallā
By no means إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he innahu
Indeed, he كَانَ has been kāna
has been لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا to Our Verses liāyātinā
to Our Verses عَنِيدًۭا stubborn ʿanīdan
stubborn ١٦ (16)
(16)

سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ Soon I will cover Him sa-ur'hiquhu
Soon I will cover Him صَعُودًا (with) a laborious punishment ṣaʿūdan
(with) a laborious punishment ١٧ (17)
(17)

إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he innahu
Indeed, he فَكَّرَ thought fakkara
thought وَقَدَّرَ and plotted waqaddara
and plotted ١٨ (18)
(18)

فَقُتِلَ So may he be destroyed faqutila
So may he be destroyed كَيْفَ how kayfa
how قَدَّرَ he plotted qaddara
he plotted ١٩ (19)
(19)

ثُمَّ Then thumma
Then قُتِلَ may he be destroyed qutila
may he be destroyed كَيْفَ how kayfa
how قَدَّرَ he plotted qaddara
he plotted ٢٠ (20)
(20)

ثُمَّ Then thumma
Then نَظَرَ he looked naẓara
he looked ٢١ (21)
(21)

ثُمَّ Then thumma
Then عَبَسَ he frowned ʿabasa
he frowned وَبَسَرَ and scowled wabasara
and scowled ٢٢ (22)
(22)

ثُمَّ Then thumma
Then أَدْبَرَ he turned back adbara
he turned back وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ and was proud wa-is'takbara
and was proud ٢٣ (23)
(23)

فَقَالَ Then he said faqāla
Then he said إِنْ Not in
Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this hādhā
(is) this إِلَّا but illā
but سِحْرٌۭ magic siḥ'run
magic يُؤْثَرُ imitated yu'tharu
imitated ٢٤ (24)
(24)

إِنْ Not in
Not هَـٰذَآ (is) this hādhā
(is) this إِلَّا but illā
but قَوْلُ (the) word qawlu
(the) word ٱلْبَشَرِ (of) a human being l-bashari
(of) a human being ٢٥ (25)
(25)

سَأُصْلِيهِ Soon I will drive him sa-uṣ'līhi
Soon I will drive him سَقَرَ (into) Hell saqara
(into) Hell ٢٦ (26)
(26)

وَمَآ And what wamā
And what أَدْرَىٰكَ can make you know adrāka
can make you know مَا what mā
what سَقَرُ (is) Hell saqaru
(is) Hell ٢٧ (27)
(27)

لَا Not lā
Not تُبْقِى it lets remain tub'qī
it lets remain وَلَا and not walā
and not تَذَرُ it leaves tadharu
it leaves ٢٨ (28)
(28)

لَوَّاحَةٌۭ Scorching lawwāḥatun
Scorching لِّلْبَشَرِ the human (skin) lil'bashari
the human (skin) ٢٩ (29)
(29)

عَلَيْهَا Over it ʿalayhā
Over it تِسْعَةَ (are) nine tis'ʿata
(are) nine عَشَرَ teen ʿashara
teen ٣٠ (30)
(30)

وَمَا And not wamā
And not جَعَلْنَآ We have made jaʿalnā
We have made أَصْحَـٰبَ keepers aṣḥāba
keepers ٱلنَّارِ (of) the Fire l-nāri
(of) the Fire إِلَّا except illā
except مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ ۙ Angels malāikatan
Angels وَمَا And not wamā
And not جَعَلْنَا We have made jaʿalnā
We have made عِدَّتَهُمْ their number ʿiddatahum
their number إِلَّا except illā
except فِتْنَةًۭ (as) a trial fit'natan
(as) a trial لِّلَّذِينَ for those who lilladhīna
for those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve kafarū
disbelieve لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ that may be certain liyastayqina
that may be certain ٱلَّذِينَ those who alladhīna
those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ūtū
were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture l-kitāba
the Scripture وَيَزْدَادَ and may increase wayazdāda
and may increase ٱلَّذِينَ those who alladhīna
those who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe āmanū
believe إِيمَـٰنًۭا ۙ (in) faith īmānan
(in) faith وَلَا and not walā
and not يَرْتَابَ may doubt yartāba
may doubt ٱلَّذِينَ those who alladhīna
those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ūtū
were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture l-kitāba
the Scripture وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ and the believers wal-mu'minūna
and the believers وَلِيَقُولَ and that may say waliyaqūla
and that may say ٱلَّذِينَ those alladhīna
those فِى in fī
in قُلُوبِهِم their hearts qulūbihim
their hearts مَّرَضٌۭ (is) a disease maraḍun
(is) a disease وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ and the disbelievers wal-kāfirūna
and the disbelievers مَاذَآ What mādhā
What أَرَادَ (does) intend arāda
(does) intend ٱللَّهُ Allah l-lahu
Allah بِهَـٰذَا by this bihādhā
by this مَثَلًۭا ۚ example mathalan
example كَذَٰلِكَ Thus kadhālika
Thus يُضِلُّ does let go astray yuḍillu
does let go astray ٱللَّهُ Allah l-lahu
Allah مَن whom man
whom يَشَآءُ He wills yashāu
He wills وَيَهْدِى and guides wayahdī
and guides مَن whom man
whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills yashāu
He wills وَمَا And none wamā
And none يَعْلَمُ knows yaʿlamu
knows جُنُودَ (the) hosts junūda
(the) hosts رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord rabbika
(of) your Lord إِلَّا except illā
except هُوَ ۚ Him huwa
Him وَمَا And not wamā
And not هِىَ it hiya
it إِلَّا (is) but illā
(is) but ذِكْرَىٰ a reminder dhik'rā
a reminder لِلْبَشَرِ to (the) human beings lil'bashari
to (the) human beings ٣١ (31)
(31)

كَلَّا Nay kallā
Nay وَٱلْقَمَرِ By the moon wal-qamari
By the moon ٣٢ (32)
(32)

وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night wa-al-layli
And the night إِذْ when idh
when أَدْبَرَ it departs adbara
it departs ٣٣ (33)
(33)

وَٱلصُّبْحِ And the morning wal-ṣub'ḥi
And the morning إِذَآ when idhā
when أَسْفَرَ it brightens asfara
it brightens ٣٤ (34)
(34)

إِنَّهَا Indeed, it innahā
Indeed, it لَإِحْدَى (is) surely one la-iḥ'dā
(is) surely one ٱلْكُبَرِ (of) the greatest l-kubari
(of) the greatest ٣٥ (35)
(35)

نَذِيرًۭا A warning nadhīran
A warning لِّلْبَشَرِ to (the) human being lil'bashari
to (the) human being ٣٦ (36)
(36)

لِمَن To whoever liman
To whoever شَآءَ wills shāa
wills مِنكُمْ among you minkum
among you أَن to an
to يَتَقَدَّمَ proceed yataqaddama
proceed أَوْ or aw
or يَتَأَخَّرَ stay behind yata-akhara
stay behind ٣٧ (37)
(37)

كُلُّ Every kullu
Every نَفْسٍۭ soul nafsin
soul بِمَا for what bimā
for what كَسَبَتْ it has earned kasabat
it has earned رَهِينَةٌ (is) pledged rahīnatun
(is) pledged ٣٨ (38)
(38)

إِلَّآ Except illā
Except أَصْحَـٰبَ (the) companions aṣḥāba
(the) companions ٱلْيَمِينِ (of) the right l-yamīni
(of) the right ٣٩ (39)
(39)

فِى In fī
In جَنَّـٰتٍۢ Gardens jannātin
Gardens يَتَسَآءَلُونَ asking each other yatasāalūna
asking each other ٤٠ (40)
(40)

عَنِ About ʿani
About ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ the criminals l-muj'rimīna
the criminals ٤١ (41)
(41)

مَا What mā
What سَلَكَكُمْ led you salakakum
led you فِى into fī
into سَقَرَ Hell saqara
Hell ٤٢ (42)
(42)

قَالُوا۟ They will say qālū
They will say لَمْ Not lam
Not نَكُ we were naku
we were مِنَ of mina
of ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ those who prayed l-muṣalīna
those who prayed ٤٣ (43)
(43)

وَلَمْ And not walam
And not نَكُ we used to naku
we used to نُطْعِمُ feed nuṭ'ʿimu
feed ٱلْمِسْكِينَ the poor l-mis'kīna
the poor ٤٤ (44)
(44)

وَكُنَّا And we used to wakunnā
And we used to نَخُوضُ indulge in vain talk nakhūḍu
indulge in vain talk مَعَ with maʿa
with ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ the vain talkers l-khāiḍīna
the vain talkers ٤٥ (45)
(45)

وَكُنَّا And we used to wakunnā
And we used to نُكَذِّبُ deny nukadhibu
deny بِيَوْمِ (the) Day biyawmi
(the) Day ٱلدِّينِ (of) the Judgment l-dīni
(of) the Judgment ٤٦ (46)
(46)

حَتَّىٰٓ Until ḥattā
Until أَتَىٰنَا came to us atānā
came to us ٱلْيَقِينُ the certainty l-yaqīnu
the certainty ٤٧ (47)
(47)

فَمَا Then not famā
Then not تَنفَعُهُمْ will benefit them tanfaʿuhum
will benefit them شَفَـٰعَةُ intercession shafāʿatu
intercession ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ (of) the intercessors l-shāfiʿīna
(of) the intercessors ٤٨ (48)
(48)

فَمَا Then what famā
Then what لَهُمْ (is) for them lahum
(is) for them عَنِ (that) from ʿani
(that) from ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ the Reminder l-tadhkirati
the Reminder مُعْرِضِينَ they (are) turning away muʿ'riḍīna
they (are) turning away ٤٩ (49)
(49)

كَأَنَّهُمْ As if they (were) ka-annahum
As if they (were) حُمُرٌۭ donkeys ḥumurun
donkeys مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭ frightened mus'tanfiratun
frightened ٥٠ (50)
(50)

فَرَّتْ Fleeing farrat
Fleeing مِن from min
from قَسْوَرَةٍۭ a lion qaswaratin
a lion ٥١ (51)
(51)

بَلْ Nay bal
Nay يُرِيدُ Desires yurīdu
Desires كُلُّ every kullu
every ٱمْرِئٍۢ person im'ri-in
person مِّنْهُمْ of them min'hum
of them أَن that an
that يُؤْتَىٰ he may be given yu'tā
he may be given صُحُفًۭا pages ṣuḥufan
pages مُّنَشَّرَةًۭ spread out munasharatan
spread out ٥٢ (52)
(52)

كَلَّا ۖ Nay kallā
Nay بَل But bal
But لَّا not lā
not يَخَافُونَ they fear yakhāfūna
they fear ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ the Hereafter l-ākhirata
the Hereafter ٥٣ (53)
(53)

كَلَّآ Nay kallā
Nay إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it innahu
Indeed, it تَذْكِرَةٌۭ (is) a Reminder tadhkiratun
(is) a Reminder ٥٤ (54)
(54)

فَمَن So whoever faman
So whoever شَآءَ wills shāa
wills ذَكَرَهُۥ (may) pay heed to it dhakarahu
(may) pay heed to it ٥٥ (55)
(55)

وَمَا And not wamā
And not يَذْكُرُونَ will pay heed yadhkurūna
will pay heed إِلَّآ except illā
except أَن that an
that يَشَآءَ wills yashāa
wills ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah l-lahu
Allah هُوَ He huwa
He أَهْلُ (is) worthy ahlu
(is) worthy ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ to be feared l-taqwā
to be feared وَأَهْلُ and worthy wa-ahlu
and worthy ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ to forgive l-maghfirati
to forgive ٥٦ (56)
(56)