Surah 74 المدثر

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ Verse 9

Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ Verse 10

Not of ease, for disbelievers.

ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا Verse 11

Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا Verse 12

And then bestowed upon him ample means,

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا Verse 13

And sons abiding in his presence

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا Verse 14

And made (life) smooth for him.

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ Verse 15

Yet he desireth that I should give more.

كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا Verse 16

Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.

سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا Verse 17

On him I shall impose a fearful doom.

إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ Verse 18

For lo! he did consider; then he planned -

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ Verse 19

(Self-)destroyed is he, how he planned!

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ Verse 20

Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned! -

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ Verse 21

Then looked he,

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ Verse 22

Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ Verse 23

Then turned he away in pride

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ Verse 24

And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;

إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ Verse 25

This is naught else than speech of mortal man.

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ Verse 26

Him shall I fling unto the burning.

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ Verse 27

- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -

لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ Verse 28

It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ Verse 29

It shrivelleth the man.

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ Verse 30

Above it are nineteen.

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ Verse 31

We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling-block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals.

كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ Verse 32

Nay, by the Moon

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ Verse 33

And the night when it withdraweth

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ Verse 34

And the dawn when it shineth forth,

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ Verse 35

Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ Verse 36

As a warning unto men,

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ Verse 37

Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ Verse 38

Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

إِلَّا أَصْحَابَ الْيَمِينِ Verse 39

Save those who will stand on the right hand.

فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ Verse 40

In gardens they will ask one another

عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ Verse 41

Concerning the guilty:

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ Verse 42

What hath brought you to this burning?

قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ Verse 43

They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ Verse 44

Nor did we feed the wretched.

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ Verse 45

We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ Verse 46

And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

حَتَّىٰ أَتَانَا الْيَقِينُ Verse 47

Till the Inevitable came unto us.

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ Verse 48

The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ Verse 49

Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ Verse 50

As they were frightened asses

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ Verse 51

Fleeing from a lion?

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً Verse 52

Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ Verse 53

Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ Verse 54

Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ Verse 55

So whosoever will may heed.

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ Verse 56

And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.