English translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Marmaduke Pickthall
Reciter: Shahriar Parhizgar. The sound plays from cdn.islamic.network. When you press “Play”, your device connects to that site. Publisher of the audio: Al Quran Cloud (terms of use).
Surah 74 المدثر
56 Verses
Meccan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ Verse 1
O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
Verse 1, Where in the source
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ Verse 2
Arise and warn!
Verse 2, Where in the source
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ Verse 3
Thy Lord magnify,
Verse 3, Where in the source
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ Verse 4
Thy raiment purify,
Verse 4, Where in the source
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ Verse 5
Pollution shun!
Verse 5, Where in the source
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ Verse 6
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
Verse 6, Where in the source
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ Verse 7
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
Verse 7, Where in the source
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ Verse 8
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Verse 8, Where in the source
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ Verse 9
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
Verse 9, Where in the source
عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ Verse 10
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
Verse 10, Where in the source
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا Verse 11
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
Verse 11, Where in the source
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا Verse 12
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
Verse 12, Where in the source
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا Verse 13
And sons abiding in his presence
Verse 13, Where in the source
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا Verse 14
And made (life) smooth for him.
Verse 14, Where in the source
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ Verse 15
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Verse 15, Where in the source
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا Verse 16
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
Verse 16, Where in the source
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا Verse 17
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
Verse 17, Where in the source
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ Verse 18
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
Verse 18, Where in the source
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ Verse 19
(Self-)destroyed is he, how he planned!
Verse 19, Where in the source
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ Verse 20
Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Verse 20, Where in the source
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ Verse 21
Then looked he,
Verse 21, Where in the source
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ Verse 22
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Verse 22, Where in the source
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ Verse 23
Then turned he away in pride
Verse 23, Where in the source
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ Verse 24
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
Verse 24, Where in the source
إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ Verse 25
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
Verse 25, Where in the source
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ Verse 26
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
Verse 26, Where in the source
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ Verse 27
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
Verse 27, Where in the source
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ Verse 28
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
Verse 28, Where in the source
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ Verse 29
It shrivelleth the man.
Verse 29, Where in the source
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ Verse 30
Above it are nineteen.
Verse 30, Where in the source
وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَـٰٓئِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَـٰنًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِىَ 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.
Verse 31, Where in the source
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ Verse 32
Nay, by the Moon
Verse 32, Where in the source
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ Verse 33
And the night when it withdraweth
Verse 33, Where in the source
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ Verse 34
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
Verse 34, Where in the source
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ Verse 35
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
Verse 35, Where in the source
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ Verse 36
As a warning unto men,
Verse 36, Where in the source
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ Verse 37
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
Verse 37, Where in the source
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ Verse 38
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Verse 38, Where in the source
إِلَّآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ Verse 39
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
Verse 39, Where in the source
فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ Verse 40
In gardens they will ask one another
Verse 40, Where in the source
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ Verse 41
Concerning the guilty:
Verse 41, Where in the source
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ Verse 42
What hath brought you to this burning?
Verse 42, Where in the source
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ Verse 43
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
Verse 43, Where in the source
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ Verse 44
Nor did we feed the wretched.
Verse 44, Where in the source
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ Verse 45
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
Verse 45, Where in the source
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ Verse 46
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Verse 46, Where in the source
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ Verse 47
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Verse 47, Where in the source
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَـٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ Verse 48
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Verse 48, Where in the source
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ Verse 49
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
Verse 49, Where in the source
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ Verse 50
As they were frightened asses
Verse 50, Where in the source
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ Verse 51
Fleeing from a lion?
Verse 51, Where in the source
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً Verse 52
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
Verse 52, Where in the source
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ Verse 53
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
Verse 53, Where in the source
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ Verse 54
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Verse 54, Where in the source
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ Verse 55
So whosoever will may heed.
Verse 55, Where in the source
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ Verse 56
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
Verse 56, Where in the source