Surah Muddaththir

Verse by verse

1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

   Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim

   In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

2. 1

   يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ

   Ya 'ayyuha al‑muddaththir

   O thou enveloped in thy cloak,

3. 2

   قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

   Qum fa'andhir

   Arise and warn!

4. 3

   وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

   Wa rabbaka fakabbir

   Thy Lord magnify,

5. 4

   وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

   Wa thiyabaka fatahhir

   Thy raiment purify,

6. 5

   وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ

   Wa ar‑rujza fahjur

   Pollution shun!

7. 6

   وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

   Wa la tamnun tastakthir

   And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

8. 7

   وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ

   Wa lirabbika fasbir

   For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!

9. 8

   فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ

   Fa'idha nuqira fi an‑naqur

   For when the trumpet shall sound,

10. 9

    فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

    Fadhalika yawma'idhin yawmun 'asir

    Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

11. 10

    عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

    'Ala al‑kafirina ghayru yasir

    Not of ease, for disbelievers.

12. 11

    ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

    Dharni wa man khalaqtu wahida

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

13. 12

    وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

    Wa ja'altu lahu malan mamduda

    And then bestowed upon him ample means,

14. 13

    وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

    Wa banina shuhuda

    And sons abiding in his presence

15. 14

    وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا

    Wa mahhadttu lahu tamhida

    And made (life) smooth for him.

16. 15

    ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

    Thumma yatma'u 'an 'azid

    Yet he desireth that I should give more.

17. 16

    كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا

    Kalla 'innahu kana li'ayatina 'anida

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

18. 17

    سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

    Sa'urhiquhu sa'uda

    On him I shall impose a fearful doom.

19. 18

    إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

    'Innahu fakkara wa qaddar

    For lo! he did consider; then he planned -

20. 19

    فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

    Faqutila kayfa qaddar

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

21. 20

    ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

    Thumma qutila kayfa qaddar

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

22. 21

    ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

    Thumma nazar

    Then looked he,

23. 22

    ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

    Thumma 'abasa wa basar

    Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

24. 23

    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

    Thumma 'adbara wastakbar

    Then turned he away in pride

25. 24

    فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

    Faqala 'in hadha 'illa sihrun yu'thar

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

26. 25

    إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

    'In hadha 'illa qawlu al‑bashar

    This is naught else than speech of mortal man.

27. 26

    سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

    Sa'uslihi saqar

    Him shall I fling unto the burning.

28. 27

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

    Wa ma adraka ma saqar

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

29. 28

    لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

    La tubqi wa la tadhar

    It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

30. 29

    لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

    Lawwahatun lil‑bashar

    It shrivelleth the man.

31. 30

    عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

    'Alayha tis'ata 'ashar

    Above it are nineteen.

32. 31

    وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِىَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ

    Wa ma ja'alna ashaba an‑nari illa mala'ikatan wa ma ja'alna 'iddatahum illa fitnatan lilladhina kafaru liyastayqina alladhina utu al‑kitaba wa yazdada alladhina amanu imanan wa la yartaba alladhina utu al‑kitaba wal‑mu'minuna wa liyaqula alladhina fi qulubihim maradun wal‑kafiruna madha arada Allahu bihadha mathalan kadhalika yudillu Allahu man yasha'u wa yahdi man yasha'u wa ma ya'lamu junuda rabbika illa huwa wa ma hiya illa dhikra lil‑bashar

    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.

33. 32

    كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ

    Kalla wal‑qamar

    Nay, by the Moon

34. 33

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

    Wal‑layli idh adbar

    And the night when it withdraweth

35. 34

    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ

    Was‑subhi idha asfar

    And the dawn when it shineth forth,

36. 35

    إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ

    Innaha la'ihda al‑kubar

    Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

37. 36

    نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

    Nadhiran lil‑bashar

    As a warning unto men,

38. 37

    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

    Liman sha'a minkum an yataqaddama aw yata'akhkhar

    Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.

39. 38

    كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

    Kullu nafsin bima kasabat rahinah

    Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

40. 39

    إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ

    Illa ashaba al‑yamin

    Save those who will stand on the right hand.

41. 40

    فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

    Fi jannatin yatasa'alun

    In gardens they will ask one another

42. 41

    عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    'Ani al‑mujrimin

    Concerning the guilty:

43. 42

    مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ

    Ma salakakum fi saqar

    What hath brought you to this burning?

44. 43

    قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

    Qalu lam naku mina al‑musallin

    They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

45. 44

    وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ

    Wa lam naku nut'imu al‑miskin

    Nor did we feed the wretched.

46. 45

    وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ

    Wa kunna nakhudu ma'a al‑kha'idin

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

47. 46

    وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    Wa kunna nukadhdhibu biyawmi ad‑din

    And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

48. 47

    حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ

    Hatta atana al‑yaqin

    Till the Inevitable came unto us.

49. 48

    فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ

    Fama tanfa'uhum shafa'atu ash‑shafi'in

    The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.

50. 49

    فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

    Fama lahum 'ani at‑tadhkirati mu'ridin

    Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,

51. 50

    كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

    Ka'annahum humurun mustanfirah

    As they were frightened asses

52. 51

    فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

    Farrat min qaswarah

    Fleeing from a lion?

53. 52

    بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

    Bal yuridu kullu imri'in minhum an yu'ta suhufan munashsharah

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

54. 53

    كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

    Kalla bal la yakhafuna al‑akhirah

    Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.

55. 54

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ

    Kalla innahu tadhkirah

    Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.

56. 55

    فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

    Faman sha'a dhakarah

    So whosoever will may heed.

57. 56

    وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

    Wa ma yadhkuruna illa an yasha'a Allahu huwa ahlu at‑taqwa wa ahlu al‑maghfirah

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

Text: The Qur'an, Arabic text in the Uthmani script (reading of Hafs from Asim). Meaning: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930. Copied word for word from the edition named here

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