AL-MUDDATHTHIR (THE CLOAKED ONE, THE MAN WEARING A CLOAK)

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ {1}

074.001 Ya ayyuha almuddaththiru
YUSUFALI: O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
PICKTHAL: O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
SHAKIR: O you who are clothed!

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ {2}

074.002 Qum faanthir
YUSUFALI: Arise and deliver thy warning!
PICKTHAL: Arise and warn!
SHAKIR: Arise and warn,

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ {3}

074.003 Warabbaka fakabbir
YUSUFALI: And thy Lord do thou magnify!
PICKTHAL: Thy Lord magnify,
SHAKIR: And your Lord do magnify,

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ {4}

074.004 Wathiyabaka fatahhir
YUSUFALI: And thy garments keep free from stain!
PICKTHAL: Thy raiment purify,
SHAKIR: And your garments do purify,

وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ {5}

074.005 Waalrrujza faohjur
YUSUFALI: And all abomination shun!
PICKTHAL: Pollution shun!
SHAKIR: And uncleanness do shun,

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ {6}

074.006 Wala tamnun tastakthiru
YUSUFALI: Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
PICKTHAL: And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
SHAKIR: And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ {7}

074.007 Walirabbika faisbir
YUSUFALI: But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
PICKTHAL: For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
SHAKIR: And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ {8}

074.008 Faitha nuqira fee alnnaqoori
YUSUFALI: Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
PICKTHAL: For when the trumpet shall sound,
SHAKIR: For when the trumpet is sounded,

فَذَلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ {9}

074.009 Fathalika yawmaithin yawmun AAaseerun
YUSUFALI: That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-
PICKTHAL: Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
SHAKIR: That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,

عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ {10}

074.010 AAala alkafireena ghayru yaseerin
YUSUFALI: Far from easy for those without Faith.
PICKTHAL: Not of ease, for disbelievers.
SHAKIR: For the unbelievers, anything but easy.

ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا {11}

074.011 Tharnee waman khalaqtu waheedan
YUSUFALI: Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!-
PICKTHAL: Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
SHAKIR: Leave Me and him whom I created alone,

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا {12}

074.012 WajaAAaltu lahu malan mamdoodan
YUSUFALI: To whom I granted resources in abundance,
PICKTHAL: And then bestowed upon him ample means,
SHAKIR: And give him vast riches,

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا {13}

074.013 Wabaneena shuhoodan
YUSUFALI: And sons to be by his side!-
PICKTHAL: And sons abiding in his presence
SHAKIR: And sons dwelling in his presence,

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا {14}

074.014 Wamahhadtu lahu tamheedan
YUSUFALI: To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
PICKTHAL: And made (life) smooth for him.
SHAKIR: And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ {15}

074.015 Thumma yatmaAAu an azeeda
YUSUFALI: Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-
PICKTHAL: Yet he desireth that I should give more.
SHAKIR: And yet he desires that I should add more!

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا {16}

074.016 Kalla innahu kana liayatina AAaneedan
YUSUFALI: By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
PICKTHAL: Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
SHAKIR: By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.

سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا {17}

074.017 Saorhiquhu saAAoodan
YUSUFALI: Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
PICKTHAL: On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
SHAKIR: I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.

إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ {18}

074.018 Innahu fakkara waqaddara
YUSUFALI: For he thought and he plotted;-
PICKTHAL: For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
SHAKIR: Surely he reflected and guessed,

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ {19}

074.019 Faqutila kayfa qaddara
YUSUFALI: And woe to him! How he plotted!-
PICKTHAL: (Self-)destroyed is he, how he planned!
SHAKIR: But may he be cursed how he plotted;

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ {20}

074.020 Thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
YUSUFALI: Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-
PICKTHAL: Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned! -
SHAKIR: Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ {21}

074.021 Thumma nathara
YUSUFALI: Then he looked round;
PICKTHAL: Then looked he,
SHAKIR: Then he looked,

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ {22}

074.022 Thumma AAabasa wabasara
YUSUFALI: Then he frowned and he scowled;
PICKTHAL: Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
SHAKIR: Then he frowned and scowled,

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ {23}

074.023 Thumma adbara waistakbara
YUSUFALI: Then he turned back and was haughty;
PICKTHAL: Then turned he away in pride
SHAKIR: Then he turned back and was big with pride,

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ {24}

074.024 Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu
YUSUFALI: Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
PICKTHAL: And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
SHAKIR: ~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);

إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ {25}

074.025 In hatha illa qawlu albashari
YUSUFALI: "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
PICKTHAL: This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
SHAKIR: This is naught but the word of a mortal.

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ {26}

074.026 Saosleehi saqara
YUSUFALI: Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!
PICKTHAL: Him shall I fling unto the burning.
SHAKIR: I will cast him into hell.

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ {27}

074.027 Wama adraka ma saqaru
YUSUFALI: And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?
PICKTHAL: - Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
SHAKIR: And what will make you realize what hell is?

لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ {28}

074.028 La tubqee wala tatharu
YUSUFALI: Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-
PICKTHAL: It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
SHAKIR: It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ {29}

074.029 Lawwahatun lilbashari
YUSUFALI: Darkening and changing the colour of man!
PICKTHAL: It shrivelleth the man.
SHAKIR: It scorches the mortal.

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ {30}

074.030 AAalayha tisAAata AAashara
YUSUFALI: Over it are Nineteen.
PICKTHAL: Above it are nineteen.
SHAKIR: Over 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 بِهَذَا مَثَلًا كَذَلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَاء وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاء

وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَى لِلْبَشَرِ {31}

074.031 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
YUSUFALI: And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
PICKTHAL: 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.
SHAKIR: And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.

كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ {32}

074.032 Kalla waalqamari
YUSUFALI: Nay, verily: By the Moon,
PICKTHAL: Nay, by the Moon
SHAKIR: Nay; I swear by the moon,

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ {33}

074.033 Waallayli ith adbara
YUSUFALI: And by the Night as it retreateth,
PICKTHAL: And the night when it withdraweth
SHAKIR: And the night when it departs,

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ {34}

074.034 Waalssubhi itha asfara
YUSUFALI: And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-
PICKTHAL: And the dawn when it shineth forth,
SHAKIR: And the daybreak when it shines;

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ {35}

074.035 Innaha laihda alkubari
YUSUFALI: This is but one of the mighty (portents),
PICKTHAL: Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
SHAKIR: Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ {36}

074.036 Natheeran lilbashari
YUSUFALI: A warning to mankind,-
PICKTHAL: As a warning unto men,
SHAKIR: A warning to mortals,

لِمَن شَاء مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ {37}

074.037 Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
YUSUFALI: To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-
PICKTHAL: Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
SHAKIR: To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ {38}

074.038 Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
YUSUFALI: Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
PICKTHAL: Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
SHAKIR: Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,

إِلَّا أَصْحَابَ الْيَمِينِ {39}

074.039 Illa ashaba alyameeni
YUSUFALI: Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
PICKTHAL: Save those who will stand on the right hand.
SHAKIR: Except the people of the right hand,

فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَسَاءلُونَ {40}

074.040 Fee jannatin yatasaaloona
YUSUFALI: (They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
PICKTHAL: In gardens they will ask one another
SHAKIR: In gardens, they shall ask each other

عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ {41}

074.041 AAani almujrimeena
YUSUFALI: And (ask) of the Sinners:
PICKTHAL: Concerning the guilty:
SHAKIR: About the guilty:

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ {42}

074.042 Ma salakakum fee saqara
YUSUFALI: "What led you into Hell Fire?"
PICKTHAL: What hath brought you to this burning?
SHAKIR: What has brought you into hell?

قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ {43}

074.043 Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
YUSUFALI: They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
PICKTHAL: They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
SHAKIR: They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ {44}

074.044 Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
YUSUFALI: "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
PICKTHAL: Nor did we feed the wretched.
SHAKIR: And we used not to feed the poor;

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ {45}

074.045 Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena
YUSUFALI: "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
PICKTHAL: We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
SHAKIR: And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ {46}

074.046 Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
YUSUFALI: "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
PICKTHAL: And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
SHAKIR: And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;

حَتَّى أَتَانَا الْيَقِينُ {47}

074.047 Hatta atana alyaqeenu
YUSUFALI: "Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
PICKTHAL: Till the Inevitable came unto us.
SHAKIR: Till death overtook us.

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ {48}

074.048 Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
YUSUFALI: Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
PICKTHAL: The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
SHAKIR: So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ {49}

074.049 Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
YUSUFALI: Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-
PICKTHAL: Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
SHAKIR: What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ {50}

074.050 Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
YUSUFALI: As if they were affrighted asses,
PICKTHAL: As they were frightened asses
SHAKIR: As if they were asses taking fright

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ {51}

074.051 Farrat min qaswaratin
YUSUFALI: Fleeing from a lion!
PICKTHAL: Fleeing from a lion?
SHAKIR: That had fled from a lion?

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَى صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً {52}

074.052 Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan
YUSUFALI: Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
PICKTHAL: Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
SHAKIR: Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;

كَلَّا بَل لَا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ {53}

074.053 Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata
YUSUFALI: By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
PICKTHAL: Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
SHAKIR: Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ {54}

074.054 Kalla innahu tathkiratun
YUSUFALI: Nay, this surely is an admonition:
PICKTHAL: Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
SHAKIR: Nay! it is surely an admonition.

فَمَن شَاء ذَكَرَهُ {55}

074.055 Faman shaa thakarahu
YUSUFALI: Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
PICKTHAL: So whosoever will may heed.
SHAKIR: So whoever pleases may mind it.

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاء اللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَى وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ {56}

074.056 Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
YUSUFALI: But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
PICKTHAL: And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
SHAKIR: And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.