Al-Muddaththir

Sahih International

O you who covers himself [with a garment],

Yusuf Ali

O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

Pickthall

O thou enveloped in thy cloak,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ

Sahih International

Arise and warn

Yusuf Ali

Arise and deliver thy warning!

Pickthall

Arise and warn!

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ

Sahih International

And your Lord glorify

Yusuf Ali

And thy Lord do thou magnify!

Pickthall

Thy Lord magnify,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

Sahih International

And your clothing purify

Yusuf Ali

And thy garments keep free from stain!

Pickthall

Thy raiment purify,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Sahih International

And uncleanliness avoid

Yusuf Ali

And all abomination shun!

Pickthall

Pollution shun!

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ

Sahih International

And do not confer favor to acquire more

Yusuf Ali

Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!

Pickthall

And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَلَا تَمْنُنْ تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Sahih International

But for your Lord be patient.

Yusuf Ali

But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!

Pickthall

For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ

Sahih International

And when the trumpet is blown,

Yusuf Ali

Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

Pickthall

For when the trumpet shall sound,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ

Sahih International

That Day will be a difficult day

Yusuf Ali

That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-

Pickthall

Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

Sahih International

For the disbelievers - not easy.

Yusuf Ali

Far from easy for those without Faith.

Pickthall

Not of ease, for disbelievers.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

Sahih International

Leave Me with the one I created alone

Yusuf Ali

Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!-

Pickthall

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

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

Sahih International

And to whom I granted extensive wealth

Yusuf Ali

To whom I granted resources in abundance,

Pickthall

And then bestowed upon him ample means,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَمْدُودًا

Sahih International

And children present [with him]

Yusuf Ali

And sons to be by his side!-

Pickthall

And sons abiding in his presence

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

Sahih International

And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

Yusuf Ali

To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

Pickthall

And made (life) smooth for him.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَمَهَّدْتُ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا

Sahih International

Then he desires that I should add more.

Yusuf Ali

Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-

Pickthall

Yet he desireth that I should give more.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Sahih International

No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.

Yusuf Ali

By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!

Pickthall

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

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا

Sahih International

I will cover him with arduous torment.

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!

Pickthall

On him I shall impose a fearful doom.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا

Sahih International

Indeed, he thought and deliberated.

Yusuf Ali

For he thought and he plotted;-

Pickthall

For lo! he did consider; then he planned -

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Sahih International

So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

Yusuf Ali

And woe to him! How he plotted!-

Pickthall

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

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Sahih International

Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.

Yusuf Ali

Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-

Pickthall

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

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Sahih International

Then he considered [again];

Yusuf Ali

Then he looked round;

Pickthall

Then looked he,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Sahih International

Then he frowned and scowled;

Yusuf Ali

Then he frowned and he scowled;

Pickthall

Then frowned he and showed displeasure.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Sahih International

Then he turned back and was arrogant

Yusuf Ali

Then he turned back and was haughty;

Pickthall

Then turned he away in pride

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ

Sahih International

And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

Yusuf Ali

Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;

Pickthall

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

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

Sahih International

This is not but the word of a human being."

Yusuf Ali

"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"

Pickthall

This is naught else than speech of mortal man.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ

Sahih International

I will drive him into Saqar.

Yusuf Ali

Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!

Pickthall

Him shall I fling unto the burning.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Sahih International

And what can make you know what is Saqar?

Yusuf Ali

And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?

Pickthall

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

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ

Sahih International

It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],

Yusuf Ali

Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-

Pickthall

It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ

Sahih International

Blackening the skins.

Yusuf Ali

Darkening and changing the colour of man!

Pickthall

It shrivelleth the man.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِلْبَشَرِ

Sahih International

Over it are nineteen [angels].

Yusuf Ali

Over it are Nineteen.

Pickthall

Above it are nineteen.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

Sahih International

And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allah intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity.

Yusuf Ali

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.

Pickthall

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.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ

Sahih International

No! By the moon

Yusuf Ali

Nay, verily: By the Moon,

Pickthall

Nay, by the Moon

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ

Sahih International

And [by] the night when it departs

Yusuf Ali

And by the Night as it retreateth,

Pickthall

And the night when it withdraweth

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

Sahih International

And [by] the morning when it brightens,

Yusuf Ali

And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-

Pickthall

And the dawn when it shineth forth,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ

Sahih International

Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]

Yusuf Ali

This is but one of the mighty (portents),

Pickthall

Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ

Sahih International

As a warning to humanity -

Yusuf Ali

A warning to mankind,-

Pickthall

As a warning unto men,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

نَذِيرًا لِلْبَشَرِ

Sahih International

To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.

Yusuf Ali

To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-

Pickthall

Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Sahih International

Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained

Pickthall

Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

Yusuf Ali

Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Sahih International

Except the companions of the right,

Yusuf Ali

Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

Pickthall

Save those who will stand on the right hand.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

إِلَّا أَصْحَابَ الْيَمِينِ

Sahih International

[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other

Yusuf Ali

(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,

Pickthall

In gardens they will ask one another

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

Sahih International

About the criminals,

Yusuf Ali

And (ask) of the Sinners:

Pickthall

Concerning the guilty:

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

Sahih International

[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"

Yusuf Ali

"What led you into Hell Fire?"

Pickthall

What hath brought you to this burning?

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ

Sahih International

They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,

Yusuf Ali

They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;

Pickthall

They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ

Sahih International

Nor did we used to feed the poor.

Yusuf Ali

"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

Pickthall

Nor did we feed the wretched.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ

Sahih International

And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],

Yusuf Ali

"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

Pickthall

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

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ

Sahih International

And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

Yusuf Ali

"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

Pickthall

And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Sahih International

Until there came to us the certainty."

Yusuf Ali

"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

Pickthall

Till the Inevitable came unto us.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

حَتَّىٰ أَتَانَا الْيَقِينُ

Sahih International

So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

Yusuf Ali

Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.

Pickthall

The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

فَمَا تَنْفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ

Sahih International

Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

Yusuf Ali

Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-

Pickthall

Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Sahih International

As if they were alarmed donkeys

Yusuf Ali

As if they were affrighted asses,

Pickthall

As they were frightened asses

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُسْتَنْفِرَةٌ

Sahih International

Fleeing from a lion?

Yusuf Ali

Fleeing from a lion!

Pickthall

Fleeing from a lion?

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

فَرَّتْ مِنْ قَسْوَرَةٍ

Sahih International

Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

Yusuf Ali

Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!

Pickthall

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

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُنَشَّرَةً

Sahih International

No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.

Yusuf Ali

By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

Pickthall

Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ لَا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ

Sahih International

No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder

Yusuf Ali

Nay, this surely is an admonition:

Pickthall

Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ

Sahih International

Then whoever wills will remember it.

Yusuf Ali

Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

Pickthall

So whosoever will may heed.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

فَمَنْ شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

Sahih International

And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.

Yusuf Ali

But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.

Pickthall

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

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ