1
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
Sahih International
O you who covers himself [with a garment],1
The Clear Quran
O you covered up ˹in your clothes˺!
Surah 74
Layered Translations
المدثر
Al-Muddaththir | The Cloaked One | 56 verses
Sahih International The Clear Quran
2
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
Sahih International
Arise and warn.
The Clear Quran
Arise and warn ˹all˺.
3
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
Sahih International
And your Lord glorify.
The Clear Quran
Revere your Lord ˹alone˺.
4
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
Sahih International
And your clothing purify.
The Clear Quran
Purify your garments.
5
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
Sahih International
And uncleanliness1 avoid.
The Clear Quran
˹Continue to˺ shun idols.
6
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
Sahih International
And do not confer favor to acquire more1.
The Clear Quran
Do not do a favour expecting more ˹in return˺.1
7
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
Sahih International
But for your Lord be patient.
The Clear Quran
And persevere for ˹the sake of˺ your Lord.
8
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
Sahih International
And when the trumpet is blown,
The Clear Quran
˹For˺ when the Trumpet will be sounded,1
9
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
Sahih International
That Day will be a difficult day
The Clear Quran
that will ˹truly˺ be a difficult Day—
10
عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
Sahih International
For the disbelievers - not easy.
The Clear Quran
far from easy for the disbelievers.
11
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
Sahih International
Leave Me with the one I created alone1
The Clear Quran
And leave to me ˹O Prophet˺ the one I created all by Myself,
12
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
Sahih International
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
The Clear Quran
and granted him abundant wealth,
13
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
Sahih International
And children present [with him]
The Clear Quran
and children always by his side,
14
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
Sahih International
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
The Clear Quran
and made life very easy for him.
15
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
Sahih International
Then he desires that I should add more.
The Clear Quran
Yet he is hungry for more.
16
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
Sahih International
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
The Clear Quran
But no! ˹For˺ he has been truly stubborn with Our revelations.
17
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
Sahih International
I will cover him with arduous torment.
The Clear Quran
I will make his fate unbearable,
18
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
Sahih International
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.1
The Clear Quran
for he contemplated and determined ˹a degrading label for the Quran˺.
19
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Sahih International
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
The Clear Quran
May he be condemned! How evil was what he determined!
20
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Sahih International
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
The Clear Quran
May he be condemned even more! How evil was what he determined!
21
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Sahih International
Then he considered [again];
The Clear Quran
Then he re-contemplated ˹in frustration˺,
22
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Sahih International
Then he frowned and scowled;
The Clear Quran
then frowned and scowled,
23
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
Sahih International
Then he turned back and was arrogant
The Clear Quran
then turned his back ˹on the truth˺ and acted arrogantly,
24
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
Sahih International
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
The Clear Quran
saying, “This ˹Quran˺ is nothing but magic from the ancients.
25
إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
Sahih International
This is not but the word of a human being."
The Clear Quran
This is no more than the word of a man.”
26
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
Sahih International
I will drive him into Saqar.1
The Clear Quran
Soon I will burn him in Hell!
27
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
Sahih International
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
The Clear Quran
And what will make you realize what Hell is?
28
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
Sahih International
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
The Clear Quran
It does not let anyone live or die,1
29
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Sahih International
Altering [i.e., blackening] the skins.
The Clear Quran
scorching the skin.
30
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
Sahih International
Over it are nineteen [angels].
The Clear Quran
It is overseen by nineteen ˹keepers˺.
31
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
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 disease [i.e., hypocrisy] and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allāh intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allāh send astray whom He wills and guide whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And it [i.e., mention of the Fire] is not but a reminder to humanity.
The Clear Quran
We have appointed only ˹stern˺ angels as wardens of the Fire. And We have made their number only as a test for the disbelievers,1 so that the People of the Book will be certain, and the believers will increase in faith, and neither the People of the Book nor the believers will have any doubts, and so that those ˹hypocrites˺ with sickness in their hearts and the disbelievers will argue, “What does Allah mean by such a number?” In this way Allah leaves whoever He wills to stray and guides whoever He wills. And none knows the forces of your Lord except He. And this ˹description of Hell˺ is only a reminder to humanity.
32
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
Sahih International
No! By the moon.
The Clear Quran
But no! By the moon,
33
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
Sahih International
And [by] the night when it departs.
The Clear Quran
and the night as it retreats,
34
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
Sahih International
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
The Clear Quran
and the day as it breaks!
35
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
Sahih International
Indeed, it [i.e., the Fire] is of the greatest [afflictions].
The Clear Quran
Surely Hell is one of the mightiest catastrophes—
36
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
Sahih International
As a warning to humanity -
The Clear Quran
a warning to humankind,
37
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
Sahih International
To whoever wills among you to proceed1 or stay behind.
The Clear Quran
to whichever of you chooses to take the lead or lag behind.
38
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Sahih International
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained1.
The Clear Quran
Every soul will be detained for what it has done,
39
إِلَّآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Sahih International
Except the companions of the right,1.
The Clear Quran
except the people of the right,
40
فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Sahih International
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
The Clear Quran
who will be in Gardens, asking one another
41
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Sahih International
About the criminals,
The Clear Quran
about the wicked ˹who will then be asked˺:
42
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
Sahih International
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
The Clear Quran
“What has landed you in Hell?”
43
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Sahih International
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
The Clear Quran
They will reply, “We were not of those who prayed,
44
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
Sahih International
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
The Clear Quran
nor did we feed the poor.
45
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
Sahih International
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
The Clear Quran
We used to indulge ˹in falsehood˺ along with others,
46
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Sahih International
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
The Clear Quran
and deny the Day of Judgment,
47
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
Sahih International
Until there came to us the certainty [i.e., death]."
The Clear Quran
until the inevitable came to us.”
48
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَـٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ
Sahih International
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
The Clear Quran
So the pleas of intercessors will be of no benefit to them.
49
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
Sahih International
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away.
The Clear Quran
Now, what is the matter with them that they are turning away from the reminder,
50
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
Sahih International
As if they were alarmed donkeys.
The Clear Quran
as if they were spooked zebras
51
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
Sahih International
Fleeing from a lion?
The Clear Quran
fleeing from a lion?
52
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
Sahih International
Rather, every person among them desires that he1 would be given scriptures spread about.2
The Clear Quran
In fact, each one of them wishes to be given a ˹personal˺ letter ˹from Allah˺ for all ˹to read˺.1
53
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
Sahih International
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
The Clear Quran
But no! In fact, they do not fear the Hereafter.
54
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
Sahih International
No! Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder.
The Clear Quran
Enough! Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder.
55
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Sahih International
Then whoever wills will remember it.
The Clear Quran
So let whoever wills be mindful of it.
56
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ
Sahih International
And they will not remember except that Allāh wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
The Clear Quran
But they cannot do so unless Allah wills. He ˹alone˺ is worthy to be feared and entitled to forgive.