74. Al-Muddaththir

ثُمَّThenنَظَرَhe looked﴿٢١﴾

Then he considered [again]

ثُمَّThenعَبَسَhe frownedوَبَسَرَand scowled﴿٢٢﴾

Then he frowned and scowled

ثُمَّThenأَدْبَرَhe turned backوَٱسْتَكْبَرَand was proud﴿٢٣﴾

Then he turned back and was arrogant

فَقَالَThen he saidإِنْNotهَٰذَآ(is) thisإِلَّاbutسِحْرٌmagicيُؤْثَرُimitated﴿٢٤﴾

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

إِنْNotهَٰذَآ(is) thisإِلَّاbutقَوْلُ(the) wordٱلْبَشَرِ(of) a human being﴿٢٥﴾

This is not but the word of a human being

سَأُصْلِيهِSoon I will drive himسَقَرَ(into) Hell﴿٢٦﴾

I will drive him into Saqar

وَمَآAnd whatأَدْرَىٰكَcan make you knowمَاwhatسَقَرُ(is) Hell﴿٢٧﴾

And what can make you know what is Saqar

لَاNotتُبْقِىit lets remainوَلَاand notتَذَرُit leaves﴿٢٨﴾

It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned]

لَوَّاحَةٌScorchingلِّلْبَشَرِthe human (skin)﴿٢٩﴾

Blackening the skins

عَلَيْهَاOver itتِسْعَةَ(are) nineعَشَرَteen﴿٣٠﴾

Over it are nineteen [angels]

وَمَاAnd notجَعَلْنَآWe have madeأَصْحَٰبَkeepersٱلنَّارِ(of) the FireإِلَّاexceptمَلَٰٓئِكَةًAngelsوَمَاAnd notجَعَلْنَاWe have madeعِدَّتَهُمْtheir numberإِلَّاexceptفِتْنَةً(as) a trialلِّلَّذِينَfor those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieve لِيَسْتَيْقِنَthat may be certainٱلَّذِينَthose whoأُوتُوا۟were givenٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Scriptureوَيَزْدَادَand may increaseٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوٓا۟believeإِيمَٰنًا(in) faithوَلَاand notيَرْتَابَmay doubtٱلَّذِينَthose whoأُوتُوا۟were givenٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Scriptureوَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَand the believersوَلِيَقُولَand that may sayٱلَّذِينَthoseفِىinقُلُوبِهِمtheir heartsمَّرَضٌ(is) a diseaseوَٱلْكَٰفِرُونَand the disbelieversمَاذَآWhatأَرَادَ(does) intendٱللَّهُAllahبِهَٰذَاby thisمَثَلًاexampleكَذَٰلِكَThusيُضِلُّdoes let go astrayٱللَّهُAllahمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَهْدِىand guidesمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsوَمَاAnd noneيَعْلَمُknowsجُنُودَ(the) hostsرَبِّكَ(of) your LordإِلَّاexceptهُوَHimوَمَاAnd notهِىَitإِلَّا(is) butذِكْرَىٰa reminderلِلْبَشَرِto (the) human beings﴿٣١﴾

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

كَلَّاNayوَٱلْقَمَرِBy the moon﴿٣٢﴾

No! By the moon

وَٱلَّيْلِAnd the nightإِذْwhenأَدْبَرَit departs﴿٣٣﴾

And [by] the night when it departs

وَٱلصُّبْحِAnd the morningإِذَآwhenأَسْفَرَit brightens﴿٣٤﴾

And [by] the morning when it brightens

إِنَّهَاIndeed, itلَإِحْدَى(is) surely oneٱلْكُبَرِ(of) the greatest﴿٣٥﴾

Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]

نَذِيرًاA warningلِّلْبَشَرِto (the) human being﴿٣٦﴾

As a warning to humanity

لِمَنTo whoeverشَآءَwillsمِنكُمْamong youأَنtoيَتَقَدَّمَproceedأَوْorيَتَأَخَّرَstay behind﴿٣٧﴾

To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind

كُلُّEveryنَفْسٍۭsoulبِمَاfor whatكَسَبَتْit has earnedرَهِينَةٌ(is) pledged﴿٣٨﴾

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

إِلَّآExceptأَصْحَٰبَ(the) companionsٱلْيَمِينِ(of) the right﴿٣٩﴾

Except the companions of the right

فِىInجَنَّٰتٍGardensيَتَسَآءَلُونَasking each other﴿٤٠﴾

[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other