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Surah 74
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Fifty-six verses: the other cloak — arise and warn, magnify your Lord, purify your garments. Then a man described in detail as he thinks and frowns and turns away and decides this is only magic passed down, and the number nineteen given over the fire.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa l-muddaththir
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā l-muddaṯṯiru
The translators word this verse differently
O you Enrobed one.
O thou enveloped in thy cloak
O thou who art covered
O THOU, ENWRAPPED in thy mantle
O thou covered
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
Easy-read (simplified)qum fa'andhir
DIN 31635qum faʾanḏir
Arise and warn.
Arise and warn
rise up and warn
Arise and warn
arise and preach
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
Easy-read (simplified)warabbaka fakabbir
DIN 31635warabbaka fakabbir
And magnify your Lord.
Thy Lord magnify
And thy Lord magnify
Thy Lord - magnify Him
and magnify thy Lord
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
Easy-read (simplified)wathiyaabaka fatahhir
DIN 31635waṯiyābaka faṭahhir
The translators word this verse differently
And purify your clothes.
Thy raiment purify
And thy garments purify
Thy raiment - purify it
And cleanse thy garments
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
Easy-read (simplified)war-rujza fahjur
DIN 31635war-ruǧza fahǧur
The translators word this verse differently
And abandon abominations.
Pollution shun
And abomination shun
The abomination - flee it
And fly every abomination
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa tamnun tastakthir
DIN 31635walā tamnun tastakṯiru
The translators word this verse differently
And show no favor seeking gain.
And show not favour, seeking worldly gain
And grant not favours to gain increase
And bestow not favours that thou mayest receive again with increase
And be not liberal, in hopes to receive more in return
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
Easy-read (simplified)walirabbika fasbir
DIN 31635walirabbika faṣbir
And be constant for your Lord.
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient
And for thy Lord await
And for thy Lord wait thou patiently
And patiently wait for thy Lord
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'idhaa nuqira fee n-naaqoor
DIN 31635faʾiḏā nuqira fī n-nāqūri
When the Trumpet is blown.
For when the trumpet shall sound
And when the trump is blown
For when there shall be a trump on the trumpet
When the trumpet shall sound
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
Easy-read (simplified)fadhaalika yawma'idhin yawmun 'aseer
DIN 31635faḏālika yawmaʾiḏin yawmun ʿasīrun
That Day will be a difficult day.
Surely that day will be a day of anguish
for that day is a difficult day
That shall be a distressful day
verily that day shall be a day of distress
عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
Easy-read (simplified)'alaa l-kaafireena ghayru yaseer
DIN 31635ʿalā l-kāfirīna ġayru yasīrin
The translators word this verse differently
For the disbelievers-not easy.
Not of ease, for disbelievers
for the misbelievers aught but easy
A day, to the Infidels, devoid of ease
and uneasiness unto the unbelievers
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
Easy-read (simplified)dharnee waman khalaqtu waheedaa
DIN 31635ḏarnī waman ḫalaqtu waḥīdan
Leave Me to him whom I created alone.
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely
Leave me alone with him I have created
Leave me alone to deal with him whom I have created
Let me alone with him whom I have created
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
Easy-read (simplified)waja'altu lahu maalan mamdoodaa
DIN 31635waǧaʿaltu lahu mālan mamdūdan
The translators word this verse differently
And gave him vast wealth.
And then bestowed upon him ample means
and for whom I have made extensive wealth
And on whom I have bestowed vast riches
on whom I have bestowed abundant riches
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
Easy-read (simplified)wabaneena shuhoodaa
DIN 31635wabanīna šuhūdan
The translators word this verse differently
And children as witnesses.
And sons abiding in his presence
and sons that he may look upon
And sons dwelling before him
and children dwelling in his presence
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
Easy-read (simplified)wamahhadttu lahu tamheedaa
DIN 31635wamahhadttu lahu tamhīdan
The translators word this verse differently
And smoothed things for him.
And made (life) smooth for him
and for whom I have smoothed things down
And for whom I have smoothed all things smoothly down
and for whom I have disposed affairs in a smooth and easy manner
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma yatma'u an azeed
DIN 31635ṯumma yaṭmaʿu ʾan ʾazīda
The translators word this verse differently
Then he wants Me to add yet more!
Yet he desireth that I should give more
Then he desires that I should increase
Yet desireth he that I should add more
and who desireth that I will yet add other blessings unto him
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
Easy-read (simplified)kallaa innahu kaana li'aayaatinaa 'aneedaa
DIN 31635kallā ʾinnahu kāna liʾāyātinā ʿanīdan
The translators word this verse differently
By no means! He was stubborn towards Our revelations.
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations
nay, verily, he is hostile to our signs
But no! because to our signs he is a foe
By no means: Because he is an adversary to our signs
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
Easy-read (simplified)sa'urhiquhu sa'oodaa
DIN 31635saʾurhiquhu ṣaʿūdan
The translators word this verse differently
I will exhaust him increasingly.
On him I shall impose a fearful doom
I will drive him up a hill
I will lay grievous woes upon him
I will afflict him with grievous calamities
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
Easy-read (simplified)innahu fakkara waqaddar
DIN 31635ʾinnahu fakkara waqaddara
The translators word this verse differently
He thought and analyzed.
For lo! he did consider; then he planned
Then he reflected and planned
For he plotted and he planned
For he hath devised and prepared contumelious expressions to ridicule the Koran
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Easy-read (simplified)faqutila kayfa qaddar
DIN 31635faqutila kayfa qaddara
The translators word this verse differently
May he perish, how he analyzed.
(Self-)destroyed is he, how he planned
May he be killed, - how he planned
May he be cursed! How he planned
May he be cursed: How maliciously hath he prepared the same
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma qutila kayfa qaddar
DIN 31635ṯumma qutila kayfa qaddara
Again: may he perish, how he analyzed.
Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned
Again, may he be killed, - how he planned
Again, may he be cursed! How he planned
And again, may he be cursed: How maliciously hath he prepared the same
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma nazar
DIN 31635ṯumma naẓara
Then he looked.
Then looked he
Then he looked
Then looked he around him
Then he looked
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma 'abasa wabasar
DIN 31635ṯumma ʿabasa wabasara
Then he frowned and whined.
Then frowned he and showed displeasure
then he frowned and scowled
Then frowned and scowled
and frowned, and put on an austere countenance
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma adbara wastakbar
DIN 31635ṯumma ʾadbara wastakbara
Then he turned back and was proud.
Then turned he away in pride
then he retreated and was big with pride
Then turned his back and swelled with disdain
Then he turned back, and was elated with pride
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
Easy-read (simplified)faqaala in haadhaa illaa sihrun yu'thar
DIN 31635faqāla ʾin hāḏā ʾillā siḥrun yuʾṯaru
The translators word this verse differently
And said, "This is nothing but magic from the past.
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old
and said, 'This is only magic exhibited
And said, "This is merely magic that will be wrought
and he said, this is no other than a piece of magic, borrowed from others
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
Easy-read (simplified)in haadhaa illaa qawlu l-bashar
DIN 31635ʾin hāḏā ʾillā qawlu l-bašari
The translators word this verse differently
This is nothing but the word of a mortal."
This is naught else than speech of mortal man
this is only mortal speech
It is merely the word of a mortal
These are only the words of a man
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
Easy-read (simplified)sa'usleehi saqar
DIN 31635saʾuṣlīhi saqara
The translators word this verse differently
I will roast him in Saqar.
Him shall I fling unto the burning
I will broil him in hell-fire
We will surely cast him into Hell-fire
I will cast him to be burned in hell
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa adraaka maa saqar
DIN 31635wamā ʾadrāka mā saqaru
The translators word this verse differently
But what will explain to you what Saqar is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is
and what shall make thee know what hell-fire is
And who shall teach thee what Hell-fire is
And what shall make thee to understand what hell is
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
Easy-read (simplified)laa tubqee walaa tadhar
DIN 31635lā tubqī walā taḏaru
The translators word this verse differently
It neither leaves, nor spares.
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
It will not leave and will not let alone
It leaveth nought, it spareth nought
It leaveth not any thing unconsumed, neither doth it suffer any thing to escape
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Easy-read (simplified)lawwaahatun lilbashar
DIN 31635lawwāḥatun lilbašari
The translators word this verse differently
It scorches the flesh.
It shrivelleth the man
It scorches the flesh
Blackening the skin
It scorcheth mens flesh
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
Easy-read (simplified)'alayhaa tis'ata 'ashar
DIN 31635ʿalayhā tisʿata ʿašara
Over it are Nineteen.
Above it are nineteen
over it are nineteen (angels)
Over it are nineteen angels
Over the same are nineteen angels appointed
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
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ja'alnaa ashaaba n-naari illaa malaa'ikatan wamaa ja'alnaa 'iddatahum illaa fitnatan lilladheena kafaroo liyastayqina lladheena ootoo l-kitaaba wayazdaada lladheena aamanoo eemaanan walaa yartaaba lladheena ootoo l-kitaaba wal-mu'minoona waliyaqoola lladheena fee quloobihim maradun wal-kaafiroona maadhaa araada llaahu bihaadhaa mathalan kadhaalika yudillu llaahu man yashaa'u wayahdee man yashaa'u wamaa ya'lamu junooda rabbika illaa huwa wamaa hiya illaa dhikraa lilbashar
DIN 31635wamā ǧaʿalnā ʾaṣḥāba n-nāri ʾillā malāʾikatan wamā ǧaʿalnā ʿiddatahum ʾillā fitnatan lillaḏīna kafarū liyastayqina llaḏīna ʾūtū l-kitāba wayazdāda llaḏīna ʾāmanū ʾīmānan walā yartāba llaḏīna ʾūtū l-kitāba wal-muʾminūna waliyaqūla llaḏīna fī qulūbihim maraḍun wal-kāfirūna māḏā ʾarāda llāhu bihāḏā maṯalan kaḏālika yuḍillu llāhu man yašāʾu wayahdī man yašāʾu wamā yaʿlamu ǧunūda rabbika ʾillā huwa wamā hiya ʾillā ḏikrā lilbašari
We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and caused their number to be a stumbling block for those who disbelieve; so that those given the Scripture may attain certainty; and those who believe may increase in faith; and those given the Scripture and the believers may not doubt; and those in whose hearts is sickness and the unbelievers may say, "What did God intend by this parable?" Thus God leads astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. None knows the soldiers of your Lord except He. This is nothing but a reminder for the mortals.
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
We have made only angels guardians of the fire, and we have only made their number a trial to those who misbelieve; that those who have been given the Book may be certain, and that those who believe may be increased in faith; and that those who have been given the Book and the believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts is sickness, and the misbelievers may say, 'What does God mean by this as a parable?' Thus God leads astray whom He pleases, and guides him He pleases: and none knows the hosts of thy Lord save Himself; and it is only a reminder to mortals
None but angels have we made guardians of the fire: nor have we made this to be their number but to perplex the unbelievers, and that they who possess the Scriptures may be certain of the truth of the Koran, and that they who believe may increase their faith; And that they to whom the Scriptures have been given, and the believers, may not doubt; And that the infirm of heart and the unbelievers may say, What meaneth God by this parable? Thus God misleadeth whom He will, and whom He will doth He guide aright: and none knoweth the armies of thy Lord but Himself: and this is no other than a warning to mankind
We have appointed none but angels to preside over hell fire: And we have expressed the number of them only for an occasion of discord to the unbelievers; that they to whom the scriptures have been given, may be certain of the veracity of this book, and the true believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the scriptures have been given, and the true believers may not doubt hereafter; and that those in whose hearts there is an infirmity, and the unbelievers may say, what mystery doth God intend by this number? Thus doth God cause to err whom He pleaseth; and He directeth whom He pleaseth. None knoweth the armies of thy Lord, besides Him: And this is no other than a memento unto mankind. Assuredly
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
Easy-read (simplified)kallaa wal-qamar
DIN 31635kallā wal-qamari
Nay! By the moon.
Nay, by the Moon
Nay, by the moon
Nay, by the Moon
By the moon
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
Easy-read (simplified)wallayli idh adbar
DIN 31635wallayli ʾiḏ ʾadbara
And the night as it retreats.
And the night when it withdraweth
And the night when it retires
By the Night when it retreateth
and the night when it retreateth
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
Easy-read (simplified)was-subhi idhaa asfar
DIN 31635waṣ-ṣubḥi ʾiḏā ʾasfara
And the morning as it lights up.
And the dawn when it shineth forth
And the morning when it brightly dawns
By the Morn when it brighteneth
and the morning when it reddeneth
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