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Surah 74 · Makkah · 56 verses · 255 words
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Surah Al-Muddaththir, “The Cloaked One”, is surah 74 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 56 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ ١ ▶
يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you الْمُدَّثِّرُ l-mudathiru who covers himself
1. O you who covers himself [with a garment],
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ ٢ ▶
قُمْ qum Stand up فَأَنذِرْ fa-andhir and warn
2. Arise and warn.
Roots in this verse: ق و م ن ذ ر
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ ٣ ▶
وَرَبَّكَ warabbaka And your Lord فَكَبِّرْ fakabbir magnify
3. And your Lord glorify.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ك ب ر
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ ٤ ▶
وَثِيَابَكَ wathiyābaka And your clothing فَطَهِّرْ faṭahhir purify
4. And your clothing purify.
Roots in this verse: ث و ب ط ه ر
وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ ٥ ▶
وَالرُّجْزَ wal-ruj'za And uncleanliness فَاهْجُرْ fa-uh'jur avoid
5. And uncleanliness avoid.
Roots in this verse: ر ج ز ه ج ر
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ ٦ ▶
وَلَا walā And (do) not تَمْنُن tamnun confer favor تَسْتَكْثِرُ tastakthiru (to) acquire more
6. And do not confer favor to acquire more.
Roots in this verse: م ن ن ك ث ر
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ ٧ ▶
وَلِرَبِّكَ walirabbika And for your Lord فَاصْبِرْ fa-iṣ'bir be patient
7. But for your Lord be patient.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ص ب ر
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ ٨ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā Then when نُقِرَ nuqira is blown فِي fī in النَّاقُورِ l-nāqūri the trumpet
8. And when the trumpet is blown,
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ ٩ ▶
فَذَٰلِكَ fadhālika That يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin Day يَوْمٌ yawmun (will be) a Day عَسِيرٌ ʿasīrun difficult
9. That Day will be a difficult day
Roots in this verse: ي و م ع س ر
عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ ١٠ ▶
عَلَى ʿalā For الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna the disbelievers غَيْرُ ghayru not يَسِيرٍ yasīrin easy
10. For the disbelievers - not easy.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر غ ي ر ي س ر
ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا ١١ ▶
ذَرْنِي dharnī Leave Me وَمَنْ waman and whom خَلَقْتُ khalaqtu I created وَحِيدًا waḥīdan alone
11. Leave Me with the one I created alone
Roots in this verse: و ذ ر خ ل ق و ح د
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا ١٢ ▶
وَجَعَلْتُ wajaʿaltu And I granted لَهُ lahu to him مَالًا mālan wealth مَّمْدُودًا mamdūdan extensive
12. And to whom I granted extensive wealth
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل م و ل م د د
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا ١٣ ▶
وَبَنِينَ wabanīna And children شُهُودًا shuhūdan present
13. And children present [with him]
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي ش ه د
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا ١٤ ▶
وَمَهَّدتُّ wamahhadttu And I spread لَهُ lahu for him تَمْهِيدًا tamhīdan ease
14. And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
Roots in this verse: م ه د
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ ١٥ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then يَطْمَعُ yaṭmaʿu he desires أَنْ an that أَزِيدَ azīda I (should) add more
15. Then he desires that I should add more.
Roots in this verse: ط م ع ز ي د
كَلَّا إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا ١٦ ▶
كَلَّا kallā By no means إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he كَانَ kāna has been لِآيَاتِنَا liāyātinā to Our Verses عَنِيدًا ʿanīdan stubborn
16. No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن أ ي ي ع ن د
سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا ١٧ ▶
سَأُرْهِقُهُ sa-ur'hiquhu Soon I will cover Him صَعُودًا ṣaʿūdan (with) a laborious punishment
17. I will cover him with arduous torment.
Roots in this verse: ر ه ق
إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ ١٨ ▶
إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he فَكَّرَ fakkara thought وَقَدَّرَ waqaddara and plotted
18. Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
Roots in this verse: ف ك ر ق د ر
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ ١٩ ▶
فَقُتِلَ faqutila So may he be destroyed كَيْفَ kayfa how قَدَّرَ qaddara he plotted
19. So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Roots in this verse: ق ت ل ك ي ف ق د ر
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ ٢٠ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then قُتِلَ qutila may he be destroyed كَيْفَ kayfa how قَدَّرَ qaddara he plotted
20. Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Roots in this verse: ق ت ل ك ي ف ق د ر
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ ٢١ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then نَظَرَ naẓara he looked
21. Then he considered [again];
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ ٢٢ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then عَبَسَ ʿabasa he frowned وَبَسَرَ wabasara and scowled
22. Then he frowned and scowled;
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ ٢٣ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then أَدْبَرَ adbara he turned back وَاسْتَكْبَرَ wa-is'takbara and was proud
23. Then he turned back and was arrogant
Roots in this verse: د ب ر ك ب ر
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ ٢٤ ▶
فَقَالَ faqāla Then he said إِنْ in Not هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this إِلَّا illā but سِحْرٌ siḥ'run magic يُؤْثَرُ yu'tharu imitated
24. And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س ح ر أ ث ر
إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ ٢٥ ▶
إِنْ in Not هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this إِلَّا illā but قَوْلُ qawlu (the) word الْبَشَرِ l-bashari (of) a human being
25. This is not but the word of a human being."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ب ش ر
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ ٢٦ ▶
سَأُصْلِيهِ sa-uṣ'līhi Soon I will drive him سَقَرَ saqara (into) Hell
26. I will drive him into Saqar.
Roots in this verse: ص ل ي
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ ٢٧ ▶
وَمَا wamā And what أَدْرَاكَ adrāka can make you know مَا mā what سَقَرُ saqaru (is) Hell
27. And what can make you know what is Saqar?
Roots in this verse: د ر ي
لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ ٢٨ ▶
لَا lā Not تُبْقِي tub'qī it lets remain وَلَا walā and not تَذَرُ tadharu it leaves
28. It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Roots in this verse: ب ق ي و ذ ر
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ ٢٩ ▶
لَوَّاحَةٌ lawwāḥatun Scorching لِّلْبَشَرِ lil'bashari the human (skin)
29. Altering [i.e., blackening] the skins.
Roots in this verse: ب ش ر
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ ٣٠ ▶
عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā Over it تِسْعَةَ tis'ʿata (are) nine عَشَرَ ʿashara teen
30. Over it are nineteen [angels].
Roots in this verse: ع ش ر
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 بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ ٣١ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not جَعَلْنَا jaʿalnā We have made أَصْحَابَ aṣḥāba keepers النَّارِ l-nāri (of) the Fire إِلَّا illā except مَلَائِكَةً malāikatan Angels وَمَا wamā And not جَعَلْنَا jaʿalnā We have made عِدَّتَهُمْ ʿiddatahum their number إِلَّا illā except فِتْنَةً fit'natan (as) a trial لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhīna for those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ liyastayqina that may be certain الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who أُوتُوا ūtū were given الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Scripture وَيَزْدَادَ wayazdāda and may increase الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe إِيمَانًا īmānan (in) faith وَلَا walā and not يَرْتَابَ yartāba may doubt الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who أُوتُوا ūtū were given الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Scripture وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ wal-mu'minūna and the believers وَلِيَقُولَ waliyaqūla and that may say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those فِي fī in قُلُوبِهِم qulūbihim their hearts مَّرَضٌ maraḍun (is) a disease وَالْكَافِرُونَ wal-kāfirūna and the disbelievers مَاذَا mādhā What أَرَادَ arāda (does) intend اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah بِهَٰذَا bihādhā by this مَثَلًا mathalan example كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus يُضِلُّ yuḍillu does let go astray اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَيَهْدِي wayahdī and guides مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَمَا wamā And none يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows جُنُودَ junūda (the) hosts رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord إِلَّا illā except هُوَ huwa Him وَمَا wamā And not هِيَ hiya it إِلَّا illā (is) but ذِكْرَىٰ dhik'rā a reminder لِلْبَشَرِ lil'bashari to (the) human beings
31. 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.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ص ح ب ن و ر م ل ك ع د د ف ت ن ك ف ر ي ق ن أ ت ي ك ت ب ز ي د أ م ن ر ي ب ق و ل ق ل ب م ر ض ر و د أ ل ه م ث ل ض ل ل ش ي أ ه د ي ع ل م ج ن د ر ب ب ذ ك ر ب ش ر
كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ ٣٢ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay وَالْقَمَرِ wal-qamari By the moon
32. No! By the moon.
Roots in this verse: ق م ر
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ ٣٣ ▶
وَاللَّيْلِ wa-al-layli And the night إِذْ idh when أَدْبَرَ adbara it departs
33. And [by] the night when it departs.
Roots in this verse: ل ي ل د ب ر
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ ٣٤ ▶
وَالصُّبْحِ wal-ṣub'ḥi And the morning إِذَا idhā when أَسْفَرَ asfara it brightens
34. And [by] the morning when it brightens,
Roots in this verse: ص ب ح س ف ر
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ ٣٥ ▶
إِنَّهَا innahā Indeed, it لَإِحْدَى la-iḥ'dā (is) surely one الْكُبَرِ l-kubari (of) the greatest
35. Indeed, it [i.e., the Fire] is of the greatest [afflictions].
Roots in this verse: أ ح د ك ب ر
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ ٣٦ ▶
نَذِيرًا nadhīran A warning لِّلْبَشَرِ lil'bashari to (the) human being
36. As a warning to humanity -
Roots in this verse: ن ذ ر ب ش ر
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ ٣٧ ▶
لِمَن liman To whoever شَاءَ shāa wills مِنكُمْ minkum among you أَن an to يَتَقَدَّمَ yataqaddama proceed أَوْ aw or يَتَأَخَّرَ yata-akhara stay behind
37. To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ ق د م أ خ ر
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ ٣٨ ▶
كُلُّ kullu Every نَفْسٍ nafsin soul بِمَا bimā for what كَسَبَتْ kasabat it has earned رَهِينَةٌ rahīnatun (is) pledged
38. Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل ن ف س ك س ب
إِلَّا أَصْحَابَ الْيَمِينِ ٣٩ ▶
إِلَّا illā Except أَصْحَابَ aṣḥāba (the) companions الْيَمِينِ l-yamīni (of) the right
39. Except the companions of the right,.
Roots in this verse: ص ح ب ي م ن
فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ٤٠ ▶
فِي fī In جَنَّاتٍ jannātin Gardens يَتَسَاءَلُونَ yatasāalūna asking each other
40. [Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
Roots in this verse: ج ن ن س أ ل
عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ٤١ ▶
عَنِ ʿani About الْمُجْرِمِينَ l-muj'rimīna the criminals
41. About the criminals,
Roots in this verse: ج ر م
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ ٤٢ ▶
مَا mā What سَلَكَكُمْ salakakum led you فِي fī into سَقَرَ saqara Hell
42. [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
Roots in this verse: س ل ك
قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ ٤٣ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They will say لَمْ lam Not نَكُ naku we were مِنَ mina of الْمُصَلِّينَ l-muṣalīna those who prayed
43. They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك و ن ص ل و
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ ٤٤ ▶
وَلَمْ walam And not نَكُ naku we used to نُطْعِمُ nuṭ'ʿimu feed الْمِسْكِينَ l-mis'kīna the poor
44. Nor did we used to feed the poor.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ط ع م س ك ن
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ ٤٥ ▶
وَكُنَّا wakunnā And we used to نَخُوضُ nakhūḍu indulge in vain talk مَعَ maʿa with الْخَائِضِينَ l-khāiḍīna the vain talkers
45. And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
Roots in this verse: ك و ن خ و ض
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ ٤٦ ▶
وَكُنَّا wakunnā And we used to نُكَذِّبُ nukadhibu deny بِيَوْمِ biyawmi (the) Day الدِّينِ l-dīni (of) the Judgment
46. And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ك ذ ب ي و م د ي ن
حَتَّىٰ أَتَانَا الْيَقِينُ ٤٧ ▶
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā Until أَتَانَا atānā came to us الْيَقِينُ l-yaqīnu the certainty
47. Until there came to us the certainty [i.e., death]."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ي ق ن
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ ٤٨ ▶
فَمَا famā Then not تَنفَعُهُمْ tanfaʿuhum will benefit them شَفَاعَةُ shafāʿatu intercession الشَّافِعِينَ l-shāfiʿīna (of) the intercessors
48. So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Roots in this verse: ن ف ع ش ف ع
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ ٤٩ ▶
فَمَا famā Then what لَهُمْ lahum (is) for them عَنِ ʿani (that) from التَّذْكِرَةِ l-tadhkirati the Reminder مُعْرِضِينَ muʿ'riḍīna they (are) turning away
49. Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ع ر ض
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ ٥٠ ▶
كَأَنَّهُمْ ka-annahum As if they (were) حُمُرٌ ḥumurun donkeys مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ mus'tanfiratun frightened
50. As if they were alarmed donkeys.
Roots in this verse: ن ف ر
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ ٥١ ▶
فَرَّتْ farrat Fleeing مِن min from قَسْوَرَةٍ qaswaratin a lion
51. Fleeing from a lion?
Roots in this verse: ف ر ر
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً ٥٢ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay يُرِيدُ yurīdu Desires كُلُّ kullu every امْرِئٍ im'ri-in person مِّنْهُمْ min'hum of them أَن an that يُؤْتَىٰ yu'tā he may be given صُحُفًا ṣuḥufan pages مُّنَشَّرَةً munasharatan spread out
52. Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Roots in this verse: ر و د ك ل ل م ر أ أ ت ي ن ش ر
كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ ٥٣ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay بَل bal But لَّا lā not يَخَافُونَ yakhāfūna they fear الْآخِرَةَ l-ākhirata the Hereafter
53. No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Roots in this verse: خ و ف أ خ ر
كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ ٥٤ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, it تَذْكِرَةٌ tadhkiratun (is) a Reminder
54. No! Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ ٥٥ ▶
فَمَن faman So whoever شَاءَ shāa wills ذَكَرَهُ dhakarahu (may) pay heed to it
55. Then whoever wills will remember it.
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ ذ ك ر
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ ٥٦ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not يَذْكُرُونَ yadhkurūna will pay heed إِلَّا illā except أَن an that يَشَاءَ yashāa wills اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah هُوَ huwa He أَهْلُ ahlu (is) worthy التَّقْوَىٰ l-taqwā to be feared وَأَهْلُ wa-ahlu and worthy الْمَغْفِرَةِ l-maghfirati to forgive
56. And they will not remember except that Allāh wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ش ي أ أ ل ه أ ه ل و ق ي غ ف ر
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