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74. Al-Muddaththir - The One Wrapping Himself Up
1 | O the Cloaked One! (Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) |
2 | Rise up and warn! |
3 | And proclaim the Purity of your Lord. |
4 | And keep your clothes clean. |
5 | And stay away from idols. |
6 | And do not favour others in order to receive more. |
7 | And for the sake of your Lord, patiently endure. |
8 | So when the Trumpet will be blown. |
9 | So that is a tough day. |
10 | Not easy upon the disbelievers. |
11 | Leave him to Me, the one whom I created single. |
12 | And gave him vast wealth. |
13 | And gave him sons present before him. |
14 | And made several preparations for him. |
15 | Yet he desires that I should give more. |
16 | Never! For he is an enemy to Our signs! |
17 | Soon I shall mount him on Saood, the hill of fire. |
18 | Indeed he thought, and inwardly decided. |
19 | So accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! |
20 | Again accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! |
21 | He then dared to lift his gaze. |
22 | Then frowned and grimaced. |
23 | Then he turned away, and was haughty. |
24 | And said, “This is nothing but magic learnt from earlier men.” |
25 | “This is nothing but the speech of a man.” |
26 | I will soon fling him into hell. |
27 | And what have you understood, what hell is! |
28 | It neither leaves, nor spares. |
29 | It strips away the hide of man. |
30 | Above it are nineteen guards. |
31 | We have not appointed the guards of hell, except angels; and did not keep this number except to test the disbelievers – in order that the People given the Book(s) may be convinced, and to increase the faith of the believers – and so that the People given the Book(s) and the Muslims may not have any doubt – and so that those in whose hearts is a disease and the disbelievers, may say, “What does Allah mean by this amazing example?” This is how Allah sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills; and no one knows the armies of Allah except Him; and this is not but an advice to man. |
32 | Yes, never!* By oath of the moon. (Hell will never spare the disbelievers). |
33 | And by oath of the night when it turns back. |
34 | And by oath of the morning, when it spreads light. |
35 | Indeed hell is one of the greatest entities. |
36 | Warn the men. |
37 | For the one among you who wishes to come forward or stay back. |
38 | Every soul is mortgaged for its own deeds. |
39 | Except those on the right side. |
40 | In Gardens, they seek answers, |
41 | - From the guilty. |
42 | “What took you into the hell?” |
43 | They said, “We never used to offer the prayer.” |
44 | “Nor used to feed the needy.” |
45 | “And used to dwell on evil matters with those who think evilly.” |
46 | “And used to deny the Day of Justice.” |
47 | “Till death overcame us.” |
48 | So the intercession of the intercessors will not benefit them. (The disbelievers will not have any intercessor.) |
49 | So what is the matter with them that they turn away from the advice? |
50 | As if they were startled donkeys – |
51 | Fleeing away from a lion. |
52 | Rather each one of them desires that he should be given open Books. |
53 | Never! In fact they do not fear the Hereafter. |
54 | Yes indeed, this is an advice. |
55 | So whoever wills may heed advice from it. |
56 | And what advice will they heed, except if Allah wills? Only He deserves to be feared, and His only is the greatness of forgiving. |