Surah Al-Muddaththir

ثُمَّنَظَرَ

and then he looks [around for new arguments],

ثُمَّعَبَسَوَبَسَرَ

and then he frowns and glares,

ثُمَّأَدْبَرَوَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

and in the end he turns his back [on Our message], and glories in his arrogance,

فَقَالَإِنْهَٰذَآإِلَّاسِحْرٌۭيُؤْثَرُ

and says, "All this is mere spellbinding eloquence handed down [from olden times]!

إِنْهَٰذَآإِلَّاقَوْلُٱلْبَشَرِ

This is nothing but the word of mortal man!"

سَأُصْلِيهِسَقَرَ

[Hence,] I shall cause him to endure hell-fire [in the life to come]!

وَمَآأَدْرَىٰكَمَاسَقَرُ

And what could make thee conceive what hell-fire is?

لَاتُبْقِىوَلَاتَذَرُ

It does not allow to live, and neither leaves [to die],

لَوَّاحَةٌۭلِّلْبَشَرِ

making [all truth] visible to mortal man.

عَلَيْهَاتِسْعَةَعَشَرَ

Over it are nineteen [powers].

وَمَاجَعَلْنَآأَصْحَٰبَٱلنَّارِإِلَّامَلَٰٓئِكَةًۭوَمَاجَعَلْنَاعِدَّتَهُمْإِلَّافِتْنَةًۭلِّلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟لِيَسْتَيْقِنَٱلَّذِينَأُوتُوا۟ٱلْكِتَٰبَوَيَزْدَادَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوٓا۟إِيمَٰنًۭاوَلَايَرْتَابَٱلَّذِينَأُوتُوا۟ٱلْكِتَٰبَوَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَوَلِيَقُولَٱلَّذِينَفِىقُلُوبِهِممَّرَضٌۭوَٱلْكَٰفِرُونَمَاذَآأَرَادَٱللَّهُبِهَٰذَامَثَلًۭاكَذَٰلِكَيُضِلُّٱللَّهُمَنيَشَآءُوَيَهْدِىمَنيَشَآءُوَمَايَعْلَمُجُنُودَرَبِّكَإِلَّاهُوَوَمَاهِىَإِلَّاذِكْرَىٰلِلْبَشَرِ

For We have caused none but angelic powers to lord over the fire [of hell]; and We have not caused their number to be aught but a trial for those who are bent on denying the truth - to the end that they who have been granted revelation aforetime might be convinced [of the truth of this divine writ]; and that they who have attained to faith [in it] might grow yet more firm in their faith; and that [both] they who have been granted the earlier revelation and they who believe [in this one] might be freed of all doubt; and that they in whose hearts is disease and the who deny the truth outright might ask, "What does [your] God mean by this parable?" In this way God lets go astray him that wills [to go astray], and guides aright him that wills [to be guided]. And none can comprehend thy Sustainers forces save Him alone: and all this is but a reminder to mortal man.

كَلَّاوَٱلْقَمَرِ

NAY, but consider the moon!

وَٱلَّيْلِإِذْأَدْبَرَ

Consider the night when it departs,

وَٱلصُّبْحِإِذَآأَسْفَرَ

and the morn when it dawns!

إِنَّهَالَإِحْدَىٱلْكُبَرِ

Verily, that [hell-fire) is Indeed one of the great [forewarnings] –

نَذِيرًۭالِّلْبَشَرِ

a warning to mortal man –

لِمَنشَآءَمِنكُمْأَنيَتَقَدَّمَأَوْيَتَأَخَّرَ

to everyone of you, whether he chooses to come forward or to hang back!

كُلُّنَفْسٍۭبِمَاكَسَبَتْرَهِينَةٌ

[On the Day of Judgment,] every human being will be held in pledge for whatever [evil] he has wrought –

إِلَّآأَصْحَٰبَٱلْيَمِينِ

save those who shall have attained to righteousness:

فِىجَنَّٰتٍۢيَتَسَآءَلُونَ

[dwelling] In gardens [of paradise], they will inquire