Surah 74. Al-Muddaththir

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Verses [Section]: 1-31[1], 32-56 [2]

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Quran Text of Verse 32-56كَلَّاNay!وَ الْقَمَرِۙBy the moon وَ الَّیْلِAnd the nightاِذْwhenاَدْبَرَۙit departs وَ الصُّبْحِAnd the morningاِذَاۤwhenاَسْفَرَۙit brightens اِنَّهَاIndeed itلَاِحْدَی(is) surely oneالْكُبَرِۙ(of) the greatest نَذِیْرًاA warningلِّلْبَشَرِۙto (the) human being لِمَنْTo whoeverشَآءَwillsمِنْكُمْamong youاَنْtoیَّتَقَدَّمَproceedاَوْorیَتَاَخَّرَؕstay behind كُلُّEveryنَفْسٍۭsoulبِمَاfor whatكَسَبَتْit has earnedرَهِیْنَةٌۙ(is) pledged اِلَّاۤExceptاَصْحٰبَ(the) companionsالْیَمِیْنِؕۛ(of) the right فِیْInجَنّٰتٍ ۛؕ۫Gardensیَتَسَآءَلُوْنَۙasking each other عَنِAboutالْمُجْرِمِیْنَۙthe criminals مَاWhatسَلَكَكُمْled youفِیْintoسَقَرَ Hell قَالُوْاThey will sayلَمْNotنَكُwe wereمِنَofالْمُصَلِّیْنَۙthose who prayed وَلَمْAnd notنَكُwe usedنُطْعِمُ(to) feedالْمِسْكِیْنَۙthe poor وَ كُنَّاAnd we used (to)نَخُوْضُindulge in vain talkمَعَwithالْخَآىِٕضِیْنَۙthe vain talkers وَ كُنَّاAnd we used (to)نُكَذِّبُdenyبِیَوْمِ(the) Dayالدِّیْنِۙ(of) the Judgment حَتّٰۤیUntilاَتٰىنَاthere came to usالْیَقِیْنُؕthe certainty 74. Al-Muddaththir Page 577فَمَاThen notتَنْفَعُهُمْwill benefit themشَفَاعَةُintercessionالشّٰفِعِیْنَؕ(of) the intercessors فَمَاThen whatلَهُمْ(is) for themعَنِ(that) fromالتَّذْكِرَةِthe Reminderمُعْرِضِیْنَۙthey (are) turning away كَاَنَّهُمْAs if they (were)حُمُرٌdonkeysمُّسْتَنْفِرَةٌۙfrightened فَرَّتْFleeingمِنْfromقَسْوَرَةٍؕa lion بَلْNay!یُرِیْدُDesiresكُلُّeveryامْرِئٍpersonمِّنْهُمْof themاَنْthatیُّؤْتٰیhe may be givenصُحُفًاpagesمُّنَشَّرَةًۙspread out كَلَّا ؕNay!بَلْButلَّاnotیَخَافُوْنَthey fearالْاٰخِرَةَؕthe Hereafter كَلَّاۤNay!اِنَّهٗIndeed itتَذْكِرَةٌۚ(is) a Reminder فَمَنْSo whoeverشَآءَwillsذَكَرَهٗؕ(may) pay heed to it وَ مَاAnd notیَذْكُرُوْنَwill pay heedاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْthatیَّشَآءَwillsاللّٰهُ ؕAllahهُوَHeاَهْلُ(is) worthyالتَّقْوٰیto be fearedوَ اَهْلُand worthyالْمَغْفِرَةِ۠to forgive

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Translation of Verse 32-56

32. But no! By the moon,

33. and the night as it retreats,

34. and the day as it breaks!

35. Surely Hell is one of the mightiest catastrophes -

36. a warning to humankind,

37. to whichever of you chooses to take the lead or lag behind.

38. Every soul will be detained for what it has done,

39. except the people of the right,

40. who will be in Gardens, asking one another

41. about the wicked ˹who will then be asked˺:

42. "What has landed you in Hell?"

43. They will reply, "We were not of those who prayed,

44. nor did we feed the poor.

45. We used to indulge ˹in falsehood˺ along with others,

46. and deny the Day of Judgment,

47. until the inevitable came to us."

48. So the pleas of intercessors will be of no benefit to them.

49. Now, what is the matter with them that they are turning away from the reminder,

50. as if they were spooked zebras

51. fleeing from a lion?

52. In fact, each one of them wishes to be given a ˹personal˺ letter ˹from Allah˺ for all ˹to read˺. ¹²⁵⁶

53. But no! In fact, they do not fear the Hereafter.

54. Enough! Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder.

55. So let whoever wills be mindful of it.

56. But they cannot do so unless Allah wills. He ˹alone˺ is worthy to be feared and entitled to forgive.

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Commentary

1256. Another possible translation: "In fact, each of them wishes to be given a scripture open ˹for all to read˺." See 6:124.