Al-Muyassar · Tafsir · in Arabic
المدثر
Al-Muddaththir
The Cloaked One · Meccan · 56 ayahs
74:1–7Page 575
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُدَّثِّرُ ١
O you who covers himself [with a garment],1
قُمۡ فَأَنذِرۡ ٢
Arise and warn
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرۡ ٣
And your Lord glorify
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرۡ ٤
And your clothing purify
وَٱلرُّجۡزَ فَٱهۡجُرۡ ٥
And uncleanliness1 avoid
وَلَا تَمۡنُن تَسۡتَكۡثِرُ ٦
And do not confer favor to acquire more1
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصۡبِرۡ ٧
But for your Lord be patient.
74:9–10Page 575
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَوۡمٌ عَسِيرٌ ٩
That Day will be a difficult day
عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ غَيۡرُ يَسِيرٖ ١٠
For the disbelievers - not easy.
74:12–17Page 575
وَجَعَلۡتُ لَهُۥ مَالٗا مَّمۡدُودٗا ١٢
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودٗا ١٣
And children present [with him]
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمۡهِيدٗا ١٤
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
ثُمَّ يَطۡمَعُ أَنۡ أَزِيدَ ١٥
Then he desires that I should add more.
كـَلَّآۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِأٓيَٰتِنَا عَنِيدٗا ١٦
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
سَأُرۡهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا ١٧
I will cover him with arduous torment.
74:20–25Page 576
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيۡفَ قَدَّرَ ٢٠
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ ٢١
Then he considered [again];
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ ٢٢
Then he frowned and scowled;
ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ ٢٣
Then he turned back and was arrogant
فَقَالَ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ يُؤۡثَرُ ٢٤
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوۡلُ ٱلۡبَشَرِ ٢٥
This is not but the word of a human being."
74:26–30Page 576
سَأُصۡلِيهِ سَقَرَ ٢٦
I will drive him into Saqar.1
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ ٢٧
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
لَا تُبۡقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ ٢٨
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
لَوَّاحَةٞ لِّلۡبَشَرِ ٢٩
Altering [i.e., blackening] the skins.
عَلَيۡهَا تِسۡعَةَ عَشَرَ ٣٠
Over it are nineteen [angels].
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