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The Holy Qur'an Surah # 74
"The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak"
- Verses: 1 to 56 "
Translated by A. Yusufali
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
1 . O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)! 2 . Arise and deliver thy warning! 3 . And thy Lord do thou magnify! 4 . And thy garments keep free from stain! 5 . And all abomination shun! 6 . Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)! 7 . But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant! 8 . Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded, 9 . That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,- 10 . Far from easy for those without Faith. 11 . Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!- 12 . To whom I granted resources in abundance, 13 . And sons to be by his side!- 14 . To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable! 15 . Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);- 16 . By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory! 17 . Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities! 18 . For he thought and he plotted;- 19 . And woe to him! How he plotted!- 20 . Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!- 21 . Then he looked round; 22 . Then he frowned and he scowled; 23 . Then he turned back and was haughty; 24 . Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old; 25 . "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!" 26 . Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire! 27 . And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is? 28 . Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!- 29 . Darkening and changing the colour of man! 30 . Over it are Nineteen. 31 . And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind. 32 . Nay, verily: By the Moon, 33 . And by the Night as it retreateth, 34 . And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,- 35 . This is but one of the mighty (portents), 36 . A warning to mankind,- 37 . To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;- 38 . Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds. 39 . Except the Companions of the Right Hand. 40 . (They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other, 41 . And (ask) of the Sinners: 42 . "What led you into Hell Fire?" 43 . They will say: "We were not of those who prayed; 44 . "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent; 45 . "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers; 46 . "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment, 47 . "Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain." 48 . Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them. 49 . Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?- 50 . As if they were affrighted asses, 51 . Fleeing from a lion! 52 . Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out! 53 . By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter, 54 . Nay, this surely is an admonition: 55 . Let any who will, keep it in remembrance! 56 . But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness. |
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