How to memorize Surah Al-Muddaththir

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Surah Al-Muddaththir: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 74:1

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ

   Yaaa ayyuhal muddassir

   O you covered up ˹in your clothes˺!

2. 74:2

   قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

   Qum fa anzir

   Arise and warn ˹all˺.

3. 74:3

   وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

   Wa rabbaka fakabbir

   Revere your Lord ˹alone˺.

4. 74:4

   وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

   Wa siyaabaka fatahhir

   Purify your garments.

5. 74:5

   وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ

   Warrujza fahjur

   ˹Continue to˺ shun idols.

6. 74:6

   وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

   Wa laa tamnun tastaksir

   Do not do a favour expecting more ˹in return˺.

7. 74:7

   وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ

   Wa li Rabbika fasbir

   And persevere for ˹the sake of˺ your Lord.

8. 74:8

   فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ

   Fa izaa nuqira fin naaqoor

   ˹For˺ when the Trumpet will be sounded

9. 74:9

   فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

   Fazaalika yawma 'iziny yawmun 'aseer

   that will ˹truly˺ be a difficult Day—

10. 74:10

    عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

    'Alal kaafireena ghairu yaseer

    far from easy for the disbelievers.

11. 74:11

    ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

    Zarnee wa man khalaqtu waheedaa

    And leave to me ˹O Prophet˺ the one I created all by Myself

12. 74:12

    وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

    Wa ja'altu lahoo maalam mamdoodaa

    and granted him abundant wealth

13. 74:13

    وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

    Wa baneena shuhoodaa

    and children always by his side

14. 74:14

    وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا

    Wa mahhattu lahoo tamheeda

    and made life very easy for him.

15. 74:15

    ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

    Summa yat ma'u an azeed

    Yet he is hungry for more.

16. 74:16

    كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا

    Kallaaa innahoo kaana li Aayaatinaa 'aneedaa

    But no! ˹For˺ he has been truly stubborn with Our revelations.

17. 74:17

    سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا

    Sa urhiquhoo sa'oodaa

    I will make his fate unbearable

18. 74:18

    إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

    Innahoo fakkara wa qaddar

    for he contemplated and determined ˹a degrading label for the Quran˺.

19. 74:19

    فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

    Faqutila kayfa qaddar

    May he be condemned! How evil was what he determined!

20. 74:20

    ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

    Summa qutila kaifa qaddar

    May he be condemned even more! How evil was what he determined!

21. 74:21

    ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

    Summa nazar

    Then he re-contemplated ˹in frustration˺

22. 74:22

    ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

    Summa 'abasa wa basar

    then frowned and scowled

23. 74:23

    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

    Summaa adbara wastakbar

    then turned his back ˹on the truth˺ and acted arrogantly

24. 74:24

    فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

    Faqaala in haazaaa illaa sihruny yu'sar

    saying, “This ˹Quran˺ is nothing but magic from the ancients.

25. 74:25

    إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

    In haazaaa illaa qawlul bashar

    This is no more than the word of a man.”

26. 74:26

    سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

    Sa usleehi saqar

    Soon I will burn him in Hell!

27. 74:27

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

    Wa maaa adraaka maa saqar

    And what will make you realize what Hell is?

28. 74:28

    لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ

    Laa tubqee wa laa tazar

    It does not let anyone live or die

29. 74:29

    لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ

    Lawwaahatul lilbashar

    scorching the skin.

30. 74:30

    عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

    'Alaihaa tis'ata 'ashar

    It is overseen by nineteen ˹keepers˺.

31. 74:31

    وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَـٰٓئِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَـٰنًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِىَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ

    Wa maaja'alnaaa As-haaban naari illaa malaaa 'ikatanw wa maa ja'alnaa 'iddatahum illaa fitnatal lillazeena kafaroo liyastaiqinal lazeena ootul kitaaba wa yazdaadal lazeena aamanooo eemaananw wa laa yartaabal lazeena ootul kitaaba walmu'minoona wa liyaqoolal lazeena fee quloo bihim maradunw walkaafiroona maazaaa araadal laahu bihaazaa masalaa; kazaalika yudillul laahu mai yashaaa'u wa yahdee mai yashaaa'; wa maa ya'lamu junooda rabbika illaa hoo; wa maa hiya illaa zikraa lil bashar

    We have appointed only ˹stern˺ angels as wardens of the Fire. And We have made their number only as a test for the disbelievers, so that the People of the Book will be certain, and the believers will increase in faith, and neither the People of the Book nor the believers will have any doubts, and so that those ˹hypocrites˺ with sickness in their hearts and the disbelievers will argue, “What does Allah mean by such a number?” In this way Allah leaves whoever He wills to stray and guides whoever He wills. And none knows the forces of your Lord except He. And this ˹description of Hell˺ is only a reminder to humanity.

32. 74:32

    كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ

    Kallaa walqamar

    But no! By the moon

33. 74:33

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

    Wallaili id adbar

    and the night as it retreats

34. 74:34

    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ

    Wassub hi izaaa asfar

    and the day as it breaks!

35. 74:35

    إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ

    Innahaa la ihdal kubar

    Surely Hell is one of the mightiest catastrophes—

36. 74:36

    نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

    Nazeeral lilbashar

    a warning to humankind

37. 74:37

    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

    Liman shaaa'a minkum any yataqaddama aw yata akhkhar

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

38. 74:38

    كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

    Kullu nafsim bim kasabat raheenah

    Every soul will be detained for what it has done

39. 74:39

    إِلَّآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ

    Illaaa as haabal yameen

    except the people of the right

40. 74:40

    فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

    Fee jannaatiny yata saaa'aloon

    who will be in Gardens, asking one another

41. 74:41

    عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    'Anil mujrimeen

    about the wicked ˹who will then be asked˺:

42. 74:42

    مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ

    Maa salakakum fee saqar

    “What has landed you in Hell?”

43. 74:43

    قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

    Qaaloo lam naku minal musalleen

    They will reply, “We were not of those who prayed

44. 74:44

    وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ

    Wa lam naku nut'imul miskeen

    nor did we feed the poor.

45. 74:45

    وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ

    Wa kunnaa nakhoodu ma'al khaaa'ideen

    We used to indulge ˹in falsehood˺ along with others

46. 74:46

    وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    Wa kunnaa nukazzibu bi yawmid Deen

    and deny the Day of Judgment

47. 74:47

    حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ

    Hattaaa ataanal yaqeen

    until the inevitable came to us.”

48. 74:48

    فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَـٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ

    Famaa tanfa'uhum shafaa'atush shaafi'een

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

49. 74:49

    فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

    Famaa lahum 'anittazkirati mu'rideen

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

50. 74:50

    كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

    Ka annahum humurum mustanfirah

    as if they were spooked zebras

51. 74:51

    فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

    Farrat min qaswarah

    fleeing from a lion?

52. 74:52

    بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

    Bal yureedu kullum ri'im minhum any yu'taa suhufam munashsharah

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

53. 74:53

    كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

    Kallaa bal laa yakhaafoonal aakhirah

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

54. 74:54

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ

    Kallaaa innahoo tazkirah

    Enough! Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder.

55. 74:55

    فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

    Fa man shaaa'a zakarah

    So let whoever wills be mindful of it.

56. 74:56

    وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ

    Wa maa yazkuroona illaaa any yashaaa'al laah; Huwa ahlut taqwaa wa ahlul maghfirah

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

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
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