Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Muddaththir)
Ayah 1
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
O you who covers himself
Ayah 2
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
Stand up and warn
Ayah 3
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
And your Lord magnify
Ayah 4
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
And your clothing purify
Ayah 5
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
And uncleanliness avoid
Ayah 6
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
And (do) not confer favor (to) acquire more
Ayah 7
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
And for your Lord be patient
Ayah 8
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
Then when is blown in the trumpet
Ayah 9
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
That Day (will be) a Day difficult
Ayah 10
عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
For the disbelievers not easy
Ayah 11
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
Leave Me and whom I created alone
Ayah 12
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
And I granted to him wealth extensive
Ayah 13
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
And children present
Ayah 14
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
And I spread for him ease
Ayah 15
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
Then he desires that I (should) add more
Ayah 16
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
By no means Indeed, he has been to Our Verses stubborn
Ayah 17
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
Soon I will cover Him (with) a laborious punishment
Ayah 18
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
Indeed, he thought and plotted
Ayah 19
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
So may he be destroyed how he plotted
Ayah 20
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then may he be destroyed how he plotted
Ayah 21
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Then he looked
Ayah 22
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Then he frowned and scowled
Ayah 23
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
Then he turned back and was proud
Ayah 24
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
Then he said Not (is) this but magic imitated
Ayah 25
إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
Not (is) this but (the) word (of) a human being
Ayah 26
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
Soon I will drive him (into) Hell
Ayah 27
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
And what can make you know what (is) Hell
Ayah 28
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
Not it lets remain and not it leaves
Ayah 29
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Scorching the human (skin)
Ayah 30
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
Over it (are) nine teen
Ayah 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
And not We have made keepers (of) the Fire except Angels And not We have made their number except (as) a trial for those who disbelieve that may be certain those who were given the Scripture and may increase those who believe (in) faith and not may doubt those who were given the Scripture and the believers and that may say those in their hearts (is) a disease and the disbelievers What (does) intend Allah by this example Thus does let go astray Allah whom He wills and guides whom He wills And none knows (the) hosts (of) your Lord except Him And not it (is) but a reminder to (the) human beings
Ayah 32
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
Nay By the moon
Ayah 33
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
And the night when it departs
Ayah 34
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
And the morning when it brightens
Ayah 35
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
Indeed, it (is) surely one (of) the greatest
Ayah 36
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
A warning to (the) human being
Ayah 37
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind
Ayah 38
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Every soul for what it has earned (is) pledged
Ayah 39
إِلَّآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Except (the) companions (of) the right
Ayah 40
فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
In Gardens asking each other
Ayah 41
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
About the criminals
Ayah 42
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
What led you into Hell
Ayah 43
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
They will say Not we were of those who prayed
Ayah 44
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
And not we used to feed the poor
Ayah 45
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
And we used to indulge in vain talk with the vain talkers
Ayah 46
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And we used to deny (the) Day (of) the Judgment
Ayah 47
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
Until came to us the certainty
Ayah 48
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَـٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ
Then not will benefit them intercession (of) the intercessors
Ayah 49
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
Then what (is) for them (that) from the Reminder they (are) turning away
Ayah 50
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
As if they (were) donkeys frightened
Ayah 51
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
Fleeing from a lion
Ayah 52
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
Nay Desires every person of them that he may be given pages spread out
Ayah 53
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
Nay But not they fear the Hereafter
Ayah 54
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
Nay Indeed, it (is) a Reminder
Ayah 55
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
So whoever wills (may) pay heed to it
Ayah 56
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ
And not will pay heed except that wills Allah He (is) worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Al-Muddaththir?
Surat Al-Muddaththir (المدثر) has 56 verses.
Was Surat Al-Muddaththir revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Al-Muddaththir was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Al-Muddaththir on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-Muddaththir spans pages 575 to 577.
What is Surat Al-Muddaththir about?
The Surah takes its name from the word al-muddaththir in the first verse. This also is only a name, not a title of its subject matter.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.