74 The Cloaked -Al-Muddaththir

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful

[74.1] O you (Prophet Muhamad), the cloaked,

[74.2] arise and warn,

[74.3] and exalt your Lord,

[74.4] and purify your clothing,

[74.5] and flee from the statues!

[74.6] Do not give, thinking to gain greater

[74.7] be patient unto your Lord.

[74.8] When the Horn is blown,

[74.9] that shall be a Harsh Day

[74.10] and it will not be easy for the unbelievers.

[74.11] Leave Me alone with he whom I created

[74.12] and designated for him ample wealth,

[74.13] and sons that stand in witness.

[74.14] I made things smooth and easy for him,

[74.15] yet he is eager that I increase him.

[74.16] Not at all! Surely, he has been disobedient to Our verses.

[74.17] I will constrain him to a hard ascent.

[74.18] He reflected, and then determined

[74.19] death seized him, how was his determining!

[74.20] Again, death seized him, how was his determining!

[74.21] Then he looked,

[74.22] frowned and scowled;

[74.23] then he retreated and grew proud

[74.24] and said: 'This is no more than traced sorcery;

[74.25] It is nothing but the word of a mortal! '

[74.26] I will surely roast him in the Scorching.

[74.27] What will let you know what the Scorching is like!

[74.28] It neither spares, nor releases,

[74.29] and it burns the flesh.

[74.30] Over it are nineteen (angels guarding).

[74.31] We have appointed none but angels to guard the Fire, and made their number only as a trial for the unbelievers, so that those to whom the Book was given are certain and those who believe increase in belief. And that those who were given the Book, and those who believe will not be in doubt. And that those in whose hearts there is a sickness, together with the unbelievers, may say: 'What did Allah intend by this as an example? ' As such, Allah leaves in error whom He will and He guides whomsoever He will. None knows the hosts of your Lord except He. This is no more than a Reminder to humans.

[74.32] No, by the moon!

[74.33] By the receding night

[74.34] and the morning when it appears,

[74.35] it is one of the greatest trials,

[74.36] a warning to humans,

[74.37] to whoever among you desires to go forward, or lag behind.

[74.38] Each soul is held in pledge for what it earns,

[74.39] except the Companions of the Right.

[74.40] In Gardens they will question

[74.41] concerning the sinners,

[74.42] 'What caused you to be thrust into the Scorching (Fire)? '

[74.43] They will reply: 'We were not among those who prayed

[74.44] and we did not feed the needy.

[74.45] We plunged in with the plungers

[74.46] and belied the Day of Recompense

[74.47] till the certainty (death) overtook us. '

[74.48] The intercession of their intercessors shall not benefit them.

[74.49] What is the matter with them that they turn away from this Reminder,

[74.50] like startled wild donkeys

[74.51] fleeing before a lion?

[74.52] Indeed, each one of them desires to be given unrolled scrolls.

[74.53] No, indeed they have no fear of the Everlasting Life.

[74.54] No, indeed, surely, this is a Reminder.

[74.55] So, whoever wills, will remember it.

[74.56] But none will remember, unless Allah wills, He is the Owner of fear, the Owner of forgiveness.

75 The Resurrection -Al-Qiyamah

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful

[75.1] No! I swear by the Day of Resurrection,

[75.2] No! I swear by the reproachful soul!

[75.3] What, does the human think We shall never gather his bones?

[75.4] Indeed yes, We are able to shape his fingerstips yet again!

[75.5] Rather, the human desires to continue in his immorality,

[75.6] 'When will the Day of Resurrection be? ' he asks,

[75.7] but when the sight is dazed

[75.8] and the moon eclipsed,

[75.9] when the sun and moon are gathered together

[75.10] on that Day the human will ask: 'To (which place) shall I flee? '

[75.11] No, there shall be no (place of) refuge.

[75.12] For on that Day the refuge shall be to your Lord.

[75.13] On that Day the human shall be informed of his former and latter deeds.

[75.14] He shall be a clear proof against himself,

[75.15] even though he offers his excuses.

[75.16] Do not move your tongue with it (the Revelation) to hasten it.

[75.17] It's gathering and reciting is upon Us.

[75.18] When We recite it, follow its recitation.

[75.19] It's explanation is upon Us.

[75.20] Yet you love this hasty world

[75.21] and are heedless of the Everlasting Life.

[75.22] On that Day there shall be radiant faces,

[75.23] gazing towards their Lord.

[75.24] And on that Day there shall be scowling faces,

[75.25] so they might think the Calamity had been inflicted upon them.

[75.26] But, when (the soul) reaches the collar bone

[75.27] and it is said: 'Who is a healing chanter? '

[75.28] and when he thinks it is the time of departure

[75.29] and when leg is intertwined with leg,

[75.30] upon that Day the driving shall be to your Lord.

[75.31] Because, he neither believed nor prayed;

[75.32] he belied the truth and turned away;

[75.33] then went arrogantly to his household.

[75.34] Near to you and nearer,

[75.35] then nearer to you and nearer!

[75.36] Does the human think he will be left to roam at will?

[75.37] What, was he not an ejaculated drop (of sperm)?

[75.38] Then he was a clot of blood, then He created and formed him

[75.39] and made from him two kinds, male and female.

[75.40] What, is He then unable to revive the dead?