المدثر
Surah Al-Muddaththir
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
about the wicked ˹who will then be asked˺:
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
“What has landed you in Hell?”
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
They will reply, “We were not of those who prayed,
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
nor did we feed the poor.
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
We used to indulge ˹in falsehood˺ along with others,
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
and deny the Day of Judgment,
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
until the inevitable came to us.”
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَـٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ
So the pleas of intercessors will be of no benefit to them.
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
Now, what is the matter with them that they are turning away from the reminder,
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
as if they were spooked zebras
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
fleeing from a lion?
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
In fact, each one of them wishes to be given a ˹personal˺ letter ˹from Allah˺ for all ˹to read˺.1
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
But no! In fact, they do not fear the Hereafter.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
Enough! Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
So let whoever wills be mindful of it.
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ
But they cannot do so unless Allah wills. He ˹alone˺ is worthy to be feared and entitled to forgive.