Sūrah 74✦Meccan✦56 Āyāt
سورة المدثر
Al-Muddaththir — The Cloaked One
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
74:1
The Cloaked One
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ١
O you covered up ˹in your clothes˺!
74:2
The Cloaked One
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ٢
Arise and warn ˹all˺.
74:3
The Cloaked One
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ٣
Revere your Lord ˹alone˺.
74:4
The Cloaked One
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ٤
Purify your garments.
74:5
The Cloaked One
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ٥
˹Continue to˺ shun idols.
74:6
The Cloaked One
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ٦
Do not do a favour expecting more ˹in return˺.
74:7
The Cloaked One
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ٧
And persevere for ˹the sake of˺ your Lord.
74:8
The Cloaked One
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ٨
˹For˺ when the Trumpet will be sounded
74:9
The Cloaked One
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ٩
that will ˹truly˺ be a difficult Day—
74:10
The Cloaked One
عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ١٠
far from easy for the disbelievers.
74:11
The Cloaked One
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا١١
And leave to me ˹O Prophet˺ the one I created all by Myself
74:12
The Cloaked One
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا١٢
and granted him abundant wealth
74:13
The Cloaked One
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا١٣
and children always by his side
74:14
The Cloaked One
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا١٤
and made life very easy for him.
74:15
The Cloaked One
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ١٥
Yet he is hungry for more.
74:16
The Cloaked One
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا١٦
But no! ˹For˺ he has been truly stubborn with Our revelations.
74:17
The Cloaked One
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا١٧
I will make his fate unbearable
74:18
The Cloaked One
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ١٨
for he contemplated and determined ˹a degrading label for the Quran˺.
74:19
The Cloaked One
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ١٩
May he be condemned! How evil was what he determined!
74:20
The Cloaked One
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ٢٠
May he be condemned even more! How evil was what he determined!
About Surah Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One)
Named "the Cloaked One" (al-Muddaththir), among the earliest revelations, commanding the Prophet ﷺ to arise and warn.
- Chapter
- 74 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 56
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Muddaththir about?
Named "the Cloaked One" (al-Muddaththir), among the earliest revelations, commanding the Prophet ﷺ to arise and warn.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Muddaththir?
Surah Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One) has 56 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Muddaththir Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Muddaththir is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Muddaththir in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Muddaththir is the 74th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.