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