74. Mudethir · verses 37–50

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوۡ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara

To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-

كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ رَهِينَةٌ

Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun

Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.

إِلَّآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

Illa ashaba alyameeni

Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

فِي جَنَّٰتٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Fee jannatin yatasaaloona

(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,

عَنِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

AAani almujrimeena

And (ask) of the Sinners:

مَا سَلَكَكُمۡ فِي سَقَرَ

Ma salakakum fee saqara

"What led you into Hell Fire?"

قَالُواْ لَمۡ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ

Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena

They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;

وَلَمۡ نَكُ نُطۡعِمُ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينَ

Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena

"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلۡخَآئِضِينَ

Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkhaideena

"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni

"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلۡيَقِينُ

Hatta atana alyaqeenu

"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمۡ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ

Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena

Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.

فَمَا لَهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلتَّذۡكِرَةِ مُعۡرِضِينَ

Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena

Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-

كَأَنَّهُمۡ حُمُرٞ مُّسۡتَنفِرَةٞ

Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun

As if they were affrighted asses,