74. Mudethir · verses 41–52

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,

فَرَّتۡ مِن قَسۡوَرَةِۭ

Farrat min qaswaratin

Fleeing from a lion!

بَلۡ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُؤۡتَىٰ صُحُفٗا مُّنَشَّرَةٗ

Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan

Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!