74. Mudethir · verses 46–56

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!

كـَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَ

Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata

By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

كـَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذۡكِرَةٞ

Kalla innahu tathkiratun

Nay, this surely is an admonition:

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Faman shaa thakarahu

Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

وَمَا يَذۡكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ هُوَ أَهۡلُ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ وَأَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِ

Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati

But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.