74. Mudethir · verses 50–55

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!