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Chapter 74: 

Al-Muddaththir (the cloaked one, the man wearing A cloak)
Total Verses:  56 Revealed At:  Makka

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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

074.001 Y:  O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

P:  O thou enveloped in thy cloak,

S:  O you who are clothed!

074.002 Y:  Arise and deliver thy warning!

P:  Arise and warn!

S:  Arise and warn,

074.003 Y:  And thy Lord do thou magnify!

P:  Thy Lord magnify,

S:  And your Lord do magnify,

074.004 Y:  And thy garments keep free from stain!

P:  Thy raiment purify,

S:  And your garments do purify,

074.005 Y:  And all abomination shun!

P:  Pollution shun!

S:  And uncleanness do shun,

074.006 Y:  Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!

P:  And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

S:  And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,

074.007 Y:  But, for thy Lord’s (Cause), be patient and constant!

P:  For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!

S:  And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.

074.008 Y:  Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

P:  For when the trumpet shall sound,

S:  For when the trumpet is sounded,

074.009 Y:  That will be- that Day — a Day of Distress,-

P:  Surely that day will be a day of anguish,

S:  That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,

074.010 Y:  Far from easy for those without Faith.

P:  Not of ease, for disbelievers.

S:  For the unbelievers, anything but easy.

074.011 Y:  Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!-

P:  Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,

S:  Leave Me and him whom I created alone,

074.012 Y:  To whom I granted resources in abundance,

P:  And then bestowed upon him ample means,

S:  And give him vast riches,

074.013 Y:  And sons to be by his side!-

P:  And sons abiding in his presence

S:  And sons dwelling in his presence,

074.014 Y:  To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!

P:  And made (life) smooth for him.

S:  And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;

074.015 Y:  Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-

P:  Yet he desireth that I should give more.

S:  And yet he desires that I should add more!

074.016 Y:  By no means!  For to Our Signs he has been refractory!