يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ ﴿١﴾
Yaaa ayyuhal muddassir
All 56 ayat of Surah Al-Muddaththir (also written Surah Muddaththir) in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah. It is in juz 29 (para 29).
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ ﴿١﴾
Yaaa ayyuhal muddassir
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ ﴿٢﴾
Qum fa anzir
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ ﴿٣﴾
Wa rabbaka fakabbir
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ ﴿٤﴾
Wa siyaabaka fatahhir
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ ﴿٥﴾
Warrujza fahjur
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ ﴿٦﴾
Wa laa tamnun tastaksir
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ ﴿٧﴾
Wa li Rabbika fasbir
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ ﴿٨﴾
Fa izaa nuqira fin naaqoor
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ ﴿٩﴾
Fazaalika yawma 'iziny yawmun 'aseer
عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍۢ ﴿١٠﴾
'Alal kaafireena ghayru yaseer
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًۭا ﴿١١﴾
Zamee wa man khalaqtu waheedaa
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًۭا مَّمْدُودًۭا ﴿١٢﴾
Wa ja'altu lahoo maalam mamdoodaa
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًۭا ﴿١٣﴾
Wa baneena shuhoodaa
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًۭا ﴿١٤﴾
Wa mahhattu lahoo tamheeda
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ ﴿١٥﴾
Summa yat ma'u an azeed
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًۭا ﴿١٦﴾
Kallaaa innahoo kaana li Aayaatinaa 'aneedaa
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا ﴿١٧﴾
Sa urhiquhoo sa'oodaa
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ ﴿١٨﴾
Innahoo fakkara wa qaddar
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ ﴿١٩﴾
Faqutila kayfa qaddar
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ ﴿٢٠﴾
Summa qutila kaifa qaddar
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ ﴿٢١﴾
Summa nazar
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ ﴿٢٢﴾
Summa 'abasa wa basar
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ ﴿٢٣﴾
Summaa adbara wastakbar
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ يُؤْثَرُ ﴿٢٤﴾
Faqaala in haazaaa illaa sihruny yu'sar
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ ﴿٢٥﴾
In haazaaa illaa qawlul bashar
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ ﴿٢٦﴾
Sa usleehi saqar
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ ﴿٢٧﴾
Wa maaa adraaka maa saqar
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ ﴿٢٨﴾
Laa tubqee wa laa tazar
لَوَّاحَةٌۭ لِّلْبَشَرِ ﴿٢٩﴾
Lawwaahatul lilbashar
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ ﴿٣٠﴾
'Alaihaa tis'ata 'ashar
وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةًۭ ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًۭا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌۭ وَٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًۭا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِىَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ ﴿٣١﴾
Wa maaja''alnaaa As haaban naari illaa malaaa 'ikatanw wa maa ja'alnaa 'iddatahum illaa fitnatal lillazeena kafaroo liyastayqinal lazeena ootul kitaaba wa yazdaadal lazeena aamanooo eemaananw wa laa yartaabal lazeena ootul kitaaba walmu'minoona wa liyaqoolal lazeena fee quloo bihim maradunw walkaafiroona maazaaa araadal laahu bihaazaa masalaa; kazaalika yudillul laahu many yashaaa'u wa yahdee many yashaaa'; wa maa ya'lamu junooda rabbika illaa hoo; wa maa hiya illaa zikraa lil bashar
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ ﴿٣٢﴾
Kallaa walqamar
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ ﴿٣٣﴾
Wallaili adbar
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ ﴿٣٤﴾
Wassub hi izaaa asfar
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ ﴿٣٥﴾
Innahaa la ihdal kubar
نَذِيرًۭا لِّلْبَشَرِ ﴿٣٦﴾
Nazeeral lilbashar
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ ﴿٣٧﴾
Liman shaaa'a minkum any yataqaddama aw yata akhkhar
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ ﴿٣٨﴾
Kullu nafsim bim kasabat raheenah
إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٣٩﴾
Illaaa as haabal yameen
فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ﴿٤٠﴾
Fee jannaatiny yata saaa'aloon
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿٤١﴾
'Anil mujrimeen
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ ﴿٤٢﴾
Maa salakakum fee saqar
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤٣﴾
Qaaloo lam naku minal musalleen
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ ﴿٤٤﴾
Wa lam naku nut'imul miskeen
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾
Wa kunnaa nakhoodu ma'al khaaa'ideen
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٤٦﴾
Wa kunnaa nukazzibu bi yawmid Deen
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ ﴿٤٧﴾
Hattaaa ataanal yaqeen
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ ﴿٤٨﴾
Famaa tanfa'uhum shafaa'atush shaafi'een
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ ﴿٤٩﴾
Famaa lahum 'anittazkirati mu'rideen
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌۭ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭ ﴿٥٠﴾
Ka annahum humurum mustanfirah
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ ﴿٥١﴾
Farrat min qaswarah
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًۭا مُّنَشَّرَةًۭ ﴿٥٢﴾
Bal yureedu kullum ri'im minhum any yu'taa suhufam munashsharah
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ ﴿٥٣﴾
Kallaa bal laa yakhaafoonal aakhirah
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ﴿٥٤﴾
Kallaaa innahoo tazkirah
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ﴿٥٥﴾
Fa man shaaa'a zakarah
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ﴿٥٦﴾
Wa maa yazkuroona illaaa any yashaaa'al laah; Huwa ahlut taqwaa wa ahlul maghfirah
Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.
About this surah
Surah Al-Muddaththir (سُورَةُ المُدَّثِّرِ), "The Cloaked One", is surah 74 of the Quran. It has 56 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 29 (para 29), and covers pages 575 to 577 of the standard Madinah mushaf.
We have not found an authentic hadith that names a particular virtue for Surah Al-Muddaththir. Its reward is the reward of reciting the Quran itself: the Prophet ﷺ said that every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Reports you may see that promise specific rewards for this surah should be checked for their grading before they are shared.
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2910: every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Graded hasan sahih.
Questions
Surah Al-Muddaththir has 56 ayat.
It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
Al-Muddaththir means "The Cloaked One".
Surah Al-Muddaththir is in juz 29 (para 29).