Al-Muddaththir (المدثر)
Chapter 74 · The Cloaked One · Juz 29
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
In haazaaa illaa qawlul bashar
This is not but the word of a human being."
Quran 74:25 — Surah Al-Muddaththir
This is verse 25 of 56 in Surah Al-Muddaththir (المدثر), meaning “The Cloaked One”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 29 (Part 29) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Muddaththir is the 74th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 56 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
In haazaaa illaa qawlul bashar
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ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
Then he turned back and was arrogant
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ يُؤْثَرُ
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
This is not but the word of a human being."
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
I will drive him into Saqar.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
And what can make you know what is Saqar?