Al-Muddaththir (المدثر)
Chapter 74 · The Cloaked One · Juz 29
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌۭ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭ
Ka annahum humurum mustanfirah
As if they were alarmed donkeys
Quran 74:50 — Surah Al-Muddaththir
This is verse 50 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:
Ka annahum humurum mustanfirah
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فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌۭ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭ
As if they were alarmed donkeys
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
Fleeing from a lion?
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًۭا مُّنَشَّرَةًۭ
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.