Meccan·Surah 74

المدثر

Surah Al-Muddaththir — Ayah 50

The Cloaked One

56 Ayahs·Verse 74:50
74:50

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

As if they were alarmed donkeys

Context in Surah Al-Muddaththir

Nearby ayahs help place verse 74:50 in sequence and meaning.

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَـٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ

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

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

Fleeing from a lion?

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.