Chapter 77, 50 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
فالعاصفات عصفا
By the raging hurricanes,
And the winds that blow violently
والناشرات نشرا
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
فالفارقات فرقا
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
And those [angels] who bring criterion
فالملقيات ذكرا
By those who bring down the Reminder,
And those [angels] who deliver a message
عذرا أو نذرا
To excuse or to warn,
As justification or warning,
إنما توعدون لواقع
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
فإذا النجوم طمست
So when the stars are put out,
So when the stars are obliterated
وإذا السماء فرجت
And when the sky is riven asunder,
And when the heaven is opened
وإذا الجبال نسفت
And when the mountains are blown away,
And when the mountains are blown away
وإذا الرسل أقتت
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
And when the messengers' time has come...
لأي يوم أجلت
For what day is the time appointed ?
For what Day was it postponed?
ليوم الفصل
For the Day of Decision.
For the Day of Judgement.
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
ألم نهلك الأولين
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
Which We laid up in a safe abode
And We placed it in a firm lodging
إلى قدر معلوم
For a known term ?
For a known extent.
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Have We not made the earth a container
أحياء وأمواتا
Both for the living and the dead,
Of the living and the dead?
وجعلنا فيها رواسي شامخات وأسقيناكم ماء فراتا
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
كأنه جمالت صفر
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
This is a day wherein they speak not,
This is a Day they will not speak,
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
هذا يوم الفصل ۖ جمعناكم والأولين
This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
وفواكه مما يشتهون
And fruits such as they desire.
And fruits from whatever they desire,
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
Thus do We reward the good.
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وإذا قيل لهم اركعوا لا يركعون
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?