الذاريات

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing

1 By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;

1 Waalththariyati tharwan

2 And those that bear the burden (of the rain)

2 And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;

2 Faalhamilati wiqran

3 And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)

3 And those that flow with ease and gentleness;

3 Faaljariyati yusran

4 And those who distribute (blessings) by command,

4 And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -

4 Faalmuqassimati amran

5 Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,

5 Verily that which ye are promised is true;

5 Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun

6 And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.

6 And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.

6 Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun

7 By the heaven full of paths,

7 By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,

7 Waalssamai thati alhubuki

8 Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).

8 Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,

8 Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin

9 He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.

9 Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.

9 Yufaku AAanhu man ofika

10 Accursed be the conjecturers

10 Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -

10 Qutila alkharrasoona

11 Who are careless in an abyss!

11 Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:

11 Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona

12 They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?

12 They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"

12 Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni

13 (It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,

13 (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!

13 Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona

14 (And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.

14 "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"

14 Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona

15 Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,

15 As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,

15 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

16 Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;

16 Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.

16 Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena

17 They used to sleep but little of the night,

17 They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,

17 Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona

18 And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,

18 And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;

18 Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona

19 And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.

19 And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).

19 Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi

20 And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.

20 On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,

20 Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena

21 And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?

21 As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?

21 Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona

22 And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;

22 And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.

22 Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona

23 And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.

23 Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.

23 Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona

24 Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?

24 Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?

24 Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena

25 When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).

25 Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."

25 Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona

26 Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;

26 Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,

26 Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin

27 And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?

27 And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"

27 Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona

28 Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.

28 (When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

28 Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin

29 Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!

29 But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"

29 Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun

30 They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.

30 They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."

30 Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu

31 (Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?

31 (Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"

31 Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona

32 They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,

32 They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -

32 Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena

33 That we may send upon them stones of clay,

33 "To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),

33 Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin

34 Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.

34 "Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."

34 Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena

35 Then we brought forth such believers as were there.

35 Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,

35 Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena

36 But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).

36 But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:

36 Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena

37 And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.

37 And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.

37 Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema

38 And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,

38 And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.

38 Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin

39 But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.

39 But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"

39 Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun

40 So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.

40 So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.

40 Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun

41 And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.

41 And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:

41 Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema

42 It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.

42 It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.

42 Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi

43 And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.

43 And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"

43 Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin

44 But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;

44 But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.

44 FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona

45 And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

45 Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.

45 Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena

46 And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.

46 So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.

46 Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena

47 We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).

47 With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.

47 Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona

48 And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!

48 And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!

48 Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona

49 And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.

49 And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.

49 Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona

50 Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.

50 Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

50 Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun

51 And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.

51 And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

51 Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun

52 Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!

52 Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!

52 Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun

53 Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.

53 Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!

53 Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona

54 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,

54 So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.

54 Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin

55 And warn, for warning profiteth believers.

55 But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.

55 Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena

56 I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.

56 I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.

56 Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni

57 I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.

57 No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.

57 Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni

58 Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.

58 For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).

58 Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu

59 And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).

59 For the Wrong - doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!

59 Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona

60 And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.

60 Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!

60 Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona