Chapter 77, 50 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
فالعاصفات عصفا
By the raging hurricanes,
And the winds that blow violently
والناشرات نشرا
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
فالفارقات فرقا
Then separate them one from another,
And those [angels] who bring criterion
فالملقيات ذكرا
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
And those [angels] who deliver a message
عذرا أو نذرا
To clear or to warn.
As justification or warning,
إنما توعدون لواقع
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
فإذا النجوم طمست
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
So when the stars are obliterated
وإذا السماء فرجت
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
And when the heaven is opened
وإذا الجبال نسفت
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
And when the mountains are blown away
وإذا الرسل أقتت
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
And when the messengers' time has come...
لأي يوم أجلت
To what day is the doom fixed?
For what Day was it postponed?
ليوم الفصل
To the day of decision.
For the Day of Judgement.
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
ألم نهلك الأولين
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
And We placed it in a firm lodging
إلى قدر معلوم
Till an appointed term,
For a known extent.
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Have We not made the earth a container
أحياء وأمواتا
The living and the dead,
Of the living and the dead?
وجعلنا فيها رواسي شامخات وأسقيناكم ماء فراتا
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
كأنه جمالت صفر
As if they were tawny camels.
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
This is a Day they will not speak,
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
هذا يوم الفصل ۖ جمعناكم والأولين
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades 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
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وإذا قيل لهم اركعوا لا يركعون
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?