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