Chapter 77, 50 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
فالعاصفات عصفا
And the winds that blow violently
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
والناشرات نشرا
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
And scatter (things) far and wide;
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
فالفارقات فرقا
And those [angels] who bring criterion
Then separate them, one from another,
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
فالملقيات ذكرا
And those [angels] who deliver a message
Then spread abroad a Message,
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
عذرا أو نذرا
As justification or warning,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
إنما توعدون لواقع
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
فإذا النجوم طمست
So when the stars are obliterated
Then when the stars become dim;
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
وإذا السماء فرجت
And when the heaven is opened
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
وإذا الجبال نسفت
And when the mountains are blown away
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
وإذا الرسل أقتت
And when the messengers' time has come...
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
لأي يوم أجلت
For what Day was it postponed?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
ليوم الفصل
For the Day of Judgement.
For the Day of Sorting out.
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
ألم نهلك الأولين
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
And We placed it in a firm lodging
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
إلى قدر معلوم
For a known extent.
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
Have We not made the earth a container
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
أحياء وأمواتا
Of the living and the dead?
The living and the dead,
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
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 mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
كأنه جمالت صفر
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
This is a Day they will not speak,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
هذا يوم الفصل ۖ جمعناكم والأولين
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
وفواكه مما يشتهون
And fruits from whatever they desire,
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
وإذا قيل لهم اركعوا لا يركعون
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ