Chapter 51, 60 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والذاريات ذروا
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًا
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
فالحاملات وقرا
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًا
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
فالجاريات يسرا
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًا
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
فالمقسمات أمرا
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
إنما توعدون لصادق
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
وإن الدين لواقع
And the judgment must most surely come about.
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
By the heaven full of paths,
والسماء ذات الحبك
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
إنكم لفي قول مختلف
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
يؤفك عنه من أفك
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Accursed be the conjecturers
قتل الخراصون
Cursed be the liars,
قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ
Who are careless in an abyss!
الذين هم في غمرة ساهون
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
يسألون أيان يوم الدين
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
يوم هم على النار يفتنون
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.
ذوقوا فتنتكم هذا الذي كنتم به تستعجلون
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
إن المتقين في جنات وعيون
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
آخذين ما آتاهم ربهم ۚ إنهم كانوا قبل ذلك محسنين
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
They used to sleep but little of the night,
كانوا قليلا من الليل ما يهجعون
They used to sleep but little in the night.
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
وبالأسحار هم يستغفرون
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
وفي أموالهم حق للسائل والمحروم
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
وفي الأرض آيات للموقنين
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
وفي أنفسكم ۚ أفلا تبصرون
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
وفي السماء رزقكم وما توعدون
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.
فورب السماء والأرض إنه لحق مثل ما أنكم تنطقون
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
هل أتاك حديث ضيف إبراهيم المكرمين
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).
إذ دخلوا عليه فقالوا سلاما ۖ قال سلام قوم منكرون
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
فراغ إلى أهله فجاء بعجل سمين
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
فقربه إليهم قال ألا تأكلون
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.
فأوجس منهم خيفة ۖ قالوا لا تخف ۖ وبشروه بغلام عليم
So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
فأقبلت امرأته في صرة فصكت وجهها وقالت عجوز عقيم
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
قالوا كذلك قال ربك ۖ إنه هو الحكيم العليم
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
۞ قال فما خطبكم أيها المرسلون
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
قالوا إنا أرسلنا إلى قوم مجرمين
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
لنرسل عليهم حجارة من طين
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
مسومة عند ربك للمسرفين
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
فأخرجنا من كان فيها من المؤمنين
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
فما وجدنا فيها غير بيت من المسلمين
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
وتركنا فيها آية للذين يخافون العذاب الأليم
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
وفي موسى إذ أرسلناه إلى فرعون بسلطان مبين
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
فتولى بركنه وقال ساحر أو مجنون
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
فأخذناه وجنوده فنبذناهم في اليم وهو مليم
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
وفي عاد إذ أرسلنا عليهم الريح العقيم
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
ما تذر من شيء أتت عليه إلا جعلته كالرميم
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
وفي ثمود إذ قيل لهم تمتعوا حتى حين
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
فعتوا عن أمر ربهم فأخذتهم الصاعقة وهم ينظرون
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
فما استطاعوا من قيام وما كانوا منتصرين
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
وقوم نوح من قبل ۖ إنهم كانوا قوما فاسقين
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
والسماء بنيناها بأيد وإنا لموسعون
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
والأرض فرشناها فنعم الماهدون
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
ومن كل شيء خلقنا زوجين لعلكم تذكرون
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
ففروا إلى الله ۖ إني لكم منه نذير مبين
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
ولا تجعلوا مع الله إلها آخر ۖ إني لكم منه نذير مبين
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
كذلك ما أتى الذين من قبلهم من رسول إلا قالوا ساحر أو مجنون
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
أتواصوا به ۚ بل هم قوم طاغون
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
فتول عنهم فما أنت بملوم
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
وذكر فإن الذكرى تنفع المؤمنين
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
وما خلقت الجن والإنس إلا ليعبدون
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
ما أريد منهم من رزق وما أريد أن يطعمون
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
إن الله هو الرزاق ذو القوة المتين
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
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).
فإن للذين ظلموا ذنوبا مثل ذنوب أصحابهم فلا يستعجلون
So surely those who are unjust shall have a portion like the portion of their companions, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten on.
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.
فويل للذين كفروا من يومهم الذي يوعدون
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ