Al Mursalat

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another

Shakir

1 I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),

Saheeh International

1 By those [winds] sent forth in gusts

Pickthall

2 By the raging hurricanes,

Shakir

2 By the raging hurricanes,

Saheeh International

2 And the winds that blow violently

Pickthall

3 By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;

Shakir

3 Which scatter clouds to their destined places,

Saheeh International

3 And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]

Pickthall

4 By those who winnow with a winnowing,

Shakir

4 Then separate them one from another,

Saheeh International

4 And those [angels] who bring criterion

Pickthall

5 By those who bring down the Reminder,

Shakir

5 Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,

Saheeh International

5 And those [angels] who deliver a message

Pickthall

6 To excuse or to warn,

Shakir

6 To clear or to warn.

Saheeh International

6 As justification or warning,

Pickthall

7 Surely that which ye are promised will befall.

Shakir

7 Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.

Saheeh International

7 Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.

Pickthall

8 So when the stars are put out,

Shakir

8 So when the stars are made to lose their light,

Saheeh International

8 So when the stars are obliterated

Pickthall

9 And when the sky is riven asunder,

Shakir

9 And when the heaven is rent asunder,

Saheeh International

9 And when the heaven is opened

Pickthall

10 And when the mountains are blown away,

Shakir

10 And when the mountains are carried away as dust,

Saheeh International

10 And when the mountains are blown away

Pickthall

11 And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -

Shakir

11 And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time

Saheeh International

11 And when the messengers' time has come...

Pickthall

12 For what day is the time appointed ?

Shakir

12 To what day is the doom fixed?

Saheeh International

12 For what Day was it postponed?

Pickthall

13 For the Day of Decision.

Shakir

13 To the day of decision.

Saheeh International

13 For the Day of Judgement.

Pickthall

14 And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -

Shakir

14 And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?

Saheeh International

14 And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?

Pickthall

15 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

15 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

15 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

16 Destroyed We not the former folk,

Shakir

16 Did We not destroy the former generations?

Saheeh International

16 Did We not destroy the former peoples?

Pickthall

17 Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?

Shakir

17 Then did We follow them up with later ones.

Saheeh International

17 Then We will follow them with the later ones.

Pickthall

18 Thus deal We ever with the guilty.

Shakir

18 Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.

Saheeh International

18 Thus do We deal with the criminals.

Pickthall

19 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

19 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

19 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

20 Did We not create you from a base fluid

Shakir

20 Did We not create you from contemptible water?

Saheeh International

20 Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?

Pickthall

21 Which We laid up in a safe abode

Shakir

21 Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,

Saheeh International

21 And We placed it in a firm lodging

Pickthall

22 For a known term ?

Shakir

22 Till an appointed term,

Saheeh International

22 For a known extent.

Pickthall

23 Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!

Shakir

23 So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).

Saheeh International

23 And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.

Pickthall

24 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

24 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

24 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

25 Have We not made the earth a receptacle

Shakir

25 Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,

Saheeh International

25 Have We not made the earth a container

Pickthall

26 Both for the living and the dead,

Shakir

26 The living and the dead,

Saheeh International

26 Of the living and the dead?

Pickthall

27 And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?

Shakir

27 And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?

Saheeh International

27 And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.

Pickthall

28 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

28 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

28 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

29 (It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;

Shakir

29 Walk on to that which you called a lie.

Saheeh International

29 [They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.

Pickthall

30 Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,

Shakir

30 Walk on to the covering having three branches,

Saheeh International

30 Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns

Pickthall

31 (Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.

Shakir

31 Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.

Saheeh International

31 [But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."

Pickthall

32 Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,

Shakir

32 Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,

Saheeh International

32 Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,

Pickthall

33 (Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.

Shakir

33 As if they were tawny camels.

Saheeh International

33 As if they were yellowish [black] camels.

Pickthall

34 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

34 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

34 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

35 This is a day wherein they speak not,

Shakir

35 This is the day on which they shall not speak,

Saheeh International

35 This is a Day they will not speak,

Pickthall

36 Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.

Shakir

36 And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.

Saheeh International

36 Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.

Pickthall

37 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

37 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

37 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

38 This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.

Shakir

38 This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.

Saheeh International

38 This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.

Pickthall

39 If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.

Shakir

39 So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).

Saheeh International

39 So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.

Pickthall

40 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

40 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

40 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

41 Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,

Shakir

41 Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,

Saheeh International

41 Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs

Pickthall

42 And fruits such as they desire.

Shakir

42 And fruits such as they desire.

Saheeh International

42 And fruits from whatever they desire,

Pickthall

43 (Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.

Shakir

43 Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.

Saheeh International

43 [Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."

Pickthall

44 Thus do We reward the good.

Shakir

44 Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.

Saheeh International

44 Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

Pickthall

45 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

45 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

45 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

46 Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.

Shakir

46 Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.

Saheeh International

46 [O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.

Pickthall

47 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

47 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

47 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

48 When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!

Shakir

48 And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.

Saheeh International

48 And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.

Pickthall

49 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

49 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Saheeh International

49 Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

Pickthall

50 In what statement, after this, will they believe ?

Shakir

50 In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?

Saheeh International

50 Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?