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),

Transliteration

1 Waalmursalati AAurfan

Pickthall

2 By the raging hurricanes,

Shakir

2 By the raging hurricanes,

Transliteration

2 FaalAAasifati AAasfan

Pickthall

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

Shakir

3 Which scatter clouds to their destined places,

Transliteration

3 Waalnnashirati nashran

Pickthall

4 By those who winnow with a winnowing,

Shakir

4 Then separate them one from another,

Transliteration

4 Faalfariqati farqan

Pickthall

5 By those who bring down the Reminder,

Shakir

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

Transliteration

5 Faalmulqiyati thikran

Pickthall

6 To excuse or to warn,

Shakir

6 To clear or to warn.

Transliteration

6 AAuthran aw nuthran

Pickthall

7 Surely that which ye are promised will befall.

Shakir

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

Transliteration

7 Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun

Pickthall

8 So when the stars are put out,

Shakir

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

Transliteration

8 Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat

Pickthall

9 And when the sky is riven asunder,

Shakir

9 And when the heaven is rent asunder,

Transliteration

9 Waitha alssamao furijat

Pickthall

10 And when the mountains are blown away,

Shakir

10 And when the mountains are carried away as dust,

Transliteration

10 Waitha aljibalu nusifat

Pickthall

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

Shakir

11 And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time

Transliteration

11 Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat

Pickthall

12 For what day is the time appointed ?

Shakir

12 To what day is the doom fixed?

Transliteration

12 Liayyi yawmin ojjilat

Pickthall

13 For the Day of Decision.

Shakir

13 To the day of decision.

Transliteration

13 Liyawmi alfasli

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?

Transliteration

14 Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli

Pickthall

15 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

15 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

15 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

16 Destroyed We not the former folk,

Shakir

16 Did We not destroy the former generations?

Transliteration

16 Alam nuhliki alawwaleena

Pickthall

17 Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?

Shakir

17 Then did We follow them up with later ones.

Transliteration

17 Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena

Pickthall

18 Thus deal We ever with the guilty.

Shakir

18 Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.

Transliteration

18 Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena

Pickthall

19 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

19 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

19 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

20 Did We not create you from a base fluid

Shakir

20 Did We not create you from contemptible water?

Transliteration

20 Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin

Pickthall

21 Which We laid up in a safe abode

Shakir

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

Transliteration

21 FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin

Pickthall

22 For a known term ?

Shakir

22 Till an appointed term,

Transliteration

22 Ila qadarin maAAloomin

Pickthall

23 Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!

Shakir

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

Transliteration

23 Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona

Pickthall

24 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

24 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

24 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

25 Have We not made the earth a receptacle

Shakir

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

Transliteration

25 Alam najAAali alarda kifatan

Pickthall

26 Both for the living and the dead,

Shakir

26 The living and the dead,

Transliteration

26 Ahyaan waamwatan

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?

Transliteration

27 WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan

Pickthall

28 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

28 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

28 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

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.

Transliteration

29 Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

Pickthall

30 Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,

Shakir

30 Walk on to the covering having three branches,

Transliteration

30 Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin

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.

Transliteration

31 La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi

Pickthall

32 Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,

Shakir

32 Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,

Transliteration

32 Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri

Pickthall

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

Shakir

33 As if they were tawny camels.

Transliteration

33 Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun

Pickthall

34 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

34 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

34 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

35 This is a day wherein they speak not,

Shakir

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

Transliteration

35 Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona

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.

Transliteration

36 Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona

Pickthall

37 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

37 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

37 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

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.

Transliteration

38 Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena

Pickthall

39 If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.

Shakir

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

Transliteration

39 Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni

Pickthall

40 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

40 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

40 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

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,

Transliteration

41 Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin

Pickthall

42 And fruits such as they desire.

Shakir

42 And fruits such as they desire.

Transliteration

42 Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona

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.

Transliteration

43 Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona

Pickthall

44 Thus do We reward the good.

Shakir

44 Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.

Transliteration

44 Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena

Pickthall

45 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

45 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

45 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

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.

Transliteration

46 Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona

Pickthall

47 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

47 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

47 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

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.

Transliteration

48 Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona

Pickthall

49 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

49 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

49 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

50 Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona