Chapter 51, 60 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
Waalththariyati tharwan
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
Faalhamilati wiqran
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
Faaljariyati yusran
And those [ships] sailing with ease
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
Faalmuqassimati amran
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
By the heaven full of paths,
Waalssamai thati alhubuki
By the heaven containing pathways,
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
Accursed be the conjecturers
Qutila alkharrasoona
Destroyed are the falsifiers
Who are careless in an abyss!
Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.
Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
They used to sleep but little of the night,
Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona
They used to sleep but little of the night,
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.
Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).
Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.
Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
To send down upon them stones of clay,
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
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).
Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.
Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.