Chapter 51, 60 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
Waalththariyati tharwan
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
Faalhamilati wiqran
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
Faaljariyati yusran
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
Faalmuqassimati amran
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
By the heaven full of paths,
Waalssamai thati alhubuki
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Accursed be the conjecturers
Qutila alkharrasoona
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Who are careless in an abyss!
Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) 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
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of 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
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
They used to sleep but little of the night,
Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi
And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye 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 heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured 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
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye 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
(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.
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
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "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, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
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 another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
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 forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
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 the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating 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 whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
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 the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
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 insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
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 make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
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, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve 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
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
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
For the Wrong - doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.
Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!