Chapter 51, 60 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
فَالْجَارِيَاتِ يُسْرًا
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْرًا
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَاقِعٌ
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
By the heaven full of paths,
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Accursed be the conjecturers
قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Who are careless in an abyss!
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
(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.
ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
"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,
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
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;
آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
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,
كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
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.
وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
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.
وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
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.
فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
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) ?
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ
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).
إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
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;
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
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.
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ
(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!
فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
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.
قَالُوا كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ
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) ?
۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
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.
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَا آيَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
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,
وَفِي مُوسَىٰ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
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.
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
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.
فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
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.
وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ
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.
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ
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.
وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
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;
فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
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.
فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ
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.
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ
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).
وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
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)!
وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ
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.
وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
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.
فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
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.
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
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!
كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
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.
أَتَوَاصَوْا بِهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
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,
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَا أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
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.
مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
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.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ
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).
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَابِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
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.
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن يَوْمِهِمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!