Chapter 51, 60 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
Waalththariyati tharwan
وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًا
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
Faalhamilati wiqran
فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًا
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
And those [ships] sailing with ease
Faaljariyati yusran
فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًا
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
Faalmuqassimati amran
فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
By the heaven full of paths,
By the heaven containing pathways,
Waalssamai thati alhubuki
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Accursed be the conjecturers
Destroyed are the falsifiers
Qutila alkharrasoona
قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ
Who are careless in an abyss!
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni
يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona
ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
They used to sleep but little of the night,
They used to sleep but little of the night,
Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi
وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona
وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona
فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun
فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
To send down upon them stones of clay,
Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin
وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun
فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema
وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin
وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun
كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni
مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
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).
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.
Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.
Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ