Chapter 77, 50 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
Waalmursalati AAurfan
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
By the raging hurricanes,
And the winds that blow violently
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
Waalnnashirati nashran
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
And those [angels] who bring criterion
Faalfariqati farqan
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
By those who bring down the Reminder,
And those [angels] who deliver a message
Faalmulqiyati thikran
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
To excuse or to warn,
As justification or warning,
AAuthran aw nuthran
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
So when the stars are put out,
So when the stars are obliterated
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
And when the sky is riven asunder,
And when the heaven is opened
Waitha alssamao furijat
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
And when the mountains are blown away,
And when the mountains are blown away
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
And when the messengers' time has come...
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
For what day is the time appointed ?
For what Day was it postponed?
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
For the Day of Decision.
For the Day of Judgement.
Liyawmi alfasli
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
Which We laid up in a safe abode
And We placed it in a firm lodging
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
For a known term ?
For a known extent.
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Have We not made the earth a container
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Both for the living and the dead,
Of the living and the dead?
Ahyaan waamwatan
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is a day wherein they speak not,
This is a Day they will not speak,
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And fruits such as they desire.
And fruits from whatever they desire,
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Thus do We reward the good.
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ