Al Zariyat

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing

Saheeh International

1 By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing

Transliteration

1 Waalththariyati tharwan

Pickthall

2 And those that bear the burden (of the rain)

Saheeh International

2 And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]

Transliteration

2 Faalhamilati wiqran

Pickthall

3 And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)

Saheeh International

3 And those [ships] sailing with ease

Transliteration

3 Faaljariyati yusran

Pickthall

4 And those who distribute (blessings) by command,

Saheeh International

4 And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,

Transliteration

4 Faalmuqassimati amran

Pickthall

5 Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,

Saheeh International

5 Indeed, what you are promised is true.

Transliteration

5 Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun

Pickthall

6 And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.

Saheeh International

6 And indeed, the recompense is to occur.

Transliteration

6 Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun

Pickthall

7 By the heaven full of paths,

Saheeh International

7 By the heaven containing pathways,

Transliteration

7 Waalssamai thati alhubuki

Pickthall

8 Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).

Saheeh International

8 Indeed, you are in differing speech.

Transliteration

8 Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin

Pickthall

9 He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.

Saheeh International

9 Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.

Transliteration

9 Yufaku AAanhu man ofika

Pickthall

10 Accursed be the conjecturers

Saheeh International

10 Destroyed are the falsifiers

Transliteration

10 Qutila alkharrasoona

Pickthall

11 Who are careless in an abyss!

Saheeh International

11 Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.

Transliteration

11 Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona

Pickthall

12 They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?

Saheeh International

12 They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"

Transliteration

12 Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni

Pickthall

13 (It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,

Saheeh International

13 [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire

Transliteration

13 Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona

Pickthall

14 (And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.

Saheeh International

14 [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."

Transliteration

14 Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona

Pickthall

15 Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,

Saheeh International

15 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,

Transliteration

15 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

Pickthall

16 Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;

Saheeh International

16 Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.

Transliteration

16 Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena

Pickthall

17 They used to sleep but little of the night,

Saheeh International

17 They used to sleep but little of the night,

Transliteration

17 Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona

Pickthall

18 And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,

Saheeh International

18 And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

Transliteration

18 Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona

Pickthall

19 And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.

Saheeh International

19 And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.

Transliteration

19 Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi

Pickthall

20 And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.

Saheeh International

20 And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]

Transliteration

20 Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena

Pickthall

21 And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?

Saheeh International

21 And in yourselves. Then will you not see?

Transliteration

21 Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona

Pickthall

22 And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;

Saheeh International

22 And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.

Transliteration

22 Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona

Pickthall

23 And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.

Saheeh International

23 Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.

Transliteration

23 Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona

Pickthall

24 Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?

Saheeh International

24 Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -

Transliteration

24 Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena

Pickthall

25 When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).

Saheeh International

25 When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.

Transliteration

25 Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona

Pickthall

26 Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;

Saheeh International

26 Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf

Transliteration

26 Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin

Pickthall

27 And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?

Saheeh International

27 And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"

Transliteration

27 Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona

Pickthall

28 Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.

Saheeh International

28 And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

Transliteration

28 Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin

Pickthall

29 Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!

Saheeh International

29 And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

Transliteration

29 Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun

Pickthall

30 They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.

Saheeh International

30 They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."

Transliteration

30 Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu

Pickthall

31 (Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?

Saheeh International

31 [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

Transliteration

31 Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona

Pickthall

32 They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,

Saheeh International

32 They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals

Transliteration

32 Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena

Pickthall

33 That we may send upon them stones of clay,

Saheeh International

33 To send down upon them stones of clay,

Transliteration

33 Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin

Pickthall

34 Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.

Saheeh International

34 Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."

Transliteration

34 Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena

Pickthall

35 Then we brought forth such believers as were there.

Saheeh International

35 So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.

Transliteration

35 Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena

Pickthall

36 But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).

Saheeh International

36 And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.

Transliteration

36 Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena

Pickthall

37 And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.

Saheeh International

37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

Transliteration

37 Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema

Pickthall

38 And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,

Saheeh International

38 And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

Transliteration

38 Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin

Pickthall

39 But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.

Saheeh International

39 But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."

Transliteration

39 Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun

Pickthall

40 So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.

Saheeh International

40 So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

Transliteration

40 Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun

Pickthall

41 And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.

Saheeh International

41 And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.

Transliteration

41 Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema

Pickthall

42 It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.

Saheeh International

42 It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.

Transliteration

42 Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi

Pickthall

43 And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.

Saheeh International

43 And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

Transliteration

43 Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin

Pickthall

44 But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;

Saheeh International

44 But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

Transliteration

44 FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona

Pickthall

45 And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

Saheeh International

45 And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.

Transliteration

45 Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena

Pickthall

46 And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.

Saheeh International

46 And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.

Transliteration

46 Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena

Pickthall

47 We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).

Saheeh International

47 And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.

Transliteration

47 Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona

Pickthall

48 And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!

Saheeh International

48 And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.

Transliteration

48 Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona

Pickthall

49 And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.

Saheeh International

49 And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.

Transliteration

49 Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona

Pickthall

50 Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.

Saheeh International

50 So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

Transliteration

50 Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun

Pickthall

51 And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.

Saheeh International

51 And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

Transliteration

51 Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun

Pickthall

52 Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!

Saheeh International

52 Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."

Transliteration

52 Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun

Pickthall

53 Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.

Saheeh International

53 Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.

Transliteration

53 Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona

Pickthall

54 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,

Saheeh International

54 So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.

Transliteration

54 Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin

Pickthall

55 And warn, for warning profiteth believers.

Saheeh International

55 And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.

Transliteration

55 Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena

Pickthall

56 I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.

Saheeh International

56 And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

Transliteration

56 Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni

Pickthall

57 I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.

Saheeh International

57 I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.

Transliteration

57 Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni

Pickthall

58 Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.

Saheeh International

58 Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.

Transliteration

58 Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu

Pickthall

59 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).

Saheeh International

59 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.

Transliteration

59 Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona

Pickthall

60 And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.

Saheeh International

60 And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.

Transliteration

60 Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona