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
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
By the raging hurricanes,
And the winds that blow violently
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
And scatter (things) far and wide;
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
And those [angels] who bring criterion
Then separate them, one from another,
By those who bring down the Reminder,
And those [angels] who deliver a message
Then spread abroad a Message,
To excuse or to warn,
As justification or warning,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
So when the stars are put out,
So when the stars are obliterated
Then when the stars become dim;
And when the sky is riven asunder,
And when the heaven is opened
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
And when the mountains are blown away,
And when the mountains are blown away
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
And when the messengers' time has come...
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
For what day is the time appointed ?
For what Day was it postponed?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
For the Day of Decision.
For the Day of Judgement.
For the Day of Sorting out.
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
Which We laid up in a safe abode
And We placed it in a firm lodging
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
For a known term ?
For a known extent.
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Have We not made the earth a container
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
Both for the living and the dead,
Of the living and the dead?
The living and the dead,
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.
And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
(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.
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
This is a day wherein they speak not,
This is a Day they will not speak,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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.
That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
And fruits such as they desire.
And fruits from whatever they desire,
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
(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."
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
Thus do We reward the good.
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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.
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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.
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?