Chapter 77, 50 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
By the raging hurricanes,
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
فالعاصفات عصفا
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And scatter (things) far and wide;
والناشرات نشرا
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
Then separate them, one from another,
فالفارقات فرقا
By those who bring down the Reminder,
Then spread abroad a Message,
فالملقيات ذكرا
To excuse or to warn,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
عذرا أو نذرا
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
إنما توعدون لواقع
So when the stars are put out,
Then when the stars become dim;
فإذا النجوم طمست
And when the sky is riven asunder,
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
وإذا السماء فرجت
And when the mountains are blown away,
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
وإذا الجبال نسفت
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
وإذا الرسل أقتت
For what day is the time appointed ?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
لأي يوم أجلت
For the Day of Decision.
For the Day of Sorting out.
ليوم الفصل
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
ألم نهلك الأولين
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
Which We laid up in a safe abode
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
For a known term ?
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
إلى قدر معلوم
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
Both for the living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
أحياء وأمواتا
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?
And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
وجعلنا فيها رواسي شامخات وأسقيناكم ماء فراتا
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
كأنه جمالت صفر
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
This is a day wherein they speak not,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
هذا يوم الفصل ۖ جمعناكم والأولين
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
And fruits such as they desire.
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
وفواكه مما يشتهون
(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
Thus do We reward the good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
وإذا قيل لهم اركعوا لا يركعون
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون