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);
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
By the raging hurricanes,
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
By the raging hurricanes,
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And scatter (things) far and wide;
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
Then separate them, one from another,
Then separate them one from another,
By those who bring down the Reminder,
Then spread abroad a Message,
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
To excuse or to warn,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
To clear or to warn.
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
So when the stars are put out,
Then when the stars become dim;
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
And when the sky is riven asunder,
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
And when the mountains are blown away,
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
For what day is the time appointed ?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
To what day is the doom fixed?
For the Day of Decision.
For the Day of Sorting out.
To the day of decision.
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?
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Which We laid up in a safe abode
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
For a known term ?
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
Till an appointed term,
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Both for the living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
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)?
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
(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!
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
(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.
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
As if they were tawny camels.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
This is a day wherein they speak not,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
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)!
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
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).
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
And fruits such as they desire.
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
And fruits such as they desire.
(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).
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
Thus do We reward the good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
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.
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
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.
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?