Chapter 51, 60 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By (the winds) that scatter dust.
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
And (the clouds) that bear heavy weight of water.
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness.
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
And those (angels) who distribute (provisions, rain, and other blessings) by (Allah's) Command.
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
Verily, that which you are promised (i.e. Resurrection in the Hereafter and receiving the reward or punishment of good or bad deeds) is surely true.
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
And verily, the Recompense is sure to happen.
By the heaven full of paths,
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
By the heaven full of paths,
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
Certainly, you have different ideas (about Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur'an).
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Turned aside therefrom (i.e. from Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur'an) is he who is turned aside (by the Decree and Preordainment القضاء والقدر of Allah).
Accursed be the conjecturers
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Cursed be the liars
Who are careless in an abyss!
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
Who are under a cover of heedlessness (think not about the gravity of the Hereafter),
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
They ask: "When will be the Day of Recompense?"
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (punished i.e. burnt) over the Fire!
(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
"Taste you your trial (punishment i.e. burning)! This is what you used to ask to be hastened!"
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise),
Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
They used to sleep but little of the night,
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope].
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for forgiveness.
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).
And in their properties there was the right of the Sa'il (the beggar who asks) and the Mahrum (the poor who does not ask others) .
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty.
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.
Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth (i.e. what has been promised to you), just as it is the truth that you can speak.
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Has the story reached you, of the honoured guests [three angels; Jibril (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrahim (Abraham)?
When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
When they came in to him and said: "Salam, (peace be upon you)!" He answered: "Salam, (peace be upon you)," and said: "You are a people unknown to me."
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf [as the property of Ibrahim (Abraham) was mainly cows].
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
And placed it before them, (saying): "Will you not eat?"
Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.
(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.
Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not." And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge (about Allah and His religion of True Monotheism).
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
Then his wife came forward with a loud voice: she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!"
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower."
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
[Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Then for what purpose you have come, O Messengers?"
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
They said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in Allah)
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
To send down upon them stones of baked clay.
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Marked by your Lord for the Musrifun (polytheists, criminals, sinners - those who trespass Allah's set limits in evil-doings by committing great sins).
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
So We brought out from therein the believers.
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one [of Lut (Lot) and his two daughters].
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
And We have left there a sign (i.e. the place of the Dead Sea in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment.
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
And in Musa (Moses) (too, there is a sign), when We sent him to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority.
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] turned away (from Belief in might) along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman."
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
So We took him and his hosts, and dumped them into the sea, for he was blameworthy.
And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:
And in 'Ad (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind;
It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
It spared nothing that it reached, but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
And in Thamud (there is also a sign), when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!"
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sa'iqah overtook them while they were looking.
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
Then they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
(So were) the people of Nuh (Noah) before them. Verily, they were a people who were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
With power did We construct the heaven. Verily, We are Able to extend the vastness of space thereof.
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
And We have spread out the earth: how Excellent Spreader (thereof) are We!
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allah).
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
So flee to Allah (from His Torment to His Mercy - Islamic Monotheism). Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.
And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
And set not up (or worship not) any other ilah (god) along with Allah [Glorified be He (Alone), Exalted above all that they associate as partners with Him]. Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.
Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them but they said: "A sorcerer or a madman!"
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this saying to these (Quraish pagans)? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds (in disbelief)!
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
So turn away (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from them (Quraish pagans), you are not blame-worthy (as you have conveyed Allah's Message).
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
And remind (by preaching the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), for verily, the reminding profits the believers.
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone).
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
I seek not any provision from them (i.e. provision for themselves or for My creatures) nor do I ask that they should feed Me (i.e. feed themselves or My creatures).
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.
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).
For the Wrong - doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a portion of torment like to the evil portion of torment (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on!
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
Then woe to those who disbelieve (in Allah and His Oneness - Islamic Monotheism) from their Day which they have been promised (for their punishment).