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);
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
By the raging hurricanes,
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
And the winds that blow violently
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And scatter (things) far and wide;
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
Then separate them, one from another,
And those [angels] who bring criterion
By those who bring down the Reminder,
Then spread abroad a Message,
And those [angels] who deliver a message
To excuse or to warn,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
As justification or warning,
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
So when the stars are put out,
Then when the stars become dim;
So when the stars are obliterated
And when the sky is riven asunder,
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
And when the heaven is opened
And when the mountains are blown away,
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
And when the mountains are blown away
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
And when the messengers' time has come...
For what day is the time appointed ?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
For what Day was it postponed?
For the Day of Decision.
For the Day of Sorting out.
For the Day of Judgement.
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 can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
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 a liquid disdained?
Which We laid up in a safe abode
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
And We placed it in a firm lodging
For a known term ?
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
For a known extent.
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
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 a container
Both for the living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
Of 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 We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
(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!
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
(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.
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
(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 yellowish [black] camels.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
This is a day wherein they speak not,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
This is a Day they will not speak,
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
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 Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
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, then plan against Me.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
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).
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
And fruits such as they desire.
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
And fruits from whatever 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).
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
Thus do We reward the good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
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.
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
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 when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?