Chapter 77, 50 verses
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the winds (or angels or the Messengers of Allah) sent forth one after another.
By the raging hurricanes,
فالعاصفات عصفا
And by the winds that blow violently.
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
والناشرات نشرا
And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain.
Then separate them one from another,
فالفارقات فرقا
And by the Verses (of the Qur'an) that separate the right from the wrong.
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
فالملقيات ذكرا
And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers,
To clear or to warn.
عذرا أو نذرا
To cut off all excuses or to warn.
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
إنما توعدون لواقع
Surely, what you are promised must come to pass.
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
فإذا النجوم طمست
Then when the stars lose their lights.
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
وإذا السماء فرجت
And when the heaven is cleft asunder.
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
وإذا الجبال نسفت
And when the mountains are blown away.
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
وإذا الرسل أقتت
And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed.
To what day is the doom fixed?
لأي يوم أجلت
For what Day are these signs postponed?
To the day of decision.
ليوم الفصل
For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell).
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting Out?
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Did We not destroy the former generations?
ألم نهلك الأولين
Did We not destroy the ancients?
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
So shall We make later generations to follow them.
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb),
Till an appointed term,
إلى قدر معلوم
For a known period (determined by gestation)?
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the things).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
The living and the dead,
أحياء وأمواتا
For the living and the dead?
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
وجعلنا فيها رواسي شامخات وأسقيناكم ماء فراتا
And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains, and have given you to drink sweet water?
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
(It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny!
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
"Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
Neither shady, nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire."
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood),
As if they were tawny camels.
كأنه جمالت صفر
As if they were yellow camels or bundles of ropes.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it),
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
هذا يوم الفصل ۖ جمعناكم والأولين
That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together!
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah جل جلاله)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs.
And fruits such as they desire.
وفواكه مما يشتهون
And fruits, such as they desire.
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
"Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do."
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
(O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
وإذا قيل لهم اركعوا لا يركعون
And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself (in prayer)!" They bow not down (offer not their prayers).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون
Then in what statement after this (the Qur'an) will they believe?