Chapter 77, 50 verses
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
By the raging hurricanes,
فالعاصفات عصفا
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
والناشرات نشرا
And scatter (things) far and wide;
Then separate them one from another,
فالفارقات فرقا
Then separate them, one from another,
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
فالملقيات ذكرا
Then spread abroad a Message,
To clear or to warn.
عذرا أو نذرا
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
إنما توعدون لواقع
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
فإذا النجوم طمست
Then when the stars become dim;
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
وإذا السماء فرجت
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
وإذا الجبال نسفت
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
وإذا الرسل أقتت
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
To what day is the doom fixed?
لأي يوم أجلت
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
To the day of decision.
ليوم الفصل
For the Day of Sorting out.
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Did We not destroy the former generations?
ألم نهلك الأولين
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
Till an appointed term,
إلى قدر معلوم
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
The living and the dead,
أحياء وأمواتا
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 made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
As if they were tawny camels.
كأنه جمالت صفر
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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 Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
And fruits such as they desire.
وفواكه مما يشتهون
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?