Chapter 77, 50 verses
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
Waalmursalati AAurfan
By the raging hurricanes,
By the raging hurricanes,
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
Waalnnashirati nashran
Then separate them one from another,
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
Faalfariqati farqan
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
By those who bring down the Reminder,
Faalmulqiyati thikran
To clear or to warn.
To excuse or to warn,
AAuthran aw nuthran
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
So when the stars are put out,
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
And when the sky is riven asunder,
Waitha alssamao furijat
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
And when the mountains are blown away,
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
To what day is the doom fixed?
For what day is the time appointed ?
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
To the day of decision.
For the Day of Decision.
Liyawmi alfasli
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
Which We laid up in a safe abode
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
Till an appointed term,
For a known term ?
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
The living and the dead,
Both for the living and the dead,
Ahyaan waamwatan
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?
WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
As if they were tawny camels.
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
This is a day wherein they speak not,
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
And fruits such as they desire.
And fruits such as they desire.
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Thus do We reward the good.
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona