Chapter 77, 50 verses
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
Waalmursalati AAurfan
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
By the raging hurricanes,
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
And the winds that blow violently
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
Waalnnashirati nashran
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
Then separate them one from another,
Faalfariqati farqan
And those [angels] who bring criterion
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
Faalmulqiyati thikran
And those [angels] who deliver a message
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
To clear or to warn.
AAuthran aw nuthran
As justification or warning,
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
So when the stars are obliterated
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
Waitha alssamao furijat
And when the heaven is opened
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
And when the mountains are blown away
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
And when the messengers' time has come...
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
To what day is the doom fixed?
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
For what Day was it postponed?
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
To the day of decision.
Liyawmi alfasli
For the Day of Judgement.
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
And We placed it in a firm lodging
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
Till an appointed term,
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
For a known extent.
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
Have We not made the earth a container
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
The living and the dead,
Ahyaan waamwatan
Of the living and the dead?
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
As if they were tawny camels.
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
This is a Day they will not speak,
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And fruits such as they desire.
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
And fruits from whatever they desire,
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ