Chapter 51, 60 verses
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
Waalththariyati tharwan
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
Faalhamilati wiqran
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
Faaljariyati yusran
And those [ships] sailing with ease
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
Faalmuqassimati amran
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
And the judgment must most surely come about.
Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
Waalssamai thati alhubuki
By the heaven containing pathways,
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
Cursed be the liars,
Qutila alkharrasoona
Destroyed are the falsifiers
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
They used to sleep but little in the night.
Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona
They used to sleep but little of the night,
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.
Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
To send down upon them stones of clay,
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
So surely those who are unjust shall have a portion like the portion of their companions, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten on.
Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.
Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.