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