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.
By the raging hurricanes,
And by the winds that blow violently.
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain.
Then separate them one from another,
And by the Verses (of the Qur'an) that separate the right from the wrong.
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers,
To clear or to warn.
To cut off all excuses or to warn.
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Surely, what you are promised must come to pass.
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
Then when the stars lose their lights.
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
And when the heaven is cleft asunder.
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
And when the mountains are blown away.
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed.
To what day is the doom fixed?
For what Day are these signs postponed?
To the day of decision.
For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell).
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?
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Did We not destroy the ancients?
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
So shall We make later generations to follow them.
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb),
Till an appointed term,
For a known period (determined by gestation)?
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the things).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
The living and the dead,
For the living and the dead?
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?
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
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!
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
"Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,
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."
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood),
As if they were tawny camels.
As if they were yellow camels or bundles of ropes.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
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),
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.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
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!
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah جل جلاله)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
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.
And fruits such as they desire.
And fruits, such as they desire.
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
"Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do."
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
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).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
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).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
Then in what statement after this (the Qur'an) will they believe?