Chapter 51, 60 verses
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
فَالْجَارِيَاتِ يُسْرًا
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْرًا
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
And the judgment must most surely come about.
وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَاقِعٌ
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Cursed be the liars,
قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
They used to sleep but little in the night.
كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye 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.
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ
(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
قَالُوا كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَا آيَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
وَفِي مُوسَىٰ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ
And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ
It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
أَتَوَاصَوْا بِهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَا أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
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.
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَابِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
For the Wrong - doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن يَوْمِهِمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!