Chapter 51, 60 verses
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والذاريات ذروا
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
فالحاملات وقرا
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
And those [ships] sailing with ease
فالجاريات يسرا
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
فالمقسمات أمرا
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
إنما توعدون لصادق
And the judgment must most surely come about.
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
وإن الدين لواقع
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
By the heaven containing pathways,
والسماء ذات الحبك
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
إنكم لفي قول مختلف
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
يؤفك عنه من أفك
Cursed be the liars,
Destroyed are the falsifiers
قتل الخراصون
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
الذين هم في غمرة ساهون
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
يسألون أيان يوم الدين
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
يوم هم على النار يفتنون
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
ذوقوا فتنتكم هذا الذي كنتم به تستعجلون
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
إن المتقين في جنات وعيون
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
آخذين ما آتاهم ربهم ۚ إنهم كانوا قبل ذلك محسنين
They used to sleep but little in the night.
They used to sleep but little of the night,
كانوا قليلا من الليل ما يهجعون
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
وبالأسحار هم يستغفرون
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
وفي أموالهم حق للسائل والمحروم
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
وفي الأرض آيات للموقنين
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
وفي أنفسكم ۚ أفلا تبصرون
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
وفي السماء رزقكم وما توعدون
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
فورب السماء والأرض إنه لحق مثل ما أنكم تنطقون
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
هل أتاك حديث ضيف إبراهيم المكرمين
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
إذ دخلوا عليه فقالوا سلاما ۖ قال سلام قوم منكرون
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
فراغ إلى أهله فجاء بعجل سمين
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
فقربه إليهم قال ألا تأكلون
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.
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
فأوجس منهم خيفة ۖ قالوا لا تخف ۖ وبشروه بغلام عليم
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
فأقبلت امرأته في صرة فصكت وجهها وقالت عجوز عقيم
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
قالوا كذلك قال ربك ۖ إنه هو الحكيم العليم
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
۞ قال فما خطبكم أيها المرسلون
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
قالوا إنا أرسلنا إلى قوم مجرمين
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
To send down upon them stones of clay,
لنرسل عليهم حجارة من طين
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
مسومة عند ربك للمسرفين
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
فأخرجنا من كان فيها من المؤمنين
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
فما وجدنا فيها غير بيت من المسلمين
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
وتركنا فيها آية للذين يخافون العذاب الأليم
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
وفي موسى إذ أرسلناه إلى فرعون بسلطان مبين
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
فتولى بركنه وقال ساحر أو مجنون
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
فأخذناه وجنوده فنبذناهم في اليم وهو مليم
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
وفي عاد إذ أرسلنا عليهم الريح العقيم
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
ما تذر من شيء أتت عليه إلا جعلته كالرميم
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
وفي ثمود إذ قيل لهم تمتعوا حتى حين
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
فعتوا عن أمر ربهم فأخذتهم الصاعقة وهم ينظرون
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
فما استطاعوا من قيام وما كانوا منتصرين
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
وقوم نوح من قبل ۖ إنهم كانوا قوما فاسقين
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
والسماء بنيناها بأيد وإنا لموسعون
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
والأرض فرشناها فنعم الماهدون
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
ومن كل شيء خلقنا زوجين لعلكم تذكرون
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
ففروا إلى الله ۖ إني لكم منه نذير مبين
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
ولا تجعلوا مع الله إلها آخر ۖ إني لكم منه نذير مبين
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
كذلك ما أتى الذين من قبلهم من رسول إلا قالوا ساحر أو مجنون
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
أتواصوا به ۚ بل هم قوم طاغون
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
فتول عنهم فما أنت بملوم
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
وذكر فإن الذكرى تنفع المؤمنين
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وما خلقت الجن والإنس إلا ليعبدون
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
ما أريد منهم من رزق وما أريد أن يطعمون
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
إن الله هو الرزاق ذو القوة المتين
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.
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.
فإن للذين ظلموا ذنوبا مثل ذنوب أصحابهم فلا يستعجلون
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.
فويل للذين كفروا من يومهم الذي يوعدون