Chapter 51, 60 verses
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والذاريات ذروا
وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًا
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
فالحاملات وقرا
فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًا
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
فالجاريات يسرا
فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًا
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
فالمقسمات أمرا
فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
إنما توعدون لصادق
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
And the judgment must most surely come about.
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
وإن الدين لواقع
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
والسماء ذات الحبك
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
إنكم لفي قول مختلف
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
يؤفك عنه من أفك
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Cursed be the liars,
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
قتل الخراصون
قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
الذين هم في غمرة ساهون
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
يسألون أيان يوم الدين
يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
يوم هم على النار يفتنون
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
ذوقوا فتنتكم هذا الذي كنتم به تستعجلون
ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
إن المتقين في جنات وعيون
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
آخذين ما آتاهم ربهم ۚ إنهم كانوا قبل ذلك محسنين
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
They used to sleep but little in the night.
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
كانوا قليلا من الليل ما يهجعون
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
وبالأسحار هم يستغفرون
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
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).
وفي أموالهم حق للسائل والمحروم
وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
وفي الأرض آيات للموقنين
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
وفي أنفسكم ۚ أفلا تبصرون
وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
وفي السماء رزقكم وما توعدون
وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
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 heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.
فورب السماء والأرض إنه لحق مثل ما أنكم تنطقون
فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
هل أتاك حديث ضيف إبراهيم المكرمين
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
إذ دخلوا عليه فقالوا سلاما ۖ قال سلام قوم منكرون
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
فراغ إلى أهله فجاء بعجل سمين
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
فقربه إليهم قال ألا تأكلون
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
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.
(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.
فأوجس منهم خيفة ۖ قالوا لا تخف ۖ وبشروه بغلام عليم
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
فأقبلت امرأته في صرة فصكت وجهها وقالت عجوز عقيم
فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
قالوا كذلك قال ربك ۖ إنه هو الحكيم العليم
قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
۞ قال فما خطبكم أيها المرسلون
قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
قالوا إنا أرسلنا إلى قوم مجرمين
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
لنرسل عليهم حجارة من طين
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
مسومة عند ربك للمسرفين
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
فأخرجنا من كان فيها من المؤمنين
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
فما وجدنا فيها غير بيت من المسلمين
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
وتركنا فيها آية للذين يخافون العذاب الأليم
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
وفي موسى إذ أرسلناه إلى فرعون بسلطان مبين
وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
فتولى بركنه وقال ساحر أو مجنون
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
فأخذناه وجنوده فنبذناهم في اليم وهو مليم
فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:
وفي عاد إذ أرسلنا عليهم الريح العقيم
وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
ما تذر من شيء أتت عليه إلا جعلته كالرميم
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
وفي ثمود إذ قيل لهم تمتعوا حتى حين
وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.
فعتوا عن أمر ربهم فأخذتهم الصاعقة وهم ينظرون
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
فما استطاعوا من قيام وما كانوا منتصرين
فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
وقوم نوح من قبل ۖ إنهم كانوا قوما فاسقين
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
والسماء بنيناها بأيد وإنا لموسعون
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
والأرض فرشناها فنعم الماهدون
وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
ومن كل شيء خلقنا زوجين لعلكم تذكرون
وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
ففروا إلى الله ۖ إني لكم منه نذير مبين
فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
ولا تجعلوا مع الله إلها آخر ۖ إني لكم منه نذير مبين
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
كذلك ما أتى الذين من قبلهم من رسول إلا قالوا ساحر أو مجنون
كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
أتواصوا به ۚ بل هم قوم طاغون
أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
فتول عنهم فما أنت بملوم
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
وذكر فإن الذكرى تنفع المؤمنين
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
وما خلقت الجن والإنس إلا ليعبدون
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
ما أريد منهم من رزق وما أريد أن يطعمون
مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
إن الله هو الرزاق ذو القوة المتين
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
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.
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)!
فإن للذين ظلموا ذنوبا مثل ذنوب أصحابهم فلا يستعجلون
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
فويل للذين كفروا من يومهم الذي يوعدون
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ