Chapter 77, 50 verses
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
Waalmursalati AAurfan
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
By the raging hurricanes,
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
And scatter (things) far and wide;
Waalnnashirati nashran
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
Then separate them one from another,
Then separate them, one from another,
Faalfariqati farqan
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
Then spread abroad a Message,
Faalmulqiyati thikran
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
To clear or to warn.
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
AAuthran aw nuthran
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
Then when the stars become dim;
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
Waitha alssamao furijat
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
To what day is the doom fixed?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
To the day of decision.
For the Day of Sorting out.
Liyawmi alfasli
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
Till an appointed term,
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
The living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
Ahyaan waamwatan
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
As if they were tawny camels.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And fruits such as they desire.
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ