Chapter 51, 60 verses
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By (the winds) that scatter dust.
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
And (the clouds) that bear heavy weight of water.
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness.
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
And those (angels) who distribute (provisions, rain, and other blessings) by (Allah's) Command.
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
Verily, that which you are promised (i.e. Resurrection in the Hereafter and receiving the reward or punishment of good or bad deeds) is surely true.
And the judgment must most surely come about.
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
And verily, the Recompense is sure to happen.
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
By the heaven full of paths,
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
Certainly, you have different ideas (about Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur'an).
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Turned aside therefrom (i.e. from Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur'an) is he who is turned aside (by the Decree and Preordainment القضاء والقدر of Allah).
Cursed be the liars,
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Cursed be the liars
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
Who are under a cover of heedlessness (think not about the gravity of the Hereafter),
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
They ask: "When will be the Day of Recompense?"
(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!
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (punished i.e. burnt) over the Fire!
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
"Taste you your trial (punishment i.e. burning)! This is what you used to ask to be hastened!"
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,
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise),
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.
Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
They used to sleep but little in the night.
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope].
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for forgiveness.
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).
And in their properties there was the right of the Sa'il (the beggar who asks) and the Mahrum (the poor who does not ask others) .
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty.
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?
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.
And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised.
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.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth (i.e. what has been promised to you), just as it is the truth that you can speak.
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Has the story reached you, of the honoured guests [three angels; Jibril (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrahim (Abraham)?
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."
When they came in to him and said: "Salam, (peace be upon you)!" He answered: "Salam, (peace be upon you)," and said: "You are a people unknown to me."
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,
Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf [as the property of Ibrahim (Abraham) was mainly cows].
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
And placed it before them, (saying): "Will you 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.
(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 he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not." And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge (about Allah and His religion of True Monotheism).
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!"
Then his wife came forward with a loud voice: she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!"
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."
They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower."
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
[Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Then for what purpose you have come, O Messengers?"
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
They said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in Allah)
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
To send down upon them stones of baked clay.
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Marked by your Lord for the Musrifun (polytheists, criminals, sinners - those who trespass Allah's set limits in evil-doings by committing great sins).
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
So We brought out from therein the believers.
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:
But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one [of Lut (Lot) and his two daughters].
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.
And We have left there a sign (i.e. the place of the Dead Sea in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment.
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.
And in Musa (Moses) (too, there is a sign), when We sent him to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority.
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!"
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] turned away (from Belief in might) along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman."
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.
So We took him and his hosts, and dumped them into the sea, for he was blameworthy.
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:
And in 'Ad (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind;
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.
It spared nothing that it reached, but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.
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!"
And in Thamud (there is also a sign), when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!"
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.
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sa'iqah overtook them while they were looking.
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.
Then they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
(So were) the people of Nuh (Noah) before them. Verily, they were a people who were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
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.
With power did We construct the heaven. Verily, We are Able to extend the vastness of space thereof.
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!
And We have spread out the earth: how Excellent Spreader (thereof) are We!
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.
And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allah).
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!
So flee to Allah (from His Torment to His Mercy - Islamic Monotheism). Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.
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!
And set not up (or worship not) any other ilah (god) along with Allah [Glorified be He (Alone), Exalted above all that they associate as partners with Him]. Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.
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"!
Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them but they said: "A sorcerer or a madman!"
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!
Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this saying to these (Quraish pagans)? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds (in disbelief)!
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
So turn away (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from them (Quraish pagans), you are not blame-worthy (as you have conveyed Allah's Message).
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
And remind (by preaching the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), for verily, the reminding profits the believers.
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.
And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone).
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.
I seek not any provision from them (i.e. provision for themselves or for My creatures) nor do I ask that they should feed Me (i.e. feed themselves or My creatures).
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).
Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.
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)!
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a portion of torment like to the evil portion of torment (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on!
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!
Then woe to those who disbelieve (in Allah and His Oneness - Islamic Monotheism) from their Day which they have been promised (for their punishment).