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);
By the raging hurricanes,
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
And scatter (things) far and wide;
Then separate them one from another,
Then separate them, one from another,
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
Then spread abroad a Message,
To clear or to warn.
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
Then when the stars become dim;
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
To what day is the doom fixed?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
To the day of decision.
For the Day of Sorting out.
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?
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
Till an appointed term,
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
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).
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
The living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
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)?
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
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.
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
As if they were tawny camels.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
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.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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)!
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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).
And fruits such as they desire.
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?