Al Mursalat

Transliteration

1 Waalmursalati AAurfan

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the winds (or angels or the Messengers of Allah) sent forth one after another.

Shakir

1 I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),

Transliteration

2 FaalAAasifati AAasfan

Pickthall

2 By the raging hurricanes,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 And by the winds that blow violently.

Shakir

2 By the raging hurricanes,

Transliteration

3 Waalnnashirati nashran

Pickthall

3 By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain.

Shakir

3 Which scatter clouds to their destined places,

Transliteration

4 Faalfariqati farqan

Pickthall

4 By those who winnow with a winnowing,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 And by the Verses (of the Qur'an) that separate the right from the wrong.

Shakir

4 Then separate them one from another,

Transliteration

5 Faalmulqiyati thikran

Pickthall

5 By those who bring down the Reminder,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers,

Shakir

5 Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,

Transliteration

6 AAuthran aw nuthran

Pickthall

6 To excuse or to warn,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 To cut off all excuses or to warn.

Shakir

6 To clear or to warn.

Transliteration

7 Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun

Pickthall

7 Surely that which ye are promised will befall.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 Surely, what you are promised must come to pass.

Shakir

7 Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.

Transliteration

8 Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat

Pickthall

8 So when the stars are put out,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 Then when the stars lose their lights.

Shakir

8 So when the stars are made to lose their light,

Transliteration

9 Waitha alssamao furijat

Pickthall

9 And when the sky is riven asunder,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 And when the heaven is cleft asunder.

Shakir

9 And when the heaven is rent asunder,

Transliteration

10 Waitha aljibalu nusifat

Pickthall

10 And when the mountains are blown away,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 And when the mountains are blown away.

Shakir

10 And when the mountains are carried away as dust,

Transliteration

11 Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat

Pickthall

11 And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed.

Shakir

11 And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time

Transliteration

12 Liayyi yawmin ojjilat

Pickthall

12 For what day is the time appointed ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 For what Day are these signs postponed?

Shakir

12 To what day is the doom fixed?

Transliteration

13 Liyawmi alfasli

Pickthall

13 For the Day of Decision.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell).

Shakir

13 To the day of decision.

Transliteration

14 Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli

Pickthall

14 And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting Out?

Shakir

14 And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?

Transliteration

15 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

15 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

15 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

16 Alam nuhliki alawwaleena

Pickthall

16 Destroyed We not the former folk,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Did We not destroy the ancients?

Shakir

16 Did We not destroy the former generations?

Transliteration

17 Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena

Pickthall

17 Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 So shall We make later generations to follow them.

Shakir

17 Then did We follow them up with later ones.

Transliteration

18 Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena

Pickthall

18 Thus deal We ever with the guilty.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).

Shakir

18 Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.

Transliteration

19 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

19 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

19 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

20 Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin

Pickthall

20 Did We not create you from a base fluid

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?

Shakir

20 Did We not create you from contemptible water?

Transliteration

21 FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin

Pickthall

21 Which We laid up in a safe abode

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

21 Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb),

Shakir

21 Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,

Transliteration

22 Ila qadarin maAAloomin

Pickthall

22 For a known term ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 For a known period (determined by gestation)?

Shakir

22 Till an appointed term,

Transliteration

23 Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona

Pickthall

23 Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

23 So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the things).

Shakir

23 So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).

Transliteration

24 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

24 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

24 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

24 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

25 Alam najAAali alarda kifatan

Pickthall

25 Have We not made the earth a receptacle

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

25 Have We not made the earth a receptacle

Shakir

25 Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,

Transliteration

26 Ahyaan waamwatan

Pickthall

26 Both for the living and the dead,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 For the living and the dead?

Shakir

26 The living and the dead,

Transliteration

27 WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan

Pickthall

27 And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

27 And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains, and have given you to drink sweet water?

Shakir

27 And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?

Transliteration

28 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

28 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

28 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

29 Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

Pickthall

29 (It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

29 (It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny!

Shakir

29 Walk on to that which you called a lie.

Transliteration

30 Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin

Pickthall

30 Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

30 "Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,

Shakir

30 Walk on to the covering having three branches,

Transliteration

31 La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi

Pickthall

31 (Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

31 Neither shady, nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire."

Shakir

31 Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.

Transliteration

32 Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri

Pickthall

32 Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

32 Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood),

Shakir

32 Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,

Transliteration

33 Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun

Pickthall

33 (Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

33 As if they were yellow camels or bundles of ropes.

Shakir

33 As if they were tawny camels.

Transliteration

34 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

34 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

34 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

34 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

35 Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona

Pickthall

35 This is a day wherein they speak not,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

35 That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it),

Shakir

35 This is the day on which they shall not speak,

Transliteration

36 Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona

Pickthall

36 Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

36 And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse.

Shakir

36 And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.

Transliteration

37 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

37 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

37 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

37 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

38 Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena

Pickthall

38 This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

38 That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together!

Shakir

38 This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.

Transliteration

39 Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni

Pickthall

39 If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

39 So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah جل جلاله)!

Shakir

39 So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).

Transliteration

40 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

40 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

40 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

40 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

41 Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin

Pickthall

41 Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

41 Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs.

Shakir

41 Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,

Transliteration

42 Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona

Pickthall

42 And fruits such as they desire.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

42 And fruits, such as they desire.

Shakir

42 And fruits such as they desire.

Transliteration

43 Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona

Pickthall

43 (Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

43 "Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do."

Shakir

43 Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.

Transliteration

44 Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena

Pickthall

44 Thus do We reward the good.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

44 Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).

Shakir

44 Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.

Transliteration

45 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

45 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

45 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

45 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

46 Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona

Pickthall

46 Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

46 (O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).

Shakir

46 Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.

Transliteration

47 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

47 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

47 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

47 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

48 Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona

Pickthall

48 When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

48 And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself (in prayer)!" They bow not down (offer not their prayers).

Shakir

48 And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.

Transliteration

49 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Pickthall

49 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

49 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

Shakir

49 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

Transliteration

50 Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona

Pickthall

50 In what statement, after this, will they believe ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

50 Then in what statement after this (the Qur'an) will they believe?

Shakir

50 In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?