Chapter 51, 60 verses
Waalththariyati tharwan
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
Faalhamilati wiqran
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
Faaljariyati yusran
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
And those [ships] sailing with ease
Faalmuqassimati amran
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
Waalssamai thati alhubuki
By the heaven full of paths,
By the heaven containing pathways,
Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
Qutila alkharrasoona
Accursed be the conjecturers
Destroyed are the falsifiers
Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
Who are careless in an abyss!
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona
(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena
Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona
They used to sleep but little of the night,
They used to sleep but little of the night,
Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona
When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin
Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
To send down upon them stones of clay,
Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema
And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi
It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun
Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona
And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.
Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.