Chapter 77, 50 verses
Waalmursalati AAurfan
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
By the raging hurricanes,
By the raging hurricanes,
Waalnnashirati nashran
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
Faalfariqati farqan
Then separate them one from another,
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
Faalmulqiyati thikran
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
By those who bring down the Reminder,
AAuthran aw nuthran
To clear or to warn.
To excuse or to warn,
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
So when the stars are put out,
Waitha alssamao furijat
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
And when the sky is riven asunder,
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
And when the mountains are blown away,
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
To what day is the doom fixed?
For what day is the time appointed ?
Liyawmi alfasli
To the day of decision.
For the Day of Decision.
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Did We not create you from a base fluid
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
Which We laid up in a safe abode
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
Till an appointed term,
For a known term ?
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Ahyaan waamwatan
The living and the dead,
Both for the living and the dead,
WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
As if they were tawny camels.
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
This is a day wherein they speak not,
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
And fruits such as they desire.
And fruits such as they desire.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Thus do We reward the good.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?