Chapter 77, 50 verses
Waalmursalati AAurfan
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);
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
By the raging hurricanes,
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
Waalnnashirati nashran
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
And scatter (things) far and wide;
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
Faalfariqati farqan
Then separate them one from another,
Then separate them, one from another,
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
Faalmulqiyati thikran
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
Then spread abroad a Message,
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
AAuthran aw nuthran
To clear or to warn.
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
Then when the stars become dim;
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
Waitha alssamao furijat
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
To what day is the doom fixed?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
Liyawmi alfasli
To the day of decision.
For the Day of Sorting out.
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
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?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
Till an appointed term,
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
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).
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Ahyaan waamwatan
The living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan
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)?
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
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.
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
As if they were tawny camels.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
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.
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena
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)!
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
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).
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
And fruits such as they desire.
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
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.
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
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.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ