Chapter 51, 60 verses
Waalththariyati tharwan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By (the winds) that scatter dust.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
Faalhamilati wiqran
And (the clouds) that bear heavy weight of water.
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
Faaljariyati yusran
And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness.
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
Faalmuqassimati amran
And those (angels) who distribute (provisions, rain, and other blessings) by (Allah's) Command.
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
Verily, that which you are promised (i.e. Resurrection in the Hereafter and receiving the reward or punishment of good or bad deeds) is surely true.
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
And verily, the Recompense is sure to happen.
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
Waalssamai thati alhubuki
By the heaven full of paths,
By the heaven full of paths,
Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
Certainly, you have different ideas (about Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur'an).
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
Turned aside therefrom (i.e. from Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur'an) is he who is turned aside (by the Decree and Preordainment القضاء والقدر of Allah).
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
Qutila alkharrasoona
Cursed be the liars
Accursed be the conjecturers
Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
Who are under a cover of heedlessness (think not about the gravity of the Hereafter),
Who are careless in an abyss!
Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni
They ask: "When will be the Day of Recompense?"
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (punished i.e. burnt) over the Fire!
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona
"Taste you your trial (punishment i.e. burning)! This is what you used to ask to be hastened!"
(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise),
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena
Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona
They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope].
They used to sleep but little of the night,
Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for forgiveness.
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi
And in their properties there was the right of the Sa'il (the beggar who asks) and the Mahrum (the poor who does not ask others) .
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty.
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona
And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised.
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona
Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth (i.e. what has been promised to you), just as it is the truth that you can speak.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.
Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
Has the story reached you, of the honoured guests [three angels; Jibril (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrahim (Abraham)?
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona
When they came in to him and said: "Salam, (peace be upon you)!" He answered: "Salam, (peace be upon you)," and said: "You are a people unknown to me."
When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).
Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf [as the property of Ibrahim (Abraham) was mainly cows].
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
And placed it before them, (saying): "Will you not eat?"
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin
Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not." And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge (about Allah and His religion of True Monotheism).
Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.
Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun
Then his wife came forward with a loud voice: she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!"
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower."
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
[Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Then for what purpose you have come, O Messengers?"
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
They said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in Allah)
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
To send down upon them stones of baked clay.
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
Marked by your Lord for the Musrifun (polytheists, criminals, sinners - those who trespass Allah's set limits in evil-doings by committing great sins).
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
So We brought out from therein the believers.
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one [of Lut (Lot) and his two daughters].
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
And We have left there a sign (i.e. the place of the Dead Sea in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment.
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin
And in Musa (Moses) (too, there is a sign), when We sent him to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority.
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] turned away (from Belief in might) along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman."
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun
So We took him and his hosts, and dumped them into the sea, for he was blameworthy.
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema
And in 'Ad (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind;
And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi
It spared nothing that it reached, but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.
It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin
And in Thamud (there is also a sign), when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!"
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sa'iqah overtook them while they were looking.
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
Then they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
(So were) the people of Nuh (Noah) before them. Verily, they were a people who were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
With power did We construct the heaven. Verily, We are Able to extend the vastness of space thereof.
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
And We have spread out the earth: how Excellent Spreader (thereof) are We!
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allah).
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
So flee to Allah (from His Torment to His Mercy - Islamic Monotheism). Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
And set not up (or worship not) any other ilah (god) along with Allah [Glorified be He (Alone), Exalted above all that they associate as partners with Him]. Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.
And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun
Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them but they said: "A sorcerer or a madman!"
Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this saying to these (Quraish pagans)? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds (in disbelief)!
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
So turn away (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from them (Quraish pagans), you are not blame-worthy (as you have conveyed Allah's Message).
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
And remind (by preaching the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), for verily, the reminding profits the believers.
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone).
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni
I seek not any provision from them (i.e. provision for themselves or for My creatures) nor do I ask that they should feed Me (i.e. feed themselves or My creatures).
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a portion of torment like to the evil portion of torment (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on!
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).
Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
Then woe to those who disbelieve (in Allah and His Oneness - Islamic Monotheism) from their Day which they have been promised (for their punishment).
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.