Chapter 51, 60 verses
Waalththariyati tharwan
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًا
Faalhamilati wiqran
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًا
Faaljariyati yusran
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
And those [ships] sailing with ease
فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًا
Faalmuqassimati amran
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا
Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
Waalssamai thati alhubuki
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
By the heaven containing pathways,
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ
Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Qutila alkharrasoona
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Destroyed are the falsifiers
قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ
Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
They used to sleep but little of the night,
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi
And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona
Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin
(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "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!"
فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
To send down upon them stones of clay,
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin
And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun
So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema
And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi
It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin
And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ
Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ
Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun
Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona
For the Wrong - doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!
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.
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ