Al Mursalat

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the winds (or angels or the Messengers of Allah) sent forth one after another.

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another

1 I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),

2 And by the winds that blow violently.

2 By the raging hurricanes,

2 By the raging hurricanes,

3 And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain.

3 By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;

3 Which scatter clouds to their destined places,

4 And by the Verses (of the Qur'an) that separate the right from the wrong.

4 By those who winnow with a winnowing,

4 Then separate them one from another,

5 And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers,

5 By those who bring down the Reminder,

5 Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,

6 To cut off all excuses or to warn.

6 To excuse or to warn,

6 To clear or to warn.

7 Surely, what you are promised must come to pass.

7 Surely that which ye are promised will befall.

7 Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.

8 Then when the stars lose their lights.

8 So when the stars are put out,

8 So when the stars are made to lose their light,

9 And when the heaven is cleft asunder.

9 And when the sky is riven asunder,

9 And when the heaven is rent asunder,

10 And when the mountains are blown away.

10 And when the mountains are blown away,

10 And when the mountains are carried away as dust,

11 And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed.

11 And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -

11 And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time

12 For what Day are these signs postponed?

12 For what day is the time appointed ?

12 To what day is the doom fixed?

13 For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell).

13 For the Day of Decision.

13 To the day of decision.

14 And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting Out?

14 And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -

14 And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?

15 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

15 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

15 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

16 Did We not destroy the ancients?

16 Destroyed We not the former folk,

16 Did We not destroy the former generations?

17 So shall We make later generations to follow them.

17 Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?

17 Then did We follow them up with later ones.

18 Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).

18 Thus deal We ever with the guilty.

18 Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.

19 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

19 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

19 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

20 Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?

20 Did We not create you from a base fluid

20 Did We not create you from contemptible water?

21 Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb),

21 Which We laid up in a safe abode

21 Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,

22 For a known period (determined by gestation)?

22 For a known term ?

22 Till an appointed term,

23 So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the things).

23 Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!

23 So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).

24 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

24 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

24 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

25 Have We not made the earth a receptacle

25 Have We not made the earth a receptacle

25 Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,

26 For the living and the dead?

26 Both for the living and the dead,

26 The living and the dead,

27 And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains, and have given you to drink sweet water?

27 And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?

27 And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?

28 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

28 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

28 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

29 (It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny!

29 (It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;

29 Walk on to that which you called a lie.

30 "Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,

30 Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,

30 Walk on to the covering having three branches,

31 Neither shady, nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire."

31 (Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.

31 Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.

32 Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood),

32 Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,

32 Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,

33 As if they were yellow camels or bundles of ropes.

33 (Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.

33 As if they were tawny camels.

34 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

34 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

34 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

35 That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it),

35 This is a day wherein they speak not,

35 This is the day on which they shall not speak,

36 And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse.

36 Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.

36 And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.

37 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

37 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

37 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

38 That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together!

38 This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.

38 This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.

39 So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah جل جلاله)!

39 If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.

39 So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).

40 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

40 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

40 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

41 Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs.

41 Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,

41 Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,

42 And fruits, such as they desire.

42 And fruits such as they desire.

42 And fruits such as they desire.

43 "Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do."

43 (Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.

43 Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.

44 Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).

44 Thus do We reward the good.

44 Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.

45 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

45 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

45 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

46 (O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).

46 Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.

46 Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.

47 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

47 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

47 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

48 And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself (in prayer)!" They bow not down (offer not their prayers).

48 When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!

48 And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.

49 Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

49 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

49 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

50 Then in what statement after this (the Qur'an) will they believe?

50 In what statement, after this, will they believe ?

50 In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?