Chapter 77, 50 verses
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.
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
And by the winds that blow violently.
By the raging hurricanes,
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain.
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
And by the Verses (of the Qur'an) that separate the right from the wrong.
Then separate them one from another,
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers,
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
To cut off all excuses or to warn.
To clear or to warn.
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Surely, what you are promised must come to pass.
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
Then when the stars lose their lights.
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
And when the heaven is cleft asunder.
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
And when the mountains are blown away.
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed.
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
For what Day are these signs postponed?
To what day is the doom fixed?
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell).
To the day of decision.
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting Out?
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not destroy the ancients?
Did We not destroy the former generations?
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
So shall We make later generations to follow them.
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb),
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
For a known period (determined by gestation)?
Till an appointed term,
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the things).
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
For the living and the dead?
The living and the dead,
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains, and have given you to drink sweet water?
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
(It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny!
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
"Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
Neither shady, nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire."
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood),
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
As if they were yellow camels or bundles of ropes.
As if they were tawny camels.
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it),
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse.
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together!
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah جل جلاله)!
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs.
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And fruits, such as they desire.
And fruits such as they desire.
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
"Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do."
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
(O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself (in prayer)!" They bow not down (offer not their prayers).
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Then in what statement after this (the Qur'an) will they believe?
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ