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

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

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 Which scatter clouds to their destined places,

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

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

4 Then separate them one from another,

4 By those who winnow with a winnowing,

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

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

5 By those who bring down the Reminder,

6 To cut off all excuses or to warn.

6 To clear or to warn.

6 To excuse or to warn,

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

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

7 Surely that which ye are promised will befall.

8 Then when the stars lose their lights.

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

8 So when the stars are put out,

9 And when the heaven is cleft asunder.

9 And when the heaven is rent asunder,

9 And when the sky is riven asunder,

10 And when the mountains are blown away.

10 And when the mountains are carried away as dust,

10 And when the mountains are blown away,

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

11 And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time

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

12 For what Day are these signs postponed?

12 To what day is the doom fixed?

12 For what day is the time appointed ?

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

13 To the day of decision.

13 For the Day of Decision.

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

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

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

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

15 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

15 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

16 Did We not destroy the ancients?

16 Did We not destroy the former generations?

16 Destroyed We not the former folk,

17 So shall We make later generations to follow them.

17 Then did We follow them up with later ones.

17 Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?

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

18 Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.

18 Thus deal We ever with the guilty.

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

19 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

19 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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

20 Did We not create you from contemptible water?

20 Did We not create you from a base fluid

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

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

21 Which We laid up in a safe abode

22 For a known period (determined by gestation)?

22 Till an appointed term,

22 For a known term ?

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

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

23 Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!

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

24 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

24 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

25 Have We not made the earth a receptacle

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

25 Have We not made the earth a receptacle

26 For the living and the dead?

26 The living and the dead,

26 Both for the living and the dead,

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

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

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

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

28 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

28 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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

29 Walk on to that which you called a lie.

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

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

30 Walk on to the covering having three branches,

30 Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,

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

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

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

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

32 Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,

32 Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,

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

33 As if they were tawny camels.

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

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

34 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

34 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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

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

35 This is a day wherein they speak not,

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

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

36 Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.

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

37 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

37 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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 gathered you and those of yore.

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

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

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

39 If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.

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

40 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

40 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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

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

41 Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade 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 Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.

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

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

44 Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.

44 Thus do We reward the good.

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

45 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

45 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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 enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.

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

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

47 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

47 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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

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

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

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

49 Woe on that day to the rejecters.

49 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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

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

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