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.
Waalmursalati AAurfan
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
And by the winds that blow violently.
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
By the raging hurricanes,
And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain.
Waalnnashirati nashran
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And by the Verses (of the Qur'an) that separate the right from the wrong.
Faalfariqati farqan
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers,
Faalmulqiyati thikran
By those who bring down the Reminder,
To cut off all excuses or to warn.
AAuthran aw nuthran
To excuse or to warn,
Surely, what you are promised must come to pass.
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Then when the stars lose their lights.
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
So when the stars are put out,
And when the heaven is cleft asunder.
Waitha alssamao furijat
And when the sky is riven asunder,
And when the mountains are blown away.
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
And when the mountains are blown away,
And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed.
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
For what Day are these signs postponed?
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
For what day is the time appointed ?
For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell).
Liyawmi alfasli
For the Day of Decision.
And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting Out?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Did We not destroy the ancients?
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
Destroyed We not the former folk,
So shall We make later generations to follow them.
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb),
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
Which We laid up in a safe abode
For a known period (determined by gestation)?
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
For a known term ?
So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the things).
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
For the living and the dead?
Ahyaan waamwatan
Both for the living and the dead,
And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains, and have given you to drink sweet water?
WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
(It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny!
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
"Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
Neither shady, nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire."
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood),
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
As if they were yellow camels or bundles of ropes.
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it),
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
This is a day wherein they speak not,
And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse.
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together!
Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena
This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah جل جلاله)!
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs.
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
And fruits, such as they desire.
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
And fruits such as they desire.
"Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do."
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Thus do We reward the good.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
(O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself (in prayer)!" They bow not down (offer not their prayers).
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Then in what statement after this (the Qur'an) will they believe?
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?