Al Zariyat

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing

1 By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing

2 And those that bear the burden (of the rain)

2 And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]

3 And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)

3 And those [ships] sailing with ease

4 And those who distribute (blessings) by command,

4 And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,

5 Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,

5 Indeed, what you are promised is true.

6 And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.

6 And indeed, the recompense is to occur.

7 By the heaven full of paths,

7 By the heaven containing pathways,

8 Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).

8 Indeed, you are in differing speech.

9 He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.

9 Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.

10 Accursed be the conjecturers

10 Destroyed are the falsifiers

11 Who are careless in an abyss!

11 Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.

12 They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?

12 They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"

13 (It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,

13 [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire

14 (And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.

14 [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."

15 Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,

15 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,

16 Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;

16 Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.

17 They used to sleep but little of the night,

17 They used to sleep but little of the night,

18 And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,

18 And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

19 And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.

19 And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.

20 And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.

20 And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]

21 And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?

21 And in yourselves. Then will you not see?

22 And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;

22 And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.

23 And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.

23 Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.

24 Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?

24 Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -

25 When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).

25 When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.

26 Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;

26 Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf

27 And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?

27 And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"

28 Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.

28 And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

29 Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!

29 And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

30 They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.

30 They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."

31 (Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?

31 [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

32 They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,

32 They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals

33 That we may send upon them stones of clay,

33 To send down upon them stones of clay,

34 Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.

34 Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."

35 Then we brought forth such believers as were there.

35 So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.

36 But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).

36 And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.

37 And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.

37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

38 And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,

38 And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

39 But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.

39 But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."

40 So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.

40 So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

41 And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.

41 And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.

42 It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.

42 It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.

43 And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.

43 And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

44 But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;

44 But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

45 And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

45 And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.

46 And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.

46 And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.

47 We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).

47 And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.

48 And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!

48 And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.

49 And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.

49 And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.

50 Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.

50 So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

51 And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.

51 And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

52 Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!

52 Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."

53 Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.

53 Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.

54 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,

54 So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.

55 And warn, for warning profiteth believers.

55 And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.

56 I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.

56 And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

57 I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.

57 I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.

58 Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.

58 Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.

59 And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).

59 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.

60 And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.

60 And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.