Chapter 77, 50 verses
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
Waalmursalati AAurfan
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
And the winds that blow violently
By the raging hurricanes,
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
Waalnnashirati nashran
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
And those [angels] who bring criterion
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
Faalfariqati farqan
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
And those [angels] who deliver a message
By those who bring down the Reminder,
Faalmulqiyati thikran
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
As justification or warning,
To excuse or to warn,
AAuthran aw nuthran
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
So when the stars are obliterated
So when the stars are put out,
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
And when the heaven is opened
And when the sky is riven asunder,
Waitha alssamao furijat
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
And when the mountains are blown away
And when the mountains are blown away,
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
And when the messengers' time has come...
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
For what Day was it postponed?
For what day is the time appointed ?
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
For the Day of Judgement.
For the Day of Decision.
Liyawmi alfasli
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
And We placed it in a firm lodging
Which We laid up in a safe abode
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
For a known extent.
For a known term ?
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Have We not made the earth a container
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Of the living and the dead?
Both for the living and the dead,
Ahyaan waamwatan
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?
WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is a Day they will not speak,
This is a day wherein they speak not,
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And fruits from whatever they desire,
And fruits such as they desire.
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Thus do We reward the good.
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ