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
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
And the winds that blow violently
By the raging hurricanes,
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And scatter (things) far and wide;
And those [angels] who bring criterion
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
Then separate them, one from another,
And those [angels] who deliver a message
By those who bring down the Reminder,
Then spread abroad a Message,
As justification or warning,
To excuse or to warn,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
So when the stars are obliterated
So when the stars are put out,
Then when the stars become dim;
And when the heaven is opened
And when the sky is riven asunder,
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
And when the mountains are blown away
And when the mountains are blown away,
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
And when the messengers' time has come...
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
For what Day was it postponed?
For what day is the time appointed ?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
For the Day of Judgement.
For the Day of Decision.
For the Day of Sorting out.
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
And We placed it in a firm lodging
Which We laid up in a safe abode
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
For a known extent.
For a known term ?
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Have We not made the earth a container
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
Of the living and the dead?
Both for the living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
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 ?
And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
[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;
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
This is a Day they will not speak,
This is a day wherein they speak not,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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.
That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
And fruits from whatever they desire,
And fruits such as they desire.
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
[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.
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Thus do We reward the good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
[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.
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
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!
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?