Chapter 77, 50 verses
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
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.
And the winds that blow violently
By the raging hurricanes,
And by the winds that blow violently.
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain.
And those [angels] who bring criterion
Then separate them one from another,
And by the Verses (of the Qur'an) that separate the right from the wrong.
And those [angels] who deliver a message
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers,
As justification or warning,
To clear or to warn.
To cut off all excuses or to warn.
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Surely, what you are promised must come to pass.
So when the stars are obliterated
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
Then when the stars lose their lights.
And when the heaven is opened
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
And when the heaven is cleft asunder.
And when the mountains are blown away
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
And when the mountains are blown away.
And when the messengers' time has come...
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed.
For what Day was it postponed?
To what day is the doom fixed?
For what Day are these signs postponed?
For the Day of Judgement.
To the day of decision.
For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell).
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting Out?
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Did We not destroy the former generations?
Did We not destroy the ancients?
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
So shall We make later generations to follow them.
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?
And We placed it in a firm lodging
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb),
For a known extent.
Till an appointed term,
For a known period (determined by gestation)?
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the things).
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Have We not made the earth a container
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Of the living and the dead?
The living and the dead,
For the living and the dead?
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains, and have given you to drink sweet water?
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
(It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny!
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
"Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
Neither shady, nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire."
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood),
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
As if they were tawny camels.
As if they were yellow camels or bundles of ropes.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
This is a Day they will not speak,
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it),
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together!
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah جل جلاله)!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs.
And fruits from whatever they desire,
And fruits such as they desire.
And fruits, such as they desire.
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
"Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do."
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
(O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself (in prayer)!" They bow not down (offer not their prayers).
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
Then in what statement after this (the Qur'an) will they believe?