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