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
And the winds that blow violently
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
By the raging hurricanes,
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
Waalnnashirati nashran
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And those [angels] who bring criterion
Faalfariqati farqan
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
And those [angels] who deliver a message
Faalmulqiyati thikran
By those who bring down the Reminder,
As justification or warning,
AAuthran aw nuthran
To excuse or to warn,
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
So when the stars are obliterated
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
So when the stars are put out,
And when the heaven is opened
Waitha alssamao furijat
And when the sky is riven asunder,
And when the mountains are blown away
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
And when the mountains are blown away,
And when the messengers' time has come...
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
For what Day was it postponed?
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
For what day is the time appointed ?
For the Day of Judgement.
Liyawmi alfasli
For the Day of Decision.
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! -
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
Did We not create you from a base fluid
And We placed it in a firm lodging
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
Which We laid up in a safe abode
For a known extent.
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
For a known term ?
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Have We not made the earth a container
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Of the living and the dead?
Ahyaan waamwatan
Both for the living and the dead,
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 ?
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
[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;
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
[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.
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
This is a Day they will not speak,
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
This is a day wherein they speak not,
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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.
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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,
And fruits from whatever they desire,
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
And fruits such as they desire.
[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.
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Thus do We reward the good.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
[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.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?