By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
Waalmursalati AAurfan
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
Chapter 77, 50 verses
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
Waalmursalati AAurfan
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
And the winds that blow violently
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
By the raging hurricanes,
فالعاصفات عصفا
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
Waalnnashirati nashran
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
والناشرات نشرا
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
And those [angels] who bring criterion
Faalfariqati farqan
Then separate them one from another,
فالفارقات فرقا
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
And those [angels] who deliver a message
Faalmulqiyati thikran
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
فالملقيات ذكرا
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
As justification or warning,
AAuthran aw nuthran
To clear or to warn.
عذرا أو نذرا
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
إنما توعدون لواقع
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
So when the stars are obliterated
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
فإذا النجوم طمست
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
And when the heaven is opened
Waitha alssamao furijat
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
وإذا السماء فرجت
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
And when the mountains are blown away
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
وإذا الجبال نسفت
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
And when the messengers' time has come...
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
وإذا الرسل أقتت
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
For what Day was it postponed?
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
To what day is the doom fixed?
لأي يوم أجلت
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
For the Day of Judgement.
Liyawmi alfasli
To the day of decision.
ليوم الفصل
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
Did We not destroy the former generations?
ألم نهلك الأولين
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
And We placed it in a firm lodging
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
For a known extent.
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
Till an appointed term,
إلى قدر معلوم
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Have We not made the earth a container
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Of the living and the dead?
Ahyaan waamwatan
The living and the dead,
أحياء وأمواتا
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 made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
وجعلنا فيها رواسي شامخات وأسقيناكم ماء فراتا
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
As if they were tawny camels.
كأنه جمالت صفر
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is a Day they will not speak,
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
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 gathered you and those of yore.
هذا يوم الفصل ۖ جمعناكم والأولين
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And fruits from whatever they desire,
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
And fruits such as they desire.
وفواكه مما يشتهون
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
وإذا قيل لهم اركعوا لا يركعون
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ