By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
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.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
Chapter 77, 50 verses
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
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.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
And the winds that blow violently
And by the winds that blow violently.
فالعاصفات عصفا
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain.
والناشرات نشرا
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
And those [angels] who bring criterion
And by the Verses (of the Qur'an) that separate the right from the wrong.
فالفارقات فرقا
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
And those [angels] who deliver a message
And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers,
فالملقيات ذكرا
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
As justification or warning,
To cut off all excuses or to warn.
عذرا أو نذرا
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Surely, what you are promised must come to pass.
إنما توعدون لواقع
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
So when the stars are obliterated
Then when the stars lose their lights.
فإذا النجوم طمست
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
And when the heaven is opened
And when the heaven is cleft asunder.
وإذا السماء فرجت
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
And when the mountains are blown away
And when the mountains are blown away.
وإذا الجبال نسفت
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
And when the messengers' time has come...
And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed.
وإذا الرسل أقتت
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
For what Day was it postponed?
For what Day are these signs postponed?
لأي يوم أجلت
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
For the Day of Judgement.
For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell).
ليوم الفصل
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting Out?
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Did We not destroy the ancients?
ألم نهلك الأولين
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
So shall We make later generations to follow them.
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
And We placed it in a firm lodging
Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb),
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
For a known extent.
For a known period (determined by gestation)?
إلى قدر معلوم
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the things).
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Have We not made the earth a container
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Of the living and the dead?
For 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.
And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains, and have given you to drink sweet water?
وجعلنا فيها رواسي شامخات وأسقيناكم ماء فراتا
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
(It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny!
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
"Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
Neither shady, nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire."
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood),
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
As if they were yellow camels or bundles of ropes.
كأنه جمالت صفر
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is a Day they will not speak,
That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it),
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse.
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together!
هذا يوم الفصل ۖ جمعناكم والأولين
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah جل جلاله)!
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs.
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And fruits from whatever they desire,
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."
"Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do."
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
(O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself (in prayer)!" They bow not down (offer not their prayers).
وإذا قيل لهم اركعوا لا يركعون
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
Then in what statement after this (the Qur'an) will they believe?
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ