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