Al Zariyat

Saheeh International

1 By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing

Yusuf Ali

1 By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;

Shakir

1 I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,

Saheeh International

2 And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]

Yusuf Ali

2 And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;

Shakir

2 Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).

Saheeh International

3 And those [ships] sailing with ease

Yusuf Ali

3 And those that flow with ease and gentleness;

Shakir

3 Then those (ships) that glide easily,

Saheeh International

4 And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,

Yusuf Ali

4 And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -

Shakir

4 Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;

Saheeh International

5 Indeed, what you are promised is true.

Yusuf Ali

5 Verily that which ye are promised is true;

Shakir

5 What you are threatened with is most surely true,

Saheeh International

6 And indeed, the recompense is to occur.

Yusuf Ali

6 And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.

Shakir

6 And the judgment must most surely come about.

Saheeh International

7 By the heaven containing pathways,

Yusuf Ali

7 By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,

Shakir

7 I swear by the heaven full of ways.

Saheeh International

8 Indeed, you are in differing speech.

Yusuf Ali

8 Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,

Shakir

8 Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,

Saheeh International

9 Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.

Yusuf Ali

9 Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.

Shakir

9 He is turned away from it who would be turned away.

Saheeh International

10 Destroyed are the falsifiers

Yusuf Ali

10 Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -

Shakir

10 Cursed be the liars,

Saheeh International

11 Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.

Yusuf Ali

11 Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:

Shakir

11 Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;

Saheeh International

12 They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"

Yusuf Ali

12 They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"

Shakir

12 They ask: When is the day of judgment?

Saheeh International

13 [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire

Yusuf Ali

13 (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!

Shakir

13 (It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.

Saheeh International

14 [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."

Yusuf Ali

14 "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"

Shakir

14 Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.

Saheeh International

15 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,

Yusuf Ali

15 As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,

Shakir

15 Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.

Saheeh International

16 Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.

Yusuf Ali

16 Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.

Shakir

16 Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.

Saheeh International

17 They used to sleep but little of the night,

Yusuf Ali

17 They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,

Shakir

17 They used to sleep but little in the night.

Saheeh International

18 And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

Yusuf Ali

18 And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;

Shakir

18 And in the morning they asked forgiveness.

Saheeh International

19 And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.

Yusuf Ali

19 And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).

Shakir

19 And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).

Saheeh International

20 And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]

Yusuf Ali

20 On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,

Shakir

20 And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,

Saheeh International

21 And in yourselves. Then will you not see?

Yusuf Ali

21 As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?

Shakir

21 And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?

Saheeh International

22 And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.

Yusuf Ali

22 And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.

Shakir

22 And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.

Saheeh International

23 Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.

Yusuf Ali

23 Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.

Shakir

23 And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.

Saheeh International

24 Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -

Yusuf Ali

24 Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?

Shakir

24 Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?

Saheeh International

25 When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.

Yusuf Ali

25 Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."

Shakir

25 When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.

Saheeh International

26 Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf

Yusuf Ali

26 Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,

Shakir

26 Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,

Saheeh International

27 And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"

Yusuf Ali

27 And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"

Shakir

27 So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?

Saheeh International

28 And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

Yusuf Ali

28 (When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

Shakir

28 So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.

Saheeh International

29 And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

Yusuf Ali

29 But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"

Shakir

29 Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!

Saheeh International

30 They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."

Yusuf Ali

30 They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."

Shakir

30 They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.

Saheeh International

31 [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

Yusuf Ali

31 (Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"

Shakir

31 He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!

Saheeh International

32 They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals

Yusuf Ali

32 They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -

Shakir

32 They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,

Saheeh International

33 To send down upon them stones of clay,

Yusuf Ali

33 "To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),

Shakir

33 That we may send down upon them stone of clay,

Saheeh International

34 Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."

Yusuf Ali

34 "Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."

Shakir

34 Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.

Saheeh International

35 So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.

Yusuf Ali

35 Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,

Shakir

35 Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.

Saheeh International

36 And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.

Yusuf Ali

36 But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:

Shakir

36 But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).

Saheeh International

37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

Yusuf Ali

37 And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.

Shakir

37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

Saheeh International

38 And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

Yusuf Ali

38 And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.

Shakir

38 And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.

Saheeh International

39 But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."

Yusuf Ali

39 But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"

Shakir

39 But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.

Saheeh International

40 So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

Yusuf Ali

40 So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.

Shakir

40 So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.

Saheeh International

41 And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.

Yusuf Ali

41 And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:

Shakir

41 And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.

Saheeh International

42 It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.

Yusuf Ali

42 It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.

Shakir

42 It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.

Saheeh International

43 And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

Yusuf Ali

43 And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"

Shakir

43 And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.

Saheeh International

44 But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

Yusuf Ali

44 But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.

Shakir

44 But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.

Saheeh International

45 And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.

Yusuf Ali

45 Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.

Shakir

45 So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -

Saheeh International

46 And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.

Yusuf Ali

46 So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.

Shakir

46 And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.

Saheeh International

47 And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.

Yusuf Ali

47 With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.

Shakir

47 And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.

Saheeh International

48 And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.

Yusuf Ali

48 And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!

Shakir

48 And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.

Saheeh International

49 And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.

Yusuf Ali

49 And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.

Shakir

49 And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.

Saheeh International

50 So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

Yusuf Ali

50 Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

Shakir

50 Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.

Saheeh International

51 And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

Yusuf Ali

51 And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

Shakir

51 And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.

Saheeh International

52 Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."

Yusuf Ali

52 Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!

Shakir

52 Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.

Saheeh International

53 Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.

Yusuf Ali

53 Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!

Shakir

53 Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.

Saheeh International

54 So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.

Yusuf Ali

54 So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.

Shakir

54 Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;

Saheeh International

55 And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.

Yusuf Ali

55 But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.

Shakir

55 And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.

Saheeh International

56 And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

Yusuf Ali

56 I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.

Shakir

56 And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.

Saheeh International

57 I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.

Yusuf Ali

57 No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.

Shakir

57 I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.

Saheeh International

58 Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.

Yusuf Ali

58 For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).

Shakir

58 Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.

Saheeh International

59 And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.

Yusuf Ali

59 For the Wrong - doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!

Shakir

59 So surely those who are unjust shall have a portion like the portion of their companions, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten on.

Saheeh International

60 And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.

Yusuf Ali

60 Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!

Shakir

60 Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.