Chapter 77, 50 verses
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
And the winds that blow violently
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
By the raging hurricanes,
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
And scatter (things) far and wide;
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
And those [angels] who bring criterion
Then separate them, one from another,
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
And those [angels] who deliver a message
Then spread abroad a Message,
By those who bring down the Reminder,
As justification or warning,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
To excuse or to warn,
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
So when the stars are obliterated
Then when the stars become dim;
So when the stars are put out,
And when the heaven is opened
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
And when the sky is riven asunder,
And when the mountains are blown away
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
And when the mountains are blown away,
And when the messengers' time has come...
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
For what Day was it postponed?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
For what day is the time appointed ?
For the Day of Judgement.
For the Day of Sorting out.
For the Day of Decision.
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Destroyed We not the former folk,
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
Did We not create you from a base fluid
And We placed it in a firm lodging
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
Which We laid up in a safe abode
For a known extent.
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
For a known term ?
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Have We not made the earth a container
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
Of the living and the dead?
The living and the dead,
Both for the living and the dead,
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
This is a Day they will not speak,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
This is a day wherein they speak not,
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
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.
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
And fruits from whatever they desire,
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
And fruits such as they desire.
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
(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.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Thus do We reward the good.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?