By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
Chapter 77, 50 verses
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا
And the winds that blow violently
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
By the raging hurricanes,
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
And scatter (things) far and wide;
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
And those [angels] who bring criterion
Then separate them, one from another,
Then separate them one from another,
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا
And those [angels] who deliver a message
Then spread abroad a Message,
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
As justification or warning,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
To clear or to warn.
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
So when the stars are obliterated
Then when the stars become dim;
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
And when the heaven is opened
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
And when the mountains are blown away
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
And when the messengers' time has come...
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
For what Day was it postponed?
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
To what day is the doom fixed?
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
For the Day of Judgement.
For the Day of Sorting out.
To the day of decision.
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
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 make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Did We not destroy the former generations?
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
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 contemptible water?
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
And We placed it in a firm lodging
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
For a known extent.
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
Till an appointed term,
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
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).
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
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 to draw together to itself,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Of the living and the dead?
The living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
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 made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
[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!
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ
[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.
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
As if they were tawny camels.
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
This is a Day they will not speak,
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
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 gathered you and those of yore.
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And fruits from whatever they desire,
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
And fruits such as they desire.
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
[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).
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
[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 enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
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.
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe?
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ