Chapter 51, 60 verses
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
And those [ships] sailing with ease
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
And the judgment must most surely come about.
By the heaven containing pathways,
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
Destroyed are the falsifiers
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Cursed be the liars,
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
They used to sleep but little of the night,
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
They used to sleep but little in the night.
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
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).
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
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.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
(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.
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.
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
To send down upon them stones of clay,
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
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.
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)!
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.
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.