Chapter 77, 50 verses
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
فالعاصفات عصفا
By the raging hurricanes,
And scatter (things) far and wide;
والناشرات نشرا
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
Then separate them, one from another,
فالفارقات فرقا
Then separate them one from another,
Then spread abroad a Message,
فالملقيات ذكرا
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
عذرا أو نذرا
To clear or to warn.
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
إنما توعدون لواقع
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
Then when the stars become dim;
فإذا النجوم طمست
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
وإذا السماء فرجت
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
وإذا الجبال نسفت
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
وإذا الرسل أقتت
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
لأي يوم أجلت
To what day is the doom fixed?
For the Day of Sorting out.
ليوم الفصل
To the day of decision.
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
ألم نهلك الأولين
Did We not destroy the former generations?
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
إلى قدر معلوم
Till an appointed term,
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
So We proportion it - - how well are We at proportioning (things).
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
The living and the dead,
أحياء وأمواتا
The living and the dead,
And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
وجعلنا فيها رواسي شامخات وأسقيناكم ماء فراتا
And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
كأنه جمالت صفر
As if they were tawny camels.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
هذا يوم الفصل ۖ جمعناكم والأولين
This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
وفواكه مما يشتهون
And fruits such as they desire.
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
وإذا قيل لهم اركعوا لا يركعون
And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?