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