Chapter 77, 50 verses
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),
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والمرسلات عرفا
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
By the raging hurricanes,
فالعاصفات عصفا
And scatter (things) far and wide;
Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
والناشرات نشرا
Then separate them, one from another,
Then separate them one from another,
فالفارقات فرقا
Then spread abroad a Message,
Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
فالملقيات ذكرا
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
To clear or to warn.
عذرا أو نذرا
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
إنما توعدون لواقع
Then when the stars become dim;
So when the stars are made to lose their light,
فإذا النجوم طمست
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
And when the heaven is rent asunder,
وإذا السماء فرجت
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
وإذا الجبال نسفت
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
And when the apostles are gathered at their appointed time
وإذا الرسل أقتت
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
To what day is the doom fixed?
لأي يوم أجلت
For the Day of Sorting out.
To the day of decision.
ليوم الفصل
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?
وما أدراك ما يوم الفصل
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Did We not destroy the former generations?
ألم نهلك الأولين
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Then did We follow them up with later ones.
ثم نتبعهم الآخرين
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
كذلك نفعل بالمجرمين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
Did We not create you from contemptible water?
ألم نخلقكم من ماء مهين
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
Then We placed it in a secure resting - place,
فجعلناه في قرار مكين
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
Till an appointed term,
إلى قدر معلوم
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).
فقدرنا فنعم القادرون
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
ألم نجعل الأرض كفاتا
The living and the dead,
The living and the dead,
أحياء وأمواتا
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?
وجعلنا فيها رواسي شامخات وأسقيناكم ماء فراتا
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
Walk on to that which you called a lie.
انطلقوا إلى ما كنتم به تكذبون
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
Walk on to the covering having three branches,
انطلقوا إلى ظل ذي ثلاث شعب
"(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.
لا ظليل ولا يغني من اللهب
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
As if they were tawny camels.
كأنه جمالت صفر
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
This is the day on which they shall not speak,
هذا يوم لا ينطقون
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.
ولا يؤذن لهم فيعتذرون
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
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.
هذا يوم الفصل ۖ جمعناكم والأولين
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
فإن كان لكم كيد فكيدون
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
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,
إن المتقين في ظلال وعيون
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
And fruits such as they desire.
وفواكه مما يشتهون
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
(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.
كلوا وتمتعوا قليلا إنكم مجرمون
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
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.
وإذا قيل لهم اركعوا لا يركعون
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Woe on that day to the rejecters.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون