Chapter 51, 60 verses
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
Waalththariyati tharwan
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
Faalhamilati wiqran
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
Faaljariyati yusran
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
Faalmuqassimati amran
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
Waalssamai thati alhubuki
By the heaven full of paths,
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Qutila alkharrasoona
Accursed be the conjecturers
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
Who are careless in an abyss!
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona
(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena
Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona
They used to sleep but little of the night,
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
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).
Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
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.
Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona
When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
(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.
Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin
Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:
Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema
And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi
It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.
FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun
Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
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)!
Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona
And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.