Chapter 77, 50 verses
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
Waalmursalati AAurfan
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
FaalAAasifati AAasfan
By the raging hurricanes,
And scatter (things) far and wide;
Waalnnashirati nashran
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
Then separate them, one from another,
Faalfariqati farqan
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
Then spread abroad a Message,
Faalmulqiyati thikran
By those who bring down the Reminder,
Whether of Justification or of Warning; -
AAuthran aw nuthran
To excuse or to warn,
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
Innama tooAAadoona lawaqiAAun
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Then when the stars become dim;
Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat
So when the stars are put out,
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
Waitha alssamao furijat
And when the sky is riven asunder,
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
Waitha aljibalu nusifat
And when the mountains are blown away,
And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect); -
Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
Liayyi yawmin ojjilat
For what day is the time appointed ?
For the Day of Sorting out.
Liyawmi alfasli
For the Day of Decision.
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
Alam nuhliki alawwaleena
Destroyed We not the former folk,
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena
Then caused the latter folk to follow after ?
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable? -
Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin
Did We not create you from a base fluid
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin
Which We laid up in a safe abode
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
Ila qadarin maAAloomin
For a known term ?
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
Alam najAAali alarda kifatan
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
The living and the dead,
Ahyaan waamwatan
Both for the living and the dead,
And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
WajaAAalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein ?
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuAAabin
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.
La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona
This is a day wherein they speak not,
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
Wala yuthanu lahum fayaAAtathiroona
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaAAnakum waalawwaleena
This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waAAuyoonin
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
And (they shall have) fruits, - all they desire.
Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona
And fruits such as they desire.
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Thus do We reward the good.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
Kuloo watamattaAAoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
Waitha qeela lahumu irkaAAoo la yarkaAAoona
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
Fabiayyi hadeethin baAAdahu yuminoona
In what statement, after this, will they believe ?