Chapter 51, 60 verses
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
Waalththariyati tharwan
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
Faalhamilati wiqran
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
Faaljariyati yusran
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
Faalmuqassimati amran
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
And the judgment must most surely come about.
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
Waalssamai thati alhubuki
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Qutila alkharrasoona
Cursed be the liars,
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
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 on which they shall be tried at the fire.
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
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 what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the 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 in the night.
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
And in the morning they asked 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 property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
And in your own souls (too); will you not then 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 sustenance and what you are threatened with.
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 most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
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 entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you 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
So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.
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 up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren 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: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
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 Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
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 hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
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 Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
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 did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
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 Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
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 revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
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
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to 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 do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to 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
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
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 charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve 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 do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire 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
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
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
So surely those who are unjust shall have a portion like the portion of their companions, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten on.
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.