Chapter 51, 60 verses
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا
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;
فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
فَالْجَارِيَاتِ يُسْرًا
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْرًا
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَاقِعٌ
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ
By the heaven full of paths,
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ
Accursed be the conjecturers
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
Who are careless in an abyss!
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
(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!"
ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
(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,
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
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.
آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
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,
كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
They used to sleep but little of the night,
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
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).
وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
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.
فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
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?
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ
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."
إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
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,
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
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?"
فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
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.
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ
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!"
فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
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."
قَالُوا كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ
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)?"
۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ
(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; -
قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
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.
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَا آيَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
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.
وَفِي مُوسَىٰ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
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!"
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
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.
فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
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:
وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ
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.
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ
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!"
وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
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.
فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
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.
فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ
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.
وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
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!
وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ
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.
وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
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!
فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
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!
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
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"!
كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
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!
أَتَوَاصَوْا بِهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
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.
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَا أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
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.
مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
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).
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ
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)!
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَابِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
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!
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن يَوْمِهِمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.