Chapter 51, 60 verses
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًا
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًا
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
And those [ships] sailing with ease
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًا
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
And the judgment must most surely come about.
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
By the heaven containing pathways,
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Destroyed are the falsifiers
Cursed be the liars,
قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
They used to sleep but little of the night,
They used to sleep but little in the night.
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
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).
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
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.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
(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.
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
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.
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
To send down upon them stones of clay,
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
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)!
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.
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.
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ