Al-Mursalat

وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَـٰتِ عُرۡفًۭا

By the winds (or angels or the Messengers of Allâh) sent forth one after another.

فَٱلۡعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصۡفًۭا

And by the winds that blow violently.

وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرًۭا

And by the winds that scatter clouds and rain.

فَٱلۡفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرۡقًۭا

And by the Verses (of the Qur’ân) that separate the right from the wrong.

فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَـٰتِ ذِكۡرًا

And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers,

عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا

To cut off all excuses or to warn.

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ

Surely, what you are promised must come to pass.

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ

Then when the stars lose their lights.

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ

And when the heaven is cleft asunder.

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ

And when the mountains are blown away.

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ

And when the Messengers are gathered to their time appointed.

لِأَىِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ

For what Day are these signs postponed?

لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ

For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell).

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ

And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting Out?

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Did We not destroy the ancients?

ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِينَ

So shall We make later generations to follow them.

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

Thus do We deal with the Mujrimûn (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍۢ مَّهِينٍۢ

Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?

فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍۢ مَّكِينٍ

Then We placed it in a place of safety (womb),

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍۢ مَّعۡلُومٍۢ

For a known period (determined by gestation)?

فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَـٰدِرُونَ

So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the things).

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا

Have We not made the earth a receptacle

أَحۡيَآءًۭ وَأَمۡوَٰتًۭا

For the living and the dead?

وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍۢ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَـٰكُم مَّآءًۭ فُرَاتًۭا

And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains, and have given you to drink sweet water?

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

(It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny!

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّۢ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍۢ

"Depart you to a shadow (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending) in three columns,

لَّا ظَلِيلٍۢ وَلَا يُغۡنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

Neither shady, nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire."

إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِى بِشَرَرٍۢ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ

Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood),

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌۭ صُفۡرٌۭ

As if they were yellow camels or bundles of ropes.

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

هَـٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it),

وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ

And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse.

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

هَـٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ۖ جَمَعۡنَـٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together!

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدٌۭ فَكِيدُونِ

So if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allâh جل جلاله)!

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

Verily, the Muttaqûn (the pious. See V.2:2) shall be amidst shades and springs.

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ

And fruits, such as they desire.

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشۡرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

"Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do."

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِى ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinûn (good-doers. See V.2:112).

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ

(O you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimûn (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ

And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself (in prayer)!" They bow not down (offer not their prayers).[1]

وَيۡلٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ

Then in what statement after this (the Qur’ân) will they believe?