Al-Mursalaat

Wal mursalaati'urfaa

CONSIDER these [messages,] sent forth in waves

Fal'aasifaati 'asfaa

and then storming on with a tempest's force!

Wannaashiraati nashraa

Consider these [messages] that spread [the truth] far and wide,

Falfaariqaati farqaa

thus separating [right and wrong] with all clarity,

Falmulqiyaati zikra

and then giving forth a reminder,

'Uzran aw nuzraa

[promising] freedom from blame or [offering] a warning!

Innamaa too'adoona lawaaqi'

BEHOLD, all that you are told to expect will surely come to pass.

Fa izam nujoomu tumisat

Thus, [it will come to pass] when the stars are effaced,

Wa izas samaaa'u furijat

and when the sky is rent asunder,

Wa izal jibaalu nusifat

and when the mountains are scattered like dust,

Wa izar Rusulu uqqitat

and when all the apostles are called together at a time appointed...

Li ayyi yawmin ujjilat

For what day has the term [of all this] been set?

Li yawmil Fasl

For the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false]!

Wa maaa adraaka maa yawmul fasl

And what could make thee conceive what that Day of Distinction will be?

Wailuny yawma 'izillilmukazzibeen

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

Alam nuhlikil awwaleen

Did We not destroy [so many of] those [sinners] of olden days?

Summa nutbi'uhumul aakhireen

And We shall let them be followed by those of later times:

Kazzlika naf'alu bilmujrimeen

[for] thus do We deal with such as are lost in sin.

Wailunw yawma 'izil lil mukazzibeen

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

Alam nakhlukkum mimmaaa'im maheen

Did We not create you out of a humble fluid

Faja'alnaahu fee qaraarim makeen

which We then let remain in [the womb's] firm keeping

Illaa qadrim ma'loom

for a term pre-ordained?

Faqadarnaa fani'mal qaadiroon

Thus have We determined [the nature of man's creation]: and excellent indeed is Our power to determine [what is to be]!

Wailuny yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen

Woe, on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

Alam naj'alil arda kifaataa

Have We not caused the earth to hold within itself

Ahyaaa'anw wa amwaataa

the living and the dead?

Wa ja'alnaa feehaa rawaasiya shaamikhaatinw wa asqainaakum maaa'an furaataa

and have We not set on it proud, firm mountains, and given you sweet water to drink?

Wailuny yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

Intaliqooo ilaa maa kuntum bihee tukazziboon

GO ON towards that [resurrection] which you were wont to call a lie!

Intaliqooo ilaa zillin zee salaasi shu'ab

Go on towards the threefold shadow

Laa zaleelinw wa laa yughnee minal lahab

that will offer no [cooling] shade and will be of no avail against the flame

Innahaa tarmee bishararin kalqasr

which – behold!- will throw up sparks like [burning] logs,

Ka annahoo jimaalatun sufr

like giant fiery ropes!

Wailuny yawma 'izil lilmukazibeen

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth –

Haazaa yawmu laa uantiqoon

that Day on which they will not [be able to] utter a word,

Wa laa yu'zanu lahum fa ya'taziroon

nor be allowed to proffer excuses!

Wailunw yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth –

Haaza yawmul fasli jama 'naakum wal awwaleen

that Day of Distinction [between the true and the false, when they will be told]: "We have brought you together with those [sinners] of olden times;

Fa in kaana lakum kaidun fakeedoon

and if you [think that you] have a subterfuge left, try to outwit Me!"

Wailuny yawma'izil lilmukazzibeen

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

Innal muttaqeena fee zilaalinw wa 'uyoon

[AS AGAINST this,] behold, the God-conscious shall dwell amidst [cooling] shades and springs,

Wa fawaakiha mimmaa yastahoon

and [partake of] whatever fruit they may desire;

Kuloo washraboo haneee 'am bimaa kuntum ta'maloon

[and they will be told:] "Eat and drink in good cheer in return for what you did [in life]!"

Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen

Thus, behold, do We reward the doers of good;

Wailuny yawma 'izil lilmuzkazzibeen

[but] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

Kuloo wa tamatta'oo qaleelan innakum mujrimoon

EAT [your fill] and enjoy your life for a little while, O you who are lost in sin!

Wailunny yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen

[But] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth,

Wa izaa qeela lahumur ka'oo aa yarka'oon

and when they are told, "Bow down [before God]", do not bow down:

Wailunny yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen

woe on that Day unto those who give the to the truth!

Fabi ayyi hadeesim ba'dahoo yu'minoon

In what other tiding, then, will they, after this, believe?