Surah Al-Mursalaat (The Emissaries)

وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًۭا

By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);

By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another

فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًۭا

Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,

By the raging hurricanes,

وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًۭا

And scatter (things) far and wide;

By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;

فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًۭا

Then separate them, one from another,

By those who winnow with a winnowing,

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا

Then spread abroad a Message,

By those who bring down the Reminder,

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

Whether of Justification or of Warning;-

To excuse or to warn,

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ

Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.

Surely that which ye are promised will befall.

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

Then when the stars become dim;

So when the stars are put out,

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ

When the heaven is cleft asunder;

And when the sky is riven asunder,

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;

And when the mountains are blown away,

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ

And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect);-

And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ

For what Day are these (portents) deferred?

For what day is the time appointed?

لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ

For the Day of Sorting out.

For the Day of Decision.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ

And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?

And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?

Destroyed We not the former folk,

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

So shall We make later (generations) follow them.

Then caused the latter folk to follow after?

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Thus do We deal with men of sin.

Thus deal We ever with the guilty.

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍۢ مَّهِينٍۢ

Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?-

Did We not create you from a base fluid

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍۢ مَّكِينٍ

The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,

Which We laid up in a safe abode

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ

For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?

For a known term?

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ

For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).

Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا

Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.

Have We not made the earth a receptacle

أَحْيَآءًۭ وَأَمْوَٰتًۭا

The living and the dead,

Both for the living and the dead,

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍۢ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءًۭ فُرَاتًۭا

And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?

And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein?

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!

(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّۢ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍۢ

"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,

Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,

لَّا ظَلِيلٍۢ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze.

(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍۢ كَٱلْقَصْرِ

"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,

Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌۭ صُفْرٌۭ

"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."

(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.

This is a day wherein they speak not,

وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ

Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.

Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!

This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌۭ فَكِيدُونِ

Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!

If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).

Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire.

And fruits such as they desire.

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).

(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.

Thus do We reward the good.

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ

(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.

Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ

And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.

When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?

In what statement, after this, will they believe?