Surah 77 · Makkan
Al-Mursalat
The Emissaries · 50 verses
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ عُرْفًا
"By those [winds] sent forth in gusts"
فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصْفًا
"And the winds that blow violently"
وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
"And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]"
فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًا
"And those [angels] who bring criterion1"
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا
"And those [angels] who deliver a message."
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
"As justification or warning,"
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
"Indeed, what you are promised is to occur."
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
"So when the stars are obliterated"
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
"And when the heaven is opened"
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
"And when the mountains are blown away"
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
"And when the messengers' time has come...1"
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
"For what Day was it postponed?1"
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
"For the Day of Judgement."
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
"And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?"
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
"Woe,1 that Day, to the deniers."
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
"Did We not destroy the former peoples?"
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
"Then We will follow them with the later ones."
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
"Thus do We deal with the criminals."
"Woe, that Day, to the deniers."
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
"Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?"
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
"And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]"
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
"For a known extent."
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ
"And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine."
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
"Have We not made the earth a container"
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
"Of the living and the dead?"
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
"And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water."
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
"[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny."
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍ
"Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns."
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
"[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame.""
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
"Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,"
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
"As if they were yellowish [black] camels."
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
"This is a Day they will not speak,"
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
"Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse."
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
"This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples."
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
"So if you have a plan, then plan against Me."
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
"Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs"
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
"And fruits from whatever they desire,"
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
"[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do.""
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
"Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good."
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
"[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals."
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
"And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow."
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ
"Then in what statement after it [i.e., the Qur’ān] will they believe?"