الذَّارِياتِ

وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرۡوࣰ ا

Translation: By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast

فَٱلۡحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقۡرࣰ ا

Translation: And those that lift and bear away heavy weights

فَٱلۡجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسۡرࣰ ا

Translation: And those that flow with ease and gentleness

فَٱلۡمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمۡرًا

Translation: And those that distribute and apportion by Command

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقࣱ

Translation: Verily that which ye are promised is true

وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعࣱ

Translation: And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡحُبُكِ

Translation: By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths

إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِي قَوۡلࣲ مُّخۡتَلِفࣲ

Translation: Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant

يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ

Translation: Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded

قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٰصُونَ

Translation: Woe to the falsehood-mongers

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَةࣲ سَاهُونَ

Translation: Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion

يَسۡـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

Translation: They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice

يَوۡمَ هُمۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفۡتَنُونَ

Translation: (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire

ذُوقُواْ فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

Translation: Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونٍ

Translation: As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs

ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ

Translation: Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life

كَانُواْ قَلِيلࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

Translation: They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night

وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ

Translation: And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness

وَفِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقࣱّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ

Translation: 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)

وَفِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَٰتࣱ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ

Translation: On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith

وَفِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

Translation: As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see

وَفِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

Translation: And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised

فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقࣱّ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

Translation: 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

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ

Translation: Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham

إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمࣰ اۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمࣱ قَوۡمࣱ مُّنكَرُونَ

Translation: Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلࣲ سَمِينࣲ

Translation: Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf

فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

Translation: And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat

فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِيفَةࣰۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمࣲ

Translation: (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

فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِي صَرَّةࣲ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمࣱ

Translation: But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman

قَالُواْ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

Translation: They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge

۞قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

Translation: (Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ مُّجۡرِمِينَ

Translation: They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin

لِنُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةࣰ مِّن طِينࣲ

Translation: To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone)

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Translation: Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Translation: Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there

فَمَا وَجَدۡنَا فِيهَا غَيۡرَ بَيۡتࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ

Translation: But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house

وَتَرَكۡنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةࣰ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ

Translation: And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty

وَفِي مُوسَىٰٓ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ بِسُلۡطَٰنࣲ مُّبِينࣲ

Translation: And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكۡنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونࣱ

Translation: But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed

فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمࣱ

Translation: So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame

وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلۡعَقِيمَ

Translation: And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيۡءٍ أَتَتۡ عَلَيۡهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتۡهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ

Translation: It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness

وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذۡ قِيلَ لَهُمۡ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّىٰ حِينࣲ

Translation: And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while

فَعَتَوۡاْ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

Translation: But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on

فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ مِن قِيَامࣲ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنتَصِرِينَ

Translation: Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحࣲ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمࣰ ا فَٰسِقِينَ

Translation: So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيۡنَٰهَا بِأَيۡيْدࣲ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

Translation: With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَرَشۡنَٰهَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَٰهِدُونَ

Translation: And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out

وَمِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَا زَوۡجَيۡنِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ

Translation: And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction

فَفِرُّوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ

Translation: Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open

وَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ

Translation: And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open

كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُواْ سَاحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونٌ

Translation: Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed

أَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِهِۦۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمࣱ طَاغُونَ

Translation: Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومࣲ

Translation: So turn away from them: not thine is the blame

وَذَكِّرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Translation: But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers

وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ

Translation: I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me

مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنۡهُم مِّن رِّزۡقࣲ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطۡعِمُونِ

Translation: No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلۡقُوَّةِ ٱلۡمَتِينُ

Translation: For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever)

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ ذَنُوبࣰ ا مِّثۡلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصۡحَٰبِهِمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ

Translation: 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)

فَوَيۡلࣱ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن يَوۡمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

Translation: Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised