الذَّاريَات

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing (1)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water] (2)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And those [ships] sailing with ease (3)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter, (4)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, what you are promised is true. (5)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, the recompense is to occur. (6)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

By the heaven containing pathways, (7)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, you are in differing speech. (8)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded. (9)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Destroyed are the falsifiers (10)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless. (11)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?" (12)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire (13)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient." (14)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs, (15)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good. (16)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They used to sleep but little of the night, (17)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness, (18)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived. (19)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith] (20)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And in yourselves. Then will you not see? (21)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised. (22)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking. (23)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? - (24)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown. (25)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf (26)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?" (27)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy. (28)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!" (29)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing." (30)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?" (31)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals (32)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏

To send down upon them stones of clay, (33)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors." (34)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers. (35)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims. (36)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment. (37)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority. (38)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman." (39)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy. (40)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind. (41)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins. (42)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏

And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time." (43)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on. (44)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves. (45)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient. (46)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander. (47)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer. (48)

‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember. (49)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner. (50)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner. (51)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman." (52)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people. (53)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed. (54)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers. (55)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. (56)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me. (57)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength. (58)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me. (59)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised. (60)