بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا
By (the wind) those sent (as horses') mane (in succession),
فَالْعَاصِفَاتِ عَصْفًا
storming tempestuously
وَالنَّاشِرَاتِ نَشْرًا
and by the scatterers scattering (rain)
فَالْفَارِقَاتِ فَرْقًا
then the criterion (the verses of Koran), separating
فَالْمُلْقِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا
and those (angels) dropping, reminding
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
excusing or warning,
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَاقِعٌ
surely, that which you have been promised is about to fall!
فَإِذَا النُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
When the stars are extinguished,
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ فُرِجَتْ
and when the sky is rent asunder
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
and the mountains scattered,
وَإِذَا الرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
and when the Messengers' time is set
لِأَيِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
to what day shall they be deferred?
لِيَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ
Upon the Day of Decision!
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ
Would that you knew what the Day of Decision is!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to those who belied it!
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Did We not destroy the ancients
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآخِرِينَ
and let the latter follow them?
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ
As such shall We deal with the sinners.
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقْكُمْ مِنْ مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ
Did We not create you from a weak water,
فَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي قَرَارٍ مَكِينٍ
which We placed within a sure lodging
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَعْلُومٍ
for an appointed term?
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ الْقَادِرُونَ
We determined, how excellent a Determiner are We!
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Have We not made the earth a housing
أَحْيَاءً وَأَمْوَاتًا
for both the living and the dead?
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ شَامِخَاتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمْ مَاءً فُرَاتًا
Have We not placed high mountains upon it and filled you with sweet water?
انْطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَا كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Depart to that which you belied!
انْطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِي ثَلَاثِ شُعَبٍ
Depart into the shadow of three masses,
لَا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنَ اللَّهَبِ
wherein there is neither shade, nor freeing from the blazing flames
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِي بِشَرَرٍ كَالْقَصْرِ
it throws spits as (high as a huge) palace,
كَأَنَّهُ جِمَالَتٌ صُفْرٌ
as black camels.
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنْطِقُونَ
This is the Day they shall not speak,
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
nor shall they be given permission, so that they can apologize.
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَاكُمْ وَالْأَوَّلِينَ
Such is the Day of Decision. We will gather you with the ancients.
فَإِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
If you are cunning, then try your cunning against Me!
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَالٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Indeed, the cautious, shall live amid shades and fountains
وَفَوَاكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
and have such fruits as they desire.
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
(It shall be said to them): 'Eat and drink, with a good appetite, for all that you did'
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
As such We recompense those who did good.
كُلُوا وَتَمَتَّعُوا قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ مُجْرِمُونَ
'Eat and enjoy yourselves a little, for you are sinners'
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
When it is said to them: 'Bow yourselves' they do not bow.
فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ
After this, in what discourse will they believe?