بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا
By (the angels) sent forth with the commands of God,
فَالْعَاصِفَاتِ عَصْفًا
by (the angels) as swift as blowing winds,
وَالنَّاشِرَاتِ نَشْرًا
by (the angels) spreading (the words of God) far and wide,
فَالْفَارِقَاتِ فَرْقًا
by (the angels) who make a clear distinction between right and wrong
فَالْمُلْقِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا
and by those who reveal revelations (to the prophets)
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
to provide excuses for some and to give warnings to others:
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَاقِعٌ
that whatever with which you have been warned will inevitably come to pass.
فَإِذَا النُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
Then the stars will lose their light.
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ فُرِجَتْ
Heavens will rent asunder.
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
The mountains will be blown away as dust.
وَإِذَا الرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
The Messengers will receive their appointments.
لِأَيِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
If one asks, "To which day have such calamitous events been postponed?"
لِيَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ
one will be told,"To the Day of Distinction".
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ
Would that you knew about the Day of Judgment!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
On that day, woe will be to those who have rejected God's revelations!
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Did We not destroy the ancient people
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآخِرِينَ
and make others settle after them in their land?
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ
Thus do We deal with the sinful ones.
On that day, woe upon those who have rejected God's revelations!
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقْكُمْ مِنْ مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ
Did We not create you from an insignificant drop of fluid
فَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي قَرَارٍ مَكِينٍ
and place it in a secure place
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَعْلُومٍ
for an appointed time?
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ الْقَادِرُونَ
Thus did We Plan and how excellent is Our planning!
On that day, woe would be upon those who have rejected the revelations of God!
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Did We not make the earth as a gathering place
أَحْيَاءً وَأَمْوَاتًا
for the living and the dead,
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ شَامِخَاتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمْ مَاءً فُرَاتًا
place on it high mountains and provide you with fresh water?
On that Day (of Judgment) woe would be upon those who have rejected God's revelations!
انْطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَا كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Proceed to that (the Day of Judgment) which you have rejected.
انْطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِي ثَلَاثِ شُعَبٍ
Proceed to that shadow, rising in three columns
لَا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنَ اللَّهَبِ
which neither gives shade nor protects one from the flames.
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِي بِشَرَرٍ كَالْقَصْرِ
The fire will shoot out sparks as big as huge towers
كَأَنَّهُ جِمَالَتٌ صُفْرٌ
and yellow camels.
On that day, woe would be upon those who have rejected God's revelations!
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنْطِقُونَ
On that day they will not be able to speak,
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
nor will they be permitted to offer any excuses.
On that day, woe would be those who have rejected God's revelations!
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَاكُمْ وَالْأَوَّلِينَ
That is the Day of Judgment. We will bring you together with all the ancient peoples.
فَإِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
If you have any plans, use them.
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَالٍ وَعُيُونٍ
The pious ones will rest amid the shade, springs,
وَفَوَاكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
and fruits of the kind which they desire.
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
(They will be told), "Eat and drink in good health as a reward for what you have done".
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Thus do We reward the righteous ones.
كُلُوا وَتَمَتَّعُوا قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ مُجْرِمُونَ
(Disbelievers), eat and enjoy yourselves for a little while. You are certainly sinful ones.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
When they are told to say their prayers, they do not bow down (in prayer).
فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ
In which word other than the Quran will they believe?