1

وَاَلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرۡوࣰ ا

(Allah swears) by the winds that scatter and disperse

2

فَاَلۡحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقۡرࣰ ا

And those that pick up a heavy load (of moisture)

3

فَاَلۡجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسۡرࣰ ا

Yet, glide through so easily

4

فَاَلۡمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمۡرًا

Then, they distribute and apportion (rain) per His command

5

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقࣱ‏

That which you are promised, (the afterlife), is certainly the absolute truth

6

وَإِنَّ اَ۬لدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعࣱ‏

Indeed, the reckoning of deeds is just bound to occur

7

وَاَلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ اِ۬لۡحُبُكِ

And (He swears) by the sky with orbits (of countless celestial bodies)

8

إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِي قَوۡلࣲ مُّخۡتَلِفࣲ‏

In fact, you (skeptics) hold (different and) diverse views (about life, death and after death)

9

يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ

Kept away (from the truth) is the one who has a hatred (for it)

10

قُتِلَ اَ۬لۡخَرَّٰصُونَ

Damned are those who conjecture

11

اَ۬لَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَةࣲ سَاهُونَ

Immersed (in ignorance), they are preoccupied (by their preconceived ideas)

12

يَسۡـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ اُ۬لدِّينِ

They ask, "When would that day of reckoning arrive

13

يَوۡمَ هُمۡ عَلَى اَ۬لنّ۪ارِ يُفۡتَنُونَ

That day, they would be tormented by fire

14

ذُوقُواْ فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ هَٰذَا اَ۬لَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

(Here)! Taste (the outcome of) your misdeeds. This is (precisely) what you had so eagerly demanded to be hastened

15

إِنَّ اَ۬لۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونٍ

(That day), those who fear (Allah) would be in (the blissful) gardens of paradise, amid springs

16

ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ

(Gratefully) accepting whatever (blessings) their Lord would grant them. Indeed, prior to this (in their life) they used to act righteously

17

كَانُواْ قَلِيلࣰ ا مِّنَ اَ۬لَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

They did not sleep much at night, but only a part of the time

18

وَبِالۡأَسۡح۪ارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ

And before dawn (late at night), they sought forgiveness (for their sins)

19

وَفِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقࣱّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَاَلۡمَحۡرُومِ

And (they accepted the fact that) the deprived and the destitute had a rightful share in their wealth

20

وَفِي اِ۬لۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَٰتࣱ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ

For those who have a firm faith, there are (convincing) signs on this earth

21

وَفِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

And even in your own selves. So then, do you not notice

22

وَفِي اِ۬لسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

In the sky is your sustenance; and that which you are being promised (the afterlife)

23

فَوَرَبِّ اِ۬لسَّمَآءِ وَاَلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقࣱّ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

And (I swear) by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! It _ (the afterlife) _ is indeed an absolute reality! Just like the reality that you have the power of speech and diction

24

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ اَ۬لۡمُكۡرَمِينَ

Has the story of the honored guests of Ibraheem reached you

25

إِذ دَّخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمࣰ اۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمࣱ قَوۡمࣱ مُّنكَرُونَ

When they came to him, they said, "Peace!" Ibraheem replied, "Peace!" Folks appear to be strangers

26

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلࣲ سَمِينࣲ‏

Then he went (inside the house) to his family, and brought back a fattened (roasted) calf

27

فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

And placed it before them, then said, "Why don´t you eat

28

فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِيفَةࣰۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمࣲ‏

(They did not eat, and so) he felt afraid of them. They said, "Do not be afraid!" And they gave him the good news of a learned son

29

فَأَقۡبَلَتِ اِ۪مۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِي صَرَّةࣲ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمࣱ‏

His wife came forward, slapped her forehead and exclaimed loudly, "(I am) old and barren

30

قَالُواْ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ اَ۬لۡحَكِيمُ اُ۬لۡعَلِيمُ

They said, "Despite that, precisely! Your Lord has said that He is the Wisest, the most Aware

31

۞قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا اَ۬لۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

(Ibraheem) said, "So what is your mission, oh you messengers

32

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ مُّجۡرِمِينَ

They said, "We have been sent towards a criminal nation, (the people of Loot)

33

لِنُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةࣰ مِّن طِينࣲ‏

To rain upon them stones of baked clay

34

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Earmarked (especially) by your Lord for the transgressors

35

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ اَ۬لۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

(But first) We evacuated from the town anyone who was a believer

36

فَمَا وَجَدۡنَا فِيهَا غَيۡرَ بَيۡتࣲ مِّنَ اَ۬لۡمُسۡلِمِينَ

There, We did not find more than a single house of the believers

37

وَتَرَكۡنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةࣰ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ اَ۬لۡعَذَابَ اَ۬لۡأَلِيمَ

In that town, We left behind (nothing except) signs for those who fear the painful punishment

38

وَفِي مُوسٜ يٰٓ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ بِسُلۡطَٰنࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏

And (We left signs) in (the saga of) Musa, when We sent him to the pharaoh with a distinct and definite authority

39

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكۡنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونࣱ‏

But the pharaoh relied on his might, and turned away (in arrogance); and said, "(He is) a magician, or (else he is) just plain mad

40

فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي اِ۬لۡيَمِّ وَهۡوَ مُلِيمࣱ‏

Therefore, We grabbed him and his armies and dumped them in the sea; he was damned

41

وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمِ اِ۬لرِّيحَ اَ۬لۡعَقِيمَ

And (there are signs in the history of) the nation of ´Aads´, when We sent upon them the blighted lethal wind

42

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيۡءٍ أَتَتۡ عَلَيۡهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتۡهُ كَاَلرَّمِيمِ

It did not spare a thing. Whatever it touched, it (churned and) turned into dust and debris

43

وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذۡ قِيلَ لَهُمۡ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّىٰ حِينࣲ‏

In (the fate of) the people of ´Samood´, (there are signs)! They were told, "Enjoy yourself for just a while

44

فَعَتَوۡاْ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ اُ۬لصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

They displayed contempt for the command of their Lord. So a bolt of lightning struck them, while they looked on (helplessly)

45

فَمَا اَ۪سۡتَطَٰعُواْ مِن قِيَامࣲ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنتَصِرِينَ

They could neither stand on their feet, nor help themselves

46

وَقَوۡمِ نُوحࣲ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمࣰ ا فَٰسِقِينَ

And prior to them, (We destroyed) the people of Nooh. They were indeed a rebellious sinful nation

47

وَاَلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيۡنَٰهَا بِأَيۡيْدࣲ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

With Our power and prowess, We brought into being the universe. And indeed, We expand it (steadily)

48

وَاَلۡأَرۡضَ فَرَشۡنَٰهَا فَنِعۡمَ اَ۬لۡمَٰهِدُونَ

And We have spread out the earth. (Observe)! How aptly did We stretch it

49

وَمِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَا زَوۡجَيۡنِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَّكَّرُونَ

We have created everything in pairs. Perhaps you would bear that in mind

50

فَفِرُّوٓاْ إِلَى اَ۬للَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏

(Say), "And (hurry), run towards Allah. I am really an obvious warner from Him to you

51

وَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ مَعَ اَ۬للَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏

And do not assign a god (for worship), along with Allah! I´m really a clear warner from Him to you

52

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

Thus, the same was said about every messenger who came before them, "(He is) a magician! A lunatic

53

أَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِهِۦۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمࣱ طَاغُونَ

Do they leave this remark as a legacy (for future generations)? No! They are the defiant sinners, all of them

54

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومࣲ‏

Turn away from them. You share no blame

55

وَذَكِّرۡ فَإِنَّ اَ۬لذِّكۡر۪يٰ تَنفَعُ اُ۬لۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

But continue to remind them. Of course, the reminder (always) helps the believers

56

وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ اُ۬لۡجِنَّ وَاَلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ

I have not created the jinn and the human kind, (for any reason) except that they should worship Me

57

مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنۡهُم مِّن رِّزۡقࣲ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطۡعِمُونِ

I want no riches from them, and do not want them to feed Me

58

إِنَّ اَ۬للَّهَ هُوَ اَ۬لرَّزَّاقُ ذُو اُ۬لۡقُوَّةِ اِ۬لۡمَتِينُ

Indeed, the provider of sustenance (for all beings) is Allah, the One with absolute Power and matchless Might

59

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ ذَنُوبࣰ ا مِّثۡلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصۡحَٰبِهِمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ

Indeed! The evildoers of the present day shall have the same fate as those of their companions (in hellfire), the evil doers of the past. So, let them not ask Me to hasten (the Day of Judgment)

60

فَوَيۡلࣱ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن يَوۡمِهِمِ اِ۬لَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

So, on that day of theirs, the promised day, there shall be (nothing but) misery for those who disbelieve