Adh-Dhaariyat

By those [winds] that scatter far and wide,

وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا

wal-dhāriyāti dharwan

and those that are heavily laden,

فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا

fal-ḥāmilāti wiq'ran

that speed freely,

فَالْجَارِيَاتِ يُسْرًا

fal-jāriyāti yus'ran

that distribute [rain] as ordained!

فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْرًا

fal-muqasimāti amran

What you [people] are promised is true:

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ

innamā tūʿadūna laṣādiqun

the Judgement will come––

وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَاقِعٌ

wa-inna l-dīna lawāqiʿun

by the sky with its pathways,

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ

wal-samāi dhāti l-ḥubuki

you differ in what you say––

إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُخْتَلِفٍ

innakum lafī qawlin mukh'talifin

those who turn away from it are [truly] deceived.

يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ

yu'faku ʿanhu man ufika

Perish the liars,

قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ

qutila l-kharāṣūna

those steeped in error and unaware!

الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ

alladhīna hum fī ghamratin sāhūna

They ask, ‘When is this Judgement Day coming?’

يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ

yasalūna ayyāna yawmu l-dīni

On a Day when they will be punished by the Fire,

يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ

yawma hum ʿalā l-nāri yuf'tanūna

‘Taste the punishment! This is what you wished to hasten.’

ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَـٰذَا الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

dhūqū fit'natakum hādhā alladhī kuntum bihi tastaʿjilūna

The righteous will be in Gardens with [flowing] springs.

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

inna l-mutaqīna fī jannātin waʿuyūnin

They will receive their Lord’s gifts because of the good they did before:

آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ

ākhidhīna mā ātāhum rabbuhum innahum kānū qabla dhālika muḥ'sinīna

sleeping only little at night,

كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ

kānū qalīlan mina al-layli mā yahjaʿūna

praying at dawn for God’s forgiveness,

وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

wabil-asḥāri hum yastaghfirūna

giving a rightful share of their wealth to the beggar and the deprived.

وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ

wafī amwālihim ḥaqqun lilssāili wal-maḥrūmi

On earth there are signs for those with sure faith––

وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِلْمُوقِنِينَ

wafī l-arḍi āyātun lil'mūqinīna

and in yourselves too, do you not see?––

وَفِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

wafī anfusikum afalā tub'ṣirūna

in the sky is your sustenance and all that you are promised.

وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

wafī l-samāi riz'qukum wamā tūʿadūna

By the Lord of the heavens and earth! All this is as real as your speaking.

فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنْطِقُونَ

fawarabbi l-samāi wal-arḍi innahu laḥaqqun mith'la mā annakum tanṭiqūna

[Muhammad], have you heard the story of the honoured guests of Abraham?

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ

hal atāka ḥadīthu ḍayfi ib'rāhīma l-muk'ramīna

They went in to see him and said, ‘Peace.’ ‘Peace,’ he said, [adding to himself] ‘These people are strangers.’

إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُنْكَرُونَ

idh dakhalū ʿalayhi faqālū salāman qāla salāmun qawmun munkarūna

He turned quickly to his household, brought out a fat calf,

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ

farāgha ilā ahlihi fajāa biʿij'lin samīnin

and placed it before them. ‘Will you not eat?’ he said,

فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

faqarrabahu ilayhim qāla alā takulūna

beginning to be afraid of them, but they said, ‘Do not be afraid.’ They gave him good news of a son who would be gifted with knowledge.

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ

fa-awjasa min'hum khīfatan qālū lā takhaf wabasharūhu bighulāmin ʿalīmin

His wife then entered with a loud cry, struck her face, and said, ‘A barren old woman?’

فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ

fa-aqbalati im'ra-atuhu fī ṣarratin faṣakkat wajhahā waqālat ʿajūzun ʿaqīmun

but they said, ‘It will be so. This is what your Lord said, and He is the Wise, the All Knowing.’

قَالُوا كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ

qālū kadhāliki qāla rabbuki innahu huwa l-ḥakīmu l-ʿalīmu

Abraham said, ‘What is your errand, messengers?’

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ

qāla famā khaṭbukum ayyuhā l-mur'salūna

They said, ‘We are sent to a people lost in sin,

قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُجْرِمِينَ

qālū innā ur'sil'nā ilā qawmin muj'rimīna

to bring down rocks of clay,

لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِنْ طِينٍ

linur'sila ʿalayhim ḥijāratan min ṭīnin

marked by your Lord for those who exceed all bounds.’

مُسَوَّمَةً عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ

musawwamatan ʿinda rabbika lil'mus'rifīna

We brought out such believers as were there-

فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَنْ كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

fa-akhrajnā man kāna fīhā mina l-mu'minīna

We found only one household devoted to God-

فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

famā wajadnā fīhā ghayra baytin mina l-mus'limīna

and left the town to be a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَا آيَةً لِلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ

wataraknā fīhā āyatan lilladhīna yakhāfūna l-ʿadhāba l-alīma

There is another sign in Moses: We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

وَفِي مُوسَىٰ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ

wafī mūsā idh arsalnāhu ilā fir'ʿawna bisul'ṭānin mubīnin

Pharaoh turned away with his supporters, saying, ‘This is a sorcerer, or maybe a madman,’

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

fatawallā biruk'nihi waqāla sāḥirun aw majnūnun

so We seized him and his forces and threw them into the sea: he was to blame.

فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

fa-akhadhnāhu wajunūdahu fanabadhnāhum fī l-yami wahuwa mulīmun

There is another sign in the Ad: We sent the life-destroying wind against them

وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ

wafī ʿādin idh arsalnā ʿalayhimu l-rīḥa l-ʿaqīma

and it reduced everything it came up against to shreds.

مَا تَذَرُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ

mā tadharu min shayin atat ʿalayhi illā jaʿalathu kal-ramīmi

And also in the Thamud: it was said to them, ‘Make the most of your lives for a while,’

وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

wafī thamūda idh qīla lahum tamattaʿū ḥattā ḥīnin

but they rebelled against their Lord’s command, so the blast took them. They looked on helplessly:

فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ

faʿataw ʿan amri rabbihim fa-akhadhathumu l-ṣāʿiqatu wahum yanẓurūna

they could not even remain standing, let alone defend themselves.

فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِنْ قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنْتَصِرِينَ

famā is'taṭāʿū min qiyāmin wamā kānū muntaṣirīna

Before that We destroyed the people of Noah. They were a truly sinful people!

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ

waqawma nūḥin min qablu innahum kānū qawman fāsiqīna

We built the heavens with Our power and made them vast,

وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

wal-samāa banaynāhā bi-aydin wa-innā lamūsiʿūna

We spread out the earth- how well We smoothed it out!-

وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ

wal-arḍa farashnāhā faniʿ'ma l-māhidūna

and We created pairs of all things so that you [people] might take note.

وَمِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

wamin kulli shayin khalaqnā zawjayni laʿallakum tadhakkarūna

[So, say to them, Prophet], ‘Quickly, turn to God- I am sent by Him to give you clear warning-

فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُمْ مِنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ

fafirrū ilā l-lahi innī lakum min'hu nadhīrun mubīnun

and do not set up any other god alongside Him. I am sent by Him to give you clear warning!’

وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا آخَرَ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُمْ مِنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ

walā tajʿalū maʿa l-lahi ilāhan ākhara innī lakum min'hu nadhīrun mubīnun

Every previous people to whom a messenger was sent also said, ‘A sor-cerer, or maybe a madman!’

كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

kadhālika mā atā alladhīna min qablihim min rasūlin illā qālū sāḥirun aw majnūnun

Did they tell one another to do this? No! They are a people who exceed all bounds,

أَتَوَاصَوْا بِهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ

atawāṣaw bihi bal hum qawmun ṭāghūna

so ignore them [Prophet]- you are not to blame-

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَا أَنْتَ بِمَلُومٍ

fatawalla ʿanhum famā anta bimalūmin

and go on reminding [people], it is good for those who believe to be reminded.

وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَىٰ تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

wadhakkir fa-inna l-dhik'rā tanfaʿu l-mu'minīna

I created jinn and mankind only to worship Me:

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

wamā khalaqtu l-jina wal-insa illā liyaʿbudūni

I want no provision from them, nor do I want them to feed Me-

مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ رِزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ يُطْعِمُونِ

mā urīdu min'hum min riz'qin wamā urīdu an yuṭ'ʿimūni

God is the Provider, the Lord of Power, the Ever Mighty.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ

inna l-laha huwa l-razāqu dhū l-quwati l-matīnu

The evildoers, like their predecessors, will have a share of punishment- they need not ask Me to hasten it-

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوبًا مِثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَابِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ

fa-inna lilladhīna ẓalamū dhanūban mith'la dhanūbi aṣḥābihim falā yastaʿjilūni

and woe betide those who deny the truth on the Day they have been promised.

فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ يَوْمِهِمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

fawaylun lilladhīna kafarū min yawmihimu alladhī yūʿadūna