Sura al-Dhariyat

51:1. By the scattering (winds) that scatter (the clouds);

والذاريات ذروا

51:2. by the rain-bearing (clouds) loaded with the burden (of water);

فالحاملات وقرا

51:3. by (the ships) which float gently (on the sea);

فالجاريات يسرا

51:4. by (the angels) who distribute (blessings) by (His) command;

فالمقسمات أمرا

51:5. indeed, what you are promised is true.

إنما توعدون لصادق

51:6. And indeed, the judgement (of retributive justice) shall come to pass.

وإن الدين لواقع

51:7. By the sky full of galaxies and pathways (of planets and stars),

والسماء ذات الحبك

51:8. indeed, you are (lost) in conflicting opinions.

إنكم لفي قول مختلف

51:9. Only he is turned away (from the Qur’an) who has been deluded.

يؤفك عنه من أفك

51:10. Ruined are those who tell lies out of conjecture,

قتل الخراصون

51:11. those steeped in ignorance and are neglectful (of the Hereafter).

الذين هم في غمرة ساهون

51:12. They ask (mockingly): ‘When is the Day of Retribution?’

يسألون أيان يوم الدين

51:13. (Say:) ‘It is the Day (when) they will be tormented over the Fire.’

يوم هم على النار يفتنون

51:14. (And they will be told:) ‘Taste your torment. This is what you sought to hasten.’

ذوقوا فتنتكم هذا الذي كنتم به تستعجلون

51:15. Indeed, the pious will be (rejoicing) in gardens and springs.

إن المتقين في جنات وعيون

51:16. Receiving (delightfully) what their Lord has granted them, for they had been virtuously excellent before that.

آخذين ما آتاهم ربهم إنهم كانوا قبل ذلك محسنين

51:17. They used to sleep only a little during the night.

كانوا قليلا من الليل ما يهجعون

51:18. And they would seek forgiveness in the latter part of the night (i.e. before dawn).

وبالأسحار هم يستغفرون

51:19. And in their wealth, there was a rightful share for the beggar and the deprived.

وفي أموالهم حق للسائل والمحروم

51:20. Upon the earth, there are signs for those with sure faith,

وفي الأرض آيات للموقنين

51:21. and within yourselves (as well). Do you not then perceive?

وفي أنفسكم أفلا تبصرون

51:22. And in the heaven is your sustenance and whatever you are promised.

وفي السماء رزقكم وما توعدون

51:23. By the Lord of the heaven and the earth, this (promise) is surely true, just as (the fact that) you can speak.

فورب السماء والأرض إنه لحق مثل ما أنكم تنطقون

51:24. Did the story of the honoured guests of Ibrahim (Abraham) reach you?

هل أتاك حديث ضيف إبراهيم المكرمين

51:25. When they (i.e. the angels) entered his presence, they greeted him with: ‘Peace!’ He (also) said (to them): ‘Peace (be upon you)!’ (Addressing himself, he said:) ‘They are unfamiliar people.’

إذ دخلوا عليه فقالوا سلاما قال سلام قوم منكرون

51:26. Then he went quietly to his family and brought out a fat (roasted) calf.

فراغ إلى أهله فجاء بعجل سمين

51:27. He placed it before them and said: ‘Will you not eat?’

فقربه إليهم قال ألا تأكلون

51:28. (When they did not eat,) he started becoming fearful of them. They (i.e. the angels) said: ‘Do not be afraid.’ And they gave him the glad tidings of a knowledgeable son (Ishaq [Isaac]).

فأوجس منهم خيفة قالوا لا تخف وبشروه بغلام عليم

51:29. Then his wife (Sara) came up with a loud cry (in joy), patting her forehead in wonder and said: ‘(What!) A barren old woman (giving birth to a child)?’

فأقبلت امرأته في صرة فصكت وجهها وقالت عجوز عقيم

51:30. They (i.e. the angels) said: ‘Such has your Lord decreed. Indeed, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.’

قالوا كذلك قال ربك إنه هو الحكيم العليم

51:31. He (i.e. Abraham) said: ‘What is your intent now, O messengers?’

قال فما خطبكم أيها المرسلون

51:32. They said: ‘We have (actually) been sent to a guilty people (the people of Lot),

قالوا إنا أرسلنا إلى قوم مجرمين

51:33. to rain upon them stones of (baked) clay,

لنرسل عليهم حجارة من طين

51:34. marked by your Lord for the transgressors.’

مسومة عند ربك للمسرفين

51:35. Then (before the punishment descended upon them), We evacuated (from the town) whoever among them were believers.

فأخرجنا من كان فيها من المؤمنين

51:36. But We did not find there other than one house of the Muslims.*

* One house refers to Prophet Lut and his two daughters; they were saved from the punishment, but his wife was not, for she was among the disbelievers.

فما وجدنا فيها غير بيت من المسلمين

51:37. We have left a sign there (as a lesson) for those who fear the painful punishment.

وتركنا فيها آية للذين يخافون العذاب الأليم

51:38. And (there is another lesson) in (the story of) Musa (Moses), when We sent him to Pharaoh with a clear authority.

وفي موسى إذ أرسلناه إلى فرعون بسلطان مبين

51:39. He turned away along with his cabinet and said: ‘(Here is) a magician or a crazy man!’

فتولى بركنه وقال ساحر أو مجنون

51:40. So We seized him and his forces, and We drowned them in the sea, for he was blameworthy.

فأخذناه وجنوده فنبذناهم في اليم وهو مليم

51:41. And (there is another lesson) in (the story of) ‘Ad, when We sent upon them a destructive wind.

وفي عاد إذ أرسلنا عليهم الريح العقيم

51:42. It left nothing that it came upon but reduced it to ashes.

ما تذر من شيء أتت عليه إلا جعلته كالرميم

51:43. And (there is another lesson) in (the story of) Thamud, when they were told: ‘Enjoy yourselves for a (short) while.’

وفي ثمود إذ قيل لهم تمتعوا حتى حين

51:44. Still, they revolted against the command of their Lord. So, a horrifying blast overtook them while they were looking on (helplessly).

فعتوا عن أمر ربهم فأخذتهم الصاعقة وهم ينظرون

51:45. So they were neither able to rise nor could they help one another.

فما استطاعوا من قيام وما كانوا منتصرين

51:46. And (We also destroyed) the people of Nuh (Noah) earlier. Indeed, they were a transgressing people.

وقوم نوح من قبل إنهم كانوا قوما فاسقين

51:47. And We built the whole universe with (great) energy. And indeed, We are continuously expanding it.

والسماء بنيناها بأيد وإنا لموسعون

51:48. As for the earth, We have spread it out. So, how excellent spreaders We are!

والأرض فرشناها فنعم الماهدون

51:49. We have created pairs of everything; perhaps you may be mindful of advice.

ومن كل شيء خلقنا زوجين لعلكم تذكرون

51:50. (Say:) ‘So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you from Him.

ففروا إلى الله إني لكم منه نذير مبين

51:51. Do not set up another god with Allah. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you from Him.’

ولا تجعلوا مع الله إلها آخر إني لكم منه نذير مبين

51:52. Similarly, no messenger came to those before them, but they said: ‘(This is) a magician or a crazy man!’

كذلك ما أتى الذين من قبلهم من رسول إلا قالوا ساحر أو مجنون

51:53. Did they tell one another to do this? Instead, they were a rebellious people.

أتواصوا به بل هم قوم طاغون

51:54. So turn away from them, for you will not be blamed (for their disbelief).

فتول عنهم فما أنت بملوم

51:55. But (continue to) remind, for surely the Reminder benefits the believers.

وذكر فإن الذكرى تنفع المؤمنين

51:56. I did not create the jinn and humans but to worship Me.

وما خلقت الجن والإنس إلا ليعبدون

51:57. I desire no provision from them, nor do I want that they should feed Me.

ما أريد منهم من رزق وما أريد أن يطعمون

51:58. Indeed, Allah is the One Who is the Supreme Sustainer, the Lord of Might, the All-Strong.

إن الله هو الرزاق ذو القوة المتين

51:59. Indeed, those who commit wrong will have a share (of the torment) like the share of their (earlier) counterparts. So they need not ask Me to hasten on (their fate).

فإن للذين ظلموا ذنوبا مثل ذنوب أصحابهم فلا يستعجلون

51:60. So, woe to the disbelievers for the Day they are promised.

فويل للذين كفروا من يومهم الذي يوعدون