سُورَةُ المُرۡسَلَاتِ

وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَـٰتِ عُرۡفࣰا (۱)

CONSIDER these [messages,] sent forth in waves

فَٱلۡعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصۡفࣰا (۲)

and then storming on with a tempest's force!

وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَ ٰ⁠تِ نَشۡرࣰا (۳)

Consider these [messages] that spread [the truth] far and wide,

فَٱلۡفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرۡقࣰا (۴)

thus separating [right and wrong] with all clarity,

فَٱلۡمُلۡقِیَـٰتِ ذِكۡرًا (۵)

and then giving forth a reminder,

عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا (۶)

[promising] freedom from blame or [offering] a warning!

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَ ٰ⁠قِعࣱ (۷)

BEHOLD, all that you are told to expect will surely come to pass.

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ (۸)

Thus, [it will come to pass] when the stars are effaced,

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ فُرِجَتۡ (۹)

and when the sky is rent asunder,

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ (۱۰)

and when the mountains are scattered like dust,

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ (۱۱)

and when all the apostles are called together at a time appointed...

لِأَیِّ یَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ (۱۲)

For what day has the term [of all this] been set?

لِیَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ (۱۳)

For the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false]!

وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا یَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ (۱۴)

And what could make thee conceive what that Day of Distinction will be?

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۱۵)

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ (۱۶)

Did We not destroy [so many of] those [sinners] of olden days?

ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ (۱۷)

And We shall let them be followed by those of later times:

كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ (۱۸)

[for] thus do We deal with such as are lost in sin.

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۱۹)

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّاۤءࣲ مَّهِینࣲ (۲۰)

Did We not create you out of a humble fluid

فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُ فِی قَرَارࣲ مَّكِینٍ (۲۱)

which We then let remain in [the womb's] firm keeping

إِلَىٰ قَدَرࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ (۲۲)

for a term pre-ordained?

فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَـٰدِرُونَ (۲۳)

Thus have We determined [the nature of man's creation]: and excellent indeed is Our power to determine [what is to be]!

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۲۴)

Woe, on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا (۲۵)

Have We not caused the earth to hold within itself

أَحۡیَاۤءࣰ وَأَمۡوَ ٰ⁠تࣰا (۲۶)

the living and the dead?

وَجَعَلۡنَا فِیهَا رَوَ ٰ⁠سِیَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتࣲ وَأَسۡقَیۡنَـٰكُم مَّاۤءࣰ فُرَاتࣰا (۲۷)

and have We not set on it proud, firm mountains, and given you sweet water to drink?

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۲۸)

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

ٱنطَلِقُوۤا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ (۲۹)

GO ON towards that [resurrection] which you were wont to call a lie!

ٱنطَلِقُوۤا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلࣲّ ذِی ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبࣲ (۳۰)

Go on towards the threefold shadow

لَّا ظَلِیلࣲ وَلَا یُغۡنِی مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ (۳۱)

that will offer no [cooling] shade and will be of no avail against the flame

إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِی بِشَرَرࣲ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ (۳۲)

which – behold!- will throw up sparks like [burning] logs,

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتࣱ صُفۡرࣱ (۳۳)

like giant fiery ropes!

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۳۴)

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth –

هَـٰذَا یَوۡمُ لَا یَنطِقُونَ (۳۵)

that Day on which they will not [be able to] utter a word,

وَلَا یُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَیَعۡتَذِرُونَ (۳۶)

nor be allowed to proffer excuses!

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۳۷)

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth –

هَـٰذَا یَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَـٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ (۳۸)

that Day of Distinction [between the true and the false, when they will be told]: "We have brought you together with those [sinners] of olden times;

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَیۡدࣱ فَكِیدُونِ (۳۹)

and if you [think that you] have a subterfuge left, try to outwit Me!"

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۴۰)

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِینَ فِی ظِلَـٰلࣲ وَعُیُونࣲ (۴۱)

[AS AGAINST this,] behold, the God-conscious shall dwell amidst [cooling] shades and springs,

وَفَوَ ٰ⁠كِهَ مِمَّا یَشۡتَهُونَ (۴۲)

and [partake of] whatever fruit they may desire;

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشۡرَبُوا۟ هَنِیۤـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ (۴۳)

[and they will be told:] "Eat and drink in good cheer in return for what you did [in life]!"

إِنَّا كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ نَجۡزِی ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ (۴۴)

Thus, behold, do We reward the doers of good;

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۴۵)

[but] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِیلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ (۴۶)

EAT [your fill] and enjoy your life for a little while, O you who are lost in sin!

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۴۷)

[But] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth,

وَإِذَا قِیلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُوا۟ لَا یَرۡكَعُونَ (۴۸)

and when they are told, "Bow down [before God]", do not bow down:

وَیۡلࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ (۴۹)

woe on that Day unto those who give the to the truth!

فَبِأَیِّ حَدِیثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ یُؤۡمِنُونَ (۵۰)

In what other tiding, then, will they, after this, believe?