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Waalththariyati tharwan

By the winds that scatter [dust],

Faalhamilati wiqran

and by the clouds carrying loads of water,

Faaljariyati yusran

and by the ships that sail with ease,

Faalmuqassimati amran

and by the angels who distribute [blessings] by His command.

Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun

Indeed, what you are promised is true,

Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun

and the Judgment will surely come to pass.

Waalssamai thati alhubuki

By the heaven with its pathways[1],

Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin

Indeed, you [Makkans] have conflicting views[2].

Yufaku AAanhu man ofika

He who is diverted from it is destined to be diverted.

Qutila alkharrasoona

Doomed[3] are those who base their beliefs on conjecture.

Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona

those who are steeped in ignorance heedlessly.

Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni

They ask [mockingly], “When is the Day of Judgment?”

Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona

It is the Day when they will be punished by the Fire.

Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona

[It will be said], “Taste your punishment! This is what you were seeking to hasten.”

Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and springs,

Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena

receiving what their Lord will give them, for they were indeed doers of good beforehand.

Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona

They used to sleep only a little at night[4],

Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona

and before dawn they would seek forgiveness[5],

Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi

and in their wealth, there was a share for the beggar and the destitute.

Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena

On earth there are signs for those who are certain in faith,

Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona

and also within yourselves. Do you not see?

Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona

And in the heaven is your provision and all that you are promised.

Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona

By the Lord of the heaven and earth, this [resurrection] is certainly as true as the fact that you can speak.

Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena

Has there come to you the story of Abraham’s honored guests[6]?

Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona

When they came to him and said, “Peace.” He said, “Upon you be peace.” [saying to himself] “Unknown people!”

Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin

Then he went quickly to his household, and came with a fat [roasted] calf,

Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona

and placed it before them and said, “Will you not eat?”

Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin

He felt apprehensive about them[7]. They said, “Do not be afraid,” and gave him glad tidings of a knowledgeable son.

Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun

His wife cried out loud, and struck her face [in astonishment] and said, “[I am] a barren old woman!”

Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu

They said, “This is what your Lord said. Indeed, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.”

Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona

Abraham said, “Then what is your mission, O messengers?”

Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena

They said, “We have been sent to a wicked people,

Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin

to send down upon them stones of clay,

Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena

marked by your Lord for the transgressors.”

Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena

We brought out those believers who were there,

Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena

but We only found in it one Muslim household[8].

Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema

And We left there a sign[9] for those who fear the painful punishment.

Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin

And [there is a sign in the story of] Moses when We sent him to Pharaoh with compelling proofs,

Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun

But he and his supporters turned away, and he said about [Moses], “A magician or a madman!”

Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun

So We seized him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea while he was blameworthy[10].

Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema

And [there is a sign in the story of] ‘Ād, when We sent against them the devastating barren wind[11].

Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi

It spared nothing it came upon except that it reduced it to ruin and decay.

Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin

And [there is a sign in the story of] Thamūd, when they were told, “Enjoy yourselves for a while[12].”

FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona

But they rebelled against the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them, while they were looking on.

Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena

They could not withstand it, nor could they ward it off.

Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena

And the people of Noah [were also destroyed] before them. They were indeed a rebellious people.

Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona

We built the heaven with might[13], and We are indeed expanding it.

Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona

And We spread out the earth. How well did We smooth it out[14]!

Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona

And We have created everything in pairs[15], so that you may take heed.

Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun

So flee to Allah[16]. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you from Him.

Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun

And do not set up another god with Allah. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you from Him.”

Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun

Likewise, no messenger came to those before them without being told: “A magician, or a madman!”

Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona

Did they suggest this to one another[17]? Rather they are transgressing people.

Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin

So turn away from them [O Prophet], for you are not to blame[18].

Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena

But keep reminding them, for reminder benefits the believers.

Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni

I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni

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

Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu

Indeed, it is Allah Who is the All-Provider[19], Lord of Power, the Mighty.

Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona

Indeed, those who do wrong will have a share [of punishment] like that of their predecessors, so let them not ask Me to hasten it.

Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona

So woe to those who disbelieve from [the punishment of] the Day which they are promised.