Adh-Dhariyat

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًۭا

   Waz-zaariyaati zarwaa

   By (the winds) that scatter dust.

2. 2

   فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًۭا

   Falhaamilaati wiqraa

   And (the clouds) that bear heavy weight of water.

3. 3

   فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًۭا

   Faljaariyaati yusraa

   And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness.

4. 4

   فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا

   Falmuqassimaati amraa

   And those (angels) who distribute (provisions, rain, and other blessings) by (Allâh’s) Command.

5. 5

   إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌۭ

   Innamaa too'adoona la-saadiq

   Verily, that which you are promised (i.e. Resurrection in the Hereafter and receiving the reward or punishment of good or bad deeds) is surely true.

6. 6

   وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ

   Wa innad deena la waaqi'

   And verily, the Recompense is sure to happen.

7. 7

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ

   Wassamaaa'i zaatil hubuk

   By the heaven full of paths,

8. 8

   إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍۢ مُّخْتَلِفٍۢ

   Innakum lafee qawlim mukhtalif

   Certainly, you have different ideas (about Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur’ân).

9. 9

   يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ

   Yu'faku 'anhu man ufik

   Turned aside therefrom (i.e. from Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur’ân) is he who is turned aside (by the Decree and Preordainment القضاء والقدر of Allâh).

10. 10

    قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ

    Qutilal kharraasoon

    Cursed be the liars

11. 11

    ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍۢ سَاهُونَ

    Allazeena hum fee ghamratin saahoon

    Who are under a cover of heedlessness (think not about the gravity of the Hereafter),

12. 12

    يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    Yas'aloona ayyaana yawmud Deen

    They ask: "When will be the Day of Recompense?"

13. 13

    يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ

    Yawma hum 'alan naari yuftanoon

    (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (punished i.e. burnt) over the Fire!

14. 14

    ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

    Zooqoo fitnatakum haa zal lazee kuntum bihee tas ta'jiloon

    "Taste you your trial (punishment i.e. burning)! This is what you used to ask to be hastened!"

15. 15

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍ

    Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

    Verily, the Muttaqûn (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise),

16. 16

    ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ

    Aakhizeena maaa aataahum Rabbuhum; innahum kaanoo qabla zaalika muhsineen

    Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinûn (good-doers. See V.2:112).

17. 17

    كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ

    kaanoo qaleelam minal laili maa yahja'oon

    They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allâh) and praying, with fear and hope].

18. 18

    وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

    Wa bilashaari hum yastaghfiroon

    And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allâh) for forgiveness.

19. 19

    وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ

    Wa feee amwaalihim haqqul lissaaa'ili walmahroom

    And in their properties there was the right of the Sâ’il (the beggar who asks) and the Mahrûm (the poor who does not ask others)[1].

    (V.51:19) See the footnote of (V.4:37).

20. 20

    وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌۭ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ

    Wa fil ardi aayaatul lilmooqineen

    And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty.

21. 21

    وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

    Wa feee anfusikum; afalaa tubsiroon

    And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?

22. 22

    وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

    Wa fissamaaa'i rizqukum wa maa too'adoon

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

23. 23

    فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّۭ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ

    Fawa Rabbis samaaa'i wal ardi innahoo lahaqqum misla maa annakum tantiqoon

    Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth (i.e. what has been promised to you), just as it is the truth that you can speak.

24. 24

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ

    Hal ataaka hadeesu daifi Ibraaheemal mukrameen

    Has the story reached you, of the honoured guests [three angels; Jibrîl (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrâhîm (Abraham)?

25. 25

    إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا ۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٌۭ قَوْمٌۭ مُّنكَرُونَ

    Iz dakhaloo 'alaihi faqaaloo salaaman qaala salaamun qawmum munkaroon

    When they came in to him and said: "Salâm, (peace be upon you)!" He answered: "Salâm, (peace be upon you)," and said: "You are a people unknown to me."

26. 26

    فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍۢ سَمِينٍۢ

    Faraagha ilaaa ahlihee fajaaa'a bi'ijlin sameen

    Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf [as the property of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) was mainly cows].

27. 27

    فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

    Faqarrabahooo ilaihim qaala alaa taakuloon

    And placed it before them, (saying): "Will you not eat?"

28. 28

    فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةًۭ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ

    Fa awjasa minhm khee fatan qaaloo laa takhaf wa bashsharoohu bighulaamin 'aleem

    Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not."[2] And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge (about Allâh and His religion of True Monotheism).

    (V.51:28) i.e. when the angels noticed some fear over the face of Abraham, they told him that they are Allâh’s messengers. And they also gave the glad news to his wife Sarah that she will give birth to a son (Isaac).

29. 29

    فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍۢ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌۭ

    Fa aqbalatim ra-atuhoo fee sarratin fasakkat wajhahaa wa qaalat 'ajoozun 'aqeem

    Then his wife came forward with a loud voice: she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!"[3]

    (V.51:29) "How can I bear a child." At that time she (Sarah) was approximately 99 years old. (Tafsîr Al-Qurtubi ).

30. 30

    قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    Qaaloo kazaaliki qaala Rabbuki innahoo huwal hakeemul 'aleem

    They said: "Even so says your Lord.[4] Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower."

    (V.51:30) a) The Statement of Allâh عز وجل: ‘Verily, Our Word (Command) unto a thing, when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: "Be!" - and it is.’ (V.16:40) Narrated Mu‘âwiyah رضي الله عنه: I heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, "A group of my followers will keep on following Allâh’s Orders [i.e., following strictly Allâh’s Book (the Qur’ân) and the Prophet’s Sunnah (legal ways)] strictly and they will not be harmed by those who will belie (disbelieve) them or desert (stand against) them till Allâh’s Order (the Hour) will come while they will be in that state." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.9, Hadith No.552). b) Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Allâh said, ‘I have prepared for My pious slaves things which have never been seen by an eye, nor heard by an ear, or (even) imagined by a human being.’" (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith No. 467) c) Narrated Abû Sa‘îd Al-Khudrî رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "The people of Paradise will look at the dwellers of Al-Ghuraf (the lofty mansions i.e. a superior place in Paradise) in the same way as one looks at a brilliant star far away in the east or in the west on the horizon; all that is because of their superiority over one another (in rewards)." On that the people said, "O Allâh’s Messenger! Are these residences (lofty mansions) for the Prophets which nobody else can reach?" The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, "No! By Him (Allah) in Whose Hand my soul is, these are for the men who believed in Allah and also believed in the Messengers." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith No. 478) d) Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "The first batch (of people) who will enter Paradise will be (glittering) like the moon on a full-moon night and those who will enter next will be glittering like the brightest star. Their hearts will be as if the heart of a single man for they will have neither difference nor any enmity amongst themselves, and everyone of them shall have two wives, each of whom will be so beautiful, pure and transparent that the marrow of the bones of their legs will be seen through the flesh. They will be glorifying Allâh in the morning and afternoon, and will never fall ill, and they will neither blow their noses nor spit. Their utensils will be of gold and silver, and their combs will be of gold and the fuel used in their censers will be of aloes-wood and their sweat will smell like musk." ... (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith No. 469).

31. 31

    ۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    Qaala famaa khatbukum ayyuhal mursaloon

    [Ibrâhîm (Abraham)] said: "Then for what purpose you have come, O Messengers?"

32. 32

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ مُّجْرِمِينَ

    Qaalooo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen

    They said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimûn (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in Allâh)

33. 33

    لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةًۭ مِّن طِينٍۢ

    Linursila 'alaihim hijaa ratam min teen

    To send down upon them stones of baked clay.

34. 34

    مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    Musawwamatan 'inda rabbika lilmusrifeen

    Marked by your Lord for the Musrifûn (polytheists, criminals, sinners - those who trespass Allâh’s set limits in evil-doings by committing great sins).

35. 35

    فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Fa akhrajnaa man kaana feehaa minal mu'mineen

    So We brought out from therein the believers.

36. 36

    فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    Famaa wajadnaa feehaa ghaira baitim minal muslimeen

    But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one [of Lût (Lot) and his two daughters].

37. 37

    وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

    Wa taraknaa feehaaa aayatal lillazeena yakhaafoonal 'azaabal aleem

    And We have left there a sign (i.e. the place of the Dead Sea[1] in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment.

    (V.51:37) See the book of history "The Stories of the Prophets." by Ibn Kathir رحمه الله.

38. 38

    وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

    Wa fee Moosaaa iz arsalnaahu ilaa Fir'wna bisultaa nim mubeen

    And in Mûsâ (Moses) (too, there is a sign), when We sent him to Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority.

39. 39

    فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌۭ

    Fatawalla biruknihee wa qaala saahirun aw majnoon

    But [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] turned away (from Belief in might) along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman."

40. 40

    فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌۭ

    Fa akhaznaahu wa junoo dahoo fanabaznaahum fil yammi wa huwa muleem

    So We took him and his hosts, and dumped them into the sea, for he was blameworthy.

41. 41

    وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ

    Wa fee 'Aadin iz arsalnaa 'alaihimur reehal'aqeem

    And in ‘Âd (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind;

42. 42

    مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ

    Maa tazaru min shai'in atat 'alaihi illaa ja'alat hu karrameem

    It spared nothing that it reached, but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.

43. 43

    وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍۢ

    Wa fee Samooda iz qeela lahum tamatta''oo hattaa heen

    And in Thamûd (there is also a sign), when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!"

44. 44

    فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

    Fa'ataw 'an amri Rabbihim fa akhazal humus saa'iqatu wa hum yanzuroon

    But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sâ‘iqah[2] overtook them while they were looking.

    (V.51:44) Sâ‘iqah: A destructive awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt, See (V.41:13).

45. 45

    فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍۢ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ

    Famas tataa'oo min qiyaaminw wa maa kaanoo muntasireen

    Then they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

46. 46

    وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍۢ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۭا فَٰسِقِينَ

    Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaano qawman faasiqeen

    (So were) the people of Nûh (Noah) before them. Verily, they were a people who were Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).

47. 47

    وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍۢ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

    Wassamaaa'a banainaa haa bi aydinw wa innaa lamoosi'oon

    With power did We construct the heaven. Verily, We are Able to extend the vastness of space thereof.

48. 48

    وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ

    Wal arda farashnaahaa fani'mal maahidoon

    And We have spread out the earth: how Excellent Spreader (thereof) are We!

49. 49

    وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Wa min kulli shai'in khalaqnaa zawjaini la'allakum tazakkaroon

    And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allâh).

50. 50

    فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

    Fafirrooo ilal laahi innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen

    So flee to Allâh (from His Torment to His Mercy - Islâmic Monotheism). Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.[3]

    (V.51:50) See the footnote of (V.3:85).

51. 51

    وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

    Wa laa taj'aloo ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen

    And set not up (or worship not) any other ilâh (god) along with Allâh [Glorified be He (Alone), Exalted above all that they associate as partners with Him]. Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.

52. 52

    كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

    Kazaalika maaa atal lazeena min qablihim mir Rasoolin illaa qaaloo saahirun aw majnoon

    Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them but they said: "A sorcerer or a madman!"

53. 53

    أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌۭ طَاغُونَ

    Atawaasaw bih; bal hum qawmun taaghoon

    Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this saying to these (Quraish pagans)? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds (in disbelief)!

54. 54

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍۢ

    Fatawalla 'anhum famaaa anta bimaloom

    So turn away (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from them (Quraish pagans), you are not blame-worthy (as you have conveyed Allâh’s Message).

55. 55

    وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Wa zakkir fa innaz zikraa tanfa'ul mu'mineen

    And remind (by preaching the Qur’ân, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), for verily, the reminding profits the believers.

56. 56

    وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

    Wa maa khalaqtul jinna wal insa illaa liya'budoon

    And I (Allâh) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone).

57. 57

    مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍۢ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ

    Maaa ureedu minhum mir rizqinw wa maaa ureedu anyyut'imoon

    I seek not any provision from them (i.e. provision for themselves or for My creatures) nor do I ask that they should feed Me (i.e. feed themselves or My creatures).

58. 58

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ

    Innal laaha Huwar Razzaaqu Zul Quwwatil Mateen

    Verily, Allâh is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.

59. 59

    فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًۭا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ

    Fa inna lillazeena zalamoo zanoobam misla zanoobi ashaabihim falaa yasta'jiloon

    And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a portion of torment like to the evil portion of torment (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on!

60. 60

    فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ

    Fawailul lillazeena kafaroo miny yawmihimul lazee yoo'adoon

    Then woe to those who disbelieve (in Allâh and His Oneness - Islâmic Monotheism) from their Day which they have been promised (for their punishment).[1]

    (V.51:60) A) See the footnote of (V.3:85). B) Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Allâh will say to the person of the (Hell) Fire who will receive the least punishment, ‘If you had everything on the earth, would you give it as a ransom to free yourself (i.e., save yourself from this Fire)?" He will say, ‘Yes.’ Then Allâh will say, ‘While you were in the backbone of Adam, I asked you much less than this, (i.e., not to worship others besides Me), but you insisted on worshipping others besides me.’" (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith No.551).