English - Chapter 51 - Adh-Dhariyat

By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast

And those that flow with ease and gentleness

And those that distribute and apportion by Command

Verily that which ye are promised is true

And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass

By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths

Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant

Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded

Woe to the falsehood-mongers

Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion

They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice

(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire

Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened

As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs

Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life

They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night

And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness

And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking)

On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith

As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see

And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised

Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other

Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham

Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people

Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf

And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat

(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge

But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman

They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge

(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)

They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin

To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone)

Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds

Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there

But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house

And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty

And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest

But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed

So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame

And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind

It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness

And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while

But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on

Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves

So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed

With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace

And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out

And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction

Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open

And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open

Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed

Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds

So turn away from them: not thine is the blame

But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers

I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me

No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me

For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever)

For the Wrong-doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)

Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised