English - Chapter 51 - Adh-Dhariyat

By the dust scattering winds

then by the heavy laden clouds

then by their swift gliding

surely, that which you are being promised is true

and surely, the Day of Judgment shall come to pass

By the sky full of orbits

surely you contradict one another in what you say

only the perverse persons turn away from the truth

Woe to those who judge by conjecture

those who are engulfed in ignorance and heedlessness

They ask: "When will the Day of Judgment be

It will be the Day when they will be punished in the fire

and it will be said: "Taste your chastisement! This is what you were seeking to hasten

As to the righteous, they will be in the midst of gardens and springs

joyfully receiving what their Lord shall give them; for they were before that (during their life on earth) righteous people

They used to sleep but little in the night time

pray for forgiveness in the early morning

and share their wealth with the needy who asked for it, and those who did not ask

In the earth, there are signs for the firm believers

and also in your own selves; can you not see

In heaven is your sustenance and all that you are promised

I swear by the Lord of heaven and earth that this is true, as certain as you are speaking now

Have you heard the story of Abraham’s honored guests

When they came to him and said: "Peace be upon you!" "Peace be upon you also!" he answered, and seeing that they were strangers

he went quietly to his family, brought a roasted calf

and placed it before them saying: "Will you not eat

When he saw them not eating, he became afraid of them. They said: "Have no fear," and they gave him good news of a son endowed with knowledge

Hearing this his wife came forward, with astonishment she smote her forehead and said: "A son to a barren old woman

They replied: "Thus has said your Lord: surely He is the Wise, the Knowledgeable

Abraham asked: "O Divine Messengers, what is your errand

They replied: "We have been sent to a guilty nation (people of Lot, who were homosexuals)

to shower upon them brimstone

marked by your Lord for the transgressors

Then We saved all those who were believers in the town

We found none but one household of true Muslims

We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment

There is also a sign for you in the story of Moses: when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority

but he turned his back along with his chiefs, saying: "He (Moses) is a sorcerer or a madman

Consequently, We seized him and his warriors, and cast them into the sea. Indeed he deserved much blame

There is also a sign in the story of 'Ad: when We let loose on them a blighting wind

which made rotten everything that it blew on

Likewise the story of Thamud, when it was said to them: "Enjoy yourselves for a while

but they disobeyed the commandment of their Lord; consequently they were overtaken by the thunderbolt even while they were looking on

So neither they could stand up on their feet nor could they defend themselves

And We destroyed the people of Noah before them because they too were transgressors

We have built the heavens with Our hands, for We have the power to do so

We have spread out the earth; how excellent a spreader We are

We have created everything in pairs, so that you may learn a lesson from it

O Prophet, say to mankind: "Rush towards Allah, surely I am assigned by Him as a plain Warner to you all

Do not set up another god besides Allah, surely I am assigned by Him as a plain Warner to you all

It has been the case that whenever a Messenger came to the peoples before them, they said about him: "He is a sorcerer or a madman

Have they transmitted this statement from one generation to the next? Nay, but they are all a rebellious people

So, O Prophet, ignore them; you are not at fault

But keep on admonishing them, for admonition is beneficial to the true believers

We have not created jinns and mankind except to worship Me

I require no sustenance from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me

Surely it is Allah Who is the giver of all sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Invincible

Surely those who are wrongdoers, shall have their portion of torment similar to the portion of their predecessors; so let them not challenge Me to hurry it on

Woe then to the unbelievers, on that Day with which they are being threatened