English - Chapter 51 - Adh-Dhariyat

(I swear) By the wind that scatters far and wide

And those that lift and bear heavy loads

And those that flow with ease and gentleness

And those that distribute and apportion by Our command

That of which you are warned is most surely true

And the judgment must most surely come about

Swear by the heaven (sky) full of paths (orbits)

Most surely you are in doctrines (opinions, teachings, ideologies) discordant (or inconsistent or contradictory)

He is turned away by them from truth, who would be (or wishes to be) turned away

Cursed be the conjecturers (or lie-mongers)

Who flounder heedless in an abyss (of ignorance and confusion)

They ask, "When will be the day of judgment

It is the day on which they shall be tried at the Fire

Taste you your torment! This is what you sought to hasten

Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in Gardens and Springs

Taking joy in what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good

They used to sleep but little in the night

And in the morning they prayed for forgiveness

And in their wealth a portion was allotted for him who asked (the needy) and to him who was denied (the outcast, the deprived person or the one who could not ask)

And in the earth there are signs for those who have sure faith

And also in your own souls; will you not then see

And in the heaven is your sustenance and that which you are promised

And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! It is most surely the truth, even as you speak

Has there come to you information about the honoured guests of Abraham

When they entered his presence they said, "Peace. Peace." Said he, "What a strange people

Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf

And placed it before them. He said, "What! Will you not eat

(When they did not eat) he conceived in his mind a fear of them. They said, "Fear not." And they gave him the good news of a son endowed with knowledge

Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said, "An old barren woman

They said, "Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing

He said, "What is your errand then, O Messengers

They said, "Surely we are sent to a guilty people

That we may send down upon them stone of clay (or brimstones)

Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant (those who transgress beyond bounds)

Then We brought forth such believers as were therein

But We found not therein but one house of those who had Surrendered (Muslims)

And We left therein a sign for those who fear the grievous penalty

And in Moses (was another sign). When We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority

But he turned away with his forces and said, "A sorcerer or a mad man

So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and his was the blame

And in A´ad (was another sign). When We sent upon them the destructive wind

It spared naught on which it blew, but made it like dust

And in Thamud (was another sign). When it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a while

But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling (thunderbolt or stunning noise of an earthquake) overtook them while they looked

And they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves

And the people of Noah (were also a sign) before that, surely they were a transgressing people

And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and it is We that expand the vastness of space (or We are the expanders of it)

And the earth, We have spread it out; how gracious was the Spreader thereof

And of all things have We created pairs, that you may reflect (or receive instruction)

Therefore flee unto Allah, surely I am a plain Warner to you from Him

And set not up with Allah another God: surely I am a plain Warner to you from Him

Thus there did not come to those before them a messenger but they said, "(He is) A sorcerer or a mad man

Is this the legacy (or tradition) they have transmitted to each other? Nay! They are a people extravagant (transgressing beyond bounds)

Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame

And continue to teach (or remind), for surely the reminder profits the believers

And I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship (serve) Me

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

Surely it is Allah Who is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the ever Steadfast

And lo! Those who do wrong shall have a portion like the portion of those of earlier generations, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten

Woe to those who disbelieve because of their Day which they are promised