English - Chapter 51 - Adh-Dhariyat

By (the winds) that scatter dust

And (the clouds) that bear heavy weight of water

And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness

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

And verily, the Recompense is sure to happen

By the heaven full of paths

Certainly, you have different ideas (about Muhammad SAW and the Quran)

Turned aside therefrom (i.e. from Muhammad SAW and the Quran) is he who is turned aside (by the Decree and Preordainment of Allah)

Cursed be the liars

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

They ask; "When will be the Day of Recompense

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

Taste you your trial (burning)! This is what you used to ask to be hastened

Verily, the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise)

Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinun (good-doers - see V)

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

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

And in their properties there was the right of the beggar, and the Mahrum (the poor who does not ask the others)

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

And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see

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

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

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

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

Then he turned to his household, so brought out a roasted calf [as the property of Ibrahim (Abraham) was mainly cows

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

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

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

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

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

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

To send down upon them stones of baked clay

Marked by your Lord for the Musrifun (polytheists, criminals, sinners those who trespass Allah's set limits in evil-doings by committing great sins)

So We brought out from therein the believers

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

And We have left there a sign (i.e. the place of the Dead Sea, well-known in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment

And in Musa (Moses) (too, there is a sign). When We sent him to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority

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

So We took him and his hosts, and dumped them into the sea, while he was to be blamed

And in 'Ad (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind

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

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

But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sa'iqah overtook them while they were looking

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

(So were) the people of Nuh (Noah) before them. Verily, they were a people who were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah)

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

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

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

So flee to Allah (from His Torment to His Mercy Islamic Monotheism), verily, I (Muhammad SAW) am a plain warner to you from Him

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

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

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)

So turn away (O Muhammad SAW) from them (Quraish pagans) you are not to be blamed (as you have conveyed Allah's Message)

And remind (by preaching the Quran, O Muhammad SAW) for verily, the reminding profits the believers

And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone)

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)

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

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

Then, woe to those who disbelieve (in Allah and His Oneness Islamic Monotheism) from (that) their Day which they have been promised (for their punishment)