Adh-Dhariyat
The Winnowing Winds
60 verses
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلذَّـٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرۡوٗا
١Waalththariyati tharwan
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
فَٱلۡحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقۡرٗا
٢Faalhamilati wiqran
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
فَٱلۡجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسۡرٗا
٣Faaljariyati yusran
And those [ships] sailing with ease
فَٱلۡمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمۡرًا
٤Faalmuqassimati amran
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٞ
٥Innama tooAAadoona lasadiqun
Indeed, what you are promised is true
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٞ
٦Wainna alddeena lawaqiAAun
And indeed, the recompense is to occur
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡحُبُكِ
٧Waalssamai thati alhubuki
By the heaven containing pathways
إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِي قَوۡلٖ مُّخۡتَلِفٖ
٨Innakum lafee qawlin mukhtalifin
Indeed, you are in differing speech
يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ
٩Yufaku AAanhu man ofika
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded
قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّـٰصُونَ
١٠Qutila alkharrasoona
Destroyed are the falsifiers
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَةٖ سَاهُونَ
١١Allatheena hum fee ghamratin sahoona
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless
يَسۡـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ
١٢Yasaloona ayyana yawmu alddeeni
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense
يَوۡمَ هُمۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفۡتَنُونَ
١٣Yawma hum AAala alnnari yuftanoona
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
ذُوقُواْ فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
١٤Thooqoo fitnatakum hatha allathee kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
١٥Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ
١٦Akhitheena ma atahum rabbuhum innahum kanoo qabla thalika muhsineena
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ
١٧Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli ma yahjaAAoona
They used to sleep but little of the night
وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
١٨Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness
وَفِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ
١٩Wafee amwalihim haqqun lilssaili waalmahroomi
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived
وَفِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ
٢٠Wafee alardi ayatun lilmooqineena
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
وَفِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ
٢١Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona
And in yourselves. Then will you not see
وَفِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
٢٢Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised
فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقّٞ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ
٢٣Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ
٢٤Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham
إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗاۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٞ قَوۡمٞ مُّنكَرُونَ
٢٥Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٖ سَمِينٖ
٢٦Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ
٢٧Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat
فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِيفَةٗۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٖ
٢٨Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy
فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِي صَرَّةٖ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٞ
٢٩Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman
قَالُواْ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
٣٠Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing
۞قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
٣١Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ
٣٢Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
لِنُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةٗ مِّن طِينٖ
٣٣Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin
To send down upon them stones of clay
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
٣٤Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors
فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
٣٥Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers
فَمَا وَجَدۡنَا فِيهَا غَيۡرَ بَيۡتٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ
٣٦Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims
وَتَرَكۡنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةٗ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ
٣٧Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment
وَفِي مُوسَىٰٓ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٖ
٣٨Wafee moosa ith arsalnahu ila firAAawna bisultanin mubeenin
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكۡنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونٞ
٣٩Fatawalla biruknihi waqala sahirun aw majnoonun
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman
فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ
٤٠Faakhathnahu wajunoodahu fanabathnahum fee alyammi wahuwa muleemun
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy
وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلۡعَقِيمَ
٤١Wafee AAadin ith arsalna AAalayhimu alrreeha alAAaqeema
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيۡءٍ أَتَتۡ عَلَيۡهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتۡهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
٤٢Ma tatharu min shayin atat AAalayhi illa jaAAalathu kaalrrameemi
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins
وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذۡ قِيلَ لَهُمۡ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ
٤٣Wafee thamooda ith qeela lahum tamattaAAoo hatta heenin
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time
فَعَتَوۡاْ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ
٤٤FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on
فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ مِن قِيَامٖ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنتَصِرِينَ
٤٥Fama istataAAoo min qiyamin wama kanoo muntasireena
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves
وَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمٗا فَٰسِقِينَ
٤٦Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيۡنَٰهَا بِأَيۡيْدٖ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
٤٧Waalssamaa banaynaha biaydin wainna lamoosiAAoona
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَرَشۡنَٰهَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَٰهِدُونَ
٤٨Waalarda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer
وَمِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَا زَوۡجَيۡنِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ
٤٩Wamin kulli shayin khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember
فَفِرُّوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ
٥٠Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner
وَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ
٥١Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner
كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُواْ سَاحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونٌ
٥٢Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman
أَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِهِۦۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمٞ طَاغُونَ
٥٣Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people
فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٖ
٥٤Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed
وَذَكِّرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
٥٥Wathakkir fainna alththikra tanfaAAu almumineena
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers
وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ
٥٦Wama khalaqtu aljinna waalinsa illa liyaAAbudooni
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me
مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنۡهُم مِّن رِّزۡقٖ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطۡعِمُونِ
٥٧Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلۡقُوَّةِ ٱلۡمَتِينُ
٥٨Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ ذَنُوبٗا مِّثۡلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصۡحَٰبِهِمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ
٥٩Fainna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi ashabihim fala yastaAAjiloona
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me
فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن يَوۡمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
٦٠Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised