The Emissaries

Al-Mursalaat

سورة المرسلات

50 versets · Mecquoise

verset 1

وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ عُرْفًا

By those ˹winds˺ sent forth successively

verset 2

فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصْفًا

and those blowing violently

verset 3

وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا

and those scattering ˹rainclouds˺ widely!

verset 4

فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًا

And ˹by˺ those ˹angels˺ fully distinguishing ˹truth from falsehood˺

verset 5

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا

and those delivering revelation

verset 6

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

ending excuses and giving warnings.

verset 7

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

Surely, what you are promised will come to pass.

verset 8

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

So when the stars are put out

verset 9

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ

and the sky is torn apart

verset 10

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

and the mountains are blown away

verset 11

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ

and the messengers’ time ˹to testify˺ comes up—

verset 12

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ

for which Day has all this been set?

verset 13

لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ

For the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision!

verset 14

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ

And what will make you realize what the Day of Decision is?

verset 15

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 16

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Did We not destroy earlier disbelievers?

verset 17

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And We will make the later disbelievers follow them.

verset 18

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

This is how We deal with the wicked.

verset 19

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 20

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ

Did We not create you from a humble fluid

verset 21

فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

placing it in a secure place

verset 22

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

until an appointed time?

verset 23

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ

We ˹perfectly˺ ordained ˹its development˺. How excellent are We in doing so!

verset 24

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 25

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا

Have We not made the earth a lodging

verset 26

أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا

for the living and the dead

verset 27

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا

and placed upon it towering, firm mountains, and given you fresh water to drink?

verset 28

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 29

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

˹The disbelievers will be told,˺ “Proceed into that ˹Fire˺ which you used to deny!

verset 30

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍ

Proceed into the shade ˹of smoke˺ which rises in three columns

verset 31

لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

providing neither coolness nor shelter from the flames.

verset 32

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ

Indeed, it hurls sparks ˹as big˺ as huge castles

verset 33

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ

and ˹as dark˺ as black camels.”

verset 34

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 35

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

On that Day they will not ˹be in a position to˺ speak

verset 36

وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ

nor will they be permitted to offer excuses.

verset 37

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 38

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

˹They will be told by Allah,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision: We have gathered you along with earlier disbelievers ˹for punishment˺.

verset 39

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ

So if you have a scheme ˹to save yourselves˺, then use it against Me.”

verset 40

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 41

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Indeed, the righteous will be amid ˹cool˺ shade and springs

verset 42

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

and any fruit they desire.

verset 43

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink happily for what you used to do.”

verset 44

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Surely this is how We reward the good-doers.

verset 45

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

˹But˺ woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 46

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ

“Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little while, ˹for˺ you are truly wicked.”

verset 47

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 48

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ

When it is said to them, “Bow down ˹before Allah,” they do not bow.

verset 49

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers!

verset 50

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ

So what message after this ˹Quran˺ would they believe in?