Surah Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds)

وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرۡوࣰ ا ﴿1﴾

51:1 By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing

فَٱلۡحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقۡرࣰ ا ﴿2﴾

51:2 And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]

فَٱلۡجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسۡرࣰ ا ﴿3﴾

51:3 And those [ships] sailing with ease

فَٱلۡمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمۡرًا ﴿4﴾

51:4 And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقࣱ‏ ﴿5﴾

51:5 Indeed, what you are promised is true.

وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعࣱ‏ ﴿6﴾

51:6 And indeed, the recompense is to occur.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡحُبُكِ ﴿7﴾

51:7 By the heaven containing pathways,

إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِي قَوۡلࣲ مُّخۡتَلِفࣲ‏ ﴿8﴾

51:8 Indeed, you are in differing speech.

يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ ﴿9﴾

51:9 Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.

قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٰصُونَ ﴿10﴾

51:10 Destroyed are the falsifiers

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَةࣲ سَاهُونَ ﴿11﴾

51:11 Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.

يَسۡـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿12﴾

51:12 They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"

يَوۡمَ هُمۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفۡتَنُونَ ﴿13﴾

51:13 [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire

ذُوقُواْ فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ ﴿14﴾

51:14 [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونٍ ﴿15﴾

51:15 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,

ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿16﴾

51:16 Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.

كَانُواْ قَلِيلࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ ﴿17﴾

51:17 They used to sleep but little of the night,

وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ ﴿18﴾

51:18 And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

وَفِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقࣱّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ ﴿19﴾

51:19 And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.

وَفِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَٰتࣱ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ ﴿20﴾

51:20 And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]

وَفِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ ﴿21﴾

51:21 And in yourselves. Then will you not see?

وَفِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ ﴿22﴾

51:22 And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.

فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقࣱّ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ ﴿23﴾

51:23 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 ﴿24﴾

51:24 Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -

إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمࣰ اۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمࣱ قَوۡمࣱ مُّنكَرُونَ ﴿25﴾

51:25 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 بِعِجۡلࣲ سَمِينࣲ‏ ﴿26﴾

51:26 Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf

فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ ﴿27﴾

51:27 And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"

فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِيفَةࣰۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمࣲ‏ ﴿28﴾

51:28 And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِي صَرَّةࣲ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمࣱ‏ ﴿29﴾

51:29 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 ﴿30﴾

51:30 They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."

۞قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ ﴿31﴾

51:31 [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ مُّجۡرِمِينَ ﴿32﴾

51:32 They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals

لِنُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةࣰ مِّن طِينࣲ‏ ﴿33﴾

51:33 To send down upon them stones of clay,

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ ﴿34﴾

51:34 Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴿35﴾

51:35 So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.

فَمَا وَجَدۡنَا فِيهَا غَيۡرَ بَيۡتࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ﴿36﴾

51:36 And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.

وَتَرَكۡنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةࣰ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ ﴿37﴾

51:37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

وَفِي مُوسَىٰٓ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ بِسُلۡطَٰنࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏ ﴿38﴾

51:38 And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكۡنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونࣱ‏ ﴿39﴾

51:39 But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."

فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمࣱ‏ ﴿40﴾

51:40 So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلۡعَقِيمَ ﴿41﴾

51:41 And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيۡءٍ أَتَتۡ عَلَيۡهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتۡهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ ﴿42﴾

51:42 It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.

وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذۡ قِيلَ لَهُمۡ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّىٰ حِينࣲ‏ ﴿43﴾

51:43 And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

فَعَتَوۡاْ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿44﴾

51:44 But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ مِن قِيَامࣲ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنتَصِرِينَ ﴿45﴾

51:45 And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحࣲ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمࣰ ا فَٰسِقِينَ ﴿46﴾

51:46 And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيۡنَٰهَا بِأَيۡيْدࣲ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ ﴿47﴾

51:47 And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَرَشۡنَٰهَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَٰهِدُونَ ﴿48﴾

51:48 And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.

وَمِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَا زَوۡجَيۡنِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿49﴾

51:49 And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.

فَفِرُّوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏ ﴿50﴾

51:50 So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

وَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏ ﴿51﴾

51:51 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 ﴿52﴾

51:52 Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."

أَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِهِۦۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمࣱ طَاغُونَ ﴿53﴾

51:53 Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومࣲ‏ ﴿54﴾

51:54 So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.

وَذَكِّرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴿55﴾

51:55 And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.

وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ ﴿56﴾

51:56 And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنۡهُم مِّن رِّزۡقࣲ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطۡعِمُونِ ﴿57﴾

51:57 I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلۡقُوَّةِ ٱلۡمَتِينُ ﴿58﴾

51:58 Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ ذَنُوبࣰ ا مِّثۡلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصۡحَٰبِهِمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ ﴿59﴾

51:59 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.

فَوَيۡلࣱ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن يَوۡمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ ﴿60﴾

51:60 And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.