بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
51:1
وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًا
By the winds that scatter [dust],
51:2
فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًا
and by the clouds carrying loads of water,
51:3
فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًا
and by the ships that sail with ease,
51:4
فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا
and by the angels who distribute [blessings] by His command.
51:5
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
Indeed, what you are promised is true,
51:6
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
and the Judgment will surely come to pass.
51:7
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ
By the heaven with its pathways¹,
51:8
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
Indeed, you [Makkans] have conflicting views².
51:9
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
He who is diverted from it is destined to be diverted.
51:10
قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ
Doomed³ are those who base their beliefs on conjecture.
51:11
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
those who are steeped in ignorance heedlessly.
51:12
يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
They ask [mockingly], “When is the Day of Judgment?”
51:13
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
It is the Day when they will be punished by the Fire.
51:14
ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
[It will be said], “Taste your punishment! This is what you were seeking to hasten.”
51:15
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and springs,
51:16
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
receiving what their Lord will give them, for they were indeed doers of good beforehand.
51:17
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
They used to sleep only a little at night⁴,
51:18
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
and before dawn they would seek forgiveness⁵,
51:19
وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
and in their wealth, there was a share for the beggar and the destitute.
51:20
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
On earth there are signs for those who are certain in faith,
51:21
وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
and also within yourselves. Do you not see?
51:22
وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
And in the heaven is your provision and all that you are promised.
51:23
فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
By the Lord of the heaven and earth, this [resurrection] is certainly as true as the fact that you can speak.
51:24
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
Has there come to you the story of Abraham’s honored guests⁶?
51:25
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
When they came to him and said, “Peace.” He said, “Upon you be peace.” [saying to himself] “Unknown people!”
51:26
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
Then he went quickly to his household, and came with a fat [roasted] calf,
51:27
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
and placed it before them and said, “Will you not eat?”
51:28
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
He felt apprehensive about them⁷. They said, “Do not be afraid,” and gave him glad tidings of a knowledgeable son.
51:29
فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
His wife cried out loud, and struck her face [in astonishment] and said, “[I am] a barren old woman!”
51:30
قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
They said, “This is what your Lord said. Indeed, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.”
51:31
۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
Abraham said, “Then what is your mission, O messengers?”
51:32
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
They said, “We have been sent to a wicked people,
51:33
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
to send down upon them stones of clay,
51:34
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
marked by your Lord for the transgressors.”
51:35
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
We brought out those believers who were there,
51:36
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
but We only found in it one Muslim household⁸.
51:37
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
And We left there a sign⁹ for those who fear the painful punishment.
51:38
وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
And [there is a sign in the story of] Moses when We sent him to Pharaoh with compelling proofs,
51:39
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
But he and his supporters turned away, and he said about [Moses], “A magician or a madman!”
51:40
فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
So We seized him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea while he was blameworthy¹⁰.
51:41
وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
And [there is a sign in the story of] ‘Ād, when We sent against them the devastating barren wind¹¹.
51:42
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
It spared nothing it came upon except that it reduced it to ruin and decay.
51:43
وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
And [there is a sign in the story of] Thamūd, when they were told, “Enjoy yourselves for a while¹².”
51:44
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
But they rebelled against the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them, while they were looking on.
51:45
فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
They could not withstand it, nor could they ward it off.
51:46
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ
And the people of Noah [were also destroyed] before them. They were indeed a rebellious people.
51:47
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
We built the heaven with might¹³, and We are indeed expanding it.
51:48
وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ
And We spread out the earth. How well did We smooth it out¹⁴!
51:49
وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
And We have created everything in pairs¹⁵, so that you may take heed.
51:50
فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
So flee to Allah¹⁶. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you from Him.
51:51
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
And do not set up another god with Allah. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you from Him.”
51:52
كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Likewise, no messenger came to those before them without being told: “A magician, or a madman!”
51:53
أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Did they suggest this to one another¹⁷? Rather they are transgressing people.
51:54
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
So turn away from them [O Prophet], for you are not to blame¹⁸.
51:55
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
But keep reminding them, for reminder benefits the believers.
51:56
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
51:57
مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
I seek no provision from them, nor do I want them to feed Me.
51:58
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
Indeed, it is Allah Who is the All-Provider¹⁹, Lord of Power, the Mighty.
51:59
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
Indeed, those who do wrong will have a share [of punishment] like that of their predecessors, so let them not ask Me to hasten it.
51:60
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
So woe to those who disbelieve from [the punishment of] the Day which they are promised.