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Surah Adh-Dhariyat ( The Wind that Scatter )

English - Yusuf Ali

Surah Adh-Dhariyat ( The Wind that Scatter ) - Aya count 60

وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرۡوٗا ﰀ ﴿١﴾

By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;

فَٱلۡحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقۡرٗا ﰁ ﴿٢﴾

And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;

فَٱلۡجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسۡرٗا ﰂ ﴿٣﴾

And those that flow with ease and gentleness;

فَٱلۡمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمۡرًا ﰃ ﴿٤﴾

And those that distribute and apportion by Command;-

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٞ ﰄ ﴿٥﴾

Verily that which ye are promised is true;

وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٞ ﰅ ﴿٦﴾

And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡحُبُكِ ﰆ ﴿٧﴾

By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,

إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِي قَوۡلٖ مُّخۡتَلِفٖ ﰇ ﴿٨﴾

Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,

يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ ﰈ ﴿٩﴾

Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.

قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٰصُونَ ﰉ ﴿١٠﴾

Woe to the falsehood-mongers,-

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَةٖ سَاهُونَ ﰊ ﴿١١﴾

Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:

يَسۡـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﰋ ﴿١٢﴾

They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"

يَوۡمَ هُمۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفۡتَنُونَ ﰌ ﴿١٣﴾

(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!

ذُوقُواْ فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ ﰍ ﴿١٤﴾

"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ ﰎ ﴿١٥﴾

As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,

ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ ﰏ ﴿١٦﴾

Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.

كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ ﰐ ﴿١٧﴾

They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,

وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ ﰑ ﴿١٨﴾

And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;

وَفِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ ﰒ ﴿١٩﴾

And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).

وَفِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ ﰓ ﴿٢٠﴾

On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,

وَفِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ ﰔ ﴿٢١﴾

As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?

وَفِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ ﰕ ﴿٢٢﴾

And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.

فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقّٞ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ ﰖ ﴿٢٣﴾

Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ ﰗ ﴿٢٤﴾

Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?

إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗاۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٞ قَوۡمٞ مُّنكَرُونَ ﰘ ﴿٢٥﴾

Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٖ سَمِينٖ ﰙ ﴿٢٦﴾

Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,

فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ ﰚ ﴿٢٧﴾

And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"

فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِيفَةٗۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٖ ﰛ ﴿٢٨﴾

(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِي صَرَّةٖ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٞ ﰜ ﴿٢٩﴾

But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"

قَالُواْ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ﰝ ﴿٣٠﴾

They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."

۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ ﰞ ﴿٣١﴾

(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ ﰟ ﴿٣٢﴾

They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin;-

لِنُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةٗ مِّن طِينٖ ﰠ ﴿٣٣﴾

"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ ﰡ ﴿٣٤﴾

"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﰢ ﴿٣٥﴾

Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,

فَمَا وَجَدۡنَا فِيهَا غَيۡرَ بَيۡتٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ﰣ ﴿٣٦﴾

But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:

وَتَرَكۡنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةٗ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ ﰤ ﴿٣٧﴾

And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.

وَفِي مُوسَىٰٓ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٖ ﰥ ﴿٣٨﴾

And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكۡنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونٞ ﰦ ﴿٣٩﴾

But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"

فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ ﰧ ﴿٤٠﴾

So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.

وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلۡعَقِيمَ ﰨ ﴿٤١﴾

And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيۡءٍ أَتَتۡ عَلَيۡهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتۡهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ ﰩ ﴿٤٢﴾

It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.

وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذۡ قِيلَ لَهُمۡ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ ﰪ ﴿٤٣﴾

And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"

فَعَتَوۡاْ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ ﰫ ﴿٤٤﴾

But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.

فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ مِن قِيَامٖ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنتَصِرِينَ ﰬ ﴿٤٥﴾

Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمٗا فَٰسِقِينَ ﰭ ﴿٤٦﴾

So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيۡنَٰهَا بِأَيۡيْدٖ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ ﰮ ﴿٤٧﴾

With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَرَشۡنَٰهَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَٰهِدُونَ ﰯ ﴿٤٨﴾

And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!

وَمِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَا زَوۡجَيۡنِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﰰ ﴿٤٩﴾

And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.

فَفِرُّوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ ﰱ ﴿٥٠﴾

Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

وَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ ﰲ ﴿٥١﴾

And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُواْ سَاحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونٌ ﰳ ﴿٥٢﴾

Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!

أَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِهِۦۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمٞ طَاغُونَ ﰴ ﴿٥٣﴾

Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٖ ﰵ ﴿٥٤﴾

So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.

وَذَكِّرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﰶ ﴿٥٥﴾

But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.

وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ ﰷ ﴿٥٦﴾

I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.

مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنۡهُم مِّن رِّزۡقٖ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطۡعِمُونِ ﰸ ﴿٥٧﴾

No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلۡقُوَّةِ ٱلۡمَتِينُ ﰹ ﴿٥٨﴾

For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever).

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ ذَنُوبٗا مِّثۡلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصۡحَٰبِهِمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ ﰺ ﴿٥٩﴾

For the Wrong-doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!

فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن يَوۡمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ ﰻ ﴿٦٠﴾

Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!