| y_ali | asad | literal | tlt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. * | By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit); | CONSIDER these [messages,] sent forth in waves [2]1 | And/by the messengers/sent/angles (F), successively/sand dunes/elevated points. | swr+ almrslat bsm allh alrHmn alrHym ? walmrslat `rfa | |||
| 2. * | Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts, | and then storming on with a tempest's force! | So the stormy/turbulent winds, violently/turbulently. | fal`aSfat `Sfa | |||
| 3. * | And scatter (things) far and wide; | Consider these [messages] that spread [the truth] far and wide, | And/by the spreading/extending/winds (for clouds), spreading out/extending. | walna$rat n$ra | |||
| 4. * | Then separate them, one from another, | thus separating [right and wrong] with all clarity, [3]2 | So the separated clouds/separators of right and wrong, separating. | falfarqat frqa | |||
| 5. * | Then spread abroad a Message, | and then giving forth a reminder, | So the throwing/throwing away a reminder/remembrance (delivering messages). | falmlqyat Xkra | |||
| 6. * | Whether of Justification or of Warning;- | [promising] freedom from blame or [offering] a warning! [4]3 | An excuse/fault or sins or (a) warning/notice. | `Xra aw nXra | |||
| 7. * | Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass. | BEHOLD, all that you are told to expect [5]4 will surely come to pass. | That truly what you are being promised (is) happening (E). | anma tw`dwn lwaq` | |||
| 8. * | Then when the stars become dim; | Thus, [it will come to pass] when the stars are effaced, | So when/if the stars/planets were eliminated/effaced. | faXa alnjwm Tmst | |||
| 9. * | When the heaven is cleft asunder; | and when the sky is rent asunder, | And when/if the sky/space opened/split open. | waXa alsma' frjt | |||
| 10. * | When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust; | and when the mountains are scattered like dust, | And when/if the mountains were uprooted and dispersed/exploded. | waXa aljbal nsft | |||
| 11. * | And when the apostles are (all) appointed a time (to collect);- | and when all the apostles are called together at a time appointed. . . [6]5 | And when/if the messengers were appointed a time. | waXa alrsl aqtt | |||
| 12. * | For what Day are these (portents) deferred? | For what day has the term [of all this] been set? | To which day/time it was delayed. | lay ywm ajlt | |||
| 13. * | For the Day of Sorting out. | For the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false]! [7]6 | To the Judgment Day/Separation Day/Resurrection Day. | lywm alfSl | |||
| 14. * | And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out? | And what could make thee conceive what that Day of Distinction will be? | And what makes you know what the Judgment Day/Separation Day/Resurrection Day (is)? | wmaadrak maywm alfSl | |||
| 15. * | Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! | Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth! | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 16. * | Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)? | Did We not destroy [so many of] those [sinners] of olden days? | Did We not destroy the first/beginners? | alm nhlk alawlyn | |||
| 17. * | So shall We make later (generations) follow them. | And We shall let them be followed by those of later times: [8]7 | Then We make them followed (by) the lasts/others. | xm ntb`hm alaKryn | |||
| 18. * | Thus do We deal with men of sin. | [for] thus do We deal with such as are lost in sin. | As/like that We make/do with the criminals/sinners. | kXlk nf`l balmjrmyn | |||
| 19. * | Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! | Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth! | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 20. * | Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?- | Did We not create you out of a humble fluid | Did We not create you from despised/humiliated (discarded) water? | alm nKlqkm mn ma' mhyn | |||
| 21. * | The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed, | which We then let remain in [the womb's] firm keeping | So We made/put it in a highly positioned/established settlement/affixation. | fj`lnah fy qrar mkyn | |||
| 22. * | For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)? | for a term pre-ordained? | To a known predestiny/estimation. | ali qdr m`lwm | |||
| 23. * | For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things). | Thus have We determined [the nature of man's creation]: and excellent indeed is Our power to determine [what is to be]! [9]8 | So We evaluated and measured precisely, so blessed/praised (are) the capable/able. | fqdrna fn`m alqadrwn | |||
| 24. * | Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth! | Woe, on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth! | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 25. * | Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together. | Have We not caused the earth to hold within itself | Did We not make the earth/Planet Earth encompassing/containing internally and externally ? | alm nj`l alarD kfata | |||
| 26. * | The living and the dead, | the living and the dead? [10]9 - | Alive and deads. | aHya' wamwata | |||
| 27. * | And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)? | and have We not set on it proud, firm mountains, and given you sweet water to drink? [11]10 | And We made/put in it anchors/mountains high/towering, and We gave you drink (from) very sweet/fresh water. | wj`lna fyha rwasy $amKat wasqynakm ma' frata | |||
| 28. * | Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! | Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth! | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 29. * | (It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false! | GO ON towards that [resurrection] which you were wont to call a lie! | Leave/go/set out to what you were with it lying/denying/falsifying. | anTlqwa ali makntm bh tkXbwn | |||
| 30. * | "Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns, | Go on towards the threefold shadow [12]11 | Leave/go/set out to shade of three branches/three off shoots. | anTlqwa ali Zl Xy xlax $`b | |||
| 31. * | "(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze. | that will offer no [cooling] shade and will be of no avail against the flame | Not shading and nor enriches/suffices (protects) from the flame of a smokeless fire. | laZlyl wlayGny mn allhb | |||
| 32. * | "Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts, | which - behold!- will throw up sparks like [burning] logs, | That it truly throws with sparks as (big) as the castle/palace. | anha trmy b$rr kalqSr | |||
| 33. * | "As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)." | like giant fiery ropes! [13]12 | As though it (is) camels yellow. | kanh jmal+ Sfr | |||
| 34. * | Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! | Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth - | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 35. * | That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak. | that Day on which they will not [be able to] utter a word, | That (is) a day/time they do not speak. | hXa ywm laynTqwn | |||
| 36. * | Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas. | nor be allowed to proffer excuses! | And nor (it) be permitted/allowed for them so (that) they apologize/excuse themselves. | wlayWXn lhm fy`tXrwn | |||
| 37. * | Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! | Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth - | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 38. * | That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)! | that Day of Distinction [between the true and the false, when they will be told]: "We have brought you together with those [sinners] of olden times; | That (is) the Judgment Day/Separation Day/Resurrection Day We gathered/collected you and the first/beginners. | hXa ywm alfSl jm`nakm walawlyn | |||
| 39. * | Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me! | and if you [think that you] have a subterfuge left, try to outwit Me!" | So if (there) was for you (a) plot/conspiracy, so plot/conspire against Me. | fan kan lkm kyd fkydwn | |||
| 40. * | Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! | Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth! | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 41. * | As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water). | [AS AGAINST this,] behold, the God-conscious shall dwell amidst [cooling] shades and springs, | That truly the fearing and obeying (are) in shades and water springs/wells. | an almtqyn fy Zlal w`ywn | |||
| 42. * | And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire. | and [partake of] whatever fruit they may desire; | And fruits from what they desire/crave. | wfwakh mma y$thwn | |||
| 43. * | "Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness). | [and they will be told:] "Eat and drink in good cheer in return for what you did [in life]!" [14]13 | Eat and drink pleasurable/wholesome because (of) what you were making/doing. | klwa wa$rbwa hnyYa bma kntm t`mlwn | |||
| 44. * | Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good. | Thus, behold, do We reward the doers of good; | That truly like that We reimburse the good doers. | ana kXlk njzy almHsnyn | |||
| 45. * | Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! | [but] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth! | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 46. * | (O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners. | EAT [your fill] and enjoy your life for a little while, O you who are lost in sin! [15]14 | Eat and enjoy little that you truly are criminals/sinners. | klwa wtmt`wa qlyla ankm mjrmwn | |||
| 47. * | Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! | [But] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth, | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 48. * | And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so. | and when they are told, "Bow down [before God]", do not bow down: | And when/if (it) was said to them: "Bow." They do not bow. | waXa qyl lhm ark`wa layrk`wn | |||
| 49. * | Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! | woe on that Day unto those who give the to the truth! | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 50. * | Then what Message, after that, will they believe in? | In what other tiding, then, will they, after this, believe? | So with which information/speech after it (do) they believe (in it)?452 | fbay Hdyx b`dh yWmnwn | |||