مصحف الثريا

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًۭا ۝١

CONSIDER these [messages,] sent forth in waves

فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًۭا ۝٢

and then storming on with a tempest's force!

وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًۭا ۝۳

Consider these [messages] that spread [the truth] far and wide,

فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًۭا ۝٤

thus separating [right and wrong] with all clarity,

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا ۝٥

and then giving forth a reminder,

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا ۝٦

[promising] freedom from blame or [offering] a warning!

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ ۝۷

BEHOLD, all that you are told to expect will surely come to pass.

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ ۝۸

Thus, [it will come to pass] when the stars are effaced,

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ ۝۹

and when the sky is rent asunder,

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ ۝١۰

and when the mountains are scattered like dust,

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ ۝١١

and when all the apostles are called together at a time appointed...

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ ۝١٢

For what day has the term [of all this] been set?

لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۝١۳

For the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false]!

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۝١٤

And what could make thee conceive what that Day of Distinction will be?

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝١٥

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝١٦

Did We not destroy [so many of] those [sinners] of olden days?

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ ۝١۷

And We shall let them be followed by those of later times:

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝١۸

[for] thus do We deal with such as are lost in sin.

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝١۹

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍۢ مَّهِينٍۢ ۝٢۰

Did We not create you out of a humble fluid

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍۢ مَّكِينٍ ۝٢١

which We then let remain in [the womb's] firm keeping

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ ۝٢٢

for a term pre-ordained?

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ ۝٢۳

Thus have We determined [the nature of man's creation]: and excellent indeed is Our power to determine [what is to be]!

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٢٤

Woe, on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا ۝٢٥

Have We not caused the earth to hold within itself

أَحْيَآءًۭ وَأَمْوَٰتًۭا ۝٢٦

the living and the dead?

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍۢ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءًۭ فُرَاتًۭا ۝٢۷

and have We not set on it proud, firm mountains, and given you sweet water to drink?

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٢۸

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ۝٢۹

GO ON towards that [resurrection] which you were wont to call a lie!

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّۢ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍۢ ۝۳۰

Go on towards the threefold shadow

لَّا ظَلِيلٍۢ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ ۝۳١

that will offer no [cooling] shade and will be of no avail against the flame

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍۢ كَٱلْقَصْرِ ۝۳٢

which – behold!- will throw up sparks like [burning] logs,

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌۭ صُفْرٌۭ ۝۳۳

like giant fiery ropes!

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝۳٤

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth –

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ۝۳٥

that Day on which they will not [be able to] utter a word,

وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ ۝۳٦

nor be allowed to proffer excuses!

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝۳۷

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth –

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝۳۸

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;

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌۭ فَكِيدُونِ ۝۳۹

and if you [think that you] have a subterfuge left, try to outwit Me!"

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤۰

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ ۝٤١

[AS AGAINST this,] behold, the God-conscious shall dwell amidst [cooling] shades and springs,

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ۝٤٢

and [partake of] whatever fruit they may desire;

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٤۳

[and they will be told:] "Eat and drink in good cheer in return for what you did [in life]!"

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝٤٤

Thus, behold, do We reward the doers of good;

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤٥

[but] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ ۝٤٦

EAT [your fill] and enjoy your life for a little while, O you who are lost in sin!

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤۷

[But] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth,

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ ۝٤۸

and when they are told, "Bow down [before God]", do not bow down:

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤۹

woe on that Day unto those who give the to the truth!

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٥۰

In what other tiding, then, will they, after this, believe?