77

The Emissaries

77:1

وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ عُرۡفٗا
By those ˹winds˺ sent forth successively,
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77:2

فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصۡفٗا
and those blowing violently,
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77:3

وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرٗا
and those scattering ˹rainclouds˺ widely!
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77:4

فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرۡقٗا
And ˹by˺ those ˹angels˺ fully distinguishing ˹truth from falsehood˺,
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77:5

فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا
and those delivering revelation,
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77:6

عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا
ending excuses and giving warnings.
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77:7

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٞ
Surely, what you are promised will come to pass.
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77:8

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ
So when the stars are put out,
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77:9

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ
and the sky is torn apart,
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77:10

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ
and the mountains are blown away,
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77:11

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ
and the messengers’ time ˹to testify˺ comes up—
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77:12

لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ
for which Day has all this been set?
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77:13

لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
For the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision!
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77:14

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
And what will make you realize what the Day of Decision is?
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77:15

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:16

أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Did We not destroy earlier disbelievers?
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77:17

ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And We will make the later disbelievers follow them.
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77:18

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
This is how We deal with the wicked.
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77:19

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:20

أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ
Did We not create you from a humble fluid,
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77:21

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ
placing it in a secure place
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77:22

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
until an appointed time?
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77:23

فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ
We ˹perfectly˺ ordained ˹its development˺. How excellent are We in doing so!
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77:24

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:25

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا
Have We not made the earth a lodging
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77:26

أَحۡيَآءٗ وَأَمۡوَٰتٗا
for the living and the dead,
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77:27

وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتٖ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءٗ فُرَاتٗا
and placed upon it towering, firm mountains, and given you fresh water to drink?
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77:28

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:29

ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
˹The disbelievers will be told,˺ “Proceed into that ˹Fire˺ which you used to deny!
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77:30

ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلّٖ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٖ
Proceed into the shade ˹of smoke˺ which rises in three columns,
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77:31

لَّا ظَلِيلٖ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
providing neither coolness nor shelter from the flames.
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77:32

إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرٖ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ
Indeed, it hurls sparks ˹as big˺ as huge castles,
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77:33

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٞ صُفۡرٞ
and ˹as dark˺ as black camels.”
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77:34

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:35

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
On that Day they will not ˹be in a position to˺ speak,
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77:36

وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ
nor will they be permitted to offer excuses.
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77:37

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:38

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
˹They will be told by Allah,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision: We have gathered you along with earlier disbelievers ˹for punishment˺.
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77:39

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدٞ فَكِيدُونِ
So if you have a scheme ˹to save yourselves˺, then use it against Me.”
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77:40

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:41

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَٰلٖ وَعُيُونٖ
Indeed, the righteous will be amid ˹cool˺ shade and springs
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77:42

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ
and any fruit they desire.
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77:43

كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ
˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink happily for what you used to do.”
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77:44

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
Surely this is how We reward the good-doers.
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77:45

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
˹But˺ woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:46

كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ
“Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little while, ˹for˺ you are truly wicked.”
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77:47

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:48

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ
When it is said to them, “Bow down ˹before Allah,” they do not bow.
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77:49

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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77:50

فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ
So what message after this ˹Quran˺ would they believe in?
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