وَٱلذَّٰرِيَـٰتِ By those scattering ذَرْوًۭا dispersing ١
By the [winds] scattering [dust], dispersing [it]
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51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat
The Winnowing Winds · Makki · 60 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
فَٱلْحَـٰمِلَـٰتِ And those carrying وِقْرًۭا a load ٢
And the [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
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فَٱلْجَـٰرِيَـٰتِ And those sailing يُسْرًۭا (with) ease ٣
And the ships sailing with ease
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فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ And those distributing أَمْرًا Command ٤
And the [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
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إِنَّمَا Indeed, what تُوعَدُونَ you are promised لَصَادِقٌۭ (is) surely true ٥
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
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وَإِنَّ And indeed ٱلدِّينَ the Judgment لَوَٰقِعٌۭ (is) surely to occur ٦
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ By the heaven ذَاتِ full of ٱلْحُبُكِ pathways ٧
By the heaven containing pathways,
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إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you لَفِى (are) surely in قَوْلٍۢ a speech مُّخْتَلِفٍۢ differing ٨
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
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يُؤْفَكُ Deluded away عَنْهُ from it مَنْ (is he) who أُفِكَ is deluded ٩
Deluded away from it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is he who is deluded.
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قُتِلَ Cursed be ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ the liars ١٠
Destroyed are the misinformers
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who هُمْ [they] فِى (are) in غَمْرَةٍۢ flood سَاهُونَ (of) heedlessness ١١
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
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يَسْـَٔلُونَ They ask أَيَّانَ When يَوْمُ (is the) Day ٱلدِّينِ (of) Judgment ١٢
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
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يَوْمَ A Day هُمْ they عَلَى over ٱلنَّارِ the Fire يُفْتَنُونَ will be tried ١٣
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire.
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ذُوقُوا۟ Taste فِتْنَتَكُمْ your trial هَـٰذَا This ٱلَّذِى (is) what كُنتُم you were بِهِۦ for it تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ seeking to hasten ١٤
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ the righteous فِى (will be) in جَنَّـٰتٍۢ Gardens وَعُيُونٍ and springs ١٥
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
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ءَاخِذِينَ Taking مَآ what ءَاتَىٰهُمْ their Lord has given them رَبُّهُمْ ۚ their Lord has given them إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوا۟ were قَبْلَ before ذَٰلِكَ that مُحْسِنِينَ good-doers ١٦
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
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كَانُوا۟ They used to قَلِيلًۭا little مِّنَ of ٱلَّيْلِ the night مَا [what] يَهْجَعُونَ sleep ١٧
They used to sleep but little of the night,
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وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ And in the hours before dawn هُمْ they يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ would ask forgiveness ١٨
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
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وَفِىٓ And in أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ their wealth حَقٌّۭ (was the) right لِّلسَّآئِلِ (of) those who asked وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ and the deprived ١٩
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
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وَفِى And in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth ءَايَـٰتٌۭ (are) signs لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ for those who are certain ٢٠
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
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وَفِىٓ And in أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ yourselves أَفَلَا Then will not تُبْصِرُونَ you see ٢١
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
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وَفِى And in ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven رِزْقُكُمْ (is) your provision وَمَا and what تُوعَدُونَ you are promised ٢٢
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
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فَوَرَبِّ Then by (the) Lord ٱلسَّمَآءِ (of) the heaven وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth إِنَّهُۥ indeed, it لَحَقٌّۭ (is) surely (the) truth مِّثْلَ (just) as مَآ [what] أَنَّكُمْ you تَنطِقُونَ speak ٢٣
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
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هَلْ Has أَتَىٰكَ reached you حَدِيثُ (the) narration ضَيْفِ (of the) guests إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (of) Ibrahim ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ the honored ٢٤
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
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إِذْ When دَخَلُوا۟ they entered عَلَيْهِ upon him فَقَالُوا۟ and said سَلَـٰمًۭا ۖ Peace قَالَ He said سَلَـٰمٌۭ Peace قَوْمٌۭ a people مُّنكَرُونَ unknown ٢٥
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace; [you are] a people unknown."
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فَرَاغَ Then he went إِلَىٰٓ to أَهْلِهِۦ his household فَجَآءَ and came بِعِجْلٍۢ with a calf سَمِينٍۢ fat ٢٦
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf.
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فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ And he placed it near إِلَيْهِمْ [to] them قَالَ he said أَلَا Will not تَأْكُلُونَ you eat ٢٧
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
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فَأَوْجَسَ Then he felt مِنْهُمْ from them خِيفَةًۭ ۖ a fear قَالُوا۟ They said لَا (Do) not تَخَفْ ۖ fear وَبَشَّرُوهُ and they gave him glad tidings بِغُلَـٰمٍ of a son عَلِيمٍۢ learned ٢٨
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
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فَأَقْبَلَتِ Then came forward ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ his wife فِى with صَرَّةٍۢ a loud voice فَصَكَّتْ and struck وَجْهَهَا her face وَقَالَتْ and she said عَجُوزٌ An old woman عَقِيمٌۭ barren ٢٩
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
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قَالُوا۟ They said كَذَٰلِكِ Thus قَالَ said رَبُّكِ ۖ your Lord إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He هُوَ [He] ٱلْحَكِيمُ (is) the All-Wise ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower ٣٠
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
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۞ قَالَ He said فَمَا Then what خَطْبُكُمْ (is) your mission أَيُّهَا O messengers ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ O messengers ٣١
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
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قَالُوٓا۟ They said إِنَّآ Indeed, we أُرْسِلْنَآ [we] have been sent إِلَىٰ to قَوْمٍۢ a people مُّجْرِمِينَ criminal ٣٢
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
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لِنُرْسِلَ That we may send down عَلَيْهِمْ upon them حِجَارَةًۭ stones مِّن of طِينٍۢ clay ٣٣
To send down upon them stones of clay,
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مُّسَوَّمَةً Marked عِندَ by your Lord رَبِّكَ by your Lord لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ for the transgressors ٣٤
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
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فَأَخْرَجْنَا Then We brought out مَن (those) who كَانَ were فِيهَا therein مِنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٣٥
So We brought out whoever was in them [i.e., the cities] of the believers.
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فَمَا But not وَجَدْنَا We found فِيهَا therein غَيْرَ other than بَيْتٍۢ a house مِّنَ of ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ the Muslims ٣٦
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
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وَتَرَكْنَا And We left فِيهَآ therein ءَايَةًۭ a Sign لِّلَّذِينَ for those who يَخَافُونَ fear ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment ٱلْأَلِيمَ the painful ٣٧
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
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وَفِى And in مُوسَىٰٓ Musa إِذْ when أَرْسَلْنَـٰهُ We sent him إِلَىٰ to فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۢ with an authority مُّبِينٍۢ clear ٣٨
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
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فَتَوَلَّىٰ But he turned away بِرُكْنِهِۦ with his supporters وَقَالَ and said سَـٰحِرٌ A magician أَوْ or مَجْنُونٌۭ a madman ٣٩
But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman."
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فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ So We took him وَجُنُودَهُۥ and his hosts فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُمْ and threw them فِى into ٱلْيَمِّ the sea وَهُوَ while he مُلِيمٌۭ (was) blameworthy ٤٠
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
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