SURAH 77 · 50 AYAHS · MECCAN

Al-Mursalaat

The Emissaries

المرسلات
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77:1Page 580 · Juz 29

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ عُرْفًا ۝١

By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another

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77:2Page 580 · Juz 29

فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصْفًا ۝٢

By the raging hurricanes,

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77:3Page 580 · Juz 29

وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا ۝٣

By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;

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77:4Page 580 · Juz 29

فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًا ۝٤

By those who winnow with a winnowing,

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77:5Page 580 · Juz 29

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا ۝٥

By those who bring down the Reminder,

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77:6Page 580 · Juz 29

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا ۝٦

To excuse or to warn,

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77:7Page 580 · Juz 29

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ ۝٧

Surely that which ye are promised will befall.

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77:8Page 580 · Juz 29

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ ۝٨

So when the stars are put out,

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77:9Page 580 · Juz 29

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ ۝٩

And when the sky is riven asunder,

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77:10Page 580 · Juz 29

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ ۝١٠

And when the mountains are blown away,

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77:11Page 580 · Juz 29

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ ۝١١

And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -

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77:12Page 580 · Juz 29

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ ۝١٢

For what day is the time appointed?

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77:13Page 580 · Juz 29

لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۝١٣

For the Day of Decision.

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77:14Page 580 · Juz 29

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۝١٤

And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -

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77:15Page 580 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝١٥

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:16Page 580 · Juz 29

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝١٦

Destroyed We not the former folk,

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77:17Page 580 · Juz 29

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ۝١٧

Then caused the latter folk to follow after?

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77:18Page 580 · Juz 29

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝١٨

Thus deal We ever with the guilty.

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77:19Page 580 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝١٩

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:20Page 581 · Juz 29

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ ۝٢٠

Did We not create you from a base fluid

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77:21Page 581 · Juz 29

فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ ۝٢١

Which We laid up in a safe abode

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77:22Page 581 · Juz 29

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ۝٢٢

For a known term?

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77:23Page 581 · Juz 29

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ ۝٢٣

Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!

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77:24Page 581 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٢٤

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:25Page 581 · Juz 29

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا ۝٢٥

Have We not made the earth a receptacle

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77:26Page 581 · Juz 29

أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا ۝٢٦

Both for the living and the dead,

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77:27Page 581 · Juz 29

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا ۝٢٧

And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein?

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77:28Page 581 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٢٨

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:29Page 581 · Juz 29

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ۝٢٩

(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;

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77:30Page 581 · Juz 29

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍ ۝٣٠

Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,

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77:31Page 581 · Juz 29

لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ ۝٣١

(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.

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77:32Page 581 · Juz 29

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ ۝٣٢

Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,

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77:33Page 581 · Juz 29

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ ۝٣٣

(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.

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77:34Page 581 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٣٤

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:35Page 581 · Juz 29

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ۝٣٥

This is a day wherein they speak not,

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77:36Page 581 · Juz 29

وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ ۝٣٦

Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.

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77:37Page 581 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٣٧

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:38Page 581 · Juz 29

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝٣٨

This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.

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77:39Page 581 · Juz 29

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ ۝٣٩

If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.

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77:40Page 581 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤٠

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:41Page 581 · Juz 29

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ ۝٤١

Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,

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77:42Page 581 · Juz 29

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ۝٤٢

And fruits such as they desire.

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77:43Page 581 · Juz 29

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٤٣

(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.

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77:44Page 581 · Juz 29

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝٤٤

Thus do We reward the good.

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77:45Page 581 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤٥

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:46Page 581 · Juz 29

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ ۝٤٦

Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.

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77:47Page 581 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤٧

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:48Page 581 · Juz 29

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ ۝٤٨

When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!

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77:49Page 581 · Juz 29

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤٩

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

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77:50Page 581 · Juz 29

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٥٠

In what statement, after this, will they believe?

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