بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Surah 77: Dispatched (Al-Mursalat)
المرسلات
وَالمُرسَلٰتِ عُرفًا
(Angels) dispatched in succession.
فَالعٰصِفٰتِ عَصفًا
To drive the wind.
وَالنّٰشِرٰتِ نَشرًا
Stir up clouds.
فَالفٰرِقٰتِ فَرقًا
Distribute the provisions.
فَالمُلقِيٰتِ ذِكرًا
Deliver messages.
عُذرًا أَو نُذرًا
Good news, as well as warnings.
إِنَّما توعَدونَ لَوٰقِعٌ
What is promised will come to pass.
فَإِذَا النُّجومُ طُمِسَت
Thus, when the stars are put out.
وَإِذَا السَّماءُ فُرِجَت
The sky is opened up.
وَإِذَا الجِبالُ نُسِفَت
The mountains are blown up.
وَإِذَا الرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَت
The messengers are summoned.
لِأَىِّ يَومٍ أُجِّلَت
That is the appointed day.
لِيَومِ الفَصلِ
The Day of Decision.
وَما أَدرىٰكَ ما يَومُ الفَصلِ
What a Day of Decision!
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
أَلَم نُهلِكِ الأَوَّلينَ
Did we not annihilate the earlier generations?
ثُمَّ نُتبِعُهُمُ الـٔاخِرينَ
Then we made others follow them?
كَذٰلِكَ نَفعَلُ بِالمُجرِمينَ
This is what we do to the criminals.
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
أَلَم نَخلُقكُم مِن ماءٍ مَهينٍ
Did we not create you from a lowly liquid?*
*77:20-23 According to Langman's Medical Embryology, by T. W. Sadler (Fifth Edition, Page 88): ``In general the length of pregnancy for a full term fetus is 266 days or 38 weeks after fertilization.'' Both 266 and 38 are multiples of 19 (Appendix 1).
فَجَعَلنٰهُ فى قَرارٍ مَكينٍ
Then we placed it in a well-protected repository.
إِلىٰ قَدَرٍ مَعلومٍ
For a specific period.
فَقَدَرنا فَنِعمَ القٰدِرونَ
We measured it precisely.* We are the best designers.
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
أَلَم نَجعَلِ الأَرضَ كِفاتًا
Did we not make the earth an abode?
أَحياءً وَأَموٰتًا
For the living and the dead?
وَجَعَلنا فيها رَوٰسِىَ شٰمِخٰتٍ وَأَسقَينٰكُم ماءً فُراتًا
We placed on it high mountains, and provided you with fresh water to drink.
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
انطَلِقوا إِلىٰ ما كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبونَ
Go to what you used to disbelieve in.
انطَلِقوا إِلىٰ ظِلٍّ ذى ثَلٰثِ شُعَبٍ
Go to a shade of three different densities.
لا ظَليلٍ وَلا يُغنى مِنَ اللَّهَبِ
Yet, it provides neither coolness, nor protection from the heat.
إِنَّها تَرمى بِشَرَرٍ كَالقَصرِ
It throws sparks as big as mansions.
كَأَنَّهُ جِمٰلَتٌ صُفرٌ
As yellow as the color of camels.
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
هٰذا يَومُ لا يَنطِقونَ
That is the day they do not speak.
وَلا يُؤذَنُ لَهُم فَيَعتَذِرونَ
Nor are they given permission to apologize.
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
هٰذا يَومُ الفَصلِ جَمَعنٰكُم وَالأَوَّلينَ
This is the Day of Decision. We have summoned you and the previous generations.
فَإِن كانَ لَكُم كَيدٌ فَكيدونِ
If you have any schemes, go ahead and scheme.
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
إِنَّ المُتَّقينَ فى ظِلٰلٍ وَعُيونٍ
The righteous will enjoy shade and springs.
وَفَوٰكِهَ مِمّا يَشتَهونَ
And fruits that they desire.
كُلوا وَاشرَبوا هَنيـًٔا بِما كُنتُم تَعمَلونَ
Eat and drink happily in return for your works.
إِنّا كَذٰلِكَ نَجزِى المُحسِنينَ
We thus reward the virtuous.
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
كُلوا وَتَمَتَّعوا قَليلًا إِنَّكُم مُجرِمونَ
Eat and enjoy temporarily; you are guilty.
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
وَإِذا قيلَ لَهُمُ اركَعوا لا يَركَعونَ
When they are told, "Bow down," they do not bow down.
وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ
Woe on that day to the rejectors.
فَبِأَىِّ حَديثٍ بَعدَهُ يُؤمِنونَ
Which Hadith, other than this, do they uphold?