Al-Huda Foundation, USA
Translation By Abdullah Yusuf Ali
d Sura
# 51 e
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Az-Zariat
/ The Scatterers |
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In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful. |
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By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast; |
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And those that lift and bear away heavy weights; |
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And those that flow with ease and gentleness; |
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And those that distribute and apportion by command |
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Verily that which ye are promised is true; |
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And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass. |
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By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths |
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Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant |
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Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded. |
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Woe to the falsehood-mongers |
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Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion: |
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They ask "when will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?" |
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(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire! |
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"Taste ye your trial! this is what ye used to ask to be hastened!" |
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As to the Righteous they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs |
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Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them because before then they lived a good life. |
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They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night |
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And in the hours of early dawn They (were found) praying for Forgiveness; |
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And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy) him who asked and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking). |
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On the earth are Signs for those of assured Faith |
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As also in your own selves: will ye not then see? |
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And in heaven is your Sustenance as (also) that which ye are promised. |
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Then by the Lord of heaven and earth this is the very Truth as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other. |
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Has the story reached thee of the honored guests of Abraham? |
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Behold they entered His presence and said: "Peace!" He said "Peace!" (and thought "these seem) unusual people." |
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Then he turned quickly to his household brought out a fatted calf. |
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And placed it before them... He said "Will ye not eat?" |
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(When they did not eat) He conceived a fear of them. They said "Fear not" and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge. |
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But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "a barren old woman!" |
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They said "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge." |
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(Abraham) said: "And what o ye Messengers is your errand (now)?" |
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They said "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin |
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"To bring on on them (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone) |
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"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds." |
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Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there. |
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But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house: |
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And We left there a Signs for such as fear the Grievous Penalty. |
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And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold We sent him to Pharaoh with authority manifest. |
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But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs and said "A sorcerer or one possessed!" |
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So We took him and his forces and threw them into the sea: and his was the blame. |
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And in the `Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold We sent against them the devastating Wind: |
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It left nothing whatever that it came up against but reduced it to ruin and rottenness. |
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And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold they were told "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!" |
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But they insolently defied the command of their Lord: so the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them even while they were looking on. |
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Then they could not even stand (on their feet) nor could they help themselves. |
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So were the people of Noah before them: for they wickedly transgressed. |
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With the power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of Space. |
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And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: how excellently We do spread out! |
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And of everything We have created pairs: that ye may receive instruction. |
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Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a warner to you clear and open! |
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And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you clear and open! |
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Similarly no apostle came to the Peoples before them but they said (of him) in like manner "A sorcerer or one possessed"! |
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Is this the legacy they have transmitted one to another? Nay they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds! |
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So turn away from them: not thine is the blame. |
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But teach (thy Message): for teaching benefits the Believers. |
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I have only created jinns and men that they may serve Me. |
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No sustenance do I require of them nor do I require that they should feed Me. |
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For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance Lord of Power Steadfast (for ever). |
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For the wrongdoers their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)! |
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Woe then to the Unbelievers on account of that day of theirs which they have been promised! |