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Surah 77

Al-Mursalaat

The Emissaries

50 VersesMeccan RevelationMishary Rashid Alafasy
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Ayah 1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًۭا

English Translation

CONSIDER these [messages,] sent forth in waves

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Ayah 2

فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًۭا

English Translation

and then storming on with a tempest's force!

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Ayah 3

وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًۭا

English Translation

Consider these [messages] that spread [the truth] far and wide,

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Ayah 4

فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًۭا

English Translation

thus separating [right and wrong] with all clarity,

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Ayah 5

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا

English Translation

and then giving forth a reminder,

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Ayah 6

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

English Translation

[promising] freedom from blame or [offering] a warning!

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Ayah 7

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ

English Translation

BEHOLD, all that you are told to expect will surely come to pass.

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Ayah 8

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

English Translation

Thus, [it will come to pass] when the stars are effaced,

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Ayah 9

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ

English Translation

and when the sky is rent asunder,

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Ayah 10

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

English Translation

and when the mountains are scattered like dust,

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Ayah 11

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ

English Translation

and when all the apostles are called together at a time appointed...

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Ayah 12

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ

English Translation

For what day has the term [of all this] been set?

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Ayah 13

لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ

English Translation

For the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false]!

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Ayah 14

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ

English Translation

And what could make thee conceive what that Day of Distinction will be?

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Ayah 15

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

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Ayah 16

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

English Translation

Did We not destroy [so many of] those [sinners] of olden days?

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Ayah 17

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

English Translation

And We shall let them be followed by those of later times:

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Ayah 18

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

English Translation

[for] thus do We deal with such as are lost in sin.

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Ayah 19

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

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Ayah 20

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍۢ مَّهِينٍۢ

English Translation

Did We not create you out of a humble fluid

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Ayah 21

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍۢ مَّكِينٍ

English Translation

which We then let remain in [the womb's] firm keeping

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Ayah 22

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ

English Translation

for a term pre-ordained?

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Ayah 23

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ

English Translation

Thus have We determined [the nature of man's creation]: and excellent indeed is Our power to determine [what is to be]!

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Ayah 24

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

Woe, on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

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Ayah 25

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا

English Translation

Have We not caused the earth to hold within itself

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Ayah 26

أَحْيَآءًۭ وَأَمْوَٰتًۭا

English Translation

the living and the dead?

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Ayah 27

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍۢ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءًۭ فُرَاتًۭا

English Translation

and have We not set on it proud, firm mountains, and given you sweet water to drink?

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Ayah 28

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

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Ayah 29

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

English Translation

GO ON towards that [resurrection] which you were wont to call a lie!

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Ayah 30

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّۢ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍۢ

English Translation

Go on towards the threefold shadow

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Ayah 31

لَّا ظَلِيلٍۢ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

English Translation

that will offer no [cooling] shade and will be of no avail against the flame

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Ayah 32

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍۢ كَٱلْقَصْرِ

English Translation

which – behold!- will throw up sparks like [burning] logs,

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Ayah 33

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌۭ صُفْرٌۭ

English Translation

like giant fiery ropes!

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Ayah 34

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth –

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Ayah 35

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

English Translation

that Day on which they will not [be able to] utter a word,

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Ayah 36

وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ

English Translation

nor be allowed to proffer excuses!

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Ayah 37

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth –

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Ayah 38

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

English Translation

that Day of Distinction [between the true and the false, when they will be told]: "We have brought you together with those [sinners] of olden times;

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Ayah 39

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌۭ فَكِيدُونِ

English Translation

and if you [think that you] have a subterfuge left, try to outwit Me!"

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Ayah 40

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

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Ayah 41

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

English Translation

[AS AGAINST this,] behold, the God-conscious shall dwell amidst [cooling] shades and springs,

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Ayah 42

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

English Translation

and [partake of] whatever fruit they may desire;

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Ayah 43

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

English Translation

[and they will be told:] "Eat and drink in good cheer in return for what you did [in life]!"

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Ayah 44

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

English Translation

Thus, behold, do We reward the doers of good;

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Ayah 45

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

[but] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth!

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Ayah 46

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ

English Translation

EAT [your fill] and enjoy your life for a little while, O you who are lost in sin!

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Ayah 47

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

[But] woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth,

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Ayah 48

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ

English Translation

and when they are told, "Bow down [before God]", do not bow down:

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Ayah 49

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

woe on that Day unto those who give the to the truth!

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Ayah 50

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ

English Translation

In what other tiding, then, will they, after this, believe?

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