Surah Al-Mursalat المرسلات

Translation: English Translation - Noor International Center

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ عُرۡفٗا ١

Wal-mursalāti 'urfā

By those [winds] sent forth in gusts

فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصۡفٗا ٢

Fal-'āsifāti 'asfā

And the winds that blow violently

وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرٗا ٣

Wan-nāshirāti nashrā

And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]

فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرۡقٗا ٤

Fal-fāriqāti farqā

And those [angels] who bring criterion1816

فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا ٥

Fal-mulqiyāti dhikrā

And those [angels] who deliver a message

عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا ٦

'Udhran aw nudhrā

As justification or warning,

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٞ ٧

Innamā tū'adūna lawāqi'

Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ ٨

Fa idhan-nujūmu tumisat

So when the stars are obliterated

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ ٩

Wa idhas-samā'u furijat

And when the heaven is opened

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ ١٠

Wa idhal-jibālu nusifat

And when the mountains are blown away

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ ١١

Wa idhar-rusulu uqqitat

And when the messengers' time has come...1817

لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ ١٢

Li ayyi yawmin ujjilat

For what Day was it postponed?1818

لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ١٣

Liyawmil-fasl

For the Day of Judgement.

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ١٤

Wamā adrāka mā yawmul-fasl

And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٥

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe,1819 that Day, to the deniers.

أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٦

Alam nuhlikil-awwalīn

Did We not destroy the former peoples?

ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٧

Thumma nutbi'uhumul-ākhirīn

Then We will follow them with the later ones.

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ١٨

Kadhālika naf'alu bil-mujrimīn

Thus do We deal with the criminals.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٩

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ ٢٠

Alam nakhlukkum mim mā'im mahīn

Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ ٢١

Faja'alnāhu fī qarārim makīn

And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ٢٢

Ilā qadarim ma'lūm

For a known extent.

فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ ٢٣

Faqadarnā fani'mal-qādirūn

And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٤

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا ٢٥

Alam naj'alil-arda kifātā

Have We not made the earth a container

أَحۡيَآءٗ وَأَمۡوَٰتٗا ٢٦

Ahyā'an wa amwātā

Of the living and the dead?

وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتٖ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءٗ فُرَاتٗا ٢٧

Waja'alnā fīhā rawāsiya shāmikhātin wa asqaynākum mā'an furātā

And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٨

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢٩

Intaliqū ilā mā kuntum bihī tukaddhibūn

[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.

ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلّٖ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٖ ٣٠

Intaliqū ilā zillin dhī thalāthi shu'ab

Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns

لَّا ظَلِيلٖ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ ٣١

Llā zalīlin walā yughnī minal-lahab

[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."

إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرٖ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ ٣٢

Innahā tarmī bishararin kal-qasr

Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٞ صُفۡرٞ ٣٣

Ka annahū jimālatun sufr

As if they were yellowish [black] camels.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٤

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ٣٥

Hādhā yawmu lā yantiqūn

This is a Day they will not speak,

وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ ٣٦

Walā yu'dhanu lahum faya'tadhirūn

Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٧

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٣٨

Hādhā yawmul-fasli jama'nākum wal-awwalīn

This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدٞ فَكِيدُونِ ٣٩

Fa in kāna lakum kaydun fakīdūn

So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٠

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَٰلٖ وَعُيُونٖ ٤١

Innal-muttaqīna fī zilālin wa'uyūn

Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ٤٢

Wafawākiha mimmā yashtahūn

And fruits from whatever they desire,

كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٤٣

Kulū washrabū hanī'ā bimā kuntum ta'malūn

[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٤٤

Innā kadhālika najzil-muhsinīn

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٥

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ ٤٦

Kulū watamatta'ū qalīlan innakum mujrimūn

[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٧

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ ٤٨

Wa idhā qīla lahumurka'ū lā yarka'ūn

And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٩

Waylun yawma'idhil lil-mukaddhibīn

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٥٠

Fabi'ayyi hadīthi ba'dahū yu'minūn

Then in what statement after it [i.e., the Qur’ān] will they believe?

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Questions

How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Mursalat?

Surah Al-Mursalat has 50 ayahs. It is surah number 77 of the Quran.

Is Surah Al-Mursalat Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Mursalat is a Meccan surah.

Which juz is Surah Al-Mursalat in?

Surah Al-Mursalat is in juz 29.

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