Surah 51 - The Winnowing Winds (Adh-Dhariyat)

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وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًۭا

By the winds scattering dust،

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2

فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًۭا

and the clouds loaded with rain،

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3

فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًۭا

and the ships gliding with ease،

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4

فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا

and the angels administering affairs by Allah\'s command

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5

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌۭ

Indeed، what you are promised is true

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6

وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ

And the Judgment will certainly come to pass

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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ

And by the heavens in their marvellous design

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إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍۢ مُّخْتَلِفٍۢ

Surely you are lost in conflicting views regarding the truth

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9

يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ

Only those destined to be deluded are turned away from it

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10

قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ

Condemned are the liars

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11

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍۢ سَاهُونَ

those who are steeped in ignorance، totally heedless

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12

يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

They ask mockingly، "When is this Day of Judgment?"

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13

يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ

It is the Day they will be tormented over the Fire

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14

ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

They will be told، "Taste your torment This is what you sought to hasten"

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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍ

Indeed، the righteous will be amid Gardens and springs،

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ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ

joyfully receiving what their Lord will grant them Before this reward they were truly good-doers in the world:

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17

كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ

they used to sleep only little in the night،

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18

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

and pray for forgiveness before dawn

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وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ

And in their wealth there was a rightful share fulfilled for the beggar and the poor

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وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌۭ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ

There are countless signs on earth for those with sure faith،

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21

وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

as there are within yourselves Can you not see?

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وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

In heaven is your sustenance and whatever you are promised

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فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّۭ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ

Then by the Lord of heaven and earth All this is certainly as true as the fact that you can speak

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24

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ

Has the story of Abraham\'s honoured guests reached you O Prophet?

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25

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا ۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٌۭ قَوْمٌۭ مُّنكَرُونَ

Remember when they entered his presence and greeted him with، "Peace" He replied، "Peace be upon you" Then he said to himself، "These are an unfamiliar people"

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فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍۢ سَمِينٍۢ

Then he slipped off to his family and brought a fat roasted calf،

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فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

and placed it before them، asking، "Will you not eat?"

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فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةًۭ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ

They did not eat، so he grew fearful of them

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فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍۢ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌۭ

Then his wife came forward with a cry، clasping her forehead in astonishment، exclaiming، "A baby from a barren، old woman"

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30

قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

They replied، "Such has your Lord decreed He is truly the All-Wise، All-Knowing"

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31

۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

Later، Abraham asked، "What is your mission، O messengers?"

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قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ مُّجْرِمِينَ

They replied، "We have actually been sent to a wicked people،

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33

لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةًۭ مِّن طِينٍۢ

to send upon them stones of baked clay،

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34

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ

marked by your Lord for the transgressors"

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35

فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Then before the torment We evacuated the believers from the city

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فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

But We only found one family that had submitted to Allah

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وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

And We have left a sign there as a lesson for those who fear the painful punishment

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38

وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

And in the story of Moses was another lesson، when We sent him to Pharaoh with compelling proof،

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39

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌۭ

but Pharaoh was carried away by his power، saying of Moses، "A magician or a madman"

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40

فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌۭ

So We seized him and his soldiers، casting them into the sea while he was blameworthy

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وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ

And in the story of \'ad was another lesson، when We sent against them the devastating wind

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42

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ

There was nothing it came upon that it did not reduce to ashes

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43

وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍۢ

And in the story of Thamûd was another lesson، when they were told، "Enjoy yourselves only for a short while"

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فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

Still they persisted in defying the commands of their Lord، so they were overtaken by a mighty blast while they were looking on

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فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍۢ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ

Then they were not able to rise up، nor were they helped

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وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍۢ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۭا فَٰسِقِينَ

And the people of Noah had also been destroyed earlier They were truly a rebellious people

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وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍۢ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

We built the universe with great might، and We are certainly expanding it

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وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ

As for the earth، We spread it out How superbly did We smooth it out

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وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

And We created pairs of all things so perhaps you would be mindful

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50

فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

So proclaim، O Prophet: "Flee to Allah I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you

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51

وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

And do not set up another god with Allah I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you"

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52

كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

Similarly، no messenger came to those before them without being told: "A magician or a madman"

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أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌۭ طَاغُونَ

Have they passed this cliché down to one another? In fact، they have all been a transgressing people

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فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍۢ

So now turn away from them O Prophet، for you will not be blamed

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وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

But continue to remind For certainly reminders benefit the believers

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56

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me

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57

مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍۢ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ

I seek no provision from them، nor do I need them to feed Me

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58

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ

Indeed، Allah alone is the Supreme ProviderLord of all Power، Ever Mighty

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59

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًۭا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ

The wrongdoers will certainly have a share of the torment like that of their predecessors So do not let them ask Me to hasten it

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60

فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ

Woe then to the disbelievers when they face their Day which they are warned of

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