| | Talal A. Itani (new translation) rendition of Surah The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers(adh-Dhariyat)
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| 51:1 | | By the spreaders spreading |
| 51:2 | | And those carrying loads |
| 51:3 | | And those moving gently |
| 51:4 | | And those distributing as commanded |
| 51:5 | | What you are promised is true |
| 51:6 | | Judgment will take place |
| 51:7 | | By the sky that is woven |
| 51:8 | | You differ in what you say |
| 51:9 | | Averted from it is he who is averted |
| 51:10 | | Perish the imposters |
| 51:11 | | Those who are dazed in ignorance |
| 51:12 | | They ask, 'When is the Day of Judgment?' |
| 51:13 | | The Day they are presented to the Fire |
| 51:14 | | 'Taste your ordeal. This is what you used to challenge.' |
| 51:15 | | But the pious are amidst gardens and springs |
| 51:16 | | Receiving what their Lord has given them. They were virtuous before that |
| 51:17 | | They used to sleep a little at night |
| 51:18 | | And at dawn, they would pray for pardon |
| 51:19 | | And in their wealth, there was a share for the beggar and the deprived |
| 51:20 | | And on earth are signs for the convinced |
| 51:21 | | And within yourselves. Do you not see |
| 51:22 | | And in the heaven is your livelihood, and what you are promised |
| 51:23 | | By the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is as true as the fact that you speak |
| 51:24 | | Has the story of Abraham's honorable guests reached you |
| 51:25 | | When they entered upon him, they said, 'Peace.' He said, 'Peace, strangers.' |
| 51:26 | | Then he slipped away to his family, and brought a fatted calf |
| 51:27 | | He set it before them. He said, 'Will you not eat?' |
| 51:28 | | And he harbored fear of them. They said, 'Do not fear,' and they announced to him the good news of a knowledgeable boy |
| 51:29 | | His wife came forward crying. She clasped her face, and said, 'A barren old woman?' |
| 51:30 | | They said, 'Thus spoke your Lord. He is the Wise, the Knowing.' |
| 51:31 | | He said, 'What is your business, O envoys?' |
| 51:32 | | They said, 'We are sent to a people guilty of sin.' |
| 51:33 | | 'To unleash upon them rocks of clay.' |
| 51:34 | | 'Marked by your Lord for the excessive.' |
| 51:35 | | We evacuated all the believers who were in it |
| 51:36 | | But found in it only one household of Muslims |
| 51:37 | | And We left in it a sign for those who fear the painful punishment |
| 51:38 | | And in Moses. We sent him to Pharaoh with a clear authority |
| 51:39 | | But he turned away with his warlords, and said, 'A sorcerer or a madman.' |
| 51:40 | | So We seized him and his troops, and threw them into the sea, and He was to blame |
| 51:41 | | And in Aad. We unleashed against them the devastating wind |
| 51:42 | | It spared nothing it came upon, but rendered it like decayed ruins |
| 51:43 | | And in Thamood. They were told, 'Enjoy yourselves for a while.' |
| 51:44 | | But they defied the command of their Lord, so the lightning struck them as they looked on |
| 51:45 | | They could not rise up, nor could they find help |
| 51:46 | | And before that, the people of Noah. They were immoral people |
| 51:47 | | We constructed the universe with power, and We are expanding it |
| 51:48 | | And the earth—We spread it out—How well We prepared it |
| 51:49 | | We created all things in pairs, so that you may reflect and ponder |
| 51:50 | | 'So flee towards God. I am to you from Him a clear warner.' |
| 51:51 | | 'And do not set up any other god with God. I am to you from Him a clear warner.' |
| 51:52 | | Likewise, no messenger came to those before them, but they said, 'A sorcerer or a madman.' |
| 51:53 | | Did they recommend it to one another? In fact, they are rebellious people |
| 51:54 | | So turn away from them; you are not to blame |
| 51:55 | | And remind, for the reminder benefits the believers |
| 51:56 | | I did not create the jinn and the humans except to worship Me |
| 51:57 | | I need no livelihood from them, nor do I need them to feed Me |
| 51:58 | | God is the Provider, the One with Power, the Strong |
| 51:59 | | Those who do wrong will have their turn, like the turn of their counterparts, so let them not rush Me |
| 51:60 | | So woe to those who disbelieve because of that Day of theirs which they are promised |
