| | The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab rendition of Surah The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers(adh-Dhariyat)
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| 51:1 | | By the winds scattering ˹dust˺, |
| 51:1 | | By the winds scattering ˹dust˺, |
| 51:2 | | and ˹the clouds˺ loaded with rain, |
| 51:2 | | and ˹the clouds˺ loaded with rain, |
| 51:3 | | and ˹the ships˺ gliding with ease, |
| 51:3 | | and ˹the ships˺ gliding with ease, |
| 51:4 | | and ˹the angels˺ administering affairs by ˹Allah’s˺ command! |
| 51:4 | | and ˹the angels˺ administering affairs by ˹Allah’s˺ command! |
| 51:5 | | Indeed, what you are promised is true. |
| 51:5 | | Indeed, what you are promised is true. |
| 51:6 | | And the Judgment will certainly come to pass. |
| 51:6 | | And the Judgment will certainly come to pass. |
| 51:7 | | ˹And˺ by the heavens in their marvellous design! |
| 51:7 | | ˹And˺ by the heavens in their marvellous design! |
| 51:8 | | Surely you are ˹lost˺ in conflicting views ˹regarding the truth˺. |
| 51:8 | | Surely you are ˹lost˺ in conflicting views ˹regarding the truth˺. |
| 51:9 | | Only those ˹destined to be˺ deluded are turned away from it. |
| 51:9 | | Only those ˹destined to be˺ deluded are turned away from it. |
| 51:10 | | Condemned are the liars— |
| 51:10 | | Condemned are the liars— |
| 51:11 | | those who are ˹steeped˺ in ignorance, totally heedless. |
| 51:11 | | those who are ˹steeped˺ in ignorance, totally heedless. |
| 51:12 | | They ask ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?” |
| 51:12 | | They ask ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?” |
| 51:13 | | ˹It is˺ the Day they will be tormented over the Fire. |
| 51:13 | | ˹It is˺ the Day they will be tormented over the Fire. |
| 51:14 | | ˹They will be told,˺ “Taste your torment! This is what you sought to hasten.” |
| 51:14 | | ˹They will be told,˺ “Taste your torment! This is what you sought to hasten.” |
| 51:15 | | Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and springs, |
| 51:15 | | Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and springs, |
| 51:16 | | ˹joyfully˺ receiving what their Lord will grant them. Before this ˹reward˺ they were truly good-doers ˹in the world˺: |
| 51:16 | | ˹joyfully˺ receiving what their Lord will grant them. Before this ˹reward˺ they were truly good-doers ˹in the world˺: |
| 51:17 | | they used to sleep only little in the night, |
| 51:17 | | they used to sleep only little in the night, |
| 51:18 | | and pray for forgiveness before dawn. |
| 51:18 | | and pray for forgiveness before dawn. |
| 51:19 | | And in their wealth there was a rightful share ˹fulfilled˺ for the beggar and the poor. |
| 51:19 | | And in their wealth there was a rightful share ˹fulfilled˺ for the beggar and the poor. |
| 51:20 | | There are ˹countless˺ signs on earth for those with sure faith, |
| 51:20 | | There are ˹countless˺ signs on earth for those with sure faith, |
| 51:21 | | as there are within yourselves. Can you not see? |
| 51:21 | | as there are within yourselves. Can you not see? |
| 51:22 | | In heaven is your sustenance and whatever you are promised. |
| 51:22 | | In heaven is your sustenance and whatever you are promised. |
| 51:23 | | Then by the Lord of heaven and earth! ˹All˺ this is certainly as true as ˹the fact that˺ you can speak! |
| 51:23 | | Then by the Lord of heaven and earth! ˹All˺ this is certainly as true as ˹the fact that˺ you can speak! |
| 51:24 | | Has the story of Abraham’s honoured guests reached you ˹O Prophet˺? |
| 51:24 | | Has the story of Abraham’s honoured guests reached you ˹O Prophet˺? |
| 51:25 | | ˹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.” |
| 51:25 | | ˹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.” |
| 51:26 | | Then he slipped off to his family and brought a fat ˹roasted˺ calf, |
| 51:26 | | Then he slipped off to his family and brought a fat ˹roasted˺ calf, |
| 51:27 | | and placed it before them, asking, “Will you not eat?” |
| 51:27 | | and placed it before them, asking, “Will you not eat?” |
| 51:28 | | ˹They did not eat,˺ so he grew fearful of them. They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid,” and gave him good news of a knowledgeable son. |
| 51:28 | | ˹They did not eat,˺ so he grew fearful of them. They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid,” and gave him good news of a knowledgeable son. |
| 51:29 | | Then his wife came forward with a cry, clasping her forehead ˹in astonishment˺, exclaiming, “˹A baby from˺ a barren, old woman!” |
| 51:29 | | Then his wife came forward with a cry, clasping her forehead ˹in astonishment˺, exclaiming, “˹A baby from˺ a barren, old woman!” |
| 51:30 | | They replied, “Such has your Lord decreed. He is truly the All-Wise, All-Knowing.” |
| 51:30 | | They replied, “Such has your Lord decreed. He is truly the All-Wise, All-Knowing.” |
| 51:31 | | ˹Later,˺ Abraham asked, “What is your mission, O messengers?” |
| 51:31 | | ˹Later,˺ Abraham asked, “What is your mission, O messengers?” |
| 51:32 | | They replied, “We have actually been sent to a wicked people, |
| 51:32 | | They replied, “We have actually been sent to a wicked people, |
| 51:33 | | to send upon them stones of ˹baked˺ clay, |
| 51:33 | | to send upon them stones of ˹baked˺ clay, |
| 51:34 | | marked by your Lord for the transgressors.” |
| 51:34 | | marked by your Lord for the transgressors.” |
| 51:35 | | Then ˹before the torment˺ We evacuated the believers from the city. |
| 51:35 | | Then ˹before the torment˺ We evacuated the believers from the city. |
| 51:36 | | But We only found one family that had submitted ˹to Allah˺. |
| 51:36 | | But We only found one family that had submitted ˹to Allah˺. |
| 51:37 | | And We have left a sign there ˹as a lesson˺ for those who fear the painful punishment. |
| 51:37 | | And We have left a sign there ˹as a lesson˺ for those who fear the painful punishment. |
| 51:38 | | And in ˹the story of˺ Moses ˹was another lesson,˺ when We sent him to Pharaoh with compelling proof, |
| 51:38 | | And in ˹the story of˺ Moses ˹was another lesson,˺ when We sent him to Pharaoh with compelling proof, |
| 51:39 | | but Pharaoh was carried away by his power, saying ˹of Moses˺, “A magician or a madman!” |
| 51:39 | | but Pharaoh was carried away by his power, saying ˹of Moses˺, “A magician or a madman!” |
| 51:40 | | So We seized him and his soldiers, casting them into the sea while he was blameworthy. |
| 51:40 | | So We seized him and his soldiers, casting them into the sea while he was blameworthy. |
| 51:41 | | And in ˹the story of˺ ’Âd ˹was another lesson,˺ when We sent against them the devastating wind. |
| 51:41 | | And in ˹the story of˺ ’Âd ˹was another lesson,˺ when We sent against them the devastating wind. |
| 51:42 | | There was nothing it came upon that it did not reduce to ashes. |
| 51:42 | | There was nothing it came upon that it did not reduce to ashes. |
| 51:43 | | And in ˹the story of˺ Thamûd ˹was another lesson,˺ when they were told, “Enjoy yourselves ˹only˺ for a ˹short˺ while.” |
| 51:43 | | And in ˹the story of˺ Thamûd ˹was another lesson,˺ when they were told, “Enjoy yourselves ˹only˺ for a ˹short˺ while.” |
| 51:44 | | Still they persisted in defying the commands of their Lord, so they were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast while they were looking on. |
| 51:44 | | Still they persisted in defying the commands of their Lord, so they were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast while they were looking on. |
| 51:45 | | Then they were not able to rise up, nor were they helped. |
| 51:45 | | Then they were not able to rise up, nor were they helped. |
| 51:46 | | And the people of Noah ˹had also been destroyed˺ earlier. They were truly a rebellious people. |
| 51:46 | | And the people of Noah ˹had also been destroyed˺ earlier. They were truly a rebellious people. |
| 51:47 | | We built the universe with ˹great˺ might, and We are certainly expanding ˹it˺. |
| 51:47 | | We built the universe with ˹great˺ might, and We are certainly expanding ˹it˺. |
| 51:48 | | As for the earth, We spread it out. How superbly did We smooth it out! |
| 51:48 | | As for the earth, We spread it out. How superbly did We smooth it out! |
| 51:49 | | And We created pairs of all things so perhaps you would be mindful. |
| 51:49 | | And We created pairs of all things so perhaps you would be mindful. |
| 51:50 | | So ˹proclaim, O Prophet˺: “Flee to Allah! I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you. |
| 51:50 | | So ˹proclaim, O Prophet˺: “Flee to Allah! I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you. |
| 51:51 | | And do not set up another god with Allah. I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you.” |
| 51:51 | | And do not set up another god with Allah. I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you.” |
| 51:52 | | Similarly, no messenger came to those before them without being told: “A magician or a madman!” |
| 51:52 | | Similarly, no messenger came to those before them without being told: “A magician or a madman!” |
| 51:53 | | Have they passed this ˹cliché˺ down to one another? In fact, they have ˹all˺ been a transgressing people. |
| 51:53 | | Have they passed this ˹cliché˺ down to one another? In fact, they have ˹all˺ been a transgressing people. |
| 51:54 | | So ˹now˺ turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺, for you will not be blamed. |
| 51:54 | | So ˹now˺ turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺, for you will not be blamed. |
| 51:55 | | But ˹continue to˺ remind. For certainly reminders benefit the believers. |
| 51:55 | | But ˹continue to˺ remind. For certainly reminders benefit the believers. |
| 51:56 | | I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me. |
| 51:56 | | I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me. |
| 51:57 | | I seek no provision from them, nor do I need them to feed Me. |
| 51:57 | | I seek no provision from them, nor do I need them to feed Me. |
| 51:58 | | Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the Supreme Provider—Lord of all Power, Ever Mighty. |
| 51:58 | | Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the Supreme Provider—Lord of all Power, Ever Mighty. |
| 51:59 | | 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˺. |
| 51:59 | | 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˺. |
| 51:60 | | Woe then to the disbelievers when they face their Day which they are warned of! |
| 51:60 | | Woe then to the disbelievers when they face their Day which they are warned of! |
