| | Linda “iLHam” Barto rendition of Surah The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers(adh-Dhariyat)
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| 51:1 | | Consider those scattering, dispersing. |
| 51:2 | | [Consider] those carrying burdens. |
| 51:3 | | [Consider] those that flow with ease. |
| 51:4 | | [Consider] those that assign command. |
| 51:5 | | Truly, all that you are promised is true. |
| 51:6 | | Truly, judgment must come to pass. |
| 51:7 | | Consider the sky with its numerous orbits. |
| 51:8 | | Truly, you are in doctrinal discord. |
| 51:9 | | Those who would be deluded will be deluded [regardless of what message they hear]. |
| 51:10 | | Condemned are the liars… |
| 51:11 | | …–those who flounder in a flood of confusion! |
| 51:12 | | They ask, “When is the Day of Judgment?” |
| 51:13 | | That day they will be tested over the fire. |
| 51:14 | | “Taste your trial! This is what you wanted hastened.” |
| 51:15 | | The righteous will be in the midst of gardens and springs. |
| 51:16 | | [They will] enjoy the things that the Lord gives them because of the good lives they had lived. |
| 51:17 | | They had a habit of sleeping only a little at night. |
| 51:18 | | The hours of early dawn would find them praying for forgiveness. |
| 51:19 | | From their wealth and resources was provided the right of those who asked [for help] and those who were deprived. |
| 51:20 | | On the earth are signs for those of assurance [in faith]. |
| 51:21 | | [There are] also [signs] within your own selves. Will you not understand? |
| 51:22 | | In Heaven is Your sustenance, as you are promised. |
| 51:23 | | Consider then the Lord of Heaven and Earth. This is the very truth –just as real as the fact that you are able to converse. |
| 51:24 | | Have you heard the story of Abraham’s honored guests? |
| 51:25 | | (Angels) entered his presence and said, “Peace!” He said, “Peace!” to the strangers. |
| 51:26 | | He went to his household and got a fattened calf. |
| 51:27 | | [He] placed (the roasted calf) before them. He said, “Will you not eat?” |
| 51:28 | | He began to fear them [because they did not eat]. They said, “Fear not.” They gave him the good news of a knowledgeable son. |
| 51:29 | | (Abraham’s) wife came forward, [laughing] out loud. She smacked her forehead and said, “A barren old woman?” |
| 51:30 | | (The angels) said, “Thus your Lord has spoken. Indeed, He is the Perfectly Wise, the All-knowing.” |
| 51:31 | | (Abraham) said, “O messengers, what is your errand now?” |
| 51:32 | | They said, “Indeed, We have been sent to a sinful people. |
| 51:33 | | [We are] to bring brimstones upon them. |
| 51:34 | | [The stones] are marked from your Lord for the sinners.” |
| 51:35 | | We evacuated the believers there. |
| 51:36 | | We did not find there any good people except for one family. |
| 51:37 | | We left there a sign for those who fear the horrid punishment. |
| 51:38 | | [Consider] Moses. We sent him with obvious authority to Pharaoh. |
| 51:39 | | (Pharaoh) turned away with his leaders and said, “A sorcerer or one possessed!” |
| 51:40 | | We took him and his armies and threw them into the sea, and it was his fault. |
| 51:41 | | [Consider] the Ad. We sent a devastating wind against them. |
| 51:42 | | It left nothing that it came against, but reduced it to destroyed ruins. |
| 51:43 | | [Consider] the Thamud. They were told, “Enjoy yourselves for a little while.” |
| 51:44 | | They rebelled against the command of their Lord. Lightning seized them while they watched. |
| 51:45 | | They could not even stand, and they could not help themselves. |
| 51:46 | | [Consider] the people of Noah before them. Indeed, they were a disobedient people. |
| 51:47 | | We constructed the sky with skill, and We are expanding it. |
| 51:48 | | We unfurled the earth. How excellently We prepared it! |
| 51:49 | | We created everything as a pair. Perhaps you will reflect. |
| 51:50 | | Hurry then to Allah! I am merely an advisor from Him, bluntly calling you [to accept His message]. |
| 51:51 | | Do not make another into an object of worship with Allah. I am an advisor from Him, bluntly calling you. |
| 51:52 | | In the same way, no messenger came to any people before them without their saying, “A sorcerer or one possessed!” |
| 51:53 | | Is this the legacy they have passed down? Nonsense! They are a sinful people. |
| 51:54 | | Turn away from them. You are not to blame. |
| 51:55 | | Teach, for teaching certainly benefits the believers. |
| 51:56 | | I have created spirit-beings and human beings only so they may worship Me. |
| 51:57 | | I require no sustenance from them. I do not require them to feed me. |
| 51:58 | | Truly Allah is He who gives sustenance. [He is] the Owner of Power, the Forceful One. |
| 51:59 | | For the sinners, their portion is like the portion of their ancestors. They should not ask Me to hasten it. |
| 51:60 | | Woe to the unbelievers because of that day of theirs, which has been promised to them. |
