English translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Marmaduke Pickthall

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Surah 51 الذاريات

60 Verses

Meccan

  1. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

    وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا Verse 1

    By those that winnow with a winnowing

    Verse 1, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:1, text code 95a18ba28b62

  2. فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا Verse 2

    And those that bear the burden (of the rain)

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:2, text code 56691a1bd675

  3. فَالْجَارِيَاتِ يُسْرًا Verse 3

    And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:3, text code a4a1c1ec1df2

  4. فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْرًا Verse 4

    And those who distribute (blessings) by command,

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:4, text code 2af5eb3f81ae

  5. إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ Verse 5

    Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:5, text code 3f3f454ad0e7

  6. وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَاقِعٌ Verse 6

    And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:6, text code 97436bccd6f1

  7. وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ Verse 7

    By the heaven full of paths,

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:7, text code 6f368391d4a1

  8. إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ Verse 8

    Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:8, text code 06332a99e9b6

  9. يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ Verse 9

    He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.

    Verse 9, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:9, text code 3ca883f5f9bc

  10. قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ Verse 10

    Accursed be the conjecturers

    Verse 10, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:10, text code 77f295c6d337

  11. الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ Verse 11

    Who are careless in an abyss!

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:11, text code ea9fd197af82

  12. يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ Verse 12

    They ask: When is the Day of Judgment?

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:12, text code 9ba76a058e37

  13. يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ Verse 13

    (It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:13, text code f4301f10d8d2

  14. ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَـٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ Verse 14

    (And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:14, text code 43e6fb18081d

  15. إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ Verse 15

    Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:15, text code 479d19a565b6

  16. آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ Verse 16

    Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:16, text code 5de14c761c4a

  17. كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ Verse 17

    They used to sleep but little of the night,

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:17, text code ada933500042

  18. وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ Verse 18

    And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,

    Verse 18, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:18, text code f846b957709e

  19. وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ Verse 19

    And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:19, text code 2ecb17b4cb5e

  20. وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ Verse 20

    And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:20, text code 3e16056f1c98

  21. وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ Verse 21

    And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see?

    Verse 21, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:21, text code 83891439d124

  22. وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ Verse 22

    And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:22, text code 04ab819fe54f

  23. فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ Verse 23

    And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.

    Verse 23, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:23, text code d05f55c944af

  24. هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ Verse 24

    Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad)?

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:24, text code 2463b6543191

  25. إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ Verse 25

    When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:25, text code 4393a101d350

  26. فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ Verse 26

    Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;

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    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:26, text code 5155fba2f5c7

  27. فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ Verse 27

    And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat?

    Verse 27, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:27, text code 6fdd90985efc

  28. فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ Verse 28

    Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.

    Verse 28, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:28, text code 8c0b00993d25

  29. فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ Verse 29

    Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!

    Verse 29, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:29, text code 3211684e2cf9

  30. قَالُوا كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ Verse 30

    They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.

    Verse 30, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:30, text code fa814d800739

  31. قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ Verse 31

    (Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah)?

    Verse 31, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:31, text code e0bbb12a528b

  32. قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ Verse 32

    They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,

    Verse 32, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:32, text code 780db5e884cf

  33. لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ Verse 33

    That we may send upon them stones of clay,

    Verse 33, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:33, text code ce0dd223ebc6

  34. مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ Verse 34

    Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.

    Verse 34, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:34, text code 7904611a4212

  35. فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ Verse 35

    Then We brought forth such believers as were there.

    Verse 35, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:35, text code 4e4b0a5d1967

  36. فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ Verse 36

    But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).

    Verse 36, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:36, text code b0b6cde241b2

  37. وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَا آيَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ Verse 37

    And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.

    Verse 37, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:37, text code 2db6de00ff1d

  38. وَفِي مُوسَىٰ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ Verse 38

    And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,

    Verse 38, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:38, text code aefa60f9824d

  39. فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ Verse 39

    But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.

    Verse 39, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:39, text code 1500ecd71107

  40. فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ Verse 40

    So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.

    Verse 40, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:40, text code 9c872c9b7dce

  41. وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ Verse 41

    And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.

    Verse 41, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:41, text code 07719da10f70

  42. مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ Verse 42

    It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.

    Verse 42, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:42, text code 24c965665831

  43. وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ Verse 43

    And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.

    Verse 43, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:43, text code 483bbfe8b947

  44. فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ Verse 44

    But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;

    Verse 44, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:44, text code 63073eca0ef1

  45. فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ Verse 45

    And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

    Verse 45, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:45, text code b6465c715b02

  46. وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ Verse 46

    And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.

    Verse 46, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:46, text code a400debaf854

  47. وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ Verse 47

    We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).

    Verse 47, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:47, text code 77f01949dd2f

  48. وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ Verse 48

    And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!

    Verse 48, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:48, text code 7067f92cfd63

  49. وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ Verse 49

    And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.

    Verse 49, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:49, text code 78fd10140d97

  50. فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ Verse 50

    Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.

    Verse 50, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:50, text code f22defe8fc28

  51. وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا آخَرَ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ Verse 51

    And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.

    Verse 51, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:51, text code 03ee1a50595a

  52. كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ Verse 52

    Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!

    Verse 52, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:52, text code 59b2050a899f

  53. أَتَوَاصَوْا بِهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ Verse 53

    Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another? Nay, but they are froward folk.

    Verse 53, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:53, text code 259c0868fd55

  54. فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَا أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ Verse 54

    So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,

    Verse 54, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:54, text code 642a852f2875

  55. وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ Verse 55

    And warn, for warning profiteth believers.

    Verse 55, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:55, text code 0ebd2d7b8c46

  56. وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ Verse 56

    I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.

    Verse 56, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:56, text code d5dad8afd0ae

  57. مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ Verse 57

    I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.

    Verse 57, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:57, text code a0d8724f97b6

  58. إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ Verse 58

    Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.

    Verse 58, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:58, text code fda401e6f667

  59. فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَابِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ Verse 59

    And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).

    Verse 59, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:59, text code e98e80b3adb7

  60. فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن يَوْمِهِمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ Verse 60

    And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.

    Verse 60, Where in the source

    Tanzil Quran Text (Simple, Version 1.1) 51:60, text code fba5fee53ba8