English translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Marmaduke Pickthall
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Surah 51 الذاريات
60 Verses
Meccan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلذَّٰرِيَـٰتِ ذَرْوًا Verse 1
By those that winnow with a winnowing
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فَٱلْحَـٰمِلَـٰتِ وِقْرًا Verse 2
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
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فَٱلْجَـٰرِيَـٰتِ يُسْرًا Verse 3
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
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فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ أَمْرًا Verse 4
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
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إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ Verse 5
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
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وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ Verse 6
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ Verse 7
By the heaven full of paths,
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إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ Verse 8
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
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يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ Verse 9
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
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قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ Verse 10
Accursed be the conjecturers
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ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ Verse 11
Who are careless in an abyss!
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يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ Verse 12
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment?
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يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ Verse 13
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
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ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ 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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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ Verse 15
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
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ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ Verse 16
Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
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كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ Verse 17
They used to sleep but little of the night,
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وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ Verse 18
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
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وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ Verse 19
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
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وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ Verse 20
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
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وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ Verse 21
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see?
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وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ Verse 22
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
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فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ 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.
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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ Verse 24
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad)?
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إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ 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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فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ Verse 26
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
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فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ Verse 27
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat?
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فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ 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.
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فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى 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!
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قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ Verse 30
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
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قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ Verse 31
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah)?
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قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ Verse 32
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
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لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ Verse 33
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
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مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ Verse 34
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
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فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Verse 35
Then We brought forth such believers as were there.
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فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ Verse 36
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
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وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ Verse 37
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
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وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ Verse 38
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
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فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَـٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ Verse 39
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
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فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ Verse 40
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
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وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ Verse 41
And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
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مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ Verse 42
It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
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وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ Verse 43
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
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فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ Verse 44
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
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فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ Verse 45
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
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وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَـٰسِقِينَ Verse 46
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
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وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَـٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ Verse 47
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
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وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَـٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَـٰهِدُونَ Verse 48
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
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وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ Verse 49
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
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فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ Verse 50
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
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وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى 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.
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كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ Verse 52
Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
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أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ Verse 53
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another? Nay, but they are froward folk.
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فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ Verse 54
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
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وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Verse 55
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
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وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ Verse 56
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
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مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ Verse 57
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ Verse 58
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
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فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَـٰبِهِمْ 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).
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فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ Verse 60
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.
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