37. As-Saffat

هَٰذَاThisيَوْمُ(is the) Dayٱلْفَصْلِ(of) Judgmentٱلَّذِىwhichكُنتُمyou used toبِهِۦ[of it]تُكَذِّبُونَdeny﴿٢١﴾

[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny

ٱحْشُرُوا۟Gatherٱلَّذِينَthose whoظَلَمُوا۟wrongedوَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْand their kindsوَمَاand whatكَانُوا۟they used (to)يَعْبُدُونَworship﴿٢٢﴾

[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship

مِنBesidesدُونِBesidesٱللَّهِAllahفَٱهْدُوهُمْthen lead themإِلَىٰtoصِرَٰطِ(the) Pathٱلْجَحِيمِ(of) the Hellfire﴿٢٣﴾

Other than Allah, and guide them to the path of Hellfire

وَقِفُوهُمْAnd stop themإِنَّهُمindeed, theyمَّسْـُٔولُونَ(are) to be questioned﴿٢٤﴾

And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned

مَاWhatلَكُمْ(is) for youلَا(Why) notتَنَاصَرُونَyou help one another﴿٢٥﴾

[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other

بَلْNayهُمُtheyٱلْيَوْمَ(on) that Dayمُسْتَسْلِمُونَ(will) surrender﴿٢٦﴾

But they, that Day, are in surrender

وَأَقْبَلَAnd will approachبَعْضُهُمْsome of themعَلَىٰtoبَعْضٍothersيَتَسَآءَلُونَquestioning one another﴿٢٧﴾

And they will approach one another blaming each other

قَالُوٓا۟They will sayإِنَّكُمْIndeed, youكُنتُمْ[you] used (to)تَأْتُونَنَاcome (to) usعَنِfromٱلْيَمِينِthe right﴿٢٨﴾

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right

قَالُوا۟They will sayبَلNayلَّمْnotتَكُونُوا۟you wereمُؤْمِنِينَbelievers﴿٢٩﴾

The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers

وَمَاAnd notكَانَwasلَنَاfor usعَلَيْكُمover youمِّنanyسُلْطَٰنٍۭauthorityبَلْNayكُنتُمْyou wereقَوْمًاa peopleطَٰغِينَtransgressing﴿٣٠﴾

And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people

فَحَقَّSo has been proved trueعَلَيْنَاagainst usقَوْلُ(the) Wordرَبِّنَآ(of) our Lordإِنَّاindeed, weلَذَآئِقُونَ(will) certainly taste﴿٣١﴾

So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment]

فَأَغْوَيْنَٰكُمْSo we led you astrayإِنَّاindeed, weكُنَّاwereغَٰوِينَastray﴿٣٢﴾

And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators

فَإِنَّهُمْThen indeed, theyيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayفِىinٱلْعَذَابِthe punishmentمُشْتَرِكُونَ(will be) sharers﴿٣٣﴾

So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment

إِنَّاIndeed, WeكَذَٰلِكَthusنَفْعَلُWe dealبِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَwith the criminals﴿٣٤﴾

Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals

إِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyكَانُوٓا۟wereإِذَاwhenقِيلَit was saidلَهُمْto themلَآ(There is) noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاexceptٱللَّهُAllahيَسْتَكْبِرُونَwere arrogant﴿٣٥﴾

Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allah," were arrogant

وَيَقُولُونَAnd they sayأَئِنَّاAre weلَتَارِكُوٓا۟to leaveءَالِهَتِنَاour godsلِشَاعِرٍfor a poetمَّجْنُونٍۭmad﴿٣٦﴾

And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet

بَلْNayجَآءَhe has broughtبِٱلْحَقِّthe truthوَصَدَّقَand confirmedٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers﴿٣٧﴾

Rather, the Prophet has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers

إِنَّكُمْIndeed, youلَذَآئِقُوا۟(will) surely tasteٱلْعَذَابِthe punishmentٱلْأَلِيمِpainful﴿٣٨﴾

Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment

وَمَاAnd notتُجْزَوْنَyou will be recompensedإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatكُنتُمْyou used toتَعْمَلُونَdo﴿٣٩﴾

And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do

إِلَّاExceptعِبَادَ(the) slavesٱللَّهِ(of) Allahٱلْمُخْلَصِينَthe chosen ones﴿٤٠﴾

But not the chosen servants of Allah