77. Al-Mursalat

وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِBy the ones sent forthعُرْفًاone after another﴿١﴾

By those [winds] sent forth in gusts

فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِAnd the winds that blowعَصْفًاviolently﴿٢﴾

And the winds that blow violently

وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِAnd the ones that scatterنَشْرًاfar and wide﴿٣﴾

And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]

فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِAnd those who separateفَرْقًا(by the) Criterion﴿٤﴾

And those [angels] who bring criterion

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِAnd those who bring downذِكْرًا(the) Reminder﴿٥﴾

And those [angels] who deliver a message

عُذْرًا(As) justificationأَوْorنُذْرًاwarning﴿٦﴾

As justification or warning

إِنَّمَاIndeed, whatتُوعَدُونَyou are promisedلَوَٰقِعٌwill surely occur﴿٧﴾

Indeed, what you are promised is to occur

فَإِذَاSo whenٱلنُّجُومُthe starsطُمِسَتْare obliterated﴿٨﴾

So when the stars are obliterated

وَإِذَاAnd whenٱلسَّمَآءُthe heavenفُرِجَتْis cleft asunder﴿٩﴾

And when the heaven is opened

وَإِذَاAnd whenٱلْجِبَالُthe mountainsنُسِفَتْare blown away﴿١٠﴾

And when the mountains are blown away

وَإِذَاAnd whenٱلرُّسُلُthe Messengersأُقِّتَتْare gathered to their appointed time﴿١١﴾

And when the messengers' time has come

لِأَىِّFor whatيَوْمٍDayأُجِّلَتْare (these) postponed﴿١٢﴾

For what Day was it postponed

لِيَوْمِFor (the) Dayٱلْفَصْلِ(of) Judgment﴿١٣﴾

For the Day of Judgement

وَمَآAnd whatأَدْرَىٰكَwill make you knowمَاwhatيَوْمُ(is the) Dayٱلْفَصْلِ(of) the Judgment﴿١٤﴾

And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement

وَيْلٌWoeيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayلِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَto the deniers﴿١٥﴾

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

أَلَمْDid notنُهْلِكِWe destroyٱلْأَوَّلِينَthe former (people)﴿١٦﴾

Did We not destroy the former peoples

ثُمَّThenنُتْبِعُهُمُWe follow them upٱلْءَاخِرِينَ(with) the later ones﴿١٧﴾

Then We will follow them with the later ones

كَذَٰلِكَThusنَفْعَلُWe dealبِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَwith the criminals﴿١٨﴾

Thus do We deal with the criminals

وَيْلٌWoeيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayلِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَto the deniers﴿١٩﴾

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

أَلَمْDid notنَخْلُقكُّمWe create youمِّنfromمَّآءٍa waterمَّهِينٍdespicable﴿٢٠﴾

Did We not create you from a liquid disdained