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وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ عُرْفًا
Sahih International
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
The Clear Quran
By those ˹winds˺ sent forth successively,
Surah 77
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فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصْفًا
Sahih International
And the winds that blow violently
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and those blowing violently,
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وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
Sahih International
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
The Clear Quran
and those scattering ˹rainclouds˺ widely!
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فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًا
Sahih International
And those [angels] who bring criterion1
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And ˹by˺ those ˹angels˺ fully distinguishing ˹truth from falsehood˺,
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فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا
Sahih International
And those [angels] who deliver a message.
The Clear Quran
and those delivering revelation,
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عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Sahih International
As justification or warning,
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ending excuses and giving warnings.
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إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
Sahih International
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
The Clear Quran
Surely, what you are promised will come to pass.
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فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
Sahih International
So when the stars are obliterated
The Clear Quran
So when the stars are put out,
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وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
Sahih International
And when the heaven is opened
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and the sky is torn apart,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
Sahih International
And when the mountains are blown away
The Clear Quran
and the mountains are blown away,
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وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
Sahih International
And when the messengers' time has come...1
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and the messengers’ time ˹to testify˺ comes up—
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لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
Sahih International
For what Day was it postponed?1
The Clear Quran
for which Day has all this been set?
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لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Sahih International
For the Day of Judgement.
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For the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision!
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Sahih International
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
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And what will make you realize what the Day of Decision is?
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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe,1 that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
16
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Sahih International
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
The Clear Quran
Did We not destroy earlier disbelievers?
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ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
Sahih International
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
The Clear Quran
And We will make the later disbelievers follow them.
18
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Sahih International
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
The Clear Quran
This is how We deal with the wicked.
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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
20
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
Sahih International
Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
The Clear Quran
Did We not create you from a humble fluid,
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فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
Sahih International
And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]
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placing it in a secure place
22
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Sahih International
For a known extent.
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until an appointed time?1
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فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ
Sahih International
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
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We ˹perfectly˺ ordained ˹its development˺. How excellent are We in doing so!
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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Sahih International
Have We not made the earth a container
The Clear Quran
Have We not made the earth a lodging
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أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
Sahih International
Of the living and the dead?
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for the living and the dead,
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وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Sahih International
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
The Clear Quran
and placed upon it towering, firm mountains, and given you fresh water to drink?
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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Sahih International
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
The Clear Quran
˹The disbelievers will be told,˺ “Proceed into that ˹Fire˺ which you used to deny!
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ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍ
Sahih International
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns.
The Clear Quran
Proceed into the shade ˹of smoke˺ which rises in three columns,
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لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Sahih International
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
The Clear Quran
providing neither coolness nor shelter from the flames.
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إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
Sahih International
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
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Indeed, it hurls sparks ˹as big˺ as huge castles,
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كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Sahih International
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
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and ˹as dark˺ as black camels.”1
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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Sahih International
This is a Day they will not speak,
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On that Day they will not ˹be in a position to˺ speak,
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وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Sahih International
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
The Clear Quran
nor will they be permitted to offer excuses.
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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Sahih International
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
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˹They will be told by Allah,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision: We have gathered you along with earlier disbelievers ˹for punishment˺.
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فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Sahih International
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
The Clear Quran
So if you have a scheme ˹to save yourselves˺, then use it against Me.”
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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
41
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Sahih International
Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
The Clear Quran
Indeed, the righteous will be amid ˹cool˺ shade and springs
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وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Sahih International
And fruits from whatever they desire,
The Clear Quran
and any fruit they desire.
43
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Sahih International
[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
The Clear Quran
˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink happily for what you used to do.”
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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Sahih International
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
The Clear Quran
Surely this is how We reward the good-doers.
45
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
˹But˺ woe on that Day to the deniers!
46
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Sahih International
[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
The Clear Quran
“Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little while, ˹for˺ you are truly wicked.”
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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Sahih International
And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
The Clear Quran
When it is said to them, “Bow down ˹before Allah,” they do not bow.
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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
The Clear Quran
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
50
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Sahih International
Then in what statement after it [i.e., the Qur’ān] will they believe?
The Clear Quran
So what message after this ˹Quran˺ would they believe in?