Adh-Dhaariyat
سُورَةُ الذَّارِيَاتِ
The Winnowing Winds
**In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.** The Chapter has sixty Verses and it was revealed in Mecca. The title of the Chapter derives from its opening Verse: **“By the scattering winds”** connoting harsh winds that scatter everything. The Chapter opening and closing with a treatment of Resurrection deals mainly with Divine Unity, Divine Manifestations in the world of existence, the story of angels receiving Abraham’s (as) hospitality and bearing to him the glad tidings of a child to be born to him, warning against destruction of the people of Lot (as), and a reference to a number of Prophets (as) like Moses and Noah (as) and the peoples of ‘Ad and Thamud. Making mention of the history of former Prophets (as) and the hardships they experienced for guiding their peoples, the Chapter in question calls the Noble Prophet of Islam (S) to persevere and be patient in proclaiming his Call.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًۭا
Waz-zaariyaati zarwaa
I CALL TO witness those who scatter (dust) by dispersing,
فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًۭا
Falhaamilaati wiqraa
And those who bear the load (of rain),
فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًۭا
Faljaariyaati yusraa
And those who move (on the water) gently,
فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا
Falmuqassimaati amraa
And those who distribute (it) by command,
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌۭ
Innamaa too'adoona la-saadiq
Verily the promise made to you is true:
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ
Wa innad deena la waaqi'
The Judgement will indeed take place.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ
Wassamaaa'i zaatil hubuk
The heavens webbed-with-tracks is witness
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍۢ مُّخْتَلِفٍۢ
Innakum lafee qawlim mukhtalif
You are surely caught in contradictions.,
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Yu'faku 'anhu man ufik
From which only he turns who is turned away.
قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ
Qutilal kharraasoon
Perish will those who just guess and speculate,
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍۢ سَاهُونَ
Allazeena hum fee ghamratin saahoon
Who are lost in deception.
يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Yas'aloona ayyaana yawmud Deen
They ask: "When is the Day of Judgement?" --
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
Yawma hum 'alan naari yuftanoon
The day they will be burnt in the Fire,
ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Zooqoo fitnatakum haa zal lazee kuntum bihee tas ta'jiloon
(And told:) "Taste your punishment. This is what you were trying to hasten."
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍ
Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon
Surely those who fear God and follow the straight path will be amidst gardens and fresh springs of water,
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
Aakhizeena maaa aataahum Rabbuhum; innahum kaanoo qabla zaalika muhsineen
Receiving what is given them by their Lord. They were surely the virtuous before this.
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
kaanoo qaleelam minal laili maa yahja'oon
They slept little in the night,
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
Wa bilashaari hum yastaghfiroon
And every morning asked forgiveness,
وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
Wa feee amwaalihim haqqul lissaaa'ili walmahroom
In whose wealth the suppliant and the deprived had a share.
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌۭ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
Wa fil ardi aayaatul lilmooqineen
There are signs in the earth for those who are firm in their faith,
وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Wa feee anfusikum; afalaa tubsiroon
And within yourselves. Can you not perceive?
وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
Wa fissamaaa'i rizqukum wa maa too'adoon
There is in the heavens your sustenance, and whatever has been promised you.
فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّۭ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
Fawa Rabbis samaaa'i wal ardi innahoo lahaqqum misla maa annakum tantiqoon
By the Lord of the heavens and the earth, this is certainly true even as you speak.
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
Hal ataaka hadeesu daifi Ibraaheemal mukrameen
Has the story of Abraham's honoured guests come to you?
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا ۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٌۭ قَوْمٌۭ مُّنكَرُونَ
Iz dakhaloo 'alaihi faqaaloo salaaman qaala salaamun qawmum munkaroon
When they came to him, they said: "Peace." He answered: "Peace." They were a people he did not recognise.
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍۢ سَمِينٍۢ
Faraagha ilaaa ahlihee fajaaa'a bi'ijlin sameen
So he hurried to the house and brought a fatted calf,
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Faqarrabahooo ilaihim qaala alaa taakuloon
And placing it before them said: "Won't you eat?"
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةًۭ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ
Fa awjasa minhm khee fatan qaaloo laa takhaf wa bashsharoohu bighulaamin 'aleem
He felt afraid of them; but they said: "Have no fear," and gave him the good news of a wise son.
فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍۢ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌۭ
Fa aqbalatim ra-atuhoo fee sarratin fasakkat wajhahaa wa qaalat 'ajoozun 'aqeem
His wife came out lamenting, striking her forehead, and said: "I, am old and barren woman?"
قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Qaaloo kazaaliki qaala Rabbuki innahoo huwal hakeemul 'aleem
They said: "Thus said your Lord. He is indeed all-wise and all-knowing."
۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
Qaala famaa khatbukum ayyuhal mursaloon
He said: "What is then your business, O messengers?"
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ مُّجْرِمِينَ
Qaalooo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen
They said: "We have been sent to a wicked people
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةًۭ مِّن طِينٍۢ
Linursila 'alaihim hijaa ratam min teen
So as to let loose clods of clay on them
مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Musawwamatan 'inda rabbika lilmusrifeen
Marked by your Lord for those who waste their substance."
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Fa akhrajnaa man kaana feehaa minal mu'mineen
So We evacuated everyone who was a believer there,
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
Famaa wajadnaa feehaa ghaira baitim minal muslimeen
But did not find more than a single family of believers.
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
Wa taraknaa feehaaa aayatal lillazeena yakhaafoonal 'azaabal aleem
We left a sign in this for those who fear the grievous punishment,
وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
Wa fee Moosaaa iz arsalnaahu ilaa Fir'wna bisultaa nim mubeen
As (there was) in Moses when We sent him to the Pharaoh with clear authority.
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌۭ
Fatawalla biruknihee wa qaala saahirun aw majnoon
But he turned to his counsellors, and said: "He is a magician or lunatic."
فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌۭ
Fa akhaznaahu wa junoo dahoo fanabaznaahum fil yammi wa huwa muleem
So We seized him and his armies, and threw them into the sea, for he was worthy of blame.
وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
Wa fee 'Aadin iz arsalnaa 'alaihimur reehal'aqeem
In 'Ad (also is a sign), when We sent a blasting wind against them,
مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
Maa tazaru min shai'in atat 'alaihi illaa ja'alat hu karrameem
Which turned everything it touched to ashes.
وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍۢ
Wa fee Samooda iz qeela lahum tamatta''oo hattaa heen
And in Thamud, when We said to them: "Enjoy yourselves for a while;"
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
Fa'ataw 'an amri Rabbihim fa akhazal humus saa'iqatu wa hum yanzuroon
But they disobeyed the command of their Lord; so they were destroyed by a thunderbolt, and they could only gape,
فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍۢ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
Famas tataa'oo min qiyaaminw wa maa kaanoo muntasireen
And neither stand up nor defend themselves.
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍۢ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۭا فَٰسِقِينَ
Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaano qawman faasiqeen
(So had We destroyed) the people of Noah before them: They were surely a sinful people.
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍۢ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
Wassamaaa'a banainaa haa bi aydinw wa innaa lamoosi'oon
We built the heavens by Our authority; and We are the Lord of power and expanse.
وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ
Wal arda farashnaahaa fani'mal maahidoon
We spread the earth a carpet; what comfort We provide!
وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Wa min kulli shai'in khalaqnaa zawjaini la'allakum tazakkaroon
And We created pairs of everything that you may contemplate.
فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
Fafirrooo ilal laahi innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen
So turn to God. I give you a clear warning from Him.
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
Wa laa taj'aloo ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen
Do not set up another god with God. I give you a clear warning from Him.
كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Kazaalika maaa atal lazeena min qablihim mir Rasoolin illaa qaaloo saahirun aw majnoon
Even thus no apostle came to those before them but they said: "He is a sorcerer or a mad man."
أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌۭ طَاغُونَ
Atawaasaw bih; bal hum qawmun taaghoon
Is this the legacy they have passed down from one to the other? In fact, they are a rebellious people.
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍۢ
Fatawalla 'anhum famaaa anta bimaloom
Turn away from them. You will not be blamed.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Wa zakkir fa innaz zikraa tanfa'ul mu'mineen
But go on reminding them, as reminding benefits the believers.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
Wa maa khalaqtul jinna wal insa illaa liya'budoon
I have not created the jinns and men but to worship Me.
مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍۢ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
Maaa ureedu minhum mir rizqinw wa maaa ureedu anyyut'imoon
I want no sustenance from them nor do I want them to feed Me.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
Innal laaha Huwar Razzaaqu Zul Quwwatil Mateen
God is certainly the great provider, Lord of strength and power.
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًۭا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
Fa inna lillazeena zalamoo zanoobam misla zanoobi ashaabihim falaa yasta'jiloon
Those who do wrong will indeed come to the same end as their fellows (of old). So let them not ask Me to hasten (the punishment).
فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
Fawailul lillazeena kafaroo miny yawmihimul lazee yoo'adoon
Alas the woe for those who refuse to believe in the Day which has been promised them.