Surah Al-Mursalat
Surah Al-Mursalat (Those Sent Forth) is Surah 77 of the Holy Quran, a Meccan Surah with 50 verses, available here in English.
Verse 77:1
وَالْمُرْسَلٰتِ عُرْفًا ۟ۙ
WALMURSALAATI ʻurfaa,
By those ˹winds˺ sent forth successively,
Verse 77:2
فَالْعٰصِفٰتِ عَصْفًا ۟ۙ
Falʻaaṣifaati ʻaṣfaa,
and those blowing violently,
Verse 77:3
وَّالنّٰشِرٰتِ نَشْرًا ۟ۙ
Wannaashiraati nashraa,
and those scattering ˹rainclouds˺ widely!
Verse 77:4
فَالْفٰرِقٰتِ فَرْقًا ۟ۙ
Falfaariq̣aati farq̣aa,
And ˹by˺ those ˹angels˺ fully distinguishing ˹truth from falsehood˺,
Verse 77:5
فَالْمُلْقِیٰتِ ذِكْرًا ۟ۙ
Falmulq̣iyaati ẓikraa,
and those delivering revelation,
Verse 77:6
عُذْرًا اَوْ نُذْرًا ۟ۙ
ʻUẓran ʹaw nuẓraa;―
ending excuses and giving warnings.
Verse 77:7
اِنَّمَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ لَوَاقِعٌ ۟ؕ
ʹInnamaa tooʻadoona lawaaq̣iʻ.
Surely, what you are promised will come to pass.
Verse 77:8
فَاِذَا النُّجُوْمُ طُمِسَتْ ۟ۙ
Faʹiẓan nujoomu ṭumisat;
So when the stars are put out,
Verse 77:9
وَاِذَا السَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ ۟ۙ
Wa-ʹiẓas samaaaʹu furijat;
and the sky is torn apart,
Verse 77:10
وَاِذَا الْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ ۟ۙ
Wa-ʹiẓal jibaalu nusifat;
and the mountains are blown away,
Verse 77:11
وَاِذَا الرُّسُلُ اُقِّتَتْ ۟ؕ
Wa-ʹizar rusulu ʹuq̣q̣itat;
and the messengers’ time ˹to testify˺ comes up—
Verse 77:12
لِاَیِّ یَوْمٍ اُجِّلَتْ ۟ؕ
Liʹayyi Yawmin ʹujjilat?
for which Day has all this been set?
Verse 77:13
لِیَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ ۟ۚ
Li-Yawmil faṣl.
For the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision!
Verse 77:14
وَمَاۤ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا یَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ۟ؕ
Wa-maaa ʹadraaka maa- Yawmul faṣl?
And what will make you realize what the Day of Decision is?
Verse 77:15
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lilmukaẓẓibeen!
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:16
اَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟ؕ
ʹAlam nuhlikil ʹawwaleen?
Did We not destroy earlier disbelievers?
Verse 77:17
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْاٰخِرِیْنَ ۟
S̤umma nutbiʻuhumul ʹaakhireen.
And We will make the later disbelievers follow them.
Verse 77:18
كَذٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِیْنَ ۟
Kaẓaalika nafʻalu bilmujrimeen.
This is how We deal with the wicked.
Verse 77:19
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lil-mukaẓẓibeen!
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:20
اَلَمْ نَخْلُقْكُّمْ مِّنْ مَّآءٍ مَّهِیْنٍ ۟ۙ
ʹAlam nakhlukkum mim maaaʹim maheen?
Did We not create you from a humble fluid,
Verse 77:21
فَجَعَلْنٰهُ فِیْ قَرَارٍ مَّكِیْنٍ ۟ۙ
Fajaʻalnaahu fee q̣araarim makeen,
placing it in a secure place
Verse 77:22
اِلٰی قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُوْمٍ ۟ۙ
ʹIlaa q̣adarim maʻloom?
until an appointed time?
Verse 77:23
فَقَدَرْنَا ۖۗ فَنِعْمَ الْقٰدِرُوْنَ ۟
Faq̣adarnaa faniʻmal Q̣aadiroon.
We ˹perfectly˺ ordained ˹its development˺. How excellent are We in doing so!
Verse 77:24
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lilmukaẓẓibeen!
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:25
اَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْاَرْضَ كِفَاتًا ۟ۙ
ʹAlam najʻalil ʹarḍa kifaataa,
Have We not made the earth a lodging
Verse 77:26
اَحْیَآءً وَّاَمْوَاتًا ۟ۙ
ʹAḥyaaaʹañw Waʹamwaataa,
for the living and the dead,
Verse 77:27
وَّجَعَلْنَا فِیْهَا رَوَاسِیَ شٰمِخٰتٍ وَّاَسْقَیْنٰكُمْ مَّآءً فُرَاتًا ۟ؕ
Wa-jaʻalnaa feehaa rawaasiya shaamikhaatiñw waʹasq̣aynaakum maaaʹañ furaataa?
and placed upon it towering, firm mountains, and given you fresh water to drink?
Verse 77:28
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lilmukaẓẓibeen!
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:29
اِنْطَلِقُوْۤا اِلٰی مَا كُنْتُمْ بِهٖ تُكَذِّبُوْنَ ۟ۚ
ʹIñṭaliq̣ooo ʹilaa maa- kuñtum̃ bihee tukaẓẓiboon:
˹The disbelievers will be told,˺ “Proceed into that ˹Fire˺ which you used to deny!
Verse 77:30
اِنْطَلِقُوْۤا اِلٰی ظِلٍّ ذِیْ ثَلٰثِ شُعَبٍ ۟ۙ
ʹIñṭaliq̣ooo ʹilaa z̤̣illiñ ẓee s̤alaas̤i shuʻab.
Proceed into the shade ˹of smoke˺ which rises in three columns,
Verse 77:31
لَّا ظَلِیْلٍ وَّلَا یُغْنِیْ مِنَ اللَّهَبِ ۟ؕ
laa-Laa z̤̣aleeliñw wa yug̣nee minal lahab.
providing neither coolness nor shelter from the flames.
Verse 77:32
اِنَّهَا تَرْمِیْ بِشَرَرٍ كَالْقَصْرِ ۟ۚ
ʹInnahaa tarmee bisharariñ kalq̣aṣr,
Indeed, it hurls sparks ˹as big˺ as huge castles,
Verse 77:33
كَاَنَّهٗ جِمٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ ۟ؕ
Kaʹannahoo jimaalatuñ ṣufr.
and ˹as dark˺ as black camels.”
Verse 77:34
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lilmukaẓẓibeen!
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:35
هٰذَا یَوْمُ لَا یَنْطِقُوْنَ ۟ۙ
Haaẓaa Yawmu laa- yañṭiq̣oon,
On that Day they will not ˹be in a position to˺ speak,
Verse 77:36
وَلَا یُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَیَعْتَذِرُوْنَ ۟
Wa-laa yuʹẓanu lahum fayaʻtaẓiroon.
nor will they be permitted to offer excuses.
Verse 77:37
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lilmukaẓẓibeen!
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:38
هٰذَا یَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ۚ جَمَعْنٰكُمْ وَالْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟
Haaẓaa Yawmul Faṣl! Jamaʻnaakum wal-ʹawwaleen!
˹They will be told by Allah,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision: We have gathered you along with earlier disbelievers ˹for punishment˺.
Verse 77:39
فَاِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ كَیْدٌ فَكِیْدُوْنِ ۟
Faʹiñ kaana lakum kayduñ fakeedoon!
So if you have a scheme ˹to save yourselves˺, then use it against Me.”
Verse 77:40
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟۠
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lilmukaẓẓibeen!
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:41
اِنَّ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ فِیْ ظِلٰلٍ وَّعُیُوْنٍ ۟ۙ
ʹInnal Muttaq̣eena fee z̤̣ilaaliñw waʻuyoon,
Indeed, the righteous will be amid ˹cool˺ shade and springs
Verse 77:42
وَّفَوَاكِهَ مِمَّا یَشْتَهُوْنَ ۟ؕ
Wa-fawaakiha mimmaa yashtahoon.
and any fruit they desire.
Verse 77:43
كُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا هَنِیْٓـًٔا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟
Kuloo washraboo haneeeʹam bimaa kuñtum taʻmaloon.
˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink happily for what you used to do.”
Verse 77:44
اِنَّا كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِی الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟
ʹInnaa kaẓaalika najzil Muḥsineen.
Surely this is how We reward the good-doers.
Verse 77:45
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lil-Mukaẓẓibeen!
˹But˺ woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:46
كُلُوْا وَتَمَتَّعُوْا قَلِیْلًا اِنَّكُمْ مُّجْرِمُوْنَ ۟
Kuloo wa-tamattaʻoo q̣aleelan ʹinnakum mujrimoon.
“Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little while, ˹for˺ you are truly wicked.”
Verse 77:47
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lil-Mukaẓẓibeen!
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:48
وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوْا لَا یَرْكَعُوْنَ ۟
Wa-ʹiẓaa q̣eela lahumur kaʻoo laa- yarkaʻoon.
When it is said to them, “Bow down ˹before Allah,” they do not bow.
Verse 77:49
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟
Wayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lil-Mukaẓẓibeen!
Woe on that Day to the deniers!
Verse 77:50
فَبِاَیِّ حَدِیْثٍ بَعْدَهٗ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟۠
Fabiʹayyi Ḥadees̤im baʻdahoo yuʹminoon?
So what message after this ˹Quran˺ would they believe in?