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About Surah Al-Mursalat
Al-Mursalat opens with a series of oaths referring to winds and angels "sent forth" in succession, used to introduce the certainty of Judgment Day. Its most distinctive feature is the repeated refrain "woe that Day to the deniers," appearing after nearly every description of a promised event, from the destruction of past nations to the vivid separation between the fate of the righteous and the guilty, building a steady rhythm of warning throughout the chapter.
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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1
وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ عُرۡفٗا
Wal mursalaati'urfaa
By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
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2
فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصۡفٗا
Fal'aasifaati 'asfaa
By the raging hurricanes,
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3
وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرٗا
Wannaashiraati nashraa
By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
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4
فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرۡقٗا
Falfaariqaati farqaa
By those who winnow with a winnowing,
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فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا
Falmulqiyaati zikra
By those who bring down the Reminder,
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6
عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا
'Uzran aw nuzraa
To excuse or to warn,
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7
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٞ
Innamaa too'adoona lawaaqi'
Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
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8
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ
Fa izam nujoomu tumisat
So when the stars are put out,
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وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ
Wa izas samaaa'u furijat
And when the sky is riven asunder,
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10
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ
Wa izal jibaalu nusifat
And when the mountains are blown away,
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11
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ
Wa izar Rusulu uqqitat
And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
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12
لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ
Li ayyi yawmin ujjilat
For what day is the time appointed?
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13
لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
Li yawmil Fasl
For the Day of Decision.
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14
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
Wa maaa adraaka maa yawmul fasl
And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
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15
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailuny yawma 'izillilmukazzibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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16
أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Alam nuhlikil awwaleen
Destroyed We not the former folk,
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17
ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
Summa nutbi'uhumul aakhireen
Then caused the latter folk to follow after?
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18
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Kazzlika naf'alu bilmujrimeen
Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
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19
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailunw yawma 'izil lil mukazzibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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20
أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ
Alam nakhlukkum mimmaaa'im maheen
Did We not create you from a base fluid
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21
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ
Faja'alnaahu fee qaraarim makeen
Which We laid up in a safe abode
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22
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
Illaa qadrim ma'loom
For a known term?
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23
فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ
Faqadarnaa fani'mal qaadiroon
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
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24
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailuny yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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25
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا
Alam naj'alil arda kifaataa
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
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26
أَحۡيَآءٗ وَأَمۡوَٰتٗا
Ahyaaa'anw wa amwaataa
Both for the living and the dead,
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27
وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتٖ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءٗ فُرَاتٗا
Wa ja'alnaa feehaa rawaasiya shaamikhaatinw wa asqainaakum maaa'an furaataa
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein?
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28
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailuny yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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29
ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Intaliqooo ilaa maa kuntum bihee tukazziboon
(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
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30
ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلّٖ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٖ
Intaliqooo ilaa zillin zee salaasi shu'ab
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
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31
لَّا ظَلِيلٖ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Laa zaleelinw wa laa yughnee minal lahab
(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
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32
إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرٖ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ
Innahaa tarmee bishararin kalqasr
Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
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33
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٞ صُفۡرٞ
Ka annahoo jimaalatun sufr
(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
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34
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailuny yawma 'izil lilmukazibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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35
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Haazaa yawmu laa uantiqoon
This is a day wherein they speak not,
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36
وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ
Wa laa yu'zanu lahum fa ya'taziroon
Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
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37
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailunw yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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38
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Haaza yawmul fasli jama 'naakum wal awwaleen
This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
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39
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدٞ فَكِيدُونِ
Fa in kaana lakum kaidun fakeedoon
If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
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40
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailuny yawma'izil lilmukazzibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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41
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَٰلٖ وَعُيُونٖ
Innal muttaqeena fee zilaalinw wa 'uyoon
Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
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42
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ
Wa fawaakiha mimmaa yastahoon
And fruits such as they desire.
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43
كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ
Kuloo washraboo haneee 'am bimaa kuntum ta'maloon
(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
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44
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen
Thus do We reward the good.
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45
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailuny yawma 'izil lilmuzkazzibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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46
كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ
Kuloo wa tamatta'oo qaleelan innakum mujrimoon
Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
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47
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailunny yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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48
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ
Wa izaa qeela lahumur ka'oo aa yarka'oon
When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
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49
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wailunny yawma 'izil lilmukazzibeen
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
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50
فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ
Fabi ayyi hadeesim ba'dahoo yu'minoon
In what statement, after this, will they believe?
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