Adh-Dhâriyât

وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا ١

By the winds that blow and scatter,

فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا ٢

And by the clouds that carry a heavy load (of water),

فَالْجَارِيَاتِ يُسْرًا ٣

And by the vessels that float with elegance,

فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْرًا ٤

And by the angels that distribute work,

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ ٥

Surely the promise (of the Hereafter) being made to you is absolutely true.

وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَاقِعٌ ٦

And surely, the reward and the punishment (of actions) are bound to take place.

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ ٧

And by the heaven with its galaxies and orbits (of stars and planets),

إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ ٨

Certainly you are (caught) in inconsistent statements.

يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ ٩

He alone who is turned away (from the knowledge of pre-eternity) turns away (from the Holy Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] and the Qur’an).

قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ ١٠

Ruined are those who tell lies out of assumption and conjecture,

الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ ١١

Those who are oblivious (of the Hereafter) due to negligence and ignorance.

يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ١٢

They ask: ‘When is the Day of Requital?’

يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ ١٣

(Say:) ‘The Day (when) they will be roasted in the Fire of Hell.’

ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ١٤

(It will be said to them:) ‘Relish your punishment. It is this punishment which you seek to hasten.’

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ١٥

Surely, the pious will be (rejoicing) in gardens and springs,

آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ ١٦

Receiving those blessings (in ecstatic delight) which their Lord will be giving them (with munificence and benevolence). Surely, it is they who were people of spiritual excellence (in their life) before this.

كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ ١٧

They used to sleep at night only for a short while,

وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ١٨

And used to (get up and) seek forgiveness in the later part of the night.

وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ ١٩

And in their wealth was appointed a due share for the beggars and the destitute (i.e., all the needy).

وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ ٢٠

And there are many signs in the earth for the people with the truth of certitude (i.e., people of perfect certitude),