وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا ١

By the loosed ones successively

فَالْعَاصِفَاتِ عَصْفًا ٢

storming tempestuously

وَالنَّاشِرَاتِ نَشْرًا ٣

by the scatterers scattering

فَالْفَارِقَاتِ فَرْقًا ٤

and the severally severing

فَالْمُلْقِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا ٥

and those hurling a reminder

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا ٦

excusing or warning,

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَاقِعٌ ٧

surely that which you are promised is about to fall!

فَإِذَا النُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ ٨

When the stars shall be extinguished,

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ فُرِجَتْ ٩

when heaven shall be split

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ ١٠

when the mountains shall be scattered

وَإِذَا الرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ ١١

and when the Messengers’ time is set,

لِأَيِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ ١٢

to what day shall they be delayed?

لِيَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ ١٣

To the Day of Decision.

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ١٤

And what shall teach thee what is the Day of Decision?

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٥

Woe that day unto those who cry it lies!

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ ١٦

Did We not destroy the ancients,

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآخِرِينَ ١٧

and then follow them with the later folk?

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ ١٨

So We serve the sinners.

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٩

Woe that day unto those who cry it lies!

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّاءٍ مَّهِينٍ ٢٠

Did We not create you of a mean water,