Al-Mursalāt
The Emissaries
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المرسلات
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ By the ones sent forth wal-mur'salāti one after another ʿur'fan
By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ And the winds that blow fal-ʿāṣifāti violently ʿaṣfan
And the winds that blow violently
وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ And the ones that scatter wal-nāshirāti far and wide nashran
And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ And those who separate fal-fāriqāti (by the) Criterion farqan
And those [angels] who bring criterion
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ And those who bring down fal-mul'qiyāti (the) Reminder dhik'ran
And those [angels] who deliver a message.
عُذْرًا (As) justification ʿudh'ran or aw warning nudh'ran
As justification or warning,
إِنَّمَا Indeed, what innamā you are promised tūʿadūna will surely occur lawāqiʿun
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
فَإِذَا So when fa-idhā the stars l-nujūmu are obliterated ṭumisat
So when the stars are obliterated
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā the heaven l-samāu is cleft asunder furijat
And when the heaven is opened
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā the mountains l-jibālu are blown away nusifat
And when the mountains are blown away
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā the Messengers l-rusulu are gathered to their appointed time uqqitat
And when the messengers' time has come...
لِأَىِّ For what li-ayyi Day yawmin are (these) postponed ujjilat
For what Day was it postponed?
وَمَآ And what wamā will make you know adrāka what mā (is the) Day yawmu (of) the Judgment l-faṣli
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
وَيْلٌۭ Woe waylun that Day yawma-idhin to the deniers lil'mukadhibīna
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.