Aş-Şāffāt
Those who set the Ranks
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الصافات
وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ By those lined wal-ṣāfāti (in) rows ṣaffan
By those [angels] lined up in rows
فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ And those who drive fal-zājirāti strongly zajran
And those who drive [the clouds]
فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَـٰتِ And those who recite fal-tāliyāti (the) Message dhik'ran
And those who recite the message,1
إِنَّ Indeed inna your Lord ilāhakum (is) surely One lawāḥidun
Indeed, your God is One,
رَّبُّ Lord rabbu (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi and what wamā (is) between both of them baynahumā and Lord warabbu (of) each point of sunrise l-mashāriqi
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.1
إِنَّا Indeed, We innā [We] adorned zayyannā the sky l-samāa [the world] l-dun'yā with an adornment bizīnatin (of) the stars l-kawākibi
Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars
وَحِفْظًۭا And (to) guard waḥif'ẓan against min every kulli devil shayṭānin rebellious māridin
And as protection against every rebellious devil
لَّا Not lā they may listen yassammaʿūna to ilā the assembly l-mala-i [the] exalted l-aʿlā are pelted wayuq'dhafūna from min every kulli side jānibin
[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,1
دُحُورًۭا ۖ Repelled duḥūran and for them walahum (is) a punishment ʿadhābun perpetual wāṣibun
Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,
إِلَّا Except illā (him) who man snatches khaṭifa (by) theft l-khaṭfata but follows him fa-atbaʿahu a burning flame shihābun piercing thāqibun
Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].
فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ Then ask them fa-is'taftihim Are they ahum a stronger ashaddu creation khalqan or am (those) whom man We have created khalaqnā Indeed, We innā created them khalaqnāhum from min a clay ṭīnin sticky lāzibin
Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay.
بَلْ Nay bal you wonder ʿajib'ta while they mock wayaskharūna
But you wonder, while they mock,
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā they are reminded dhukkirū not lā they receive admonition yadhkurūna
And when they are reminded, they remember not.
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā they see ra-aw a Sign āyatan they mock yastaskhirūna
And when they see a sign, they ridicule.
وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they say waqālū Not in (is) this hādhā except illā a magic siḥ'run clear mubīnun
And say, "This is not but obvious magic.
أَءِذَا Is it when a-idhā we are dead mit'nā and have become wakunnā dust turāban and bones waʿiẓāman shall we then a-innā be certainly resurrected lamabʿūthūna
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا Or our fathers awaābāunā former l-awalūna
And our forefathers [as well]?"
قُلْ Say qul Yes naʿam and you wa-antum (will be) humiliated dākhirūna
Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."
فَإِنَّمَا Then only fa-innamā it hiya (will be) a cry zajratun single wāḥidatun then, behold fa-idhā They hum will see yanẓurūna
It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.
وَقَالُوا۟ And they will say waqālū O woe to us yāwaylanā This hādhā (is the) Day yawmu (of) the Recompense l-dīni
They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."
هَـٰذَا This hādhā (is the) Day yawmu (of) Judgment l-faṣli which alladhī you used to kuntum [of it] bihi deny tukadhibūna
[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."
۞ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ Gather uḥ'shurū those who alladhīna wronged ẓalamū and their kinds wa-azwājahum and what wamā they used (to) kānū worship yaʿbudūna
[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds,1 and what they used to worship
مِن Besides min Besides dūni Allah l-lahi then lead them fa-ih'dūhum to ilā (the) Path ṣirāṭi (of) the Hellfire l-jaḥīmi
Other than Allāh, and guide them to the path of Hellfire
وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ And stop them waqifūhum indeed, they innahum (are) to be questioned masūlūna
And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."