Surah Al-Mursalaat

سورة المرسلات

The Emissaries

Surah 77 · 50 Ayahs

What Is Surah Al-Mursalaat?

Surah Al-Mursalaat is Surah 77 of the Quran. It contains 50 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

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Ayah 1
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ عُرْفًا
Meaning
(I swear) by those (winds) that are sent one after the other,
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Ayah 2
فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصْفًا
Meaning
and by those that blow violently,
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Ayah 3
وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
Meaning
and by those that spread (clouds) all over,
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Ayah 4
فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًا
Meaning
and by those (angels) who differentiate (between right and wrong) distinctly,
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Ayah 5
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا
Meaning
then bring down the advice,
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Ayah 6
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Meaning
leaving no excuse (for the disbelievers) or giving warnings,
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Ayah 7
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
Meaning
that which you are promised is sure to happen.
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Ayah 8
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
Meaning
So, when the stars will be extinguished,
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Ayah 9
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
Meaning
and when the sky will be split,
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Ayah 10
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
Meaning
and when the mountains will be blown away as dust,
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Ayah 11
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
Meaning
and when the messengers will be assembled at the appointed time, (then all matters will be decided.)
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Ayah 12
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
Meaning
(Do you know) for which day has all this been delayed?
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Ayah 13
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Meaning
For the Day of Decision!
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Ayah 14
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Meaning
And what may let you know what the Day of Decision is?
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Ayah 15
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 16
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Meaning
Did We not destroy the earlier people?
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Ayah 17
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
Meaning
Then We will cause the later ones to follow them.
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Ayah 18
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Meaning
Thus We deal with the guilty people.
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Ayah 19
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 20
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
Meaning
Did We not create you from a worthless fluid?
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Ayah 21
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
Meaning
Then We put it in a firm place of rest
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Ayah 22
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Meaning
for a known period.
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Ayah 23
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ
Meaning
Thus We did (all this with perfect) measure; so We are the best to measure.
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Ayah 24
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 25
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Meaning
Did We not make the earth a container that collects
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Ayah 26
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
Meaning
the living and the dead?
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Ayah 27
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Meaning
And We placed towering mountains therein, and provided you with sweet water to drink.
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Ayah 28
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 29
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Meaning
(It will be said to them on that day,) “Push on to what you used to deny.
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Ayah 30
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍ
Meaning
Push on to a canopy (of Hell’s smoke) having three branches,
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Ayah 31
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Meaning
that neither has a comfortable shade, nor is it of any use against the scorching heat.
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Ayah 32
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
Meaning
It emits sparks (as huge) as castles,
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Ayah 33
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Meaning
as if they were yellowish camels.”
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Ayah 34
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 35
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Meaning
This is the day when they will not speak,
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Ayah 36
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Meaning
nor will they be allowed to offer excuses.
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Ayah 37
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 38
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Meaning
(It will be said to them,) “This is the Day of Decision. We have assembled you and the earlier ones together.
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Ayah 39
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Meaning
Now, if you have a trick, use the trick against Me.”
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Ayah 40
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 41
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Meaning
Of course, the God-fearing will be amid shades and streams,
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Ayah 42
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Meaning
and fruits of their desire.
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Ayah 43
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Meaning
It will be said to them, “Eat and drink with pleasure because of what you used to do.”
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Ayah 44
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Meaning
This is how We reward those who do good deeds.
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Ayah 45
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 46
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Meaning
“(O disbelievers,) eat and drink for a while! You are guilty ones.”
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Ayah 47
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 48
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Meaning
And when it is said to them, “Bow down (i.e. submit to Allah’s commands)”, they do not bow down.
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Ayah 49
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Meaning
Woe that Day to the deniers!
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Ayah 50
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Meaning
Now, in which discourse, after this, will they believe?