Surah Al-Mursalat - English Translation by John Medows Rodwell
وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ عُرۡفٗا
                  By the train of THE SENT ones                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 1
                
فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصۡفٗا
                  And the swift in their swiftness                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 2
                
وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرٗا
                  By the scatterers who scatter                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 3
                
فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرۡقٗا
                  And the distinguishers who distinguish                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 4
                
فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا
                  And by those that give forth the word                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 5
                
عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا
                  To excuse or warn                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 6
                
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٞ
                  Verily that which ye are promised is imminent                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 7
                
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ
                  When the stars, therefore, shall be blotted out                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 8
                
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ
                  And when the heaven shall be cleft                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 9
                
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ
                  And when the mountains shall be scattered in dust                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 10
                
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ
                  And when the Apostles shall have a time assigned them                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 11
                
لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ
                  Until what day shall that time be deferred                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 12
                
لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
                  To the day of severing                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 13
                
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
                  And who shall teach thee what the day of severing is                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 14
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 15
                
أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
                  Have we not destroyed them of old                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 16
                
ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
                  We will next cause those of later times to follow them                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 17
                
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
                  Thus deal we with the evil doers                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 18
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 19
                
أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ
                  Have we not created you of a sorry germ                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 20
                
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ
                  Which we laid up in a secure place                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 21
                
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
                  Till the term decreed for birth                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 22
                
فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ
                  Such is our power! and, how powerful are We                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 23
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 24
                
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا
                  Have we not made the earth to hold                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 25
                
أَحۡيَآءٗ وَأَمۡوَٰتٗا
                  The living and the dead                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 26
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتٖ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءٗ فُرَاتٗا
                  And placed on it the tall firm mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 27
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 28
                
ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
                  Begone to that Hell which ye called a lie                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 29
                
ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلّٖ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٖ
                  Begone to the shadows that lie in triple masses                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 30
                
لَّا ظَلِيلٖ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
                  But not against the flame shall they shade or help you                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 31
                
إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرٖ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ
                  The sparks which it casteth out are like towers                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 32
                
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٞ صُفۡرٞ
                  Like tawny camels                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 33
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 34
                
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
                  On that day they shall not speak                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 35
                
وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ
                  Nor shall it be permitted them to allege excuses                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 36
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 37
                
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
                  This is the day of severing, when we will assemble you and your ancestors                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 38
                
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدٞ فَكِيدُونِ
                  If now ye have any craft try your craft on me                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 39
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 40
                
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَٰلٖ وَعُيُونٖ
                  But the god-fearing shall be placed amid shades and fountains                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 41
                
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ
                  And fruits, whatsoever they shall desire                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 42
                
كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ
                  Eat and drink, with health, as the meed of your toils                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 43
                
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
                  Thus recompense we the good                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 44
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 45
                
كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ
                  Eat ye and enjoy yourselves a little while. Verily, ye are doers of evil                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 46
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 47
                
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ
                  For when it is said to them, bend the knee, they bend it not                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 48
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 49
                
فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ
                  In what other revelation after this will they believe                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 50