Surah Al-Mursalat - English Translation by Safi Ur Rahman Al Mubarakpuri
وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ عُرۡفٗا
                  By the Mursalat `Urfa                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 1
                
فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصۡفٗا
                  The `Asifat `Asfa                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 2
                
وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرٗا
                  And the Nashirat Nashra                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 3
                
فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرۡقٗا
                  The Fariqat that separate                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 4
                
فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا
                  The Mulqiyat that remind                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 5
                
عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا
                  Excusing or warning                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 6
                
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٞ
                  Surely, what you are promised will occur                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 7
                
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ
                  Then when the stars lose their lights                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 8
                
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ
                  And when Furijat the heaven                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 9
                
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ
                  And when the mountains are blown away                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 10
                
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ
                  And when the Messengers are Uqqitat                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 11
                
لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ
                  For what Day are these signs postponed                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 12
                
لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
                  For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell)                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 13
                
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
                  And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting Out                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 14
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 15
                
أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
                  Did We not destroy the ancients                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 16
                
ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
                  So shall We make later generations to follow them                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 17
                
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
                  Thus do We deal with the criminals                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 18
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 19
                
أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ
                  Did We not create you from a despised water                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 20
                
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ
                  Then We placed it in a place of safety                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 21
                
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
                  For a known period                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 22
                
فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ
                  So We did measure; and We are the best to measure                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 23
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 24
                
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا
                  Have We not made the earth Kifat (a receptacle)                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 25
                
أَحۡيَآءٗ وَأَمۡوَٰتٗا
                  For the living and the dead                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 26
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتٖ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءٗ فُرَاتٗا
                  And have placed therein fixed towers, and have given you Furat water                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 27
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 28
                
ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
                  (It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 29
                
ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلّٖ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٖ
                  Depart you to a shadow in three columns                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 30
                
لَّا ظَلِيلٖ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
                  Neither shady nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 31
                
إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرٖ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ
                  Verily, it (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 32
                
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٞ صُفۡرٞ
                  As if they were Sufr camels                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 33
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 34
                
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
                  That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it)                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 35
                
وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ
                  And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 36
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 37
                
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
                  That will be a Day of Decision! We have brought you and the men of old together                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 38
                
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدٞ فَكِيدُونِ
                  So, if you have a plot, use it against Me (Allah)                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 39
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 40
                
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَٰلٖ وَعُيُونٖ
                  Verily, those who had Taqwa, shall be amidst shades and springs                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 41
                
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ
                  And fruits, such as they desire                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 42
                
كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ
                  Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to do                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 43
                
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
                  Verily, thus We reward the Muhsinin                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 44
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 45
                
كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ
                  Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little while. Verily, you are criminals                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 46
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 47
                
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ
                  And when it is said to them: "Bow down yourself!" They bow not down                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 48
                
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
                  Woe that Day to the deniers                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 49
                
فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ
                  Then in what statement after this will they believe                  
                  Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 50