Drivers of the Winds (Al-Dhaareyaat)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
CONSIDER the winds that scatter the dust far and wide, 1 And those that lift and bear away heavy weights; 2 And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness; 3 by the angels which distribute the affairs, 4 that what you are promised is certainly true 5 the Judgement will surely come to pass -- 6 By the heaven full of paths, 7 You are indeed in different opinions regarding this Qur’an. 8 and perverted therefrom are some. 9 Accursed be the conjecturers 10 who flounder in the depths of ignorance. 11 They ask; "When will be the Day of Recompense?" 12 On the Day of Judgment they will be punished by the fire 13 And it will be said to them, “Taste your own roasting; this is what you were impatient for.” 14 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs, 15 joyously receiving what their Lord will have granted them. Verily they did good works before (the coming of this Day): 16 They slept little in the night, 17 And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness, 18 They assigned a share of their property for the needy and the destitute. 19 And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith] 20 there are signs for firm believers. Do you not see then? 21 In the sky is your provision and that which you are promised. 22 So, by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, this is certainly true, as true as the fact of your speaking. 23