Dispatched (Al-Mursalaat)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By (the angels) sent forth with the commands of God, 1 Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts, 2 Consider these [messages] that spread [the truth] far and wide, 3 By those who winnow with a winnowing, 4 and by those who reveal revelations (to the prophets) 5 To clear or to warn. 6 Indeed, what you are promised is to occur. 7 So when the stars are obliterated 8 And when the heaven is cleft asunder; 9 when the mountains shall be scattered 10 And when the time comes for messengers to meet -- 11 If one asks, "To which day have such calamitous events been postponed?" 12 For the Day of sorting out (the men of Paradise from the men destined for Hell). 13 What will explain to you what the Day of Judgement is? 14 Alas the woe that day for those who deny! 15 Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)? 16 And We shall let them be followed by those of later times: 17 So We serve the sinners. 18 Woe on that Day to those who belied it! 19 Created We you not of water despicable, 20 That is how We reward the good. 21 For a known period (determined by gestation)? 22 See that We had the power to do so. Great indeed is Our power to do what We will. 23 Woe on that day to the rejecters. 24 Have We not made the earth a container 25 For the living and the dead among you? 26 and have We not set on it proud, firm mountains, and given you sweet water to drink? 27 Woe unto the repudiators on that day! 28 (It will be said to the disbelievers): "Depart you to that which you used to deny! 29 Go to the shadow with three ramifications, 30 And those that distinguish distinctly, 31 that shoots sparks like dry faggots, 32 sparks like to golden herds. 33 Woe on that day unto the beliers! 34 This is a day wherein they speak not, 35 The heavens split asunder, 36 The mountains reduced to dust and blown away, 37 That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)! 38 If now you have any strategy, use it against Me. 39 Woe on that Day to those who reject the truth! 40