Drivers of the Winds (Al-Dhaareyaat)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
By the winds which carry dust particles, 1 which carry clouds laden with water, 2 Then those (ships) that glide easily, 3 And the angels who distribute the affair. 4 Verily, that which you are promised is true indeed, 5 and the Day of Judgment will inevitably take place. 6 The heavens webbed-with-tracks is witness 7 You are surely caught in contradictions., 8 He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse. 9 Perish will those who just guess and speculate, 10 who flounder in the depths of ignorance. 11 They ask: “When will the Day of Judgement be?” 12 (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (i.e. burnt) over the Fire! 13 'Taste your trial. This is what you have sought to hasten' 14 As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs, 15 Receiving what is given them by their Lord. They were surely the virtuous before this. 16 They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night, 17 and would ask for forgiveness at dawn, 18 And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived. 19 And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure. 20 and also in your own selves. Do you not see? 21 And in the heaven lies your sustenance, and the promise you are given. 22 for, by the Sustainer of heaven and earth, this [life after death] is the very truth - as true as that you are endowed with speech! 23