Drivers of the Winds (Al-Dhaareyaat)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the dipersing winds that disperse. 1 Then by oath of those which carry the burdens. 2 and the smooth runners 3 And those that distribute and apportion by Command;- 4 What you are threatened with is most surely true, 5 and, verily, judgment is bound to come! 6 By the beautiful heavens, 7 You are surely caught in contradictions., 8 He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse. 9 Perish the conjecturers 10 Who are careless in an abyss! 11 They ask: When is the Day of Judgment? 12 [It will be] a Day when they will be sorely tried by the fire, 13 [and will be told:] "Taste this your trial! It is this that you were so hastily asking for!" 14 Verily, the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise), 15 They shall receive what their Lord will bestow on them. They have done good works in the past, 16 They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night, 17 and would ask for forgiveness at dawn, 18 And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share. 19 And on the earth there are signs for those who would be convinced. 20 And in your own selves; so can you not perceive? 21 In the heavens there is your sustenance and that which you were promised (Paradise). 22 And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak. 23