Dispatched (Al-Mursalaat)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another 1 and then storming on with a tempest's force, 2 by the scatterers scattering 3 By those who winnow with a winnowing, 4 And by the angels that bring the revelations to the Messengers, 5 As justification or warning, 6 Indeed, what you are promised is to occur. 7 When the stars lose their light, 8 Heavens will rent asunder. 9 and when the mountains crumble into dust 10 And when the time of the Noble Messengers arrives. 11 If one asks, "To which day have such calamitous events been postponed?" 12 For the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false]! 13 And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement? 14 Woe that day unto those who cry it lies! 15 Did We not destroy the former generations? 16 and then follow them with the later folk? 17 That is what We shall do to those who are guilty of crime. 18 Woe unto the repudiators on that day! 19 Did We not create you from a liquid disdained? 20 that We laid within a sure lodging 21 for an appointed term? 22 For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things). 23 Ruin is for the deniers on that day! 24 Made We not the earth to be a housing 25 The living and the dead, 26 place on it high mountains and provide you with fresh water? 27 Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth! 28 Depart to that which you belied! 29 Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns 30 [But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame." 31 Indeed hell throws up sparks like huge castles. 32 Seeming like yellow camels. 33 Woe, that Day, to the deniers. 34 This is the day they shall not speak 35 nor will they be permitted to offer any excuses. 36 Woe on that day unto the beliers! 37 That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)! 38 So if you have any plot to devise against Me, then devise it. 39 Woe on that Day to those who reject the truth! 40