Read surah Adh-Dhaariyat
Surah information
Name
سُورَةُ الذَّارِيَاتِ
English name
Adh-Dhaariyat
Translation
The Winnowing Winds
Number
51
Ayahs
60
Revelation
Meccan
Translations
بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
1
وَٱلذَّ ٰرِیَـٰتِ ذَرۡوࣰا
CONSIDER the winds that scatter the dust far and wide,
2
فَٱلۡحَـٰمِلَـٰتِ وِقۡرࣰا
and those that carry the burden [of heavy clouds],
3
فَٱلۡجَـٰرِیَـٰتِ یُسۡرࣰا
and those that speed along with gentle ease,
4
فَٱلۡمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ أَمۡرًا
and those that apportion [the gift of life] at [God’s] behest!
5
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقࣱ
Verily, that which you are promised is true indeed,
6
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّینَ لَوَ ٰقِعࣱ
and, verily, judgment is bound to come!
7
وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡحُبُكِ
CONSIDER the firmament full of starry paths!
8
إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِی قَوۡلࣲ مُّخۡتَلِفࣲ
Verily, [O men,] you are deeply at variance as to what to believe:
9
یُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ
perverted in his views thereon is he who would deceive himself!
10
قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّ ٰصُونَ
They but destroy themselves, they who are given to guessing at what they cannot ascertain –