Surah Adh-Dhariyat English Translation & Transliteration

¹By that which stirs up a storm wherever it descends (scattering guidance into hearts),

²which carries a message of great weight,

³which easily conquers the hearts into which it flows,

⁴and which distributes the divine command throughout life—by this revelation!

⁵All that you are promised is true.

⁶The Day of Reckoning and Recompense will surely come.

⁷By the sky adorned with stars, each swimming along in its own orbit!

⁸All of you say things that differ from/contradict one another.

⁹Whoever is swept away is swept away to his own detriment.

¹⁰Away with those who peddle their own opinions as the truth!

¹¹They are people swimming in obtuseness and heedlessness.

¹²And they even go so far as to ask mockingly: "When is the Day of Recompense/Reckoning?"

¹³That is the day they will be burned in the Fire.

¹⁴They will be told: Taste this punishment you deserve; this is the punishment you once wanted to come as soon as possible.

¹⁵The God-conscious (muttaqin), who guard themselves against defying Allah, will be in gardens of Paradise and beside springs.

¹⁶They will enjoy the happiness of the blessings their Lord bestows on them, for they were people who did good and beautiful deeds.

¹⁷They used to sleep but little at night,

¹⁸and in the hours before dawn they would implore Allah for forgiveness.

¹⁹And from their wealth they set aside a share for all who were in need, whether they asked or not.

²⁰On the earth there are many signs/indications for those who would believe wholeheartedly,

²¹and in your own selves too. Do you not see them?

²²Both the source of your provision and the source of the punishment you are promised are in the sky.

²³By the Lord of the heaven and the earth, all that you are told in this Quran is as true as the fact that you speak.

²⁴Has the story of Abraham's honored guests reached you?

²⁵When they came to him and said "Peace be upon you," he replied: —And upon you be peace, and thought to himself: "These are not people I know."

²⁶Then he went quietly to his family and, after a while, brought a roasted calf.

²⁷He offered it to his guests, saying: —Will you not eat?

²⁸He grew suspicious of them, and a fear came over him. The guests said: —Do not be afraid! Then they gave him the good news that he would have a son possessed of knowledge of revelation and scripture.

²⁹Hearing these words, his wife turned to the guests and, striking her face, said: —What, me, a barren, old woman?

³⁰The guests said: —Yes, just so. For your Lord has decreed it so; He surely does everything in its proper place and knows all things.

³¹Abraham said: O messengers, what is the real reason for your coming here?

³²The messengers said: —In truth, we have been sent to a sinful people,

³³—to rain down upon them stones of baked clay,

³⁴—stones whose targets among those who overstep the limits have been determined with your Lord.

³⁵Before the punishment came, We brought the believers out of there.

³⁶In fact, We found there no Muslims except one household.

³⁷And We left a sign there for those who fear the painful punishment.

³⁸In the story of Moses too there is a lesson: We sent him to Pharaoh with a clear proof.

³⁹Pharaoh, together with all his court, turned away and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman."

⁴⁰So We seized him and his armies firmly and cast them into the sea. And he drowned, blaming himself all the while.

⁴¹The fate of the people of Ad is also a lesson. We sent upon them a devastating storm.

⁴²It left nothing wherever it passed, and crushed to powder everything it touched.

⁴³The fate of Thamud is a lesson too. They were told: —Enjoy yourselves for a few more days.

⁴⁴But they too defied their Lord's command. In the end, as they waited for their fate, a thunderbolt with a terrifying roar struck them.

⁴⁵Then they could neither withstand that calamity nor escape it.

⁴⁶And in the people of Noah before them there is a lesson too. For they were a people of transgressors who had strayed from the path.

⁴⁷It is We who built the sky firmly with Our power, and We are continually expanding it. Yes, We possess infinite power and might.

⁴⁸And We have made the earth a place for life.

⁴⁹Moreover, We have created everything in pairs, so that perhaps you will reflect on all this and take a lesson.

⁵⁰—So flee to Allah and take refuge in Him, for I am a clear warner sent to you from Him.

⁵¹—Never ascribe divinity to anyone else alongside Allah. I am truly a clear warner sent to you from Him!

⁵²That is how it is. Those before them, too, called every messenger who came to them either "a sorcerer" or "a madman."

⁵³You would think they had passed this on to one another as advice! No, in truth they were an insolent people in rebellion against Allah.

⁵⁴—So turn away from them; you will not be blamed for doing so.

⁵⁵—But keep on giving admonition all the same! For admonition benefits the believers.

⁵⁶I created the jinn and humankind only to serve Me.

⁵⁷I ask of them no provision, nor do I ask them to feed Me.

⁵⁸Besides, it is Allah, possessor of unattainable might and power, who provides all provision.

⁵⁹Have no doubt that the wrongdoers who rebel against Allah have crimes like those of their companions of the past. So let them not be in a hurry.

⁶⁰Woe to the disbelievers who cover up the truths when the day they are promised comes!