Al-Mursalatالمرسلات

The Emissaries · 50 verses · Meccan

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ عُرْفًا

By those [winds] sent forth in gustsSaheeh International

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فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصْفًا

And the winds that blow violentlySaheeh International

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وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا

And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]Saheeh International

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فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًا

And those [angels] who bring criterionSaheeh International

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فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا

And those [angels] who deliver a message.Saheeh International

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عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

As justification or warning,Saheeh International

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إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.Saheeh International

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فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

So when the stars are obliteratedSaheeh International

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وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ

And when the heaven is openedSaheeh International

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وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

And when the mountains are blown awaySaheeh International

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وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ

And when the messengers' time has come...Saheeh International

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لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ

For what Day was it postponed?Saheeh International

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لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ

For the Day of Judgement.Saheeh International

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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ

And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Did We not destroy the former peoples?Saheeh International

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ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

Then We will follow them with the later ones.Saheeh International

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كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Thus do We deal with the criminals.Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ

Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?Saheeh International

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فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]Saheeh International

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إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

For a known extent.Saheeh International

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فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ

And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا

Have We not made the earth a containerSaheeh International

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أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا

Of the living and the dead?Saheeh International

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وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا

And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.Saheeh International

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ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍ

Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns.Saheeh International

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لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."Saheeh International

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إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ

Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,Saheeh International

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كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ

As if they were yellowish [black] camels.Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

This is a Day they will not speak,Saheeh International

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وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ

Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.Saheeh International

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فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ

So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springsSaheeh International

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وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

And fruits from whatever they desire,Saheeh International

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كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."Saheeh International

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إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ

[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ

And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.Saheeh International

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وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.Saheeh International

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فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Then in what statement after it [i.e., the Qur’ān] will they believe?Saheeh International

About Surah Al-Mursalat (المرسلات)

Al-Mursalat opens with oaths by the winds sent forth and builds toward the Day of Decision, driving its warning home with a refrain repeated ten times: 'Woe, that Day, to the deniers.' Between the warnings it asks: did We not create you from a liquid disdained, and make the earth a container for the living and the dead?

Chapter
77 of 114
Verses
50
Revelation
Makki
Meaning
The Emissaries

Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-Mursalat

What does "Al-Mursalat" mean in English?

Al-Mursalat (المرسلات) means "The Emissaries" in English. It is chapter 77 of the Holy Quran.

How many verses are in Surah Al-Mursalat?

Surah Al-Mursalat has 50 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 580 to 581 of the mushaf.

Is Surah Al-Mursalat Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-Mursalat is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.