الصافات

As-Saaffaat

Those drawn up in Ranks

Meccan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

37:1

وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفًّۭا
Wassaaaffaati saffaa
By those [angels] lined up in rows

37:2

فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًۭا
Fazzaajiraati zajraa
And those who drive [the clouds]

37:3

فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا
Fattaaliyaati Zikra
And those who recite the message,

37:4

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌۭ
Inna Illaahakum la Waahid
Indeed, your God is One,

37:5

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ
Rabbus samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa wa Rabbul mashaariq
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.

37:6

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ
Innaa zaiyannas samaaa 'ad dunyaa bizeenatinil kawaakib
Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

37:7

وَحِفْظًۭا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ مَّارِدٍۢ
Wa hifzam min kulli Shaitaanim maarid
And as protection against every rebellious devil

37:8

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍۢ
Laa yassamma 'oona ilal mala il a'alaa wa yuqzafoona min kulli jaanib
[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,

37:9

دُحُورًۭا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ وَاصِبٌ
Duhooranw wa lahum 'azaabunw waasib
Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

37:10

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌۭ ثَاقِبٌۭ
Illaa man khatifal khatfata fa atba'ahoo shihaabun saaqib
Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

37:11

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍۢ لَّازِبٍۭ
Fastaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnaa; innaa khalaqnaahum min teenil laazib
Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay.

37:12

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
Bal'ajibta wa yaskharoon
But you wonder, while they mock,

37:13

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
Wa izaa zukkiroo laa yazkuroon
And when they are reminded, they remember not.

37:14

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
Wa izaa ra aw Aayatinw yastaskhiroon
And when they see a sign, they ridicule

37:15

وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ
Wa qaalooo in haazaa illaa sihrum mubeen
And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

37:16

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
'A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa 'izaaman 'ainnaa lamab'oosoon
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

37:17

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
Awa aabaa'unal awwaloon
And our forefathers [as well]?"

37:18

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ
Qul na'am wa antum daakhiroon
Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

37:19

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
Fa innamaa hiya zajra tunw waahidatun fa izaa hum yanzuroon
It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

37:20

وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Qa qaaloo yaa wailanaa haazaa Yawmud-Deen
They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

37:21

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Haazaa Yawmul Faslil lazee kuntum bihee tukaziboon
[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."

37:22

۞ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ
Uhshurul lazeena zalamoo wa azwaajahum wa maa kaanoo ya'budoon
[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship

37:23

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Min doonil laahi fahdoohum ilaa siraatil Jaheem
Other than Allah, and guide them to the path of Hellfire

37:24

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ
Wa qifoohum innahum mas'ooloon
And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."

37:25

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
Maa lakum laa tanaasaroon
[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"

37:26

بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
Bal humul Yawma mustaslimoon
But they, that Day, are in surrender.

37:27

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Wa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatasaaa'aloon
And they will approach one another blaming each other.

37:28

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Qaalooo innakum kuntum taatoonanaa 'anil yameen
They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."

37:29

قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Qaaloo bal lam takoonoo mu'mineen
The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,

37:30

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًۭا طَٰغِينَ
Wa maa kaana lanaa 'alaikum min sultaanim bal kuntum qawman taagheen
And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.
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