The Translation Of The Holy Quran
51. THE WINNOWING WINDS
Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 60 verses.
In the name of God,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful
| 51:1 | By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast; |
| 51:2 | And those that lift and bear away heavy weights; |
| 51:3 | And those that flow with ease and gentleness; |
| 51:4 | And those that distribute and apportion by Command;- |
| 51:5 | Verily that which ye are promised is true; |
| 51:6 | And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass. |
| 51:7 | By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths, |
| 51:8 | Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant, |
| 51:9 | Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded. |
| 51:10 | Woe to the falsehood-mongers,- |
| 51:11 | Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion: |
| 51:12 | They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?" |
| 51:13 | (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire! |
| 51:14 | "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!" |
| 51:15 | As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs, |
| 51:16 | Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life. |
| 51:17 | They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night, |
| 51:18 | And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness; |
| 51:19 | And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking). |
| 51:20 | On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith, |
| 51:21 | As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see? |
| 51:22 | And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised. |
| 51:23 | Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other. |
| 51:24 | Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham? |
| 51:25 | Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people." |
| 51:26 | Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf, |
| 51:27 | And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?" |
| 51:28 | (When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge. |
| 51:29 | But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!" |
| 51:30 | They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge." |
| 51:31 | (Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?" |
| 51:32 | They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin;- |
| 51:33 | "To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone), |
| 51:34 | "Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds." |
| 51:35 | Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there, |
| 51:36 | But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house: |
| 51:37 | And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty. |
| 51:38 | And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest. |
| 51:39 | But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!" |
| 51:40 | So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame. |
| 51:41 | And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind: |
| 51:42 | It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness. |
| 51:43 | And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!" |
| 51:44 | But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on. |
| 51:45 | Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves. |
| 51:46 | So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed. |
| 51:47 | With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace. |
| 51:48 | And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out! |
| 51:49 | And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction. |
| 51:50 | Hasten ye then (at once) to God: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open! |
| 51:51 | And make not another an object of worship with God: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open! |
| 51:52 | Similarly, no apostle came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"! |
| 51:53 | Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds! |
| 51:54 | So turn away from them: not thine is the blame. |
| 51:55 | But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers. |
| 51:56 | I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me. |
| 51:57 | No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me. |
| 51:58 | For God is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever). |
| 51:59 | For the Wrong-doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)! |
| 51:60 | Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised! |