As-Saffat

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

37:1

wal-ṣāfāti ṣaffan

By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks,

37:2

fal-zājirāti zajran

and those who diligently drive ˹the clouds˺,

37:3

fal-tāliyāti dhik'ran

and those who recite the Reminder!

37:4

inna ilāhakum lawāḥidun

Surely your God is One!

37:5

rabbu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā warabbu l-mashāriqi

˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise.

37:6

innā zayyannā l-samāa l-dun'yā bizīnatin l-kawākibi

Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration

37:7

waḥif'ẓan min kulli shayṭānin māridin

and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil.

37:8

lā yassammaʿūna ilā l-mala-i l-aʿlā wayuq'dhafūna min kulli jānibin

They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side,

37:9

duḥūran walahum ʿadhābun wāṣibun

˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment.

37:10

illā man khaṭifa l-khaṭfata fa-atbaʿahu shihābun thāqibun

But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.

37:11

fa-is'taftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnā innā khalaqnāhum min ṭīnin lāzibin

So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation? Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay.

37:12

bal ʿajib'ta wayaskharūna

In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺.

37:13

wa-idhā dhukkirū lā yadhkurūna

When they are reminded, they are never mindful.

37:14

wa-idhā ra-aw āyatan yastaskhirūna

And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it,

37:15

waqālū in hādhā illā siḥ'run mubīnun

saying, “This is nothing but pure magic.

37:16

a-idhā mit'nā wakunnā turāban waʿiẓāman a-innā lamabʿūthūna

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

37:17

awaābāunā l-awalūna

And our forefathers as well?”

37:18

qul naʿam wa-antum dākhirūna

Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”

37:19

fa-innamā hiya zajratun wāḥidatun fa-idhā hum yanẓurūna

It will only take one Blast, then at once they will see ˹it all˺.

37:20

waqālū yāwaylanā hādhā yawmu l-dīni

They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”

37:21

hādhā yawmu l-faṣli alladhī kuntum bihi tukadhibūna

˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision which you used to deny.”

37:22

uḥ'shurū alladhīna ẓalamū wa-azwājahum wamā kānū yaʿbudūna

˹Allah will say to the angels,˺ “Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship

37:23

min dūni l-lahi fa-ih'dūhum ilā ṣirāṭi l-jaḥīmi

instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell.

37:24

waqifūhum innahum masūlūna

And detain them, for they must be questioned.”

37:25

mā lakum lā tanāṣarūna

˹Then they will be asked,˺ “What is the matter with you that you can no longer help each other?”

37:26

bal humu l-yawma mus'taslimūna

In fact, on that Day they will be ˹fully˺ submissive.

37:27

wa-aqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatasāalūna

They will turn on each other, throwing blame.

37:28

qālū innakum kuntum tatūnanā ʿani l-yamīni

The misled will say, “It was you who deluded us away from what is right.”

37:29

qālū bal lam takūnū mu'minīna

The misleaders will reply, “No! You disbelieved on your own.

37:30

wamā kāna lanā ʿalaykum min sul'ṭānin bal kuntum qawman ṭāghīna

We had no authority over you. In fact, you yourselves were a transgressing people.

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