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Sūra 51: Ḯāriyāt, or the Winds That Scatter Index Previous Next
47. Waalssamaa banaynaha bi-aydin wa-inna lamoosiAAoona
47. With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
48. Waal-arda farashnaha faniAAma almahidoona
48. And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
49. Wamin kulli shay-in khalaqna zawjayni laAAallakum tathakkaroona
49. And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
50. Fafirroo ila Allahi innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
50. Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah. I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
51. Wala tajAAaloo maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara innee lakum minhu natheerun mubeenun
51. And make not another an object of worship with Allah. I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
52. Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun
52. Similarly, no apostle came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
53. Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoona
53. Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
54. Fatawalla AAanhum fama anta bimaloomin
54. So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
55. Wathakkir fa-inna alththikra tanfaAAu almu/mineena
55. But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
56. Wama khalaqtu aljinna waal-insa illa liyaAAbudooni
56. I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
57. Ma oreedu minhum min rizqin wama oreedu an yutAAimooni
57. No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
58. Inna Allaha huwa alrrazzaqu thoo alquwwati almateenu
58. For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever).
59. Fa-inna lillatheena thalamoo thanooban mithla thanoobi as-habihim fala yastaAAjiloona
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)!
60. Fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min yawmihimu allathee yooAAadoona
60. Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!