Surah Al-Mursalat, Ayah 21-40 — Word by Word
المرسلات
The Emissaries
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
fajaʿalnāhu fī qarārin makīnin
And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]
ilā qadarin maʿlūmin
For a known extent.
faqadarnā faniʿ'ma l-qādirūna
And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
alam najʿali l-arḍa kifātan
Have We not made the earth a container
aḥyāan wa-amwātan
Of the living and the dead?
wajaʿalnā fīhā rawāsiya shāmikhātin wa-asqaynākum māan furātan
And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
inṭaliqū ilā mā kuntum bihi tukadhibūna
[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
inṭaliqū ilā ẓillin dhī thalāthi shuʿabin
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns.
lā ẓalīlin walā yugh'nī mina l-lahabi
[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
innahā tarmī bishararin kal-qaṣri
Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
ka-annahu jimālatun ṣuf'run
As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
hādhā yawmu lā yanṭiqūna
This is a Day they will not speak,
walā yu'dhanu lahum fayaʿtadhirūna
Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
hādhā yawmu l-faṣli jamaʿnākum wal-awalīna
This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
fa-in kāna lakum kaydun fakīdūni
So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.