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Surah Adh-Dhariyat: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 51:1

   وَٱلذَّٰرِيَـٰتِ ذَرْوًا

   Waz-zaariyaati zarwaa

   By the winds scattering ˹dust˺

2. 51:2

   فَٱلْحَـٰمِلَـٰتِ وِقْرًا

   Falhaamilaati wiqraa

   and ˹the clouds˺ loaded with rain

3. 51:3

   فَٱلْجَـٰرِيَـٰتِ يُسْرًا

   Faljaariyaati yusraa

   and ˹the ships˺ gliding with ease

4. 51:4

   فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ أَمْرًا

   Falmuqassimaati amraa

   and ˹the angels˺ administering affairs by ˹Allah’s˺ command!

5. 51:5

   إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ

   Innamaa too'adoona la-saadiq

   Indeed, what you are promised is true.

6. 51:6

   وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

   Wa innad deena la waaqi'

   And the Judgment will certainly come to pass.

7. 51:7

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ

   Wassamaaa'i zaatil hubuk

   ˹And˺ by the heavens in their marvellous design!

8. 51:8

   إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ

   Innakum lafee qawlim mukhtalif

   Surely you are ˹lost˺ in conflicting views ˹regarding the truth˺.

9. 51:9

   يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ

   Yu'faku 'anhu man ufik

   Only those ˹destined to be˺ deluded are turned away from it.

10. 51:10

    قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ

    Qutilal kharraasoon

    Condemned are the liars—

11. 51:11

    ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ

    Allazeena hum fee ghamratin saahoon

    those who are ˹steeped˺ in ignorance, totally heedless.

12. 51:12

    يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    Yas'aloona ayyaana yawmud Deen

    They ask ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?”

13. 51:13

    يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ

    Yawma hum 'alan naari yuftanoon

    ˹It is˺ the Day they will be tormented over the Fire.

14. 51:14

    ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

    Zooqoo fitnatakum haa zal lazee kuntum bihee tas ta'jiloon

    ˹They will be told,˺ “Taste your torment! This is what you sought to hasten.”

15. 51:15

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

    Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

    Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and springs

16. 51:16

    ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ

    Aakhizeena maaa aataahum Rabbuhum; innahum kaanoo qabla zaalika muhsineen

    ˹joyfully˺ receiving what their Lord will grant them. Before this ˹reward˺ they were truly good-doers ˹in the world˺:

17. 51:17

    كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ

    kaanoo qaleelam minal laili maa yahja'oon

    they used to sleep only little in the night

18. 51:18

    وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

    Wa bilashaari hum yastaghfiroon

    and pray for forgiveness before dawn.

19. 51:19

    وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ

    Wa feee amwaalihim haqqul lissaaa'ili walmahroom

    And in their wealth there was a rightful share ˹fulfilled˺ for the beggar and the poor.

20. 51:20

    وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ

    Wa fil ardi aayaatul lilmooqineen

    There are ˹countless˺ signs on earth for those with sure faith

21. 51:21

    وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

    Wa feee anfusikum; afalaa tubsiroon

    as there are within yourselves. Can you not see?

22. 51:22

    وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

    Wa fissamaaa'i rizqukum wa maa too'adoon

    In heaven is your sustenance and whatever you are promised.

23. 51:23

    فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ

    Fawa Rabbis samaaa'i wal ardi innahoo lahaqqum misla maa annakum tantiqoon

    Then by the Lord of heaven and earth! ˹All˺ this is certainly as true as ˹the fact that˺ you can speak!

24. 51:24

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ

    Hal ataaka hadeesu daifi Ibraaheemal mukrameen

    Has the story of Abraham’s honoured guests reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

25. 51:25

    إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ

    Iz dakhaloo 'alaihi faqaaloo salaaman qaala salaamun qawmum munkaroon

    ˹Remember˺ when they entered his presence and greeted ˹him with˺, “Peace!” He replied, “Peace ˹be upon you˺!” ˹Then he said to himself,˺ “˹These are˺ an unfamiliar people.”

26. 51:26

    فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ

    Faraagha ilaaa ahlihee fajaaa'a bi'ijlin sameen

    Then he slipped off to his family and brought a fat ˹roasted˺ calf

27. 51:27

    فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

    Faqarrabahooo ilaihim qaala alaa taakuloon

    and placed it before them, asking, “Will you not eat?”

28. 51:28

    فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ

    Fa awjasa minhm khee fatan qaaloo laa takhaf wa bashsharoohu bighulaamin 'aleem

    ˹They did not eat,˺ so he grew fearful of them. They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid,” and gave him good news of a knowledgeable son.

29. 51:29

    فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ

    Fa aqbalatim ra-atuhoo fee sarratin fasakkat wajhahaa wa qaalat 'ajoozun 'aqeem

    Then his wife came forward with a cry, clasping her forehead ˹in astonishment˺, exclaiming, “˹A baby from˺ a barren, old woman!”

30. 51:30

    قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    Qaaloo kazaaliki qaala Rabbuki innahoo huwal hakeemul 'aleem

    They replied, “Such has your Lord decreed. He is truly the All-Wise, All-Knowing.”

31. 51:31

    ۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    Qaala famaa khatbukum ayyuhal mursaloon

    ˹Later,˺ Abraham asked, “What is your mission, O  messengers?”

32. 51:32

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ

    Qaalooo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen

    They replied, “We have actually been sent to a wicked people

33. 51:33

    لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ

    Linursila 'alaihim hijaa ratam min teen

    to send upon them stones of ˹baked˺ clay

34. 51:34

    مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    Musawwamatan 'inda rabbika lilmusrifeen

    marked by your Lord for the transgressors.”

35. 51:35

    فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Fa akhrajnaa man kaana feehaa minal mu'mineen

    Then ˹before the torment˺ We evacuated the believers from the city.

36. 51:36

    فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    Famaa wajadnaa feehaa ghaira baitim minal muslimeen

    But We only found one family that had submitted ˹to Allah˺.

37. 51:37

    وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

    Wa taraknaa feehaaa aayatal lillazeena yakhaafoonal 'azaabal aleem

    And We have left a sign there ˹as a lesson˺ for those who fear the painful punishment.

38. 51:38

    وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Wa fee Moosaaa iz arsalnaahu ilaa Fir'wna bisultaa nim mubeen

    And in ˹the story of˺ Moses ˹was another lesson,˺ when We sent him to Pharaoh with compelling proof

39. 51:39

    فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَـٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

    Fatawalla biruknihee wa qaala saahirun aw majnoon

    but Pharaoh was carried away by his power, saying ˹of Moses˺, “A magician or a madman!”

40. 51:40

    فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

    Fa akhaznaahu wa junoo dahoo fanabaznaahum fil yammi wa huwa muleem

    So We seized him and his soldiers, casting them into the sea while he was blameworthy.

41. 51:41

    وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ

    Wa fee 'Aadin iz arsalnaa 'alaihimur reehal'aqeem

    And in ˹the story of˺ ’Âd ˹was another lesson,˺ when We sent against them the devastating wind.

42. 51:42

    مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ

    Maa tazaru min shai'in atat 'alaihi illaa ja'alat hu karrameem

    There was nothing it came upon that it did not reduce to ashes.

43. 51:43

    وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    Wa fee Samooda iz qeela lahum tamatta''oo hattaa heen

    And in ˹the story of˺ Thamûd ˹was another lesson,˺ when they were told, “Enjoy yourselves ˹only˺ for a ˹short˺ while.”

44. 51:44

    فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

    Fa'ataw 'an amri Rabbihim fa akhazal humus saa'iqatu wa hum yanzuroon

    Still they persisted in defying the commands of their Lord, so they were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast while they were looking on.

45. 51:45

    فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ

    Famas tataa'oo min qiyaaminw wa maa kaanoo muntasireen

    Then they were not able to rise up, nor were they helped.

46. 51:46

    وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَـٰسِقِينَ

    Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaano qawman faasiqeen

    And the people of Noah ˹had also been destroyed˺ earlier. They were truly a rebellious people.

47. 51:47

    وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَـٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

    Wassamaaa'a banainaa haa bi aydinw wa innaa lamoosi'oon

    We built the universe with ˹great˺ might, and We are certainly expanding ˹it˺.

48. 51:48

    وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَـٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَـٰهِدُونَ

    Wal arda farashnaahaa fani'mal maahidoon

    As for the earth, We spread it out. How superbly did We smooth it out!

49. 51:49

    وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Wa min kulli shai'in khalaqnaa zawjaini la'allakum tazakkaroon

    And We created pairs of all things so perhaps you would be mindful.

50. 51:50

    فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Fafirrooo ilal laahi innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen

    So ˹proclaim, O  Prophet˺: “Flee to Allah! I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you.

51. 51:51

    وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Wa laa taj'aloo ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen

    And do not set up another god with Allah. I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you.”

52. 51:52

    كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

    Kazaalika maaa atal lazeena min qablihim mir Rasoolin illaa qaaloo saahirun aw majnoon

    Similarly, no messenger came to those before them without being told: “A magician or a madman!”

53. 51:53

    أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ

    Atawaasaw bih; bal hum qawmun taaghoon

    Have they passed this ˹cliché˺ down to one another? In fact, they have ˹all˺ been a transgressing people.

54. 51:54

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ

    Fatawalla 'anhum famaaa anta bimaloom

    So ˹now˺ turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺, for you will not be blamed.

55. 51:55

    وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Wa zakkir fa innaz zikraa tanfa'ul mu'mineen

    But ˹continue to˺ remind. For certainly reminders benefit the believers.

56. 51:56

    وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

    Wa maa khalaqtul jinna wal insa illaa liya'budoon

    I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me.

57. 51:57

    مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ

    Maaa ureedu minhum mir rizqinw wa maaa ureedu anyyut'imoon

    I seek no provision from them, nor do I need them to feed Me.

58. 51:58

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ

    Innal laaha Huwar Razzaaqu Zul Quwwatil Mateen

    Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the Supreme Provider—Lord of all Power, Ever Mighty.

59. 51:59

    فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَـٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ

    Fa inna lillazeena zalamoo zanoobam misla zanoobi ashaabihim falaa yasta'jiloon

    The wrongdoers will certainly have a share ˹of the torment˺ like that of their predecessors. So do not let them ask Me to hasten ˹it˺.

60. 51:60

    فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ

    Fawailul lillazeena kafaroo miny yawmihimul lazee yoo'adoon

    Woe then to the disbelievers when they face their Day which they are warned of!

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.