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Surah 51 · Makkah · 60 verses · 360 words

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Surah Adh-Dhariyat, “The Winnowing Winds”, is surah 51 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 60 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.

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سُورَةُ الذاريات

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا ١

1. By the [winds] scattering [dust], dispersing [it]

فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا ٢

2. And the [clouds] carrying a load [of water]

Roots in this verse: ح م ل

فَالْجَارِيَاتِ يُسْرًا ٣

3. And the ships sailing with ease

Roots in this verse: ج ر ي ي س ر

فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْرًا ٤

4. And the [angels] apportioning [each] matter,

Roots in this verse: ق س م أ م ر

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ ٥

5. Indeed, what you are promised is true.

Roots in this verse: و ع د ص د ق

وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَاقِعٌ ٦

6. And indeed, the recompense is to occur.

Roots in this verse: د ي ن و ق ع

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ ٧

7. By the heaven containing pathways,

Roots in this verse: س م و

إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ ٨

8. Indeed, you are in differing speech.

Roots in this verse: ق و ل خ ل ف

يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ ٩

9. Deluded away from it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is he who is deluded.

Roots in this verse: أ ف ك

قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ ١٠

10. Destroyed are the misinformers

Roots in this verse: ق ت ل

الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ ١١

11. Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.

يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ١٢

12. They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"

Roots in this verse: س أ ل ي و م د ي ن

يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ ١٣

13. [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire.

Roots in this verse: ي و م ن و ر ف ت ن

ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ١٤

14. [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."

Roots in this verse: ذ و ق ف ت ن ك و ن ع ج ل

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ١٥

15. Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,

Roots in this verse: و ق ي ج ن ن ع ي ن

آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ ١٦

16. Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.

Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ أ ت ي ر ب ب ك و ن ق ب ل ح س ن

كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ ١٧

17. They used to sleep but little of the night,

Roots in this verse: ك و ن ق ل ل ل ي ل

وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ١٨

18. And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

Roots in this verse: س ح ر غ ف ر

وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ ١٩

19. And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.

Roots in this verse: م و ل ح ق ق س أ ل ح ر م

وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ ٢٠

20. And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]

Roots in this verse: أ ر ض أ ي ي ي ق ن

وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ ٢١

21. And in yourselves. Then will you not see?

Roots in this verse: ن ف س ب ص ر

وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ ٢٢

22. And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.

Roots in this verse: س م و ر ز ق و ع د

فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ ٢٣

23. Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.

Roots in this verse: ر ب ب س م و أ ر ض ح ق ق م ث ل ن ط ق

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ ٢٤

24. Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -

Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ح د ث ك ر م

إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ ٢٥

25. When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace; [you are] a people unknown."

Roots in this verse: د خ ل ق و ل س ل م ق و م ن ك ر

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ ٢٦

26. Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf.

Roots in this verse: أ ه ل ج ي أ ع ج ل

فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ ٢٧

27. And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"

Roots in this verse: ق ر ب ق و ل أ ك ل

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ ٢٨

28. And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

Roots in this verse: خ و ف ق و ل ب ش ر غ ل م ع ل م

فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ ٢٩

29. And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

Roots in this verse: ق ب ل م ر أ و ج ه ق و ل ع ج ز

قَالُوا كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ ٣٠

30. They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."

Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ح ك م ع ل م

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ ٣١

31. [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

Roots in this verse: ق و ل خ ط ب أ ي ي ر س ل

قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ ٣٢

32. They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals

Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر س ل ق و م ج ر م

لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ ٣٣

33. To send down upon them stones of clay,

Roots in this verse: ر س ل ح ج ر ط ي ن

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ ٣٤

34. Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."

Roots in this verse: س و م ع ن د ر ب ب س ر ف

فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٣٥

35. So We brought out whoever was in them [i.e., the cities] of the believers.

Roots in this verse: خ ر ج ك و ن أ م ن

فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ٣٦

36. And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.

Roots in this verse: و ج د غ ي ر ب ي ت س ل م

وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَا آيَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ ٣٧

37. And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

Roots in this verse: ت ر ك أ ي ي خ و ف ع ذ ب أ ل م

وَفِي مُوسَىٰ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ٣٨

38. And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

Roots in this verse: ر س ل س ل ط ب ي ن

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ ٣٩

39. But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman."

Roots in this verse: و ل ي ق و ل س ح ر ج ن ن

فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ ٤٠

40. So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ج ن د ن ب ذ ي م م ل و م

وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ ٤١

41. And in ʿAad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.

Roots in this verse: ع و د ر س ل ر و ح

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ ٤٢

42. It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.

Roots in this verse: و ذ ر ش ي أ أ ت ي ج ع ل

وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ٤٣

43. And in Thamūd, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."

Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ت ع ح ي ن

فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ٤٤

44. But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

Roots in this verse: ع ت و أ م ر ر ب ب أ خ ذ ص ع ق ن ظ ر

فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ ٤٥

45. And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.

Roots in this verse: ط و ع ق و م ك و ن ن ص ر

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ ٤٦

46. And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.

Roots in this verse: ق و م ق ب ل ك و ن ف س ق

وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ ٤٧

47. And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.

Roots in this verse: س م و ب ن ي أ ي د و س ع

وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ ٤٨

48. And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.

Roots in this verse: أ ر ض ن ع م م ه د

وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ٤٩

49. And of all things We created two mates [i.e., counterparts]; perhaps you will remember.

Roots in this verse: ك ل ل ش ي أ خ ل ق ز و ج ذ ك ر

فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٥٠

50. So flee to Allāh. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

Roots in this verse: ف ر ر أ ل ه ن ذ ر ب ي ن

وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٥١

51. And do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ ل ه أ خ ر ن ذ ر ب ي ن

كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ ٥٢

52. Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."

Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ق ب ل ر س ل ق و ل س ح ر ج ن ن

أَتَوَاصَوْا بِهِ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ ٥٣

53. Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.

Roots in this verse: و ص ي ق و م ط غ ي

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَا أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ ٥٤

54. So leave them, [O Muḥammad], for you are not to be blamed.

Roots in this verse: و ل ي ل و م

وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٥٥

55. And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.

Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ن ف ع أ م ن

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ ٥٦

56. And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ج ن ن أ ن س ع ب د

مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ ٥٧

57. I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.

Roots in this verse: ر و د ر ز ق ط ع م

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ ٥٨

58. Indeed, it is Allāh who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.

Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ر ز ق ق و ي

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَابِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ٥٩

59. And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their companions [i.e., predecessors], so let them not impatiently urge Me.

Roots in this verse: ظ ل م ذ ن ب م ث ل ص ح ب ع ج ل

فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن يَوْمِهِمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ ٦٠

60. And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.

Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ي و م و ع د

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