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Surah 77 · Makkah · 50 verses · 181 words
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Surah Al-Mursalat, “The Emissaries”, is surah 77 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 50 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا ١ ▶
وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ wal-mur'salāti By the ones sent forth عُرْفًا ʿur'fan one after another
1. By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ع ر ف
فَالْعَاصِفَاتِ عَصْفًا ٢ ▶
فَالْعَاصِفَاتِ fal-ʿāṣifāti And the winds that blow عَصْفًا ʿaṣfan violently
2. And the winds that blow violently
وَالنَّاشِرَاتِ نَشْرًا ٣ ▶
وَالنَّاشِرَاتِ wal-nāshirāti And the ones that scatter نَشْرًا nashran far and wide
3. And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
Roots in this verse: ن ش ر
فَالْفَارِقَاتِ فَرْقًا ٤ ▶
فَالْفَارِقَاتِ fal-fāriqāti And those who separate فَرْقًا farqan (by the) Criterion
4. And those [angels] who bring criterion
Roots in this verse: ف ر ق
فَالْمُلْقِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا ٥ ▶
فَالْمُلْقِيَاتِ fal-mul'qiyāti And those who bring down ذِكْرًا dhik'ran (the) Reminder
5. And those [angels] who deliver a message.
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي ذ ك ر
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا ٦ ▶
عُذْرًا ʿudh'ran (As) justification أَوْ aw or نُذْرًا nudh'ran warning
6. As justification or warning,
Roots in this verse: ع ذ ر ن ذ ر
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَاقِعٌ ٧ ▶
إِنَّمَا innamā Indeed, what تُوعَدُونَ tūʿadūna you are promised لَوَاقِعٌ lawāqiʿun will surely occur
7. Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Roots in this verse: و ع د و ق ع
فَإِذَا النُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ ٨ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā So when النُّجُومُ l-nujūmu the stars طُمِسَتْ ṭumisat are obliterated
8. So when the stars are obliterated
Roots in this verse: ن ج م
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ فُرِجَتْ ٩ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when السَّمَاءُ l-samāu the heaven فُرِجَتْ furijat is cleft asunder
9. And when the heaven is opened
Roots in this verse: س م و
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ ١٠ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when الْجِبَالُ l-jibālu the mountains نُسِفَتْ nusifat are blown away
10. And when the mountains are blown away
Roots in this verse: ج ب ل
وَإِذَا الرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ ١١ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when الرُّسُلُ l-rusulu the Messengers أُقِّتَتْ uqqitat are gathered to their appointed time
11. And when the messengers' time has come...
Roots in this verse: ر س ل و ق ت
لِأَيِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ ١٢ ▶
لِأَيِّ li-ayyi For what يَوْمٍ yawmin Day أُجِّلَتْ ujjilat are (these) postponed
12. For what Day was it postponed?
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ي و م أ ج ل
لِيَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ ١٣ ▶
لِيَوْمِ liyawmi For (the) Day الْفَصْلِ l-faṣli (of) Judgment
13. For the Day of Judgement.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ف ص ل
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ١٤ ▶
وَمَا wamā And what أَدْرَاكَ adrāka will make you know مَا mā what يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day الْفَصْلِ l-faṣli (of) the Judgment
14. And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
Roots in this verse: د ر ي ي و م ف ص ل
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٥ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
15. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ ١٦ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Did not نُهْلِكِ nuh'liki We destroy الْأَوَّلِينَ l-awalīna the former (people)
16. Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Roots in this verse: ه ل ك أ و ل
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآخِرِينَ ١٧ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then نُتْبِعُهُمُ nut'biʿuhumu We follow them up الْآخِرِينَ l-ākhirīna (with) the later ones
17. Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Roots in this verse: ت ب ع أ خ ر
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ ١٨ ▶
كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نَفْعَلُ nafʿalu We deal بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ bil-muj'rimīna with the criminals
18. Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Roots in this verse: ف ع ل ج ر م
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٩ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
19. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّاءٍ مَّهِينٍ ٢٠ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Did not نَخْلُقكُّم nakhluqkkum We create you مِّن min from مَّاءٍ māin a water مَّهِينٍ mahīnin despicable
20. Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق م و ه
فَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ ٢١ ▶
فَجَعَلْنَاهُ fajaʿalnāhu Then We placed it فِي fī in قَرَارٍ qarārin an abode مَّكِينٍ makīnin safe
21. And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ق ر ر م ك ن
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ٢٢ ▶
إِلَىٰ ilā For قَدَرٍ qadarin a period مَّعْلُومٍ maʿlūmin known
22. For a known extent.
Roots in this verse: ق د ر ع ل م
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ الْقَادِرُونَ ٢٣ ▶
فَقَدَرْنَا faqadarnā So We measured فَنِعْمَ faniʿ'ma and Best الْقَادِرُونَ l-qādirūna (are We to) measure
23. And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
Roots in this verse: ق د ر ن ع م
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٤ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
24. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا ٢٥ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Have not نَجْعَلِ najʿali We made الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth كِفَاتًا kifātan a receptacle
25. Have We not made the earth a container
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ ر ض
أَحْيَاءً وَأَمْوَاتًا ٢٦ ▶
أَحْيَاءً aḥyāan (For the) living وَأَمْوَاتًا wa-amwātan and (the) dead
26. Of the living and the dead?
Roots in this verse: ح ي ي م و ت
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ شَامِخَاتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَاكُم مَّاءً فُرَاتًا ٢٧ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We made فِيهَا fīhā therein رَوَاسِيَ rawāsiya firmly set mountains شَامِخَاتٍ shāmikhātin lofty وَأَسْقَيْنَاكُم wa-asqaynākum and We gave you to drink مَّاءً māan water فُرَاتًا furātan sweet
27. And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ر س و س ق ي م و ه
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٨ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
28. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
انطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢٩ ▶
انطَلِقُوا inṭaliqū Proceed إِلَىٰ ilā to مَا mā what كُنتُم kuntum you used to بِهِ bihi in it تُكَذِّبُونَ tukadhibūna deny
29. [They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
Roots in this verse: ط ل ق ك و ن ك ذ ب
انطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِي ثَلَاثِ شُعَبٍ ٣٠ ▶
انطَلِقُوا inṭaliqū Proceed إِلَىٰ ilā to ظِلٍّ ẓillin a shadow ذِي dhī having ثَلَاثِ thalāthi three شُعَبٍ shuʿabin columns
30. Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns.
Roots in this verse: ط ل ق ظ ل ل ث ل ث
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنَ اللَّهَبِ ٣١ ▶
لَّا lā No ظَلِيلٍ ẓalīlin cool shade وَلَا walā and not يُغْنِي yugh'nī availing مِنَ mina against اللَّهَبِ l-lahabi the flame
31. [But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
Roots in this verse: ظ ل ل غ ن ي
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِي بِشَرَرٍ كَالْقَصْرِ ٣٢ ▶
إِنَّهَا innahā Indeed, it تَرْمِي tarmī throws up بِشَرَرٍ bishararin sparks كَالْقَصْرِ kal-qaṣri as the fortress
32. Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
Roots in this verse: ش ر ر ق ص ر
كَأَنَّهُ جِمَالَتٌ صُفْرٌ ٣٣ ▶
كَأَنَّهُ ka-annahu As if they (were) جِمَالَتٌ jimālatun camels صُفْرٌ ṣuf'run yellow
33. As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
Roots in this verse: ج م ل
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٤ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
34. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ٣٥ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This يَوْمُ yawmu (is) a Day لَا lā not يَنطِقُونَ yanṭiqūna they will speak
35. This is a Day they will not speak,
Roots in this verse: ي و م ن ط ق
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ ٣٦ ▶
وَلَا walā And not يُؤْذَنُ yu'dhanu will it be permitted لَهُمْ lahum for them فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ fayaʿtadhirūna to make excuses
36. Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
Roots in this verse: أ ذ ن ع ذ ر
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٧ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
37. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَاكُمْ وَالْأَوَّلِينَ ٣٨ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day الْفَصْلِ l-faṣli (of) Judgment جَمَعْنَاكُمْ jamaʿnākum We have gathered you وَالْأَوَّلِينَ wal-awalīna and the former (people)
38. This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ف ص ل ج م ع أ و ل
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ ٣٩ ▶
فَإِن fa-in So if كَانَ kāna is لَكُمْ lakum for you كَيْدٌ kaydun a plan فَكِيدُونِ fakīdūni then plan against Me
39. So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ك ي د
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٠ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
40. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَالٍ وَعُيُونٍ ٤١ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الْمُتَّقِينَ l-mutaqīna the righteous فِي fī (will be) in ظِلَالٍ ẓilālin shades وَعُيُونٍ waʿuyūnin and springs
41. Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
Roots in this verse: و ق ي ظ ل ل ع ي ن
وَفَوَاكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ٤٢ ▶
وَفَوَاكِهَ wafawākiha And fruits مِمَّا mimmā from what يَشْتَهُونَ yashtahūna they desire
42. And fruits from whatever they desire,
Roots in this verse: ف ك ه ش ه و
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٤٣ ▶
كُلُوا kulū Eat وَاشْرَبُوا wa-ish'rabū and drink هَنِيئًا hanīan (in) satisfaction بِمَا bimā for what كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna do
43. [Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
Roots in this verse: أ ك ل ش ر ب ك و ن ع م ل
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٤٤ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika thus نَجْزِي najzī reward الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers
44. Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Roots in this verse: ج ز ي ح س ن
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٥ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
45. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
كُلُوا وَتَمَتَّعُوا قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ ٤٦ ▶
كُلُوا kulū Eat وَتَمَتَّعُوا watamattaʿū and enjoy yourselves قَلِيلًا qalīlan a little إِنَّكُم innakum indeed, you مُّجْرِمُونَ muj'rimūna (are) criminals
46. [O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
Roots in this verse: أ ك ل م ت ع ق ل ل ج ر م
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٧ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
47. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ ٤٨ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when قِيلَ qīla it is said لَهُمُ lahumu to them ارْكَعُوا ir'kaʿū Bow لَا lā not يَرْكَعُونَ yarkaʿūna they bow
48. And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ك ع
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٩ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
49. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٥٠ ▶
فَبِأَيِّ fabi-ayyi Then in what حَدِيثٍ ḥadīthin statement بَعْدَهُ baʿdahu after it يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna will they believe
50. Then in what statement after it [i.e., the Qur’ān] will they believe?
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ح د ث ب ع د أ م ن
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