The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers — Yusuf Ali Orig 1938 Translation

And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking)

wafī amwālihim ḥaqqun lilssāili wal-maḥrūm

51:20

وَفِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَایَـٰتࣱ لِّلۡمُوقِنِینَ ۝٢٠

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith

wafī l-arḍi āyātun lil'mūqinīn

51:21

وَفِیۤ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ ۝٢١

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see

wafī anfusikum afalā tub'ṣirūn

51:22

وَفِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ ۝٢٢

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised

wafī l-samāi riz'qukum wamā tūʿadūn

51:23

فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقࣱّ مِّثۡلَ مَاۤ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ ۝٢٣

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other

fawarabbi l-samāi wal-arḍi innahu laḥaqqun mith'la mā annakum tanṭiqūn

51:24

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِیثُ ضَیۡفِ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِینَ ۝٢٤

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham

hal atāka ḥadīthu ḍayfi ib'rāhīma l-muk'ramīn

51:25

إِذۡ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمࣰاۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمࣱ قَوۡمࣱ مُّنكَرُونَ ۝٢٥

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."

idh dakhalū ʿalayhi faqālū salāman qāla salāmun qawmun munkarūn

51:26

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰۤ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَاۤءَ بِعِجۡلࣲ سَمِینࣲ ۝٢٦

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf

farāgha ilā ahlihi fajāa biʿij'lin samīni

51:27

فَقَرَّبَهُۥۤ إِلَیۡهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ ۝٢٧

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"

faqarrabahu ilayhim qāla alā takulūn

51:28

فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِیفَةࣰۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِیمࣲ ۝٢٨

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge

fa-awjasa min'hum khīfatan qālū lā takhaf wabasharūhu bighulāmin ʿalīmi

51:29

فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِی صَرَّةࣲ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِیمࣱ ۝٢٩

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"

fa-aqbalati im'ra-atuhu fī ṣarratin faṣakkat wajhahā waqālat ʿajūzun ʿaqīmu

51:30

قَالُوا۟ كَذَ ٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِیمُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ۝٣٠

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."

qālū kadhāliki qāla rabbuki innahu huwa l-ḥakīmu l-ʿalīm

51:31

۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَیُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ ۝٣١

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"

qāla famā khaṭbukum ayyuhā l-mur'salūn

51:32

قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّاۤ أُرۡسِلۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ مُّجۡرِمِینَ ۝٣٢

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin;

qālū innā ur'sil'nā ilā qawmin muj'rimīn

51:33

لِنُرۡسِلَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةࣰ مِّن طِینࣲ ۝٣٣

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone)

linur'sila ʿalayhim ḥijāratan min ṭīni

51:34

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُسۡرِفِینَ ۝٣٤

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."

musawwamatan ʿinda rabbika lil'mus'rifīn

51:35

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مَن كَانَ فِیهَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ۝٣٥

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there

fa-akhrajnā man kāna fīhā mina l-mu'minīn

51:36

فَمَا وَجَدۡنَا فِیهَا غَیۡرَ بَیۡتࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ ۝٣٦

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house

famā wajadnā fīhā ghayra baytin mina l-mus'limīn

51:37

وَتَرَكۡنَا فِیهَاۤ ءَایَةࣰ لِّلَّذِینَ یَخَافُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِیمَ ۝٣٧

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty

wataraknā fīhā āyatan lilladhīna yakhāfūna l-ʿadhāba l-alīm

51:38

وَفِی مُوسَىٰۤ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ بِسُلۡطَـٰنࣲ مُّبِینࣲ ۝٣٨

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest

wafī mūsā idh arsalnāhu ilā fir'ʿawna bisul'ṭānin mubīni

51:39

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكۡنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَـٰحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونࣱ ۝٣٩

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"

fatawallā biruk'nihi waqāla sāḥirun aw majnūnu

51:40

فَأَخَذۡنَـٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذۡنَـٰهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡیَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِیمࣱ ۝٤٠

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame

fa-akhadhnāhu wajunūdahu fanabadhnāhum fī l-yami wahuwa mulīmu

51:41

وَفِی عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلرِّیحَ ٱلۡعَقِیمَ ۝٤١

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind

wafī ʿādin idh arsalnā ʿalayhimu l-rīḥa l-ʿaqīm

51:42

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَیۡءٍ أَتَتۡ عَلَیۡهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتۡهُ كَٱلرَّمِیمِ ۝٤٢

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness

mā tadharu min shayin atat ʿalayhi illā jaʿalathu kal-ramīm

51:43

وَفِی ثَمُودَ إِذۡ قِیلَ لَهُمۡ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِینࣲ ۝٤٣

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"

wafī thamūda idh qīla lahum tamattaʿū ḥattā ḥīni

51:44

فَعَتَوۡا۟ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمۡ یَنظُرُونَ ۝٤٤

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on

faʿataw ʿan amri rabbihim fa-akhadhathumu l-ṣāʿiqatu wahum yanẓurūn

51:45

فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مِن قِیَامࣲ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِینَ ۝٤٥

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves

famā is'taṭāʿū min qiyāmin wamā kānū muntaṣirīn

51:46

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحࣲ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوا۟ قَوۡمࣰا فَـٰسِقِینَ ۝٤٦

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed

waqawma nūḥin min qablu innahum kānū qawman fāsiqīn

51:47

وَٱلسَّمَاۤءَ بَنَیۡنَـٰهَا بِأَیۡی۟دࣲ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ ۝٤٧

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace

wal-samāa banaynāhā bi-aydin wa-innā lamūsiʿūn

51:48

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَرَشۡنَـٰهَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَـٰهِدُونَ ۝٤٨

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out

wal-arḍa farashnāhā faniʿ'ma l-māhidūn

51:49

وَمِن كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَا زَوۡجَیۡنِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ۝٤٩

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction

wamin kulli shayin khalaqnā zawjayni laʿallakum tadhakkarūn

51:50

فَفِرُّوۤا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّی لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِیرࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ۝٥٠

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Hasten ye then (at once) to God: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open

fafirrū ilā l-lahi innī lakum min'hu nadhīrun mubīnu

51:51

وَلَا تَجۡعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَۖ إِنِّی لَكُم مِّنۡهُ نَذِیرࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ۝٥١

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And make not another an object of worship with God: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open

walā tajʿalū maʿa l-lahi ilāhan ākhara innī lakum min'hu nadhīrun mubīnu

51:52

كَذَ ٰلِكَ مَاۤ أَتَى ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونٌ ۝٥٢

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Similarly, no apostle came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"

kadhālika mā atā alladhīna min qablihim min rasūlin illā qālū sāḥirun aw majnūnu

51:53

أَتَوَاصَوۡا۟ بِهِۦۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمࣱ طَاغُونَ ۝٥٣

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds

atawāṣaw bihi bal hum qawmun ṭāghūn

51:54

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ فَمَاۤ أَنتَ بِمَلُومࣲ ۝٥٤

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

So turn away from them: not thine is the blame

fatawalla ʿanhum famā anta bimalūmi

51:55

وَذَكِّرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ۝٥٥

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers

wadhakkir fa-inna l-dhik'rā tanfaʿu l-mu'minīn

51:56

وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِیَعۡبُدُونِ ۝٥٦

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me

wamā khalaqtu l-jina wal-insa illā liyaʿbudūn

51:57

مَاۤ أُرِیدُ مِنۡهُم مِّن رِّزۡقࣲ وَمَاۤ أُرِیدُ أَن یُطۡعِمُونِ ۝٥٧

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me

mā urīdu min'hum min riz'qin wamā urīdu an yuṭ'ʿimūn

51:58

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلۡقُوَّةِ ٱلۡمَتِینُ ۝٥٨

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

For God is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever)

inna l-laha huwa l-razāqu dhū l-quwati l-matīn

51:59

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبࣰا مِّثۡلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصۡحَـٰبِهِمۡ فَلَا یَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ ۝٥٩

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

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)

fa-inna lilladhīna ẓalamū dhanūban mith'la dhanūbi aṣḥābihim falā yastaʿjilūn

51:60

فَوَیۡلࣱ لِّلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن یَوۡمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِی یُوعَدُونَ ۝٦٠

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised

fawaylun lilladhīna kafarū min yawmihimu alladhī yūʿadūn

Surah 51. The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers (adh-Dhariyat)

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