ASH SHAAFFAAT (YANG BER SHAF-SHAF)

وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا

By those [angels] lined up in rows

فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْرًا

And those who drive [the clouds]

فَالتَّالِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا

And those who recite the message,

إِنَّ إِلَهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ

Indeed, your God is One,

رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاء الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ

Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ

And as protection against every rebellious devil

لَا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَى وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ

[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,

دُحُورًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ

Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَا إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍ

Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay.

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ

But you wonder, while they mock,

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ

And when they are reminded, they remember not.

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ

And when they see a sign, they ridicule

وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَئِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ

And our forefathers [as well]?"

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ

Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ

They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."