आयत :
7
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡحُبُكِ
By the heaven with its pathways[1],
आयत :
8
إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِي قَوۡلٖ مُّخۡتَلِفٖ
Indeed, you [Makkans] have conflicting views[2].
आयत :
9
يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ
He who is diverted from it is destined to be diverted.
आयत :
10
قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٰصُونَ
Doomed[3] are those who base their beliefs on conjecture.
आयत :
11
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَةٖ سَاهُونَ
those who are steeped in ignorance heedlessly.
आयत :
12
يَسۡـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ
They ask [mockingly], “When is the Day of Judgment?”
आयत :
13
يَوۡمَ هُمۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفۡتَنُونَ
It is the Day when they will be punished by the Fire.
आयत :
14
ذُوقُواْ فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
[It will be said], “Taste your punishment! This is what you were seeking to hasten.”
आयत :
15
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and springs,
आयत :
16
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ
receiving what their Lord will give them, for they were indeed doers of good beforehand.
आयत :
17
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ
They used to sleep only a little at night[4],
आयत :
18
وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
and before dawn they would seek forgiveness[5],
आयत :
19
وَفِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ
and in their wealth, there was a share for the beggar and the destitute.
आयत :
20
وَفِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ
On earth there are signs for those who are certain in faith,
आयत :
21
وَفِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ
and also within yourselves. Do you not see?
आयत :
22
وَفِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
And in the heaven is your provision and all that you are promised.
आयत :
23
فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقّٞ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ
By the Lord of the heaven and earth, this [resurrection] is certainly as true as the fact that you can speak.
आयत :
24
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ
Has there come to you the story of Abraham’s honored guests[6]?
आयत :
25
إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗاۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٞ قَوۡمٞ مُّنكَرُونَ
When they came to him and said, “Peace.” He said, “Upon you be peace.” [saying to himself] “Unknown people!”
आयत :
26
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٖ سَمِينٖ
Then he went quickly to his household, and came with a fat [roasted] calf,
आयत :
27
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ
and placed it before them and said, “Will you not eat?”
आयत :
28
فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِيفَةٗۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٖ
He felt apprehensive about them[7]. They said, “Do not be afraid,” and gave him glad tidings of a knowledgeable son.
आयत :
29
فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِي صَرَّةٖ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٞ
His wife cried out loud, and struck her face [in astonishment] and said, “[I am] a barren old woman!”
आयत :
30
قَالُواْ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
They said, “This is what your Lord said. Indeed, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.”
