Adh-Dhariyat
The Winnowing Winds · 60 verses
فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ أَمْرًا
Falmuqassimaati amraa
Then the distributing matters
Tafseer · the whole surahإِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
Innamaa too'adoona la-saadiq
Surely, what you are being Promised would be proven true
Tafseer · the whole surahوَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
Wa innad deena la waaqi'
And surely the Religion will transpire
Tafseer · the whole surahوَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ
Wassamaaa'i zaatil hubuk
And by the sky with the orbital pathways
Tafseer · the whole surahإِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
Innakum lafee qawlim mukhtalif
You are at variance in words
Tafseer · the whole surahيُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Yu'faku 'anhu man ufik
He is deluded away from it, one (who is) deluded
Tafseer · the whole surahٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
Allazeena hum fee ghamratin saahoon
Those who are in overwhelming neglect
Tafseer · the whole surahيَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Yas'aloona ayyaana yawmud Deen
They are asking, ‘When would be the Day of Judgment?’
Tafseer · the whole surahيَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
Yawma hum 'alan naari yuftanoon
A Day they would be tormented at the Fire
Tafseer · the whole surahذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Zooqoo fitnatakum haa zal lazee kuntum bihee tas ta'jiloon
“Taste your torment! This is what you used to hasten with”
Tafseer · the whole surahإِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon
Surely, the pious would be in Gardens and springs
Tafseer · the whole surahءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
Aakhizeena maaa aataahum Rabbuhum; innahum kaanoo qabla zaalika muhsineen
Taking what their Lord would have Given them. They, before that, were good doers
Tafseer · the whole surahكَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
kaanoo qaleelam minal laili maa yahja'oon
It was little from the night what they used to sleep
Tafseer · the whole surahوَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
Wa bil as haari hum yastaghfiroon
And in the early mornings they used to seek Forgiveness
Tafseer · the whole surahوَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
Wa feee amwaalihim haqqul lissaaa'ili walmahroom
And in their wealth, there was a right for the beggar and the deprived ones
Tafseer · the whole surahوَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
Wa fil ardi aayaatul lilmooqineen
And on the earth, there are Signs for the convinced ones
Tafseer · the whole surahوَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Wa feee anfusikum; afalaa tubsiroon
And within themselves (too). So, will you not see (notice)?
Tafseer · the whole surahوَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
Wa fissamaaa'i rizqukum wa maa too'adoon
And in the sky is your sustenance and what you are Promised (with)
Tafseer · the whole surahفَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
Fawa Rabbis samaaa'i wal ardi innahoo lahaqqum misla maa annakum tantiqoon
So, by the Lord of the sky and the earth! It is the Truth, similar to what you are talking about
Tafseer · the whole surahهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
Hal ataaka hadeesu daifi Ibraaheemal mukrameen
Has there come to you a Hadeeth (narration) about the honoured guests of Ibrahim?
Tafseer · the whole surahإِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
Iz dakhaloo 'alaihi faqaaloo salaaman qaala salaamun qawmum munkaroon
When they came to him, they said: ‘Peace!’ He said: ‘Peace!’ (and thought): ‘they were people he did not know
Tafseer · the whole surahفَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
Faraagha ilaaa ahlihee fajaaa'a bi'ijlin sameen
Then he went to his wife and came with a fat (roasted) calf
Tafseer · the whole surahفَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Faqarrabahooo ilaihim qaala alaa taakuloon
So, he drew it near to them (and) said: ‘Will you not eat?’
Tafseer · the whole surahفَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
Fa awjasa minhum khee fatan qaaloo laa takhaf wa bashsharoohu bighulaamin 'aleem
Then he felt fear from them. They said, ‘Do not fear’, and they gave him glad tidings of a knowledgeable boy
Tafseer · the whole surahفَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
Fa aqbalatim ra-atuhoo fee sarratin fasakkat wajhahaa wa qaalat 'ajoozun 'aqeem
Then his wife came up sighing, and she slapped her face and said, ‘(I am) a barren woman, old!’
Tafseer · the whole surahقَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Qaaloo kazaaliki qaala Rabbuki innahoo huwal hakeemul 'aleem
They said: ‘Like that, Said your Lord. Surely, He is the Wise, the Knowing
Tafseer · the whole surah۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
Qaala famaa khatbukum ayyuhal mursaloon
He said: ‘So what is your mission, O Emissaries ?’
Tafseer · the whole surahقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
Qaalooo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen
They said: ‘We are Sent to a criminal people
Tafseer · the whole surahلِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
Linursila 'alaihim hijaa ratam min teen
In order to Send down upon them rocks of clay
Tafseer · the whole surahمُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Musawwamatan 'inda rabbika lilmusrifeen
Marked (for Punishment) in the Presence of your Lord, to the extravagant (people)
Tafseer · the whole surahفَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Fa akhrajnaa man kaana feehaa minal mu'mineen
So, we brought out ones from the Momineen who were in it
Tafseer · the whole surahفَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
Famaa wajadnaa feehaa ghaira baitim minal muslimeen
But We did not find therein apart from a (single) household of ‘Al-Muslameen’ the submitters
Tafseer · the whole surahوَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
Wa taraknaa feehaaa aayatal lillazeena yakhaafoonal 'azaabal aleem
And We left therein a Sign for those who fear the painful Punishment
Tafseer · the whole surahوَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Wa fee Moosaaa iz arsalnaahu ilaa Fir'awna bisultaa nim mubeen
And regarding Musa, when We Sent him to Pharaoh with a clear Authorisation
Tafseer · the whole surahفَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَـٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Fatawalla biruknihee wa qaala saahirun aw majnoon
But he turned back along with his supporters and said, ‘(He is either) a sorcerer or a madman’
Tafseer · the whole surahفَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
Fa akhaznaahu wa junoo dahoo fanabaznaahum fil yammi wa huwa muleem
So, We Seized him and his armies and We Hurled them into the sea, and he was hosted and hurled them into the deep (sea) and he was blameworthy
Tafseer · the whole surahوَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
Wa fee 'Aadin iz arsalnaa 'alaihimur reehal'aqeem
And among (the people of) Aad, when We Sent upon them the destructive (Al-Aqeem) wind
Tafseer · the whole surahمَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
Maa tazaru min shai'in atat 'alaihi illaa ja'alat hu karrameem
It did not leave anything it came upon except it made it to be like dust
Tafseer · the whole surahوَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
Wa fee Samooda iz qeela lahum tamatta”oo hattaa heen
And regarding Samood, when it was said to them: ‘Enjoy yourselves for a while’
Tafseer · the whole surahفَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
Fa'ataw 'an amri Rabbihim fa akhazat humus saa'iqatu wa hum yanzuroon
But they exceeded from the Command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them and they were looking on
Tafseer · the whole surahفَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
Famas tataa'oo min qiyaaminw wa maa kaanoo muntasireen
So, they were neither able to stand up nor help each other
Tafseer · the whole surahوَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَـٰسِقِينَ
Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaano qawman faasiqeen
And the people of Noah from before (them), they were a transgressing people
Tafseer · the whole surahوَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَـٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
Wassamaaa'a banainaa haa bi aydinw wa innaa lamoosi'oon
And the sky, We Built it by Hand, and We are the Expanders
Tafseer · the whole surahوَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَـٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَـٰهِدُونَ
Wal arda farashnaahaa fani'mal maahidoon
And the earth, We Spread it out, so how excellent are the spreaders
Tafseer · the whole surahوَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Wa min kulli shai'in khalaqnaa zawjaini la'allakum tazakkaroon
And from all things, We Created pairs, perhaps you would take heed
Tafseer · the whole surahفَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Fafirrooo ilal laahi innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen
Therefore, flee to Allah, surely, I am a clear warner to you from Him
Tafseer · the whole surahوَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Wa laa taj'aloo ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen
And do not make another god to be with Allah. I (Rasool Allah) am a clear warner to you from Him
Tafseer · the whole surahكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Kazaalika maaa atal lazeena min qablihim mir Rasoolin illaa qaaloo saahirun aw majnoon
Similar to that, there did not come any Rasool from before them except they said, ‘(He is either) a sorcerer or a madman’
Tafseer · the whole surahأَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Atawaasaw bih; bal hum qawmun taaghoon
Have they been bequeathed with it? But, they are a transgressing people
Tafseer · the whole surahفَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
Fatawalla 'anhum famaaa anta bimaloom
So, turn away from them (nonbelievers), for you are not with a blame
Tafseer · the whole surahوَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Wa zakkir fa innaz zikraa tanfa'ul mu'mineen
And continue to remind, for surely the Zikr benefits the Momineen
Tafseer · the whole surahوَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
Wa maa khalaqtul jinna wal insa illaa liya'budoon
And I have not Created the Jinn and the Humans except to be worshipping Me
Tafseer · the whole surahمَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
Maaa ureedu minhum mir rizqinw wa maaa ureedu anyyut'imoon
‘I do not want any sustenance from them, and I do not want that they should feed me
Tafseer · the whole surahإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
Innal laaha Huwar Razzaaqu Zul Quwwatil Mateen
Surely Allah, He is the Sustainer, with the Powerful Strength
Tafseer · the whole surahفَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَـٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
Fa inna lillazeena zalamoo zanoobam misla zanoobi ashaabihim falaa yasta'jiloon
Surely, the ones unjust have committed sins similar to the sins of their companions, therefore they should not be hastening (the Punishment)
Tafseer · the whole surahفَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
Fawailul lillazeena kafaroo miny yawmihimul lazee yoo'adoon
So, woe be unto those who commit Kufr, of their Day which they are Promised’
Tafseer · the whole surah