Surah Al-Mursalat in English: word by word, transliteration

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ عُرْفًا

Transliteration wal-mur'salāti ʿur'fan

English By those [winds] sent forth in gusts

1. وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِwal-mur'salātiBy the ones sent forth
2. عُرْفًۭاʿur'fanone after another

فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصْفًا

Transliteration fal-ʿāṣifāti ʿaṣfan

English And the winds that blow violently

1. فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِfal-ʿāṣifātiAnd the winds that blow
2. عَصْفًۭاʿaṣfanviolently

وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا

Transliteration wal-nāshirāti nashran

English And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]

1. وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِwal-nāshirātiAnd the ones that scatter
2. نَشْرًۭاnashranfar and wide

فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًا

Transliteration fal-fāriqāti farqan

English And those [angels] who bring criterion

1. فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِfal-fāriqātiAnd those who separate
2. فَرْقًۭاfarqan(by the) Criterion

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا

Transliteration fal-mul'qiyāti dhik'ran

English And those [angels] who deliver a message.

1. فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِfal-mul'qiyātiAnd those who bring down
2. ذِكْرًاdhik'ran(the) Reminder

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

Transliteration ʿudh'ran aw nudh'ran

English As justification or warning,

1. عُذْرًاʿudh'ran(As) justification
2. أَوْawor
3. نُذْرًاnudh'ranwarning

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

Transliteration innamā tūʿadūna lawāqiʿun

English Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.

1. إِنَّمَاinnamāIndeed, what
2. تُوعَدُونَtūʿadūnayou are promised
3. لَوَٰقِعٌۭlawāqiʿunwill surely occur

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

Transliteration fa-idhā l-nujūmu ṭumisat

English So when the stars are obliterated

1. فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
2. ٱلنُّجُومُl-nujūmuthe stars
3. طُمِسَتْṭumisatare obliterated

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ

Transliteration wa-idhā l-samāu furijat

English And when the heaven is opened

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe heaven
3. فُرِجَتْfurijatis cleft asunder

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

Transliteration wa-idhā l-jibālu nusifat

English And when the mountains are blown away

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
3. نُسِفَتْnusifatare blown away

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ

Transliteration wa-idhā l-rusulu uqqitat

English And when the messengers' time has come...

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. ٱلرُّسُلُl-rusuluthe Messengers
3. أُقِّتَتْuqqitatare gathered to their appointed time

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ

Transliteration li-ayyi yawmin ujjilat

English For what Day was it postponed?

1. لِأَىِّli-ayyiFor what
2. يَوْمٍyawminDay
3. أُجِّلَتْujjilatare (these) postponed

لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ

Transliteration liyawmi l-faṣli

English For the Day of Judgement.

1. لِيَوْمِliyawmiFor (the) Day
2. ٱلْفَصْلِl-faṣli(of) Judgment

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ

Transliteration wamā adrāka mā yawmu l-faṣli

English And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?

1. وَمَآwamāAnd what
2. أَدْرَىٰكَadrākawill make you know
3. مَاmāwhat
4. يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
5. ٱلْفَصْلِl-faṣli(of) the Judgment

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Transliteration alam nuh'liki l-awalīna

English Did We not destroy the former peoples?

1. أَلَمْalamDid not
2. نُهْلِكِnuh'likiWe destroy
3. ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīnathe former (people)

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

Transliteration thumma nut'biʿuhumu l-ākhirīna

English Then We will follow them with the later ones.

1. ثُمَّthummaThen
2. نُتْبِعُهُمُnut'biʿuhumuWe follow them up
3. ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَl-ākhirīna(with) the later ones

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Transliteration kadhālika nafʿalu bil-muj'rimīna

English Thus do We deal with the criminals.

1. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
2. نَفْعَلُnafʿaluWe deal
3. بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَbil-muj'rimīnawith the criminals

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ

Transliteration alam nakhluqkkum min māin mahīnin

English Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?

1. أَلَمْalamDid not
2. نَخْلُقكُّمnakhluqkkumWe create you
3. مِّنminfrom
4. مَّآءٍۢmāina water
5. مَّهِينٍۢmahīnindespicable

فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

Transliteration fajaʿalnāhu fī qarārin makīnin

English And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]

1. فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُfajaʿalnāhuThen We placed it
2. فِىfīin
3. قَرَارٍۢqarārinan abode
4. مَّكِينٍmakīninsafe

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

Transliteration ilā qadarin maʿlūmin

English For a known extent.

1. إِلَىٰilāFor
2. قَدَرٍۢqadarina period
3. مَّعْلُومٍۢmaʿlūminknown

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ

Transliteration faqadarnā faniʿ'ma l-qādirūna

English And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.

1. فَقَدَرْنَاfaqadarnāSo We measured
2. فَنِعْمَfaniʿ'maand Best
3. ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَl-qādirūna(are We to) measure

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا

Transliteration alam najʿali l-arḍa kifātan

English Have We not made the earth a container

1. أَلَمْalamHave not
2. نَجْعَلِnajʿaliWe made
3. ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
4. كِفَاتًاkifātana receptacle

أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا

Transliteration aḥyāan wa-amwātan

English Of the living and the dead?

1. أَحْيَآءًۭaḥyāan(For the) living
2. وَأَمْوَٰتًۭاwa-amwātanand (the) dead

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا

Transliteration wajaʿalnā fīhā rawāsiya shāmikhātin wa-asqaynākum māan furātan

English And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.

1. وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We made
2. فِيهَاfīhātherein
3. رَوَٰسِىَrawāsiyafirmly set mountains
4. شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍۢshāmikhātinlofty
5. وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمwa-asqaynākumand We gave you to drink
6. مَّآءًۭmāanwater
7. فُرَاتًۭاfurātansweet

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Transliteration inṭaliqū ilā mā kuntum bihi tukadhibūna

English [They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.

1. ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟inṭaliqūProceed
2. إِلَىٰilāto
3. مَاmāwhat
4. كُنتُمkuntumyou used to
5. بِهِۦbihiin it
6. تُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibūnadeny

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍ

Transliteration inṭaliqū ilā ẓillin dhī thalāthi shuʿabin

English Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns.

1. ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟inṭaliqūProceed
2. إِلَىٰilāto
3. ظِلٍّۢẓillina shadow
4. ذِىdhīhaving
5. ثَلَـٰثِthalāthithree
6. شُعَبٍۢshuʿabincolumns

لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

Transliteration lā ẓalīlin walā yugh'nī mina l-lahabi

English [But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."

1. لَّاlāNo
2. ظَلِيلٍۢẓalīlincool shade
3. وَلَاwalāand not
4. يُغْنِىyugh'nīavailing
5. مِنَminaagainst
6. ٱللَّهَبِl-lahabithe flame

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ

Transliteration innahā tarmī bishararin kal-qaṣri

English Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,

1. إِنَّهَاinnahāIndeed, it
2. تَرْمِىtarmīthrows up
3. بِشَرَرٍۢbishararinsparks
4. كَٱلْقَصْرِkal-qaṣrias the fortress

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ

Transliteration ka-annahu jimālatun ṣuf'run

English As if they were yellowish [black] camels.

1. كَأَنَّهُۥka-annahuAs if they (were)
2. جِمَـٰلَتٌۭjimālatuncamels
3. صُفْرٌۭṣuf'runyellow

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

Transliteration hādhā yawmu lā yanṭiqūna

English This is a Day they will not speak,

1. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
2. يَوْمُyawmu(is) a Day
3. لَاlānot
4. يَنطِقُونَyanṭiqūnathey will speak

وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ

Transliteration walā yu'dhanu lahum fayaʿtadhirūna

English Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.

1. وَلَاwalāAnd not
2. يُؤْذَنُyu'dhanuwill it be permitted
3. لَهُمْlahumfor them
4. فَيَعْتَذِرُونَfayaʿtadhirūnato make excuses

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Transliteration hādhā yawmu l-faṣli jamaʿnākum wal-awalīna

English This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.

1. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
2. يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
3. ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖl-faṣli(of) Judgment
4. جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْjamaʿnākumWe have gathered you
5. وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَwal-awalīnaand the former (people)

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ

Transliteration fa-in kāna lakum kaydun fakīdūni

English So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.

1. فَإِنfa-inSo if
2. كَانَkānais
3. لَكُمْlakumfor you
4. كَيْدٌۭkayduna plan
5. فَكِيدُونِfakīdūnithen plan against Me

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Transliteration inna l-mutaqīna fī ẓilālin waʿuyūnin

English Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīnathe righteous
3. فِىfī(will be) in
4. ظِلَـٰلٍۢẓilālinshades
5. وَعُيُونٍۢwaʿuyūninand springs

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

Transliteration wafawākiha mimmā yashtahūna

English And fruits from whatever they desire,

1. وَفَوَٰكِهَwafawākihaAnd fruits
2. مِمَّاmimmāfrom what
3. يَشْتَهُونَyashtahūnathey desire

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Transliteration kulū wa-ish'rabū hanīan bimā kuntum taʿmalūna

English [Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."

1. كُلُوا۟kulūEat
2. وَٱشْرَبُوا۟wa-ish'rabūand drink
3. هَنِيٓـًٔۢاhanīan(in) satisfaction
4. بِمَاbimāfor what
5. كُنتُمْkuntumyou used to
6. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnado

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Transliteration innā kadhālika najzī l-muḥ'sinīna

English Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
2. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikathus
3. نَجْزِىnajzīreward
4. ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ

Transliteration kulū watamattaʿū qalīlan innakum muj'rimūna

English [O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.

1. كُلُوا۟kulūEat
2. وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟watamattaʿūand enjoy yourselves
3. قَلِيلًاqalīlana little
4. إِنَّكُمinnakumindeed, you
5. مُّجْرِمُونَmuj'rimūna(are) criminals

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ

Transliteration wa-idhā qīla lahumu ir'kaʿū lā yarkaʿūna

English And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. قِيلَqīlait is said
3. لَهُمُlahumuto them
4. ٱرْكَعُوا۟ir'kaʿūBow
5. لَاlānot
6. يَرْكَعُونَyarkaʿūnathey bow

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

1. وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Transliteration fabi-ayyi ḥadīthin baʿdahu yu'minūna

English Then in what statement after it [i.e., the Qur’ān] will they believe?

1. فَبِأَىِّfabi-ayyiThen in what
2. حَدِيثٍۭḥadīthinstatement
3. بَعْدَهُۥbaʿdahuafter it
4. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnawill they believe