الصافات
Surah As-Saffat
وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفًّا
By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks,
فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًا
and those who diligently drive ˹the clouds˺,
فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا
and those who recite the Reminder!
إِنَّ إِلَـٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ
Surely your God is One!
رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ
˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise.
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ
Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration
وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ
and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil.
لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ
They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side,
دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ
˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment.
إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.
فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ
So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation?1 Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay.2
بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺.
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
When they are reminded, they are never mindful.
وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it,
وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
saying, “This is nothing but pure magic.
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers as well?”
قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ
Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”
فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
It will only take one Blast,1 then at once they will see ˹it all˺.
وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”