77th surah of the Quran

Surah Al-Mursalat

The Emissaries

Meccan 50 verses Juz 29
Al-Mursalat

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًۭا ﴿١﴾

By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًۭا ﴿٢﴾

By the raging hurricanes,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًۭا ﴿٣﴾

By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًۭا ﴿٤﴾

By those who winnow with a winnowing,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا ﴿٥﴾

By those who bring down the Reminder,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا ﴿٦﴾

To excuse or to warn,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ ﴿٧﴾

Surely that which ye are promised will befall.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ ﴿٨﴾

So when the stars are put out,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ ﴿٩﴾

And when the sky is riven asunder,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ ﴿١٠﴾

And when the mountains are blown away,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ ﴿١١﴾

And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ ﴿١٢﴾

For what day is the time appointed?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ ﴿١٣﴾

For the Day of Decision.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ﴿١٤﴾

And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿١٥﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٦﴾

Destroyed We not the former folk,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ ﴿١٧﴾

Then caused the latter folk to follow after?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿١٨﴾

Thus deal We ever with the guilty.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿١٩﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍۢ مَّهِينٍۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

Did We not create you from a base fluid

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍۢ مَّكِينٍ ﴿٢١﴾

Which We laid up in a safe abode

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ ﴿٢٢﴾

For a known term?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٢٤﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا ﴿٢٥﴾

Have We not made the earth a receptacle

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَحْيَآءًۭ وَأَمْوَٰتًۭا ﴿٢٦﴾

Both for the living and the dead,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍۢ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءًۭ فُرَاتًۭا ﴿٢٧﴾

And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٢٨﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٢٩﴾

(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّۢ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍۢ ﴿٣٠﴾

Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

لَّا ظَلِيلٍۢ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ ﴿٣١﴾

(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍۢ كَٱلْقَصْرِ ﴿٣٢﴾

Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌۭ صُفْرٌۭ ﴿٣٣﴾

(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٣٤﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ﴿٣٥﴾

This is a day wherein they speak not,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ ﴿٣٦﴾

Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٣٨﴾

This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌۭ فَكِيدُونِ ﴿٣٩﴾

If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ ﴿٤١﴾

Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾

And fruits such as they desire.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٤٣﴾

(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿٤٤﴾

Thus do We reward the good.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ ﴿٤٦﴾

Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٤٧﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾

When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٤٩﴾

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿٥٠﴾

In what statement, after this, will they believe?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

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Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah Al-Mursalat

Surah Al-Mursalat (المرسلات) is the 77th surah of the Quran. It has 50 verses and is found in Juz 29. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, المرسلات, is commonly translated as “The Emissaries”.

Questions about Surah Al-Mursalat

How many verses are in Surah Al-Mursalat?

Surah Al-Mursalat (المرسلات) has 50 verses. It is the 77th surah of the Quran, after Surah Al-Insan and before Surah An-Naba, and it is found in Juz 29.

Is Surah Al-Mursalat Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 33 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.

What does the name of Surah Al-Mursalat mean?

المرسلات is commonly translated as “The Emissaries”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.

Which Juz is Surah Al-Mursalat in?

Surah Al-Mursalat is in Juz' 29.

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