What is Surah Al-Mursalat about?

Surah Al-Mursalat - The seventy-seventh chapter of the Qur'an, describing the signs of the Last Day and the fate of the righteous and the wicked.

How many verses are in Surah Al-Mursalat?

Surah Al-Mursalat contains 50 verses.

Is Surah Al-Mursalat Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Mursalat was revealed in Makkah.

Surah Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries - English translation) سُورَة المرسلات

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا ١ i

By those [winds] sent forth in gusts ⁽¹⁾

فَالْعَاصِفَاتِ عَصْفًا ٢ i

And the winds that blow violently ⁽²⁾

وَالنَّاشِرَاتِ نَشْرًا ٣ i

And [by] the winds that spread [clouds] ⁽³⁾

فَالْفَارِقَاتِ فَرْقًا ٤ i

And those [angels] who bring criterion ⁽⁴⁾

فَالْمُلْقِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا ٥ i

And those [angels] who deliver a message ⁽⁵⁾

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا ٦ i

As justification or warning, ⁽⁶⁾

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَاقِعٌ ٧ i

Indeed, what you are promised is to occur. ⁽⁷⁾

فَإِذَا النُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ ٨ i

So when the stars are obliterated ⁽⁸⁾

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ فُرِجَتْ ٩ i

And when the heaven is opened ⁽⁹⁾

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ ١٠ i

And when the mountains are blown away ⁽¹⁰⁾

وَإِذَا الرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ ١١ i

And when the messengers' time has come... ⁽¹¹⁾

لِأَيِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ ١٢ i

For what Day was it postponed? ⁽¹²⁾

لِيَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ ١٣ i

For the Day of Judgement. ⁽¹³⁾

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ١٤ i

And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement? ⁽¹⁴⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٥ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽¹⁵⁾

أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ ١٦ i

Did We not destroy the former peoples? ⁽¹⁶⁾

ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآخِرِينَ ١٧ i

Then We will follow them with the later ones. ⁽¹⁷⁾

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ ١٨ i

Thus do We deal with the criminals. ⁽¹⁸⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٩ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽¹⁹⁾

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقْكُمْ مِنْ مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ ٢٠ i

Did We not create you from a liquid disdained? ⁽²⁰⁾

فَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي قَرَارٍ مَكِينٍ ٢١ i

And We placed it in a firm lodging ⁽²¹⁾

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَعْلُومٍ ٢٢ i

For a known extent. ⁽²²⁾

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ الْقَادِرُونَ ٢٣ i

And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine. ⁽²³⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٤ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽²⁴⁾

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا ٢٥ i

Have We not made the earth a container ⁽²⁵⁾

أَحْيَاءً وَأَمْوَاتًا ٢٦ i

Of the living and the dead? ⁽²⁶⁾

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ شَامِخَاتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمْ مَاءً فُرَاتًا ٢٧ i

And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water. ⁽²⁷⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٨ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽²⁸⁾

انْطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَا كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢٩ i

[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny. ⁽²⁹⁾

انْطَلِقُوا إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِي ثَلَاثِ شُعَبٍ ٣٠ i

Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns ⁽³⁰⁾

لَا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنَ اللَّهَبِ ٣١ i

[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame." ⁽³¹⁾

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِي بِشَرَرٍ كَالْقَصْرِ ٣٢ i

Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress, ⁽³²⁾

كَأَنَّهُ جِمَالَتٌ صُفْرٌ ٣٣ i

As if they were yellowish [black] camels. ⁽³³⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٤ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽³⁴⁾

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنْطِقُونَ ٣٥ i

This is a Day they will not speak, ⁽³⁵⁾

وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ ٣٦ i

Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse. ⁽³⁶⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٧ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽³⁷⁾

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَاكُمْ وَالْأَوَّلِينَ ٣٨ i

This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples. ⁽³⁸⁾

فَإِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ ٣٩ i

So if you have a plan, then plan against Me. ⁽³⁹⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٠ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽⁴⁰⁾

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَالٍ وَعُيُونٍ ٤١ i

Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs ⁽⁴¹⁾

وَفَوَاكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ٤٢ i

And fruits from whatever they desire, ⁽⁴²⁾

كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٤٣ i

[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do." ⁽⁴³⁾

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٤٤ i

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. ⁽⁴⁴⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٥ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽⁴⁵⁾

كُلُوا وَتَمَتَّعُوا قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ مُجْرِمُونَ ٤٦ i

[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals. ⁽⁴⁶⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٧ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽⁴⁷⁾

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ ٤٨ i

And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow. ⁽⁴⁸⁾

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٩ i

Woe, that Day, to the deniers. ⁽⁴⁹⁾

فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٥٠ i

Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe? ⁽⁵⁰⁾

Surah Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries) سُورَة المرسلات

Translation: Surah Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries) سُورَة المرسلات