Verses 7–30

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ﴿٧﴾

51:7By the sky full of adornment [with stars],¹

إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍۢ مُّخْتَلِفٍۢ﴿٨﴾

51:8indeed you are of different opinions!

يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ﴿٩﴾

51:9He who has been turned away [from the truth] is turned away from it.

قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ﴿١٠﴾

51:10Perish the liars,

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍۢ سَاهُونَ﴿١١﴾

51:11who are heedless in a stupor!

يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ﴿١٢﴾

51:12They ask, ‘When will be the Day of Retribution?’

يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ﴿١٣﴾

51:13It is the day when they will be tormented in the Fire,²

ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ﴿١٤﴾

51:14[and will be told]: ‘Taste your torment. This is what you used to hasten.’

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍ﴿١٥﴾

51:15Indeed the Godwary will be amid gardens and springs,

ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ﴿١٦﴾

51:16receiving what their Lord has given them, for they had been virtuous aforetime.

كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ﴿١٧﴾

51:17They used to sleep a little during the night,

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ﴿١٨﴾

51:18and at dawns they would plead for forgiveness,³

وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ﴿١٩﴾

51:19and there was a share in their wealth for the beggar and the deprived.⁴

وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌۭ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ﴿٢٠﴾

51:20In the earth are signs for those who have conviction,

وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ﴿٢١﴾

51:21and in your souls [as well]. Will you not then perceive?

وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ﴿٢٢﴾

51:22And in the sky is your provision and what you are promised.⁵

فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّۭ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ﴿٢٣﴾

51:23By the Lord of the sky and the earth, it is indeed the truth, just as [it is a fact that] you speak.⁶

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ﴿٢٤﴾

51:24Did you receive the story of Abraham’s honoured guests?

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا ۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٌۭ قَوْمٌۭ مُّنكَرُونَ﴿٢٥﴾

51:25When they entered into his presence, they said, ‘Peace!’ ‘Peace!’ He answered, ‘[You are] an unfamiliar folk.’

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍۢ سَمِينٍۢ﴿٢٦﴾

51:26Then he retired to his family and brought a fat [roasted] calf,

فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ﴿٢٧﴾

51:27and put it near them. He said, ‘Will you not eat?’

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةًۭ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ﴿٢٨﴾

51:28Then he felt a fear of them. They said, ‘Do not be afraid!’ and they gave him the good news of a wise son.

فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍۢ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌۭ﴿٢٩﴾

51:29Then his wife came forward crying [with joy]. She beat her face, and said, ‘A barren old woman!’⁷

قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ﴿٣٠﴾

51:30They said, ‘So has your Lord said. Indeed He is the All-wise, the All-knowing.’