51. Dharijat · verses 21–29

وَفِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona

As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?

وَفِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

Wafee alssamai rizqukum wama tooAAadoona

And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.

فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقّٞ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

Fawarabbi alssamai waalardi innahu lahaqqun mithla ma annakum tantiqoona

Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ

Hal ataka hadeethu dayfi ibraheema almukrameena

Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?

إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗاۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٞ قَوۡمٞ مُّنكَرُونَ

Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona

Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٖ سَمِينٖ

Faragha ila ahlihi fajaa biAAijlin sameenin

Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,

فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

Faqarrabahu ilayhim qala ala takuloona

And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"

فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِيفَةٗۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٖ

Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin

(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِي صَرَّةٖ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٞ

Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun

But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"