77. Murselat · verses 12–26

لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ

Liayyi yawmin ojjilat

For what Day are these (portents) deferred?

لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ

Liyawmi alfasli

For the Day of Sorting out.

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ

Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli

And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Alam nuhliki alawwaleena

Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?

ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Thumma nutbiAAuhumu alakhireena

So shall We make later (generations) follow them.

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

Kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena

Thus do We deal with men of sin.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ

Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin

Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?-

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ

FajaAAalnahu fee qararin makeenin

The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ

Ila qadarin maAAloomin

For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?

فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ

Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona

For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا

Alam najAAali alarda kifatan

Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.

أَحۡيَآءٗ وَأَمۡوَٰتٗا

Ahyaan waamwatan

The living and the dead,