وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفّٗا ١
By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks,
37:1
فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا ٢
and those who diligently drive ˹the clouds˺,
37:2
فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا ٣
and those who recite the Reminder!
37:3
إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ ٤
Surely your God is One!
37:4
رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ ٥
˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise.
37:5
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ ٦
Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration
37:6
وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ ٧
and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil.
37:7
لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ ٨
They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side,
37:8
دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ ٩
˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment.
37:9
إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ ١٠
But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.
37:10
فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ ١١
So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation?1 Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay.2
37:11
بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ ١٢
In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺.
37:12
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ ١٣
When they are reminded, they are never mindful.
37:13
وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ ١٤
And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it,
37:14
وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ ١٥
saying, “This is nothing but pure magic.
37:15
أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ١٦
When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?
37:16
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ١٧
And our forefathers as well?”
37:17
قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ ١٨
Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”
37:18
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ ١٩
It will only take one Blast,1 then at once they will see ˹it all˺.
37:19
وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ٢٠
They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”
37:20
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢١
˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision which you used to deny.”
37:21
۞ ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ ٢٢
˹Allah will say to the angels,˺ “Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship
37:22
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٢٣
instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell.
37:23
وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ ٢٤
And detain them, for they must be questioned.”
37:24