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Surah Al-Mursalat

سورة المرسلات · The Emissaries · 50 verses · Meccan

Surah Al-Mursalat (المرسلات, "The Emissaries") is chapter 77 of the Quran. It has 50 verses, was revealed in Mecca and is found in juz 29. Here you can read the complete Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen verse by verse.

Also written as: Mursalat

Number
77
Arabic
المرسلات
Meaning
The Emissaries
Verses
50
Revealed in
Mecca
Juz
29
Mushaf page
580–581

Surah Al-Mursalat in Arabic and English

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

77:1

وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ عُرۡفٗا ﴿١﴾

Waalmursalati ʿurfan

By those [winds] sent forth in gusts

77:2

فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصۡفٗا ﴿٢﴾

Faalʿasifati ʿasfan

And the winds that blow violently

77:3

وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرٗا ﴿٣﴾

Waalnnashirati nashran

And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]

77:4

فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرۡقٗا ﴿٤﴾

Faalfariqati farqan

And those [angels] who bring criterion

77:5

فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا ﴿٥﴾

Faalmulqiyati thikran

And those [angels] who deliver a message

77:6

عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا ﴿٦﴾

ʿuthran aw nuthran

As justification or warning

77:7

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٞ ﴿٧﴾

Innama tooʿadoona lawaqiʿun

Indeed, what you are promised is to occur

77:8

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ ﴿٨﴾

Faitha alnnujoomu tumisat

So when the stars are obliterated

77:9

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ ﴿٩﴾

Waitha alssamao furijat

And when the heaven is opened

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ ﴿١٠﴾

Waitha aljibalu nusifat

And when the mountains are blown away

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ ﴿١١﴾

Waitha alrrusulu oqqitat

And when the messengers' time has come

لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ ﴿١٢﴾

Liayyi yawmin ojjilat

For what Day was it postponed

لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ﴿١٣﴾

Liyawmi alfasli

For the Day of Judgement

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ﴿١٤﴾

Wama adraka ma yawmu alfasli

And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿١٥﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٦﴾

Alam nuhliki alawwaleena

Did We not destroy the former peoples

ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴿١٧﴾

Thumma nutbiʿuhumu alakhireena

Then We will follow them with the later ones

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ﴿١٨﴾

Kathalika nafʿalu bialmujrimeena

Thus do We deal with the criminals

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿١٩﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ ﴿٢٠﴾

Alam nakhluqkum min main maheenin

Did We not create you from a liquid disdained

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ ﴿٢١﴾

Fajaʿalnahu fee qararin makeenin

And We placed it in a firm lodging

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ﴿٢٢﴾

Ila qadarin maʿloomin

For a known extent

فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

Faqadarna faniʿma alqadiroona

And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٢٤﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا ﴿٢٥﴾

Alam najʿali alarda kifatan

Have We not made the earth a container

أَحۡيَآءٗ وَأَمۡوَٰتٗا ﴿٢٦﴾

Ahyaan waamwatan

Of the living and the dead

وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتٖ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءٗ فُرَاتٗا ﴿٢٧﴾

Wajaʿalna feeha rawasiya shamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furatan

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

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٢٨﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٢٩﴾

Intaliqoo ila ma kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny

ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلّٖ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٖ ﴿٣٠﴾

Intaliqoo ila thillin thee thalathi shuʿabin

Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns

لَّا ظَلِيلٖ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ ﴿٣١﴾

La thaleelin wala yughnee mina allahabi

[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame

إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرٖ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ ﴿٣٢﴾

Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri

Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٞ صُفۡرٞ ﴿٣٣﴾

Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun

As if they were yellowish [black] camels

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٣٤﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ﴿٣٥﴾

Hatha yawmu la yantiqoona

This is a Day they will not speak

وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ ﴿٣٦﴾

Wala yuthanu lahum fayaʿtathiroona

Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٣٨﴾

Hatha yawmu alfasli jamaʿnakum waalawwaleena

This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples

فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدٞ فَكِيدُونِ ﴿٣٩﴾

Fain kana lakum kaydun fakeedooni

So if you have a plan, then plan against Me

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَٰلٖ وَعُيُونٖ ﴿٤١﴾

Inna almuttaqeena fee thilalin waʿuyoonin

Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs

وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾

Wafawakiha mimma yashtahoona

And fruits from whatever they desire

كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿٤٣﴾

Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taʿmaloona

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

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿٤٤﴾

Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ ﴿٤٦﴾

Kuloo watamattaʿoo qaleelan innakum mujrimoona

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

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٤٧﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾

Waitha qeela lahumu irkaʿoo la yarkaʿoona

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

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٤٩﴾

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Woe, that Day, to the deniers

فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿٥٠﴾

Fabiayyi hadeethin baʿdahu yuminoona

Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe

Translation: Saheeh International. Transliteration: Tanzil.net. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy (EveryAyah.com). A translation conveys the meaning and does not replace the Arabic text.

Frequently asked questions

How many verses are in Surah Al-Mursalat?

Surah Al-Mursalat has 50 verses.

Where was Surah Al-Mursalat revealed?

Surah Al-Mursalat is a Meccan surah; it was revealed in Mecca.

Which juz is Surah Al-Mursalat in?

Surah Al-Mursalat is in juz 29, on pages 580–581 of the standard Madinah mushaf.

What does Al-Mursalat mean?

المرسلات means "The Emissaries".

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