Quran Chapters

Chapter 51 : Adh-Dhāriyāt– 60 Verses

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

51:1

By (the winds) that scatter dust.

51:2

And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]

51:3

And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness;

51:4

then by those (angels) who distribute the big affair (rain);

51:5

surely, that which you are being promised is true;

51:6

and surely, the Day of Judgment shall come to pass.

51:7

By the sky full of orbits,

51:8

surely you contradict one another in what you say (about Muhammad and the Quran).
Meaning:-
Contradict:deny, dispute, controvert, oppose.

51:9

Deluded away from the Qur’an is he who is deluded.
Meaning:-
Delude: mislead, deceive, fool.

51:10

Destroyed are the falsifiers
Meaning:-
Falsifier: to make false or incorrect, to represent falsely:

51:11

Who are under a cover of heedlessness (think not about the gravity of the Hereafter),
Meaning:-
Heedlessness: careless; thoughtless; unmindful:

51:12

They ask: “when will the Day of Judgment be?”

51:13

It will be the Day when they will be punished in the fire,

51:14

[And will be told], “Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient.”
Meaning:-
Torment: suffering, torture, pain, severe physical or mental suffering.

51:15

Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.

51:16

joyfully receiving what their Lord shall give them; for they were before that (during their life on earth) righteous people,
Meaning:-
Righteous: (of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous, very good; excellent.

51:17

They used to sleep but little in the night time,

51:18

pray for forgiveness in the early morning,

51:19

and share their wealth with the needy who asked for it, and those who could not ask.

51:20

In the earth, there are signs for the firm believers,

51:21

And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?

51:22

In heaven is your sustenance and all that you are promised.
Meaning:-
Sustenance: food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

51:23

Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth – just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.

51:24

Has the story reached you, of the honoured guests [three angels; Jibrael (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrahim (Abraham)?

51:25

When they came in to him, and said, “Salam, (peace be upon you)!” He answered; “Salam, (peace be upon you ),” and said: “You are a people unknown to me,”

51:26

Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
Meaning:-
Calf: a young bovine (bovine means: bull, ox or cow ) animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year.

51:27

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

51:28

When he saw them not eating, he became afraid of them. They said: “Have no fear,” and they gave him good news of a son endowed with knowledge.
Meaning:-
Endow: to furnish, as with some talent.

51:29

And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, “[I am] a barren old woman!”
Meaning:-
Barren: a woman: not able to produce children.

51:30

They replied: “Thus has said your Lord: surely He is the Wise, the Knowledgeable.”

51:31

[Abraham] said, “Then what is your business [here], O messengers?”

51:32

They replied: “We have been sent to a guilty nation (people of Lot, who were homosexuals),

51:33

To send down upon them stones of clay,

51:34

Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors.”
Meaning:-
Transgressors: a person who is actually breaking the law, offend; sin.

51:35

Then We saved all those who were believers in the town

51:36

But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one [i.e. Lout (Lot) and his two daughters].

51:37

And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

51:38

There is also a sign for you in the story of Musa (Moses): when We sent him to Fir’on (Pharaoh) with clear authority,

51:39

But he turned away with his supporters and said,” A magician or a madman.”

51:40

Consequently, We seized him and his warriors, and cast them into the sea. Indeed he deserved much blame.

51:41

And (also there is a sign) in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.

51:42

It spared nothing that it reached, but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.
Meaning:-
Rotten: extremely bad, corrupt, spoiled, unpleasant or decaying

51:43

Likewise the story of Thamud, when it was said to them: “Enjoy yourselves for a while,”

51:44

but they disobeyed the commandment of their Lord; consequently they were overtaken by the thunderbolt even while they were looking on.
Meaning:-
Thunderbolt: a flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder.

51:45

So neither they could stand up on their feet nor could they defend themselves.

51:46

And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.

51:47

With power did We construct the heaven. Verily, We are Able to extend the vastness of space thereof.
Meaning:-
vastness: very great extent or size; immensity.

51:48

We have spread out the earth; how excellent a spreader We are!

51:49

We have created everything in pairs, so that you may learn a lesson from it.

51:50

O Prophet, say to mankind: “Rush towards Allah, surely I (Muhammad) am assigned by Him as a plain Warner to you all.

51:51

Do not set up another god besides Allah, surely I am assigned by Him as a plain Warner to you all.”

51:52

It has been the case that whenever a messenger came to the peoples before them, they said about him: “He is a magician or a madman.”

51:53

Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
Meaning:-
Transgression: violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.

51:54

So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.

51:55

And remind (by preaching the Quran, O Muhammad) for verily, the reminding profits the believers.

51:56

I have not created jinns and mankind except to worship Me.

51:57

I require no sustenance from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
Meaning:-
Sustenance: food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

51:58

Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.

51:59

Surely those who are wrongdoers, shall have their portion of torment similar to the portion of their predecessors; so let them not challenge Me to hurry it on.
Meaning:-
wrongdoers: criminal, a person who behaves illegally, or dishonestly; an offender.
Torment: severe physical or mental suffering.
Predecessors: an ancestor; forefather.

51:60

And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.
Meaning:-
Woe: great sorrow or distress.