The Winnowing Winds

By the winds scattering ˹dust˺

and ˹the clouds˺ loaded with rain

and ˹the ships˺ gliding with ease

and ˹the angels˺ administering affairs by ˹Allah’s˺ command!

Indeed, what you are promised is true.

And the Judgment will certainly come to pass.

˹And˺ by the heavens in their marvellous design!

Surely you are ˹lost˺ in conflicting views ˹regarding the truth˺.

Only those ˹destined to be˺ deluded are turned away from it.

Condemned are the liars—

those who are ˹steeped˺ in ignorance, totally heedless.

They ask ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?”

˹It is˺ the Day they will be tormented over the Fire.

˹They will be told,˺ “Taste your torment! This is what you sought to hasten.”

Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and springs

˹joyfully˺ receiving what their Lord will grant them. Before this ˹reward˺ they were truly good-doers ˹in the world˺:

they used to sleep only little in the night

and pray for forgiveness before dawn.

And in their wealth there was a rightful share ˹fulfilled˺ for the beggar and the poor.

There are ˹countless˺ signs on earth for those with sure faith