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Surah Adh-Dhariyat

The Winnowing Winds

Chapter 51 of 114

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Surah Adh-Dhariyat

Recited by Salaah Bukhaatir

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About this Surah

The Surah has been so designated after the word ash-shams with which it opens.

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Surah 51 of 114

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Berber
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Salaah Bukhaatir

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Tafsir

<h2>Name</h2>
<p>The Surah has been so designated after the word <em>ash-shams</em> with which it opens.</p>
<h2>Period of Revelation</h2>
<p>The subject matter and the style show that this Surah too was revealed in the earliest period at Makkah at a stage when opposition to the Holy Prophet (upon whom be Allah's peace) had grown very strong and intense.</p>
<h2>Theme and Subject Matter</h2>
<p>Its theme is to distinguish the good from the evil and to warn the people, who were refusing to understand this distinction and insisting on following the evil way, of the evil end.</p>
<p>In view of the subject matter this Surah consists of two parts. The first part consists of <a href=/91/1-10>vv. 1-10</a>, and the second of <a href=/91/11-15>vv. 11-15</a>. The first part deals with three things:</p>
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<p>That just as the sun and the moon, the day and the night, the earth and the sky, are different from each other and contradictory in their effects and results, so are the good and the evil different front each other and contradictory in their effects and results; they are neither alike in their outward appearance nor can they be alike in their results.</p>
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<li>
<p>That Allah after giving the human self powers of the body, sense and mind has not left it uninformed in the world, but has instilled into his unconscious by means of a natural inspiration the distinction between good and evil, right and wrong, and the sense of the good to be good and of the evil to be evil.</p>
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<li>
<p>That the future of man depends on how by using the powers of discrimination, will and judgment that Allah has endowed him with, he develops the good and suppresses the evil tendencies of the self. If he develops the good inclination and frees his self of the evil inclinations, he will attain to eternal success, and if, on the contrary, he suppresses the good and promotes the evil, he will meet with disappointment and failure.</p>
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<p>In the second part citing the historical precedent of the people of Thamud the significance of Prophethood has been brought out. A Messenger is raised in the world, because the inspirational knowledge of good and evil that Allah has placed in human nature, is by itself not enough for the guidance of man, but on account of his failure to understand it fully man has been proposing wrong criteria and theories of good and evil and thus going astray. That is why Allah sent down clear and definite Revelation to the Prophets (peace be upon them) to augment man's natural inspiration so that they may expound to the people as to what is good and what is evil. Likewise, the Prophet Salih (peace be upon him) was sent to the people of Thamud, but the people overwhelmed by the evil of their self, had become so rebellious that they rejected him. And when he presented before them the miracle of the she camel, as demanded by themselves, the most wretched one of them, in spite of his warning,
hamstrung it, in accordance with the will and desire of the people. Consequently, the entire tribe was overtaken by a disaster.</p>
<p>While narrating this story of the Thamud nowhere in the Surah has it been said "O people of Quraish, if you rejected your Prophet, Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings), as the Thamud had rejected theirs, you too would meet with the same fate as they met." The conditions at that time in Makkah were similar to those that had been created by the wicked among the people of Thamud against the Prophet Salih (peace be upon him). Therefore, the narration of this story in those conditions was by itself enough to suggest to the people of Makkah how precisely this historical precedent applied to them.</p>

Verse by verse

Surah Adh-Dhariyat · The Winnowing Winds

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. Ayah 1

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ذَرْوًا

    S wavu iwezzâen!

  2. Ayah 2

    فَالْحَامِلَاتِ وِقْرًا

    I ibubben taâkkwemt!

  3. Ayah 3

    فَالْجَارِيَاتِ يُسْرًا

    Wid ippazalen s shala!

  4. Ayah 4

    فَالْمُقَسِّمَاتِ أَمْرًا

    Tid ifeôqen lameô!

  5. Ayah 5

    إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ

    Ar ayen i wen ippuâahden, d tidep.

  6. Ayah 6

    وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَاقِعٌ

    Aqeîîi, ih, ad iûaô.

  7. Ayah 7

    وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ

    S igenni bu idurra!

  8. Ayah 8

    إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ

    Kunwi temgarradem $ef wawal.

  9. Ayah 9

    يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ

    Iooa t win iooan.

  10. Ayah 10

    قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ

    Tameppant i ikeddaben!

  11. Ayah 11

    الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ

    Nitni, di maylellif, stehzan,

  12. Ayah 12

    يَسْأَلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ

    steqsayen: "anda t wass uqeîîi"?

  13. Ayah 13

    يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ

    Ass ideg, ara ppuhewlen di tmes:

  14. Ayah 14

    ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَـٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

    "Jeôôbet ahewwel nnwen agi i$ef têarem"!

  15. Ayah 15

    إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

    Ih, wid ipêezziben, di leonanat akked tliwa;

  16. Ayah 16

    آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ

    Ïîfen ayen i sen Ifka Mass nnsen. Ih, nitni llan, iu$ lêal, d lâuûam.

  17. Ayah 17

    كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ

    Deg iv, cwiî ay gganen.

  18. Ayah 18

    وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

    Di tafrara, nitni ste$fiôen;

  19. Ayah 19

    وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ

    deg wayla nnsen: amur i umappar akked ume$bun.

  20. Ayah 20

    وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ

    U di tmurt, issekniyen i wid ipputebbten.

  21. Ayah 21

    وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

    Llant deg iman nnwen. Aâni ur tepwalim ara?

  22. Ayah 22

    وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

    U deg igenni, ôôeéq nnwen, akked wayen i wen ippuwaââden.

  23. Ayah 23

    فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ

    S Mass n tmurt akked igenwan, ar neppa d tidep, am akken kunwi tepmeslayem!

  24. Ayah 24

    هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ

    Ma tebbwev ik id tedyant inebgawen ukyisen n Ibôahim?

  25. Ayah 25

    إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ

    Kecmen $uôes, nnan as: "tifrat"! Inna: "tifrat a wid ur nessin!"

  26. Ayah 26

    فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ

    Inser ar twacult is, ibbwi d aâjmi iqebbwan.

  27. Ayah 27

    فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

    Iqeôb asen t id; inna: "day ur teppeppem ara"?

  28. Ayah 28

    فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ

    Iêus iugad iten. Nnan as: "ur ppagwad"! D$a beccôen t s uqcic amusnaw

  29. Ayah 29

    فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ

    Tqeôb ed tmeîîut is, tsu$, tewwet deg udem is, tenna d: "tam$aôt tiâiqeôt?"

  30. Ayah 30

    قَالُوا كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ

    Nnan: "akka id Inna Mass im. Ih, Neppa, d Bab n ûûwab, d Amusnaw".

  31. Ayah 31

    قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ

    Inna: "anwa ay d awal nnwen, a yimceggâan"?

  32. Ayah 32

    قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ

    Nnan: "nekwni neppuceggaâ d ar ugdud ibe$wviyen.

  33. Ayah 33

    لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ

    Iwakken a ten neôoem s uéôu n talaxt

  34. Ayah 34

    مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    i ipwaôecmen s$uô Mass ik i ucmiten".

  35. Ayah 35

    فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Nessuffe$ kra illan, degs, n lmumnin.

  36. Ayah 36

    فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

    Nufa kan degs, yiwen uxxam n imvuâen.

  37. Ayah 37

    وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَا آيَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ

    Neooa p id d assekni i wid iugaden aâaqeb aqeôêan.

  38. Ayah 38

    وَفِي مُوسَىٰ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

    I di Musa, mi t id Nuzen i Ferâun, s udabu n ûûeê.

  39. Ayah 39

    فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

    Iaâûa, akked imalalen is, inna: "d aseêêar, ne$ d aôehbani".

  40. Ayah 40

    فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

    Neddem it, neppa akked iâsekriwen is, Nveggeô iten ar yill. Tiyta degs.

  41. Ayah 41

    وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ

    I di Âad, mi sen Nuzen avu asexvi.

  42. Ayah 42

    مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ

    Ur ippaooa ayen immuger, alamma irra t am rrmim.

  43. Ayah 43

    وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    I Tamud, mi pwanecden: "siwa tallit ara tezhum".

  44. Ayah 44

    فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

    Âuûan lameô n Mass nnsen. Tewwet iten id ssiâqa, nitni la pwalin.

  45. Ayah 45

    فَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ

    Ur zmiren a d kren, ur pwasellken.

  46. Ayah 46

    وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ

    Agdud n Nuê, uqbel, llan, s tidep, d agdud iballa$en.

  47. Ayah 47

    وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

    Igenni, Nebna t s loehd, d Nekwni it Issewsaân.

  48. Ayah 48

    وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ

    Tamurt, Nessa p. Ay gerzen Wid Itessun!

  49. Ayah 49

    وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Di yal cci, Nexleq tayuga, ahat a d tesmektim.

  50. Ayah 50

    فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Ihi, srifget ar Öebbi. Nek, ih, s$uôeS ar $uôwen, d aneddaô ipbegginen.

  51. Ayah 51

    وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا آخَرَ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Ur sâut, ar tama n Öebbi, ôebbi nniven! Nek, ih, s$uôeS ar $uôwen, d aneddaô ipbegginen.

  52. Ayah 52

    كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

    Akka, ur iusi umazan ar wid i ten id izwaren, mebla ma nnan as: "d aseêêar ne$ d aôehbani".

  53. Ayah 53

    أَتَوَاصَوْا بِهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ

    Day ppuweûûan $ef waya? Xaîi, nitni d agdud izegren tilas.

  54. Ayah 54

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَا أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ

    Ïîixxeô asen; ur deg k tiyta.

  55. Ayah 55

    وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Smektay ed. Asmekti, s tidep, infaâ lmumnin.

  56. Ayah 56

    وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

    Xelqe$ leonun akked imdanen, iwakken kan ad iyI âabden.

  57. Ayah 57

    مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ

    Ur b$i$ segsen ôôeéq, ur b$i$ ad iyi cceççen.

  58. Ayah 58

    إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ

    Öebbi, s tidep, d Aôeééaq, d Bu tezmert n ûûeê.

  59. Ayah 59

    فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَابِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ

    Ih, i wid idensen, amur am umur imeddukwal nnsen. Ulay$eô iyI $eûben.

  60. Ayah 60

    فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن يَوْمِهِمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

    A tawa$it n wid ijehlen, ilmend n wass i sen ippuwaââden!

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