| | Bijan Moeinian rendition of Surah The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers(adh-Dhariyat)
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| 51:1 | | Your Lord swears by the blowing winds. |
| 51:2 | | Your Lord swears by those clouds that are carrying a heavy mass of water. |
| 51:3 | | Your Lord swears by those clouds that glide with ease. |
| 51:4 | | Your Lord swears by those clouds that distribute their water equally throughout their trip by the order of the Almighty. |
| 51:5 | | That whatever your Lord has promised will take place. |
| 51:6 | | That one day you will be questioned for what you have done in your life. |
| 51:7 | | In spit of the fact that you observe the majestic heaven, which God has created with many trajectories in it,… |
| 51:8 | | you keep disputing the truth that He has revealed to you! |
| 51:9 | | God, therefore, will turn away from those who have chosen to deny their Creator. |
| 51:10 | | Doomed are those who choose their religion based upon guesses and incomplete evidences. |
| 51:11 | | Who are deeply ignorant and careless about their religion. |
| 51:12 | | They jokingly ask: “When will be the Day of Judgment? Why does not it happen soon, if it is true?]” |
| 51:13 | | The answer is: “When they will be thrown into the Fire.” |
| 51:14 | | They will be told: “Taste the result of your mischief. This is the event that you wanted to take place soon.” |
| 51:15 | | On that Day, the righteous ones will be welcomed to the gardens with water springs. |
| 51:16 | | They will joyfully receive the reward that their Lord will give them for doing good deeds in their worldly lives. |
| 51:17 | | They cut their sleeping at night short to worship their Lord. |
| 51:18 | | And around dawn ask their Lord for forgiveness. |
| 51:19 | | And gave a part of their wealth to the needy ones (whether the latter asked for it or not) realizing that what they own is not completely theirs. |
| 51:20 | | Earth is full of signs [indicating the existence of God, Oneness of God, hasting toward a doomed destiny, etc.] for those who believe. |
| 51:21 | | In your own selves, too, the believer find many signs to strengthen their faith. |
| 51:22 | | Your provision, as well as whatever is promised to you [destiny, talent, new discoveries, achievements, etc.], is already decided in the heaven. |
| 51:23 | | By the Lord of Heaven [the world of unseen] and the earth [materialistic world] whatever you have heard is as true as any truth that you speak yourself about. |
| 51:24 | | Have you ever heard the story of the Abraham’s honored guests? |
| 51:25 | | When they [angles appearing like human beings] reached him they wished peace for him. Abraham returned their salutation saying: “Peace also be with you my noble stranger guests.” |
| 51:26 | | He asked his family to roast a fat cow for his guests. |
| 51:27 | | When they did not touch the food, Abraham asked “Do not you want to eat?” |
| 51:28 | | As they refused to eat, fear overtook him. The angles said: “Do not be afraid, we are here to give you a good news: Pretty soon God will give you a wise and knowledgeable son.” |
| 51:29 | | His wife, overhearing them, came out (struck her forehead) saying: “From an old and barren woman like me?” |
| 51:30 | | They said: “That is what your Lord has decided; He is the Most Wise, the Most Knowledgeable.” |
| 51:31 | | Abraham asked then: “It sounds that you have come to accomplish an important mission.” |
| 51:32 | | They replied: “We are sent to punish the guilty people [of Prophet Lot].” |
| 51:33 | | “To shower them with hot clays.” |
| 51:34 | | “Each stone being marked by Lord to punish a specific sinner.” |
| 51:35 | | “Another mission of ours is to evacuate the town from believers.” |
| 51:36 | | “But we have found only one Muslim (submitted to God) household [Lot’s household].” |
| 51:37 | | “We set it up as an example for those who do not want to face the punishment of the Lord.” |
| 51:38 | | And the story of Moses whom God sent with the most clear signs to Pharaoh. |
| 51:39 | | But Pharaoh rejected did not believe in those miracles out of pride and said: “This man is either crazy or a magician.” |
| 51:40 | | Then I (God) punished him and his army by casting them into the sea. He is the one to be blamed for his fate. |
| 51:41 | | And the story of Ad whom God sent a disastrous wind to his guilty people. |
| 51:42 | | Which destroyed anything on its path. |
| 51:43 | | And the story of Thamud when they were told: “You are given only a short time to enjoy [may you take advantage of it and change] your style of life.” |
| 51:44 | | As they continued to challenge their Lord, they were overtaken by a sudden thunderbolt. |
| 51:45 | | They did not even have time to stand up and run. |
| 51:46 | | And the story of Noah’s people whom I destroyed as they were so wicked. |
| 51:47 | | I (God) have created the universe myself and will continue to expand it [confirmation of the expansion theory of the universe after the Big Bang.] |
| 51:48 | | I have made the earth habitable for its inhabitant; excellently designed [eco-system]. |
| 51:49 | | I have put a pair of everything in it so that you may wonder about the creative power of your Creator. |
| 51:50 | | Tell them: “Take refuge in God; I (Mohammad) am sent to you as His Warner.” |
| 51:51 | | “Do not set up another God [idol, boss, money, woman, etc.] to worship beside Him; I am sent to you as His Warner.” |
| 51:52 | | This is a trend: whenever a Prophet is sent to a people, they would say: “He is a crazy magician.” |
| 51:53 | | Is it because they have arrived to such after a rational debate? Indeed not. The fact of the matter is that such accusations are the natural reactions of rebellious people. |
| 51:54 | | So, forget about them. Your job has been to relay the message. You (Mohammed) are not responsible for their behaviors. |
| 51:55 | | Continue admonishing; the believers will benefit from the admonition. |
| 51:56 | | I have created men and extra-terrestrials (Jinns) to serve only me [not a ruler, a woman, a constitution, etc.] |
| 51:57 | | I (God) do not need any provision from them, nor do I ask them to feed Me. |
| 51:58 | | On the contrary, God, the supreme and the Most Powerful, is the One Who provides provision for his creatures. |
| 51:59 | | The sinners will have the same destiny as those who sinned before them. Tell them not to jokingly ask Me to accelerate it. |
| 51:60 | | What a miserable Day will be when the disbelievers face their fate. |
