Surah Adh-Dhāriyāt (The Winnowing Winds) in English

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

1. والذاريات ذروا

   1

   By the scattering [winds] that scatter [the clouds];

   wa-dh-dhāriyāti dharwan

2. فالحاملات وقرا

   2

   by the [rain] bearing [clouds] laden [with water];

   fa-l-ḥāmilāti wiqran

3. فالجاريات يسرا

   3

   by [the ships] which move gently [on the sea];

   fa-l-jāriyāti yusran

4. فالمقسمات أمرا

   4

   by [the angels] who dispense [livelihood] by [His] command:

   fa-l-muqassimāti ʾamran

5. إنما توعدون لصادق

   5

   indeed what you are promised is true,

   ʾinnamā tūʿadūna la-ṣādiqun

6. وإن الدين لواقع

   6

   and indeed the retribution will surely come to pass!

   wa-ʾinna d-dīna la-wāqiʿun