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

051.001
Y: By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;

P: By those that winnow with a winnowing

S: I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,

051.002
Y: And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;

P: And those that bear the burden (of the rain)

S: Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).

051.003
Y: And those that flow with ease and gentleness;

P: And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)

S: Then those (ships) that glide easily,

051.004
Y: And those that distribute and apportion by Command;-

P: And those who distribute (blessings) by command,

S: Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;

051.005
Y: Verily that which ye are promised is true;

P: Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,

S: What you are threatened with is most surely true,

051.006
Y: And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.

P: And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.

S: And the judgment must most surely come about.

051.007
Y: By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,

P: By the heaven full of paths,

S: I swear by the heaven full of ways.

051.008
Y: Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,

P: Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).

S: Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,

051.009
Y: Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be
deluded.

P: He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.

S: He is turned away from it who would be turned away.

051.010
Y: Woe to the falsehood-mongers,-

P: Accursed be the conjecturers

S: Cursed be the liars,

051.011
Y: Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:

P: Who are careless in an abyss!

S: Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;

051.012
Y: They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"

P: They ask: When is the Day of Judgment?

S: They ask: When is the Day of Judgment?

051.013
Y: (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the
Fire!

P: (It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,

S: (It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.

051.014
Y: "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"

P: (And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye
inflicted). This is what y