وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا ١
1. By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
Memorize Surah Al-Mursalat
سورة المرسلات
Surah Al-Mursalat has 50 verses on 2 pages of the Madinah mushaf (pages 580 to 581), in juz 29. It splits into 2 portions, one per page: learn one, recite it without help, then move on to the next while linking it to the previous one.
Memorization plan for Surah Al-Mursalat
2 portions, one per page of the Madinah mushaf. Tap a portion to practise it; its status stays in this browser.
At one page a day, allow 2 days; at half a page a day, 4 days, with reviews in every session.
Tajweed rules
- Hamzat al-wasl (silent)
- Silent letter
- Lam shamsiyyah (assimilated)
- Normal madd (2 counts)
- Permissible madd (2, 4 or 6 counts)
- Obligatory madd (4 or 5 counts)
- Necessary madd (6 counts)
- Ghunnah (nasalisation, 2 counts)
- Qalqalah (echo)
- Ikhfa (concealment)
- Ikhfa shafawi (meem)
- Idgham with ghunnah
- Idgham without ghunnah
- Idgham shafawi (meem)
- Idgham mutajanisayn
- Idgham mutaqaribayn
- Iqlab (noon becomes meem)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا ٢
2. And the winds that blow violently
وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا ٣
3. And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا ٤
4. And those [angels] who bring criterion1816
Notes
[1816] To Allāh's human messengers.
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا ٥
5. And those [angels] who deliver a message
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا ٦
6. As justification or warning,
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ ٧
7. Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ ٨
8. So when the stars are obliterated
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ ٩
9. And when the heaven is opened
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ ١٠
10. And when the mountains are blown away
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ ١١
11. And when the messengers' time has come...1817
Notes
[1817] i.e., when they are gathered to witness concerning their nations. The sentence's conclusion is understood to be "...the promised judgement will then take place."
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ ١٢
12. For what Day was it postponed?1818
Notes
[1818] "It" may refer to either the aforementioned occurrences collectively or to the testimony of the messengers.
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ ١٣
13. For the Day of Judgement.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ١٤
14. And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٥
15. Woe,1819 that Day, to the deniers.
Notes
[1819] i.e., death and destruction.
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ١٦
16. Did We not destroy the former peoples?
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ١٧
17. Then We will follow them with the later ones.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ١٨
18. Thus do We deal with the criminals.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٩
19. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ ٢٠
20. Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ ٢١
21. And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ٢٢
22. For a known extent.
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ ٢٣
23. And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٤
24. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا ٢٥
25. Have We not made the earth a container
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا ٢٦
26. Of the living and the dead?
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَٰمِخَٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا ٢٧
27. And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٨
28. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢٩
29. [They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٍ ٣٠
30. Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ ٣١
31. [But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ ٣٢
32. Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ ٣٣
33. As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٤
34. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ٣٥
35. This is a Day they will not speak,
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ ٣٦
36. Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٧
37. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ جَمَعْنَٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٣٨
38. This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ ٣٩
39. So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٠
40. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ ٤١
41. Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ٤٢
42. And fruits from whatever they desire,
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٤٣
43. [Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ٤٤
44. Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٥
45. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ ٤٦
46. [O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٧
47. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ ٤٨
48. And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٤٩
49. Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٥٠
50. Then in what statement after it [i.e., the Qur’ān] will they believe?
Verses not to confuse
21 verses of Surah Al-Mursalat resemble other verses of the Quran: a classic trap when reciting from memory. The closest ones:
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Al-Mursalat 77:43
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
At-Tur 52:19كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
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Al-Mursalat 77:44
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
As-Saffat 37:121إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
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Al-Mursalat 77:50
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Al-A’raf 7:185أَوَلَمْ يَنظُرُوا۟ فِى مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ وَأَنْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَدِ ٱقْتَرَبَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ
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Al-Mursalat 77:14
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Al-Infitar 82:17وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
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