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Surah 77

Surah Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries)

المرسلات

Also written: Mursalat

Surah Al-Mursalat (المرسلات) is surah 77 of the 114 surahs of the Quran. It has 50 ayahs, was revealed in Mecca (Meccan), and its name means “The Emissaries”.

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Number
77
Ayahs
50
Revelation
Meccan
Meaning
The Emissaries

Names, meaning and Meccan/Medinan classification as listed in the quran-json dataset.

About Surah Al-Mursalat

Al-Mursalat, “Those Sent Forth”, is a Meccan surah built around a single, repeated warning: “woe that Day to the deniers”, which occurs ten times. It opens with oaths by things sent forth in succession, describes the cosmic collapse that precedes Judgement, and alternates between signs in human creation and the earth and scenes of the fate awaiting those who deny.

Structure

  • The oaths (77:1–7): by those sent forth one after another, the storming ones and those that spread, and those bringing a reminder — interpreted by commentators as winds, angels, or both — that what is promised will surely happen.
  • Signs of the Day (77:8–15): stars extinguished, the sky split, mountains scattered, and messengers gathered at their appointed time for the Day of Decision.
  • Signs in creation (77:20–28): humans created from a humble fluid kept in a secure place for a known term; the earth made to hold the living and the dead, with firm mountains and sweet water.
  • The fate of deniers (77:29–40): a shadow of three columns giving no shade, sparks like great castles, a Day on which they cannot speak or offer excuses.
  • The righteous (77:41–44): shade, springs and fruits of their choosing.

The refrain

The warning first appears at 77:15 and returns after each scene, acting like a bell that rings after each argument. The final verse (77:50) asks in what message after this they will believe.

In the hadith

A hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim from Ibn Mas’ud recounts that the surah was revealed while the Prophet and his companions were in a cave at Mina, and that a snake appeared there. Umm al-Fadl reported, also in both collections, that the last time she heard the Prophet recite in the sunset prayer, he recited Al-Mursalat.

Frequently asked questions

How many times is 'woe that Day to the deniers' repeated in Al-Mursalat?
Ten times.
Where was Surah Al-Mursalat revealed?
A hadith in al-Bukhari and Muslim from Ibn Mas'ud says it was revealed in a cave at Mina.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Mursalat?
50.
How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Mursalat?
Surah Al-Mursalat has 50 ayahs. It is surah number 77 in the Quran and is Meccan.
Can I read Surah Al-Mursalat in English or save it as a PDF?
Yes. This page shows the Arabic text of every ayah with the Saheeh International English meaning under it. Use “Print / Save as PDF” for a clean printable copy that you can save as a PDF file from your browser.
Is Surah Al-Mursalat the same as Surah Mursalat?
Yes. Mursalat and Al-Mursalat are different English spellings of the same surah name, المرسلات.

Summaries describe the surah’s content and commonly cited reports for general readers; they are not a tafsir or a religious ruling.

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Surah Al-Mursalat in Arabic with English meaning

Arabic: Uthmani script from The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia (quranenc.com), Uthmani script, via quran-json (CC-BY-SA 4.0), shown as in the verified dataset; open-tanween marks use the equivalent codepoints this font draws, as in the editor. English meaning: Saheeh International (tanzil.net). A translation conveys the meaning; it is not the Quran itself.

  1. وَٱلۡمُرۡسَلَٰتِ عُرۡفࣰا ۝١

    77:1By those [winds] sent forth in gusts

  2. فَٱلۡعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصۡفࣰا ۝٢

    77:2And the winds that blow violently

  3. وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشۡرࣰا ۝٣

    77:3And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]

  4. فَٱلۡفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرۡقࣰا ۝٤

    77:4And those [angels] who bring criterion

  5. فَٱلۡمُلۡقِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا ۝٥

    77:5And those [angels] who deliver a message

  6. عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا ۝٦

    77:6As justification or warning

  7. إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعࣱ ۝٧

    77:7Indeed, what you are promised is to occur

  8. فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ ۝٨

    77:8So when the stars are obliterated

  9. وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ ۝٩

    77:9And when the heaven is opened

  10. وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ ۝١٠

    77:10And when the mountains are blown away

  11. وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ ۝١١

    77:11And when the messengers' time has come

  12. لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ ۝١٢

    77:12For what Day was it postponed

  13. لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ۝١٣

    77:13For the Day of Judgement

  14. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ۝١٤

    77:14And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement

  15. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝١٥

    77:15Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  16. أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ۝١٦

    77:16Did We not destroy the former peoples

  17. ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ۝١٧

    77:17Then We will follow them with the later ones

  18. كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ۝١٨

    77:18Thus do We deal with the criminals

  19. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝١٩

    77:19Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  20. أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءࣲ مَّهِينࣲ ۝٢٠

    77:20Did We not create you from a liquid disdained

  21. فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارࣲ مَّكِينٍ ۝٢١

    77:21And We placed it in a firm lodging

  22. إِلَىٰ قَدَرࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ ۝٢٢

    77:22For a known extent

  23. فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ ۝٢٣

    77:23And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine

  24. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٢٤

    77:24Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  25. أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا ۝٢٥

    77:25Have We not made the earth a container

  26. أَحۡيَآءࣰ وَأَمۡوَٰتࣰا ۝٢٦

    77:26Of the living and the dead

  27. وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتࣲ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءࣰ فُرَاتࣰا ۝٢٧

    77:27And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water

  28. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٢٨

    77:28Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  29. ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ۝٢٩

    77:29[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny

  30. ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلࣲّ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبࣲ ۝٣٠

    77:30Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns

  31. لَّا ظَلِيلࣲ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ ۝٣١

    77:31[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame

  32. إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرࣲ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ ۝٣٢

    77:32Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress

  33. كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتࣱ صُفۡرࣱ ۝٣٣

    77:33As if they were yellowish [black] camels

  34. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٣٤

    77:34Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  35. هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ۝٣٥

    77:35This is a Day they will not speak

  36. وَلَا يُؤۡذَنُ لَهُمۡ فَيَعۡتَذِرُونَ ۝٣٦

    77:36Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse

  37. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٣٧

    77:37Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  38. هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِۖ جَمَعۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ۝٣٨

    77:38This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples

  39. فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ كَيۡدࣱ فَكِيدُونِ ۝٣٩

    77:39So if you have a plan, then plan against Me

  40. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤٠

    77:40Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  41. إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي ظِلَٰلࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ ۝٤١

    77:41Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs

  42. وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ۝٤٢

    77:42And fruits from whatever they desire

  43. كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ۝٤٣

    77:43[Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do

  44. إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ۝٤٤

    77:44Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good

  45. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤٥

    77:45Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  46. كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجۡرِمُونَ ۝٤٦

    77:46[O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals

  47. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤٧

    77:47Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  48. وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُواْ لَا يَرۡكَعُونَ ۝٤٨

    77:48And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow

  49. وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٤٩

    77:49Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  50. فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ۝٥٠

    77:50Then in what statement after the Qur'an will they believe