44Ad-Dukhaan

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ حم

Ha. Mim.

وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ

By the Scripture that maketh plain

إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنْذِرِينَ

Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

Whereon every wise command is made clear

أَمْرًا مِنْ عِنْدِنَا ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -

رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,

رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُوقِنِينَ

Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.

بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ

Nay, but they play in doubt.

فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ

But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke

يَغْشَى النَّاسَ ۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.

رَبَّنَا اكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ الذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُبِينٌ

How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَجْنُونٌ

And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman?

إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ

Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ إِنَّا مُنْتَقِمُونَ

On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.

۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ

And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,

أَنْ أَدُّوا إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.

وَأَنْ لَا تَعْلُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي آتِيكُمْ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ

And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.

وَإِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ أَنْ تَرْجُمُونِ

And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.

وَإِنْ لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا لِي فَاعْتَزِلُونِ

And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ مُجْرِمُونَ

And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيْلًا إِنَّكُمْ مُتَّبَعُونَ

Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,

وَاتْرُكِ الْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُنْدٌ مُغْرَقُونَ

And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.

كَمْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,

وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

And the cornlands and the goodly sites

وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا فِيهَا فَاكِهِينَ

And pleasant things wherein they took delight!

كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ

Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنْظَرِينَ

And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.

وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ

And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;

مِنْ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِنَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ

(We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.

وَلَقَدِ اخْتَرْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ

And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.

وَآتَيْنَاهُمْ مِنَ الْآيَاتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَاءٌ مُبِينٌ

And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.

إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:

إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنْشَرِينَ

There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

فَأْتُوا بِآبَائِنَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ

Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ

And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.

مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي مَوْلًى عَنْ مَوْلًى شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ

A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,

إِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقُّومِ

Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,

طَعَامُ الْأَثِيمِ

The food of the sinner!

كَالْمُهْلِ يَغْلِي فِي الْبُطُونِ

Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies

كَغَلْيِ الْحَمِيمِ

As the seething of boiling water.

خُذُوهُ فَاعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ

(And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِيمِ

Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.

ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ

(Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تَمْتَرُونَ

Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ

Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.

فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Amid gardens and watersprings,

يَلْبَسُونَ مِنْ سُنْدُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ

Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُمْ بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.

يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ آمِنِينَ

They call therein for every fruit in safety.

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا الْمَوْتَ إِلَّا الْمَوْتَةَ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَاهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ

They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell,

فَضْلًا مِنْ رَبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph.

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed.

فَارْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُمْ مُرْتَقِبُونَ

Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting.