44. Ad-Dukhan

حمٓ

Ha'. Mim

وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

By the Clear Book

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةࣲ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

We revealed it on a Blessed Night, for We were intent on warning

فِيهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ

(We revealed it on the Night) wherein every matter is wisely determined

أَمۡرࣰ ا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ

by Our command. Verily, We were set to send a Messenger

رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

as a Mercy from your Lord. Surely He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and of all that is between them: if you would only have sure faith

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

There is no god but He: He gives life and causes death. He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers of yore

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِي شَكࣲّ يَلۡعَبُونَ

(But the fact is, they lack certainty) and frolic about in doubt

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِي ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏

So watch for the Day when the sky will come down with a pall of smoke

يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ‏

enveloping people. That will be a grievous scourge

رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ

(People will then say): “Our Lord, remove this scourge from us; we shall believe.”

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏

But how will they take heed? Such are they that a Messenger came to them clearly expounding the Truth

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمࣱ مَّجۡنُونٌ

yet they turned away from him and said: “This is a well-tutored madman.”

إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِيلًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَآئِدُونَ

Yet We will hold the scourge back for a while, (but no sooner than We will do so) you will revert to your old ways

يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

The Day when We shall seize them with a mighty seizing, that will be the Day on which We shall inflict upon you full retribution

۞وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ كَرِيمٌ

Indeed before that We subjected the Pharaonites to the same test. A noble Messenger came to them

أَنۡ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينࣱ‏

(and said): “Deliver to me Allah's servants. I am a trustworthy Messenger to you

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏

and do not exalt yourselves in defiance of Allah. I have come to you with a clear authority (as a Messenger)

وَإِنِّي عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ

I have taken refuge with my Lord and your Lord lest you should attack me with stones

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ

But if you do not believe what I say, leave me alone (and desist from laying hands on me).”

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمࣱ مُّجۡرِمُونَ

Then he called upon his Lord: “These are a criminal people.”

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

(He was told): “Set out with My servants by night for you will certainly be pursued

وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندࣱ مُّغۡرَقُونَ

And leave the sea behind you as calm as ever. Surely they are an army that is doomed to be drowned.”

كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ‏

How many gardens did they leave behind, and how many fountains

وَزُرُوعࣲ وَمَقَامࣲ كَرِيمࣲ‏

and sown fields and splendid mansions

وَنَعۡمَةࣲ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ

and the life of ease in which they took delight

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

Thus it was; and We made another people inherit all that

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ

Then neither the sky shed tears over them nor the earth. They were granted no respite

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ

Thus did We deliver the Children of Israel from the humiliating chastisement

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

from Pharaoh who was most prominent among the prodigals

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

We knowingly exalted them (i.e., the Children of Israel) above other peoples of the world

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤࣱ اْ مُّبِينٌ

and bestowed upon them the Signs wherein lay an evident test for them

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

Indeed these people say

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

“This is our first and only death, and we shall never be raised again

فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Bring back to us our fathers if you are truthful.”

أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعࣲ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ

Are these better or the people of Tubba and those who went before them? We destroyed them for they were a criminal people

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

It was not in idle sport that We created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them

مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

We did not create them except in Truth. But most of them do not know

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

The Day of Final Decision is the appointed time for all

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِي مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلࣰ ى شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ

the Day when a friend shall be of no avail to his friend nor shall they be helped

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

except those to whom Allah shows mercy. He is the Most Mighty, the Most Compassionate

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

The tree of al-Zaqqum

طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِيمِ

shall be the food of the sinful

كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَغۡلِي فِي ٱلۡبُطُونِ

Like dregs of oil, it will boil in their bellies

كَغَلۡيِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

like boiling water

خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

“Seize him and drag him to the middle of the Blazing Fire

ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

then pour boiling water over his head as chastisement

ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡكَرِيمُ

Taste this, you are a person mighty and noble

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ

This is what you used to doubt.”

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينࣲ‏

Verily the God-fearing shall be in a secure place

فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ‏

amidst gardens and springs

يَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسࣲ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقࣲ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

Attired in silk and brocade, they shall be arrayed face to face

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينࣲ‏

Thus shall it be: and We shall espouse them to fair, wide-eyed maidens

يَدۡعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

While resting in security, they shall call for all kinds of fruit

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

They shall not taste death except the death in this world. And Allah will save them from the chastisement of Hell

فَضۡلࣰ ا مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

as a favour from your Lord. That is the great triumph

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرۡنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

(O Prophet), We have made this Book easy in your tongue so that they may take heed

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ إِنَّهُم مُّرۡتَقِبُونَ

Wait, then; they too are waiting