الدخان

1 Hameem

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Ha.-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].

2 Waalkitabi almubeeni

2 By the Scripture that maketh plain

2 By the manifest Book (this Qur'an) that makes things clear.

3 Inna anzalnahu fee laylatin mubarakatin inna kunna munthireena

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

3 We sent it (this Qur'an) down on a blessed night [(i.e. night of Al-Qadr, Surah No. 97) in the month of Ramadan - the 9th month of the Islamic calendar]. Verily, We are ever warning [mankind that Our Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship].

4 Feeha yufraqu kullu amrin hakeemin

4 Whereon every wise command is made clear

4 Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments.

5 Amran min AAindina inna kunna mursileena

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

5 As a Command (or this Qur'an or the Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messengers),

6 Rahmatan min rabbika innahu huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

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

6 (As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

7 Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena

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

7 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you (but) have a faith with certainty.

8 La ilaha illa huwa yuhyee wayumeetu rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena

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

8 La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). It is He Who gives life and causes death - your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.

9 Bal hum fee shakkin yalAAaboona

9 Nay, but they play in doubt.

9 Nay! They play about in doubt.

10 Fairtaqib yawma tatee alssamao bidukhanin mubeenin

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

10 Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke,

11 Yaghsha alnnasa hatha AAathabun aleemun

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

11 Covering the people: this is a painful torment.

12 Rabbana ikshif AAanna alAAathaba inna muminoona

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

12 (They will say): "Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers!"

13 Anna lahumu alththikra waqad jaahum rasoolun mubeenun

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

13 How can there be for them an admonition (at the time when the torment has reached them), when a Messenger explaining things clearly has already come to them.

14 Thumma tawallaw AAanhu waqaloo muAAallamun majnoonun

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

14 Then they had turned away from him (Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) and said: (He is) one taught (by a human being), a madman!"

15 Inna kashifoo alAAathabi qaleelan innakum AAaidoona

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

15 Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily you will revert (to disbelief).

16 Yawma nabtishu albatshata alkubra inna muntaqimoona

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

16 On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest seizure (punishment). Verily, We will exact retribution.

17 Walaqad fatanna qablahum qawma firAAawna wajaahum rasoolun kareemun

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

17 And indeed We tried before them Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Musa (Moses) عليه السلام],

18 An addoo ilayya AAibada Allahi innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

18 Saying: "Deliver to me the slaves of Allah (i.e. the Children of Israel). Verily, I am to you a Messenger worthy of all trust.

19 Waan la taAAloo AAala Allahi innee ateekum bisultanin mubeenin

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

19 "And exalt not yourselves against Allah. Truly, I have come to you with a manifest authority.

20 Wainnee AAuthtu birabbee warabbikum an tarjumooni

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

20 "And truly, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you should stone me (or call me a sorcerer or kill me).

21 Wain lam tuminoo lee faiAAtazilooni

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

21 "But if you believe me not, then keep away from me and leave me alone."

22 FadaAAa rabbahu anna haolai qawmun mujrimoona

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

22 (But they were aggressive), so he [Musa (Moses)] called upon his Lord (saying): "These are indeed the people who are Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals)."

23 Faasri biAAibadee laylan innakum muttabaAAoona

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

23 (Allah said): "Depart you with My slaves by night. Surely, you will be pursued.

24 Waotruki albahra rahwan innahum jundun mughraqoona

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

24 "And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily, they are a host to be drowned."

25 Kam tarakoo min jannatin waAAuyoonin

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

25 How many of gardens and springs that they [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people] left behind,

26 WazurooAAin wamaqamin kareemin

26 And the cornlands and the goodly sites

26 And green crops (fields) and goodly places,

27 WanaAAmatin kanoo feeha fakiheena

27 And pleasant things wherein they took delight!

27 And comforts of life wherein they used to take delight!

28 Kathalika waawrathnaha qawman akhareena

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

28 Thus (it was)! And We made other people inherit them (i.e. We made the Children of Israel to inherit the kingdom of Egypt).

29 Fama bakat AAalayhimu alssamao waalardu wama kanoo munthareena

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

29 And the heavens and the earth wept not for them, nor were they given a respite.

30 Walaqad najjayna banee israeela mina alAAathabi almuheeni

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

30 And indeed We saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment:

31 Min firAAawna innahu kana AAaliyan mina almusrifeena

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

31 From Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he was arrogant and was of the Musrifun (those who transgress beyond bound in spending and other things and commit great sins).

32 Walaqadi ikhtarnahum AAala AAilmin AAala alAAalameena

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

32 And We chose them (the Children of Israel) above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn) [during the time of Musa (Moses)] with knowledge,

33 Waataynahum mina alayati ma feehi balaon mubeenun

33 And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.

33 And granted them signs in which there was a plain trial.

34 Inna haolai layaqooloona

34 Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:

34 Verily, these (Quraish) people are saying:

35 In hiya illa mawtatuna aloola wama nahnu bimunshareena

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

35 "There is nothing but our first death, and we shall not be resurrected.

36 Fatoo biabaina in kuntum sadiqeena

36 Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

36 "Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!"

37 Ahum khayrun am qawmu tubbaAAin waallatheena min qablihim ahlaknahum innahum kanoo mujrimeena

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

37 Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals).

38 Wama khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena

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

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

39 Ma khalaqnahuma illa bialhaqqi walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona

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

39 We created them not except with truth (i.e. to examine and test those who are obedient and those who are disobedient and then reward the obedient ones and punish the disobedient ones), but most of them know not.

40 Inna yawma alfasli meeqatuhum ajmaAAeena

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

40 Verily, the Day of Judgement (when Allah will judge between the creatures) is the time appointed for all of them -

41 Yawma la yughnee mawlan AAan mawlan shayan wala hum yunsaroona

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

41 The Day when a Maula (a near relative) cannot avail a Maula (a near relative) in aught, and no help can they receive,

42 Illa man rahima Allahu innahu huwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

42 Except him on whom Allah has Mercy. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

43 Inna shajarata alzzaqqoomi

43 Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,

43 Verily, the tree of Zaqqum

44 TaAAamu alatheemi

44 The food of the sinner!

44 Will be the food of the sinners.

45 Kaalmuhli yaghlee fee albutooni

45 Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies

45 Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies,

46 Kaghalyi alhameemi

46 As the seething of boiling water.

46 Like the boiling of scalding water.

47 Khuthoohu faiAAtiloohu ila sawai aljaheemi

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

47 (It will be said) "Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire,

48 Thumma subboo fawqa rasihi min AAathabi alhameemi

48 Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.

48 "Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water.

49 Thuq innaka anta alAAazeezu alkareemu

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

49 "Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous!

50 Inna hatha ma kuntum bihi tamtaroona

50 Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.

50 "Verily, this is that whereof you used to doubt!"

51 Inna almuttaqeena fee maqamin ameenin

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

51 Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2), will be in place of Security (Paradise).

52 Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

52 Amid gardens and watersprings,

52 Among Gardens and Springs,

53 Yalbasoona min sundusin waistabraqin mutaqabileena

53 Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.

53 Dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other,

54 Kathalika wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin

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

54 So (it will be). And We shall marry them to Hur (fair female) with wide, lovely eyes.

55 YadAAoona feeha bikulli fakihatin amineena

55 They call therein for every fruit in safety.

55 They will call therein for every kind of fruit in peace and security;

56 La yathooqoona feeha almawta illa almawtata aloola wawaqahum AAathaba aljaheemi

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

56 They will never taste death therein except the first death (of this world), and He will save them from the torment of the blazing Fire,

57 Fadlan min rabbika thalika huwa alfawzu alAAatheemu

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

57 As a Bounty from your Lord! That will be the supreme success!

58 Fainnama yassarnahu bilisanika laAAallahum yatathakkaroona

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

58 Certainly, We have made this (Qur'an) easy in your tongue, in order that they may remember.

59 Fairtaqib innahum murtaqiboona

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

59 Wait then (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم); verily, they (too) are waiting.