الدخان

1 Hameem

1 Ha Mim!

1 Ha - Mim.

2 Waalkitabi almubeeni

2 I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth).

2 By the Book that makes things clear; -

3 Inna anzalnahu fee laylatin mubarakatin inna kunna munthireena

3 Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning - -

3 We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).

4 Feeha yufraqu kullu amrin hakeemin

4 Therein every wise affair is made distinct,

4 In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,

5 Amran min AAindina inna kunna mursileena

5 A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles),

5 By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),

6 Rahmatan min rabbika innahu huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

6 A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing,

6 As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);

7 Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena

7 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.

7 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.

8 La ilaha illa huwa yuhyee wayumeetu rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena

8 There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore.

8 There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death, - The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.

9 Bal hum fee shakkin yalAAaboona

9 Nay, they are in doubt, they sport.

9 Yet they play about in doubt.

10 Fairtaqib yawma tatee alssamao bidukhanin mubeenin

10 Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke,

10 Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,

11 Yaghsha alnnasa hatha AAathabun aleemun

11 That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment.

11 Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.

12 Rabbana ikshif AAanna alAAathaba inna muminoona

12 Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.

12 (They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"

13 Anna lahumu alththikra waqad jaahum rasoolun mubeenun

13 How shall they be reminded, and there came to them an Apostle making clear (the truth),

13 How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them, -

14 Thumma tawallaw AAanhu waqaloo muAAallamun majnoonun

14 Yet they turned their backs on him and said: One taught (by others), a madman.

14 Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!"

15 Inna kashifoo alAAathabi qaleelan innakum AAaidoona

15 Surely We will remove the punishment a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil).

15 We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).

16 Yawma nabtishu albatshata alkubra inna muntaqimoona

16 On the day when We will seize (them) with the most violent seizing; surely We will inflict retribution.

16 One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution!

17 Walaqad fatanna qablahum qawma firAAawna wajaahum rasoolun kareemun

17 And certainly We tried before them the people of Firon, and there came to them a noble apostle,

17 We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most honourable,

18 An addoo ilayya AAibada Allahi innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

18 Saying: Deliver to me the servants of Allah, surely I am a faithful apostle to you,

18 Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you an messenger worthy of all trust;

19 Waan la taAAloo AAala Allahi innee ateekum bisultanin mubeenin

19 And that do not exalt yourselves against Allah, surely I will bring to you a clear authority:

19 "And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest.

20 Wainnee AAuthtu birabbee warabbikum an tarjumooni

20 And surely I take refuge with my Lord and your Lord that you should stone me to death:

20 "For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.

21 Wain lam tuminoo lee faiAAtazilooni

21 And if you do not believe in me, then leave me alone.

21 "If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."

22 FadaAAa rabbahu anna haolai qawmun mujrimoona

22 Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people.

22 (But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."

23 Faasri biAAibadee laylan innakum muttabaAAoona

23 So go forth with My servants by night; surely you will be pursued:

23 (The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.

24 Waotruki albahra rahwan innahum jundun mughraqoona

24 And leave the sea intervening; surely they are a host that shall be drowned.

24 "And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned."

25 Kam tarakoo min jannatin waAAuyoonin

25 How many of the gardens and fountains have they left!

25 How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,

26 WazurooAAin wamaqamin kareemin

26 And cornfields and noble places!

26 And corn - fields and noble buildings,

27 WanaAAmatin kanoo feeha fakiheena

27 And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;

27 And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!

28 Kathalika waawrathnaha qawman akhareena

28 Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people.

28 Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!

29 Fama bakat AAalayhimu alssamao waalardu wama kanoo munthareena

29 So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they respited.

29 And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).

30 Walaqad najjayna banee israeela mina alAAathabi almuheeni

30 And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement,

30 We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,

31 Min firAAawna innahu kana AAaliyan mina almusrifeena

31 From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.

31 Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

32 Walaqadi ikhtarnahum AAala AAilmin AAala alAAalameena

32 And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.

32 And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

33 Waataynahum mina alayati ma feehi balaon mubeenun

33 And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.

33 And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

34 Inna haolai layaqooloona

34 Most surely these do say:

34 As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

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 beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

36 Fatoo biabaina in kuntum sadiqeena

36 So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.

36 "Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

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

37 Are they better or the people of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

37 What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.

38 Wama khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena

38 And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.

38 We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:

39 Ma khalaqnahuma illa bialhaqqi walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona

39 We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know.

39 We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand.

40 Inna yawma alfasli meeqatuhum ajmaAAeena

40 Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them

40 Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them, -

41 Yawma la yughnee mawlan AAan mawlan shayan wala hum yunsaroona

41 The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped,

41 The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,

42 Illa man rahima Allahu innahu huwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

42 Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful.

42 Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

43 Inna shajarata alzzaqqoomi

43 Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,

43 Verily the tree of Zaqqum

44 TaAAamu alatheemi

44 Is the food of the sinful

44 Will be the food of the Sinful, -

45 Kaalmuhli yaghlee fee albutooni

45 Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,

45 Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.

46 Kaghalyi alhameemi

46 Like the boiling of hot water.

46 Like the boiling of scalding water.

47 Khuthoohu faiAAtiloohu ila sawai aljaheemi

47 Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell;

47 (A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!

48 Thumma subboo fawqa rasihi min AAathabi alhameemi

48 Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water:

48 "Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,

49 Thuq innaka anta alAAazeezu alkareemu

49 Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable:

49 "Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!

50 Inna hatha ma kuntum bihi tamtaroona

50 Surely this is what you disputed about.

50 "Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"

51 Inna almuttaqeena fee maqamin ameenin

51 Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place,

51 As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,

52 Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

52 In gardens and springs;

52 Among Gardens and Springs;

53 Yalbasoona min sundusin waistabraqin mutaqabileena

53 They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face;

53 Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;

54 Kathalika wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin

54 Thus (shall it be), and We will wed them with Houris pure, beautiful ones.

54 So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.

55 YadAAoona feeha bikulli fakihatin amineena

55 They shall call therein for every fruit in security;

55 There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;

56 La yathooqoona feeha almawta illa almawtata aloola wawaqahum AAathaba aljaheemi

56 They shall not taste therein death except the first death, and He will save them from the punishment of the hell,

56 Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire, -

57 Fadlan min rabbika thalika huwa alfawzu alAAatheemu

57 A grace from your Lord; this is the great achievement.

57 As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!

58 Fainnama yassarnahu bilisanika laAAallahum yatathakkaroona

58 So have We made it easy in your tongue that they may be mindful.

58 Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed.

59 Fairtaqib innahum murtaqiboona

59 Therefore wait; surely they are waiting.

59 So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.