Chapter 44, 59 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.
Ha Mim!
Ha, Meem.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حم
By the Scripture that maketh plain
I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth).
By the clear Book,
والكتاب المبين
Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -
Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning - -
Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind].
إنا أنزلناه في ليلة مباركة ۚ إنا كنا منذرين
Whereon every wise command is made clear
Therein every wise affair is made distinct,
On that night is made distinct every precise matter -
فيها يفرق كل أمر حكيم
As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -
A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles),
[Every] matter [proceeding] from Us. Indeed, We were to send [a messenger]
أمرا من عندنا ۚ إنا كنا مرسلين
A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,
A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
As mercy from your Lord. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
رحمة من ربك ۚ إنه هو السميع العليم
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما ۖ إن كنتم موقنين
There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.
There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore.
There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.
لا إله إلا هو يحيي ويميت ۖ ربكم ورب آبائكم الأولين
Nay, but they play in doubt.
Nay, they are in doubt, they sport.
But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.
بل هم في شك يلعبون
But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke
Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke,
Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.
فارتقب يوم تأتي السماء بدخان مبين
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.
That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment.
Covering the people; this is a painful torment.
يغشى الناس ۖ هذا عذاب أليم
(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.
Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.
[They will say], "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers."
ربنا اكشف عنا العذاب إنا مؤمنون
How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,
How shall they be reminded, and there came to them an Apostle making clear (the truth),
How will there be for them a reminder [at that time]? And there had come to them a clear Messenger.
أنى لهم الذكرى وقد جاءهم رسول مبين
And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman ?
Yet they turned their backs on him and said: One taught (by others), a madman.
Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."
ثم تولوا عنه وقالوا معلم مجنون
Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).
Surely We will remove the punishment a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil).
Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief].
إنا كاشفو العذاب قليلا ۚ إنكم عائدون
On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.
On the day when We will seize (them) with the most violent seizing; surely We will inflict retribution.
The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution.
يوم نبطش البطشة الكبرى إنا منتقمون
And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,
And certainly We tried before them the people of Firon, and there came to them a noble apostle,
And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger,
۞ ولقد فتنا قبلهم قوم فرعون وجاءهم رسول كريم
Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.
Saying: Deliver to me the servants of Allah, surely I am a faithful apostle to you,
[Saying], "Render to me the servants of Allah. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger,"
أن أدوا إلي عباد الله ۖ إني لكم رسول أمين
And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.
And that do not exalt yourselves against Allah, surely I will bring to you a clear authority:
And [saying], "Be not haughty with Allah. Indeed, I have come to you with clear authority.
وأن لا تعلوا على الله ۖ إني آتيكم بسلطان مبين
And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.
And surely I take refuge with my Lord and your Lord that you should stone me to death:
And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.
وإني عذت بربي وربكم أن ترجمون
And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.
And if you do not believe in me, then leave me alone.
But if you do not believe me, then leave me alone."
وإن لم تؤمنوا لي فاعتزلون
And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.
Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people.
And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.
فدعا ربه أن هؤلاء قوم مجرمون
Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,
So go forth with My servants by night; surely you will be pursued:
[Allah said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued.
فأسر بعبادي ليلا إنكم متبعون
And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.
And leave the sea intervening; surely they are a host that shall be drowned.
And leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned."
واترك البحر رهوا ۖ إنهم جند مغرقون
How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,
How many of the gardens and fountains have they left!
How much they left behind of gardens and springs
كم تركوا من جنات وعيون
And the cornlands and the goodly sites
And cornfields and noble places!
And crops and noble sites
وزروع ومقام كريم
And pleasant things wherein they took delight!
And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;
And comfort wherein they were amused.
ونعمة كانوا فيها فاكهين
Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;
Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people.
Thus. And We caused to inherit it another people.
كذلك ۖ وأورثناها قوما آخرين
And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they respited.
And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
فما بكت عليهم السماء والأرض وما كانوا منظرين
And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;
And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement,
And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment -
ولقد نجينا بني إسرائيل من العذاب المهين
(We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.
From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.
From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.
من فرعون ۚ إنه كان عاليا من المسرفين
And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.
And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.
And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.
ولقد اخترناهم على علم على العالمين
And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.
And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.
And We gave them of signs that in which there was a clear trial.
وآتيناهم من الآيات ما فيه بلاء مبين
Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:
Most surely these do say:
Indeed, these [disbelievers] are saying,
إن هؤلاء ليقولون
There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
There is naught but our first death and we shall not be raised again.
"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
إن هي إلا موتتنا الأولى وما نحن بمنشرين
Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!
So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.
Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."
فأتوا بآبائنا إن كنتم صادقين
Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them ? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
Are they better or the people of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them, [for] indeed, they were criminals.
أهم خير أم قوم تبع والذين من قبلهم ۚ أهلكناهم ۖ إنهم كانوا مجرمين
And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.
And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.
And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.
وما خلقنا السماوات والأرض وما بينهما لاعبين
We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.
We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know.
We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.
ما خلقناهما إلا بالحق ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,
Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all -
إن يوم الفصل ميقاتهم أجمعين
A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,
The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped,
The Day when no relation will avail a relation at all, nor will they be helped -
يوم لا يغني مولى عن مولى شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful.
Except those [believers] on whom Allah has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
إلا من رحم الله ۚ إنه هو العزيز الرحيم
Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,
Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,
Indeed, the tree of zaqqum
إن شجرت الزقوم
The food of the sinner!
Is the food of the sinful
Is food for the sinful.
طعام الأثيم
Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies
Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,
Like murky oil, it boils within bellies
كالمهل يغلي في البطون
As the seething of boiling water.
Like the boiling of hot water.
Like the boiling of scalding water.
كغلي الحميم
(And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,
Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell;
[It will be commanded], "Seize him and drag him into the midst of the Hellfire,
خذوه فاعتلوه إلى سواء الجحيم
Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.
Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water:
Then pour over his head from the torment of scalding water."
ثم صبوا فوق رأسه من عذاب الحميم
(Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!
Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable:
[It will be said], "Taste! Indeed, you are the honored, the noble!
ذق إنك أنت العزيز الكريم
Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.
Surely this is what you disputed about.
Indeed, this is what you used to dispute."
إن هذا ما كنتم به تمترون
Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.
Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place,
Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place;
إن المتقين في مقام أمين
Amid gardens and watersprings,
In gardens and springs;
Within gardens and springs,
في جنات وعيون
Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.
They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face;
Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other.
يلبسون من سندس وإستبرق متقابلين
Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
Thus (shall it be), and We will wed them with Houris pure, beautiful ones.
Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
كذلك وزوجناهم بحور عين
They call therein for every fruit in safety.
They shall call therein for every fruit in security;
They will call therein for every [kind of] fruit - safe and secure.
يدعون فيها بكل فاكهة آمنين
They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell,
They shall not taste therein death except the first death, and He will save them from the punishment of the hell,
They will not taste death therein except the first death, and He will have protected them from the punishment of Hellfire
لا يذوقون فيها الموت إلا الموتة الأولى ۖ ووقاهم عذاب الجحيم
A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph.
A grace from your Lord; this is the great achievement.
As bounty from your Lord. That is what is the great attainment.
فضلا من ربك ۚ ذلك هو الفوز العظيم
And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed.
So have We made it easy in your tongue that they may be mindful.
And indeed, We have eased the Qur'an in your tongue that they might be reminded.
فإنما يسرناه بلسانك لعلهم يتذكرون
Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting.
Therefore wait; surely they are waiting.
So watch, [O Muhammad]; indeed, they are watching [for your end].
فارتقب إنهم مرتقبون