Chapter 44, 59 verses
Ha Mim!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حم
Ha - Mim.
I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth).
والكتاب المبين
By the Book that makes things clear; -
Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning - -
إنا أنزلناه في ليلة مباركة ۚ إنا كنا منذرين
We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).
Therein every wise affair is made distinct,
فيها يفرق كل أمر حكيم
In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,
A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles),
أمرا من عندنا ۚ إنا كنا مرسلين
By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),
A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
رحمة من ربك ۚ إنه هو السميع العليم
As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما ۖ إن كنتم موقنين
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.
There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore.
لا إله إلا هو يحيي ويميت ۖ ربكم ورب آبائكم الأولين
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.
Nay, they are in doubt, they sport.
بل هم في شك يلعبون
Yet they play about in doubt.
Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke,
فارتقب يوم تأتي السماء بدخان مبين
Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,
That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment.
يغشى الناس ۖ هذا عذاب أليم
Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.
Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.
ربنا اكشف عنا العذاب إنا مؤمنون
(They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"
How shall they be reminded, and there came to them an Apostle making clear (the truth),
أنى لهم الذكرى وقد جاءهم رسول مبين
How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them, -
Yet they turned their backs on him and said: One taught (by others), a madman.
ثم تولوا عنه وقالوا معلم مجنون
Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!"
Surely We will remove the punishment a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil).
إنا كاشفو العذاب قليلا ۚ إنكم عائدون
We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).
On the day when We will seize (them) with the most violent seizing; surely We will inflict retribution.
يوم نبطش البطشة الكبرى إنا منتقمون
One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution!
And certainly We tried before them the people of Firon, and there came to them a noble apostle,
۞ ولقد فتنا قبلهم قوم فرعون وجاءهم رسول كريم
We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most honourable,
Saying: Deliver to me the servants of Allah, surely I am a faithful apostle to you,
أن أدوا إلي عباد الله ۖ إني لكم رسول أمين
Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you an messenger worthy of all trust;
And that do not exalt yourselves against Allah, surely I will bring to you a clear authority:
وأن لا تعلوا على الله ۖ إني آتيكم بسلطان مبين
"And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest.
And surely I take refuge with my Lord and your Lord that you should stone me to death:
وإني عذت بربي وربكم أن ترجمون
"For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.
And if you do not believe in me, then leave me alone.
وإن لم تؤمنوا لي فاعتزلون
"If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."
Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people.
فدعا ربه أن هؤلاء قوم مجرمون
(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."
So go forth with My servants by night; surely you will be pursued:
فأسر بعبادي ليلا إنكم متبعون
(The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.
And leave the sea intervening; surely they are a host that shall be drowned.
واترك البحر رهوا ۖ إنهم جند مغرقون
"And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned."
How many of the gardens and fountains have they left!
كم تركوا من جنات وعيون
How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,
And cornfields and noble places!
وزروع ومقام كريم
And corn - fields and noble buildings,
And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;
ونعمة كانوا فيها فاكهين
And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!
Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people.
كذلك ۖ وأورثناها قوما آخرين
Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!
So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they respited.
فما بكت عليهم السماء والأرض وما كانوا منظرين
And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).
And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement,
ولقد نجينا بني إسرائيل من العذاب المهين
We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,
From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.
من فرعون ۚ إنه كان عاليا من المسرفين
Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.
And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.
ولقد اخترناهم على علم على العالمين
And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,
And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.
وآتيناهم من الآيات ما فيه بلاء مبين
And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial
Most surely these do say:
إن هؤلاء ليقولون
As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:
There is naught but our first death and we shall not be raised again.
إن هي إلا موتتنا الأولى وما نحن بمنشرين
"There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.
فأتوا بآبائنا إن كنتم صادقين
"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"
Are they better or the people of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
أهم خير أم قوم تبع والذين من قبلهم ۚ أهلكناهم ۖ إنهم كانوا مجرمين
What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.
And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.
وما خلقنا السماوات والأرض وما بينهما لاعبين
We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:
We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know.
ما خلقناهما إلا بالحق ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand.
Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them
إن يوم الفصل ميقاتهم أجمعين
Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them, -
The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped,
يوم لا يغني مولى عن مولى شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,
Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful.
إلا من رحم الله ۚ إنه هو العزيز الرحيم
Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,
إن شجرت الزقوم
Verily the tree of Zaqqum
Is the food of the sinful
طعام الأثيم
Will be the food of the Sinful, -
Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,
كالمهل يغلي في البطون
Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.
Like the boiling of hot water.
كغلي الحميم
Like the boiling of scalding water.
Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell;
خذوه فاعتلوه إلى سواء الجحيم
(A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!
Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water:
ثم صبوا فوق رأسه من عذاب الحميم
"Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,
Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable:
ذق إنك أنت العزيز الكريم
"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!
Surely this is what you disputed about.
إن هذا ما كنتم به تمترون
"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"
Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place,
إن المتقين في مقام أمين
As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,
In gardens and springs;
في جنات وعيون
Among Gardens and Springs;
They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face;
يلبسون من سندس وإستبرق متقابلين
Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;
Thus (shall it be), and We will wed them with Houris pure, beautiful ones.
كذلك وزوجناهم بحور عين
So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.
They shall call therein for every fruit in security;
يدعون فيها بكل فاكهة آمنين
There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;
They shall not taste therein death except the first death, and He will save them from the punishment of the hell,
لا يذوقون فيها الموت إلا الموتة الأولى ۖ ووقاهم عذاب الجحيم
Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire, -
A grace from your Lord; this is the great achievement.
فضلا من ربك ۚ ذلك هو الفوز العظيم
As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!
So have We made it easy in your tongue that they may be mindful.
فإنما يسرناه بلسانك لعلهم يتذكرون
Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed.
Therefore wait; surely they are waiting.
فارتقب إنهم مرتقبون
So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.