Chapter 44, 59 verses
Ha Mim!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.
Ha - Mim.
I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth).
By the Scripture that maketh plain
By the Book that makes things clear; -
Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning - -
Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -
We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).
Therein every wise affair is made distinct,
Whereon every wise command is made clear
In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,
A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles),
As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -
By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),
A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,
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.
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 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.
There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.
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.
Nay, but they play in doubt.
Yet they play about in doubt.
Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke,
But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke
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.
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.
Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.
Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.
(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.
(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),
How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,
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.
And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman ?
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).
Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).
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.
On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.
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,
And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,
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,
Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.
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:
And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.
"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:
And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.
"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.
And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.
"If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."
Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people.
And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.
(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:
Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,
(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.
And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.
"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!
How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,
How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,
And cornfields and noble places!
And the cornlands and the goodly sites
And corn - fields and noble buildings,
And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;
And pleasant things wherein they took delight!
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.
Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;
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.
And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
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,
And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;
We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,
From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.
(We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.
Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.
And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.
And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.
And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,
And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.
And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.
And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial
Most surely these do say:
Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:
As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:
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 nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.
Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!
"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.
Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them ? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
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.
And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.
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.
We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.
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
Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,
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,
A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,
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.
Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,
Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,
Verily the tree of Zaqqum
Is the food of the sinful
The food of the sinner!
Will be the food of the Sinful, -
Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,
Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies
Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.
Like the boiling of hot water.
As the seething of boiling water.
Like the boiling of scalding water.
Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell;
(And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,
(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:
Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.
"Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,
Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable:
(Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!
"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!
Surely this is what you disputed about.
Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.
"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"
Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place,
Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.
As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,
In gardens and springs;
Amid gardens and watersprings,
Among Gardens and Springs;
They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face;
Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.
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.
Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.
They shall call therein for every fruit in security;
They call therein for every fruit in safety.
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,
They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell,
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.
A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph.
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.
And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed.
Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed.
Therefore wait; surely they are waiting.
Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting.
So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.