Chapter 44, 59 verses
Ha Mim!
Hameem
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حم
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.
I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth).
Waalkitabi almubeeni
والكتاب المبين
By the Scripture that maketh plain
Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning - -
Inna anzalnahu fee laylatin mubarakatin inna kunna munthireena
إنا أنزلناه في ليلة مباركة ۚ إنا كنا منذرين
Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -
Therein every wise affair is made distinct,
Feeha yufraqu kullu amrin hakeemin
فيها يفرق كل أمر حكيم
Whereon every wise command is made clear
A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles),
Amran min AAindina inna kunna mursileena
أمرا من عندنا ۚ إنا كنا مرسلين
As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -
A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
Rahmatan min rabbika innahu huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu
رحمة من ربك ۚ إنه هو السميع العليم
A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما ۖ إن كنتم موقنين
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.
There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore.
La ilaha illa huwa yuhyee wayumeetu rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena
لا إله إلا هو يحيي ويميت ۖ ربكم ورب آبائكم الأولين
There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.
Nay, they are in doubt, they sport.
Bal hum fee shakkin yalAAaboona
بل هم في شك يلعبون
Nay, but they play in doubt.
Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke,
Fairtaqib yawma tatee alssamao bidukhanin mubeenin
فارتقب يوم تأتي السماء بدخان مبين
But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke
That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment.
Yaghsha alnnasa hatha AAathabun aleemun
يغشى الناس ۖ هذا عذاب أليم
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.
Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.
Rabbana ikshif AAanna alAAathaba inna muminoona
ربنا اكشف عنا العذاب إنا مؤمنون
(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.
How shall they be reminded, and there came to them an Apostle making clear (the truth),
Anna lahumu alththikra waqad jaahum rasoolun mubeenun
أنى لهم الذكرى وقد جاءهم رسول مبين
How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,
Yet they turned their backs on him and said: One taught (by others), a madman.
Thumma tawallaw AAanhu waqaloo muAAallamun majnoonun
ثم تولوا عنه وقالوا معلم مجنون
And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman ?
Surely We will remove the punishment a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil).
Inna kashifoo alAAathabi qaleelan innakum AAaidoona
إنا كاشفو العذاب قليلا ۚ إنكم عائدون
Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).
On the day when We will seize (them) with the most violent seizing; surely We will inflict retribution.
Yawma nabtishu albatshata alkubra inna muntaqimoona
يوم نبطش البطشة الكبرى إنا منتقمون
On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.
And certainly We tried before them the people of Firon, and there came to them a noble apostle,
Walaqad fatanna qablahum qawma firAAawna wajaahum rasoolun kareemun
۞ ولقد فتنا قبلهم قوم فرعون وجاءهم رسول كريم
And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,
Saying: Deliver to me the servants of Allah, surely I am a faithful apostle to you,
An addoo ilayya AAibada Allahi innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
أن أدوا إلي عباد الله ۖ إني لكم رسول أمين
Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.
And that do not exalt yourselves against Allah, surely I will bring to you a clear authority:
Waan la taAAloo AAala Allahi innee ateekum bisultanin mubeenin
وأن لا تعلوا على الله ۖ إني آتيكم بسلطان مبين
And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.
And surely I take refuge with my Lord and your Lord that you should stone me to death:
Wainnee AAuthtu birabbee warabbikum an tarjumooni
وإني عذت بربي وربكم أن ترجمون
And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.
And if you do not believe in me, then leave me alone.
Wain lam tuminoo lee faiAAtazilooni
وإن لم تؤمنوا لي فاعتزلون
And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.
Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people.
FadaAAa rabbahu anna haolai qawmun mujrimoona
فدعا ربه أن هؤلاء قوم مجرمون
And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.
So go forth with My servants by night; surely you will be pursued:
Faasri biAAibadee laylan innakum muttabaAAoona
فأسر بعبادي ليلا إنكم متبعون
Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,
And leave the sea intervening; surely they are a host that shall be drowned.
Waotruki albahra rahwan innahum jundun mughraqoona
واترك البحر رهوا ۖ إنهم جند مغرقون
And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.
How many of the gardens and fountains have they left!
Kam tarakoo min jannatin waAAuyoonin
كم تركوا من جنات وعيون
How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,
And cornfields and noble places!
WazurooAAin wamaqamin kareemin
وزروع ومقام كريم
And the cornlands and the goodly sites
And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;
WanaAAmatin kanoo feeha fakiheena
ونعمة كانوا فيها فاكهين
And pleasant things wherein they took delight!
Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people.
Kathalika waawrathnaha qawman akhareena
كذلك ۖ وأورثناها قوما آخرين
Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;
So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they respited.
Fama bakat AAalayhimu alssamao waalardu wama kanoo munthareena
فما بكت عليهم السماء والأرض وما كانوا منظرين
And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement,
Walaqad najjayna banee israeela mina alAAathabi almuheeni
ولقد نجينا بني إسرائيل من العذاب المهين
And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;
From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.
Min firAAawna innahu kana AAaliyan mina almusrifeena
من فرعون ۚ إنه كان عاليا من المسرفين
(We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.
And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.
Walaqadi ikhtarnahum AAala AAilmin AAala alAAalameena
ولقد اخترناهم على علم على العالمين
And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.
And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.
Waataynahum mina alayati ma feehi balaon mubeenun
وآتيناهم من الآيات ما فيه بلاء مبين
And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.
Most surely these do say:
Inna haolai layaqooloona
إن هؤلاء ليقولون
Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:
There is naught but our first death and we shall not be raised again.
In hiya illa mawtatuna aloola wama nahnu bimunshareena
إن هي إلا موتتنا الأولى وما نحن بمنشرين
There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.
Fatoo biabaina in kuntum sadiqeena
فأتوا بآبائنا إن كنتم صادقين
Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!
Are they better or the people of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
Ahum khayrun am qawmu tubbaAAin waallatheena min qablihim ahlaknahum innahum kanoo mujrimeena
أهم خير أم قوم تبع والذين من قبلهم ۚ أهلكناهم ۖ إنهم كانوا مجرمين
Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them ? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.
Wama khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena
وما خلقنا السماوات والأرض وما بينهما لاعبين
And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.
We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know.
Ma khalaqnahuma illa bialhaqqi walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona
ما خلقناهما إلا بالحق ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.
Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them
Inna yawma alfasli meeqatuhum ajmaAAeena
إن يوم الفصل ميقاتهم أجمعين
Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,
The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped,
Yawma la yughnee mawlan AAan mawlan shayan wala hum yunsaroona
يوم لا يغني مولى عن مولى شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,
Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful.
Illa man rahima Allahu innahu huwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
إلا من رحم الله ۚ إنه هو العزيز الرحيم
Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,
Inna shajarata alzzaqqoomi
إن شجرت الزقوم
Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,
Is the food of the sinful
TaAAamu alatheemi
طعام الأثيم
The food of the sinner!
Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,
Kaalmuhli yaghlee fee albutooni
كالمهل يغلي في البطون
Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies
Like the boiling of hot water.
Kaghalyi alhameemi
كغلي الحميم
As the seething of boiling water.
Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell;
Khuthoohu faiAAtiloohu ila sawai aljaheemi
خذوه فاعتلوه إلى سواء الجحيم
(And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,
Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water:
Thumma subboo fawqa rasihi min AAathabi alhameemi
ثم صبوا فوق رأسه من عذاب الحميم
Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.
Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable:
Thuq innaka anta alAAazeezu alkareemu
ذق إنك أنت العزيز الكريم
(Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!
Surely this is what you disputed about.
Inna hatha ma kuntum bihi tamtaroona
إن هذا ما كنتم به تمترون
Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.
Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place,
Inna almuttaqeena fee maqamin ameenin
إن المتقين في مقام أمين
Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.
In gardens and springs;
Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
في جنات وعيون
Amid gardens and watersprings,
They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face;
Yalbasoona min sundusin waistabraqin mutaqabileena
يلبسون من سندس وإستبرق متقابلين
Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.
Thus (shall it be), and We will wed them with Houris pure, beautiful ones.
Kathalika wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin
كذلك وزوجناهم بحور عين
Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
They shall call therein for every fruit in security;
YadAAoona feeha bikulli fakihatin amineena
يدعون فيها بكل فاكهة آمنين
They call therein for every fruit in safety.
They shall not taste therein death except the first death, and He will save them from the punishment of the hell,
La yathooqoona feeha almawta illa almawtata aloola wawaqahum AAathaba aljaheemi
لا يذوقون فيها الموت إلا الموتة الأولى ۖ ووقاهم عذاب الجحيم
They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell,
A grace from your Lord; this is the great achievement.
Fadlan min rabbika thalika huwa alfawzu alAAatheemu
فضلا من ربك ۚ ذلك هو الفوز العظيم
A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph.
So have We made it easy in your tongue that they may be mindful.
Fainnama yassarnahu bilisanika laAAallahum yatathakkaroona
فإنما يسرناه بلسانك لعلهم يتذكرون
And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed.
Therefore wait; surely they are waiting.
Fairtaqib innahum murtaqiboona
فارتقب إنهم مرتقبون
Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting.