Chapter 44, 59 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Ha.-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حم
Ha Mim!
By the manifest Book (this Qur'an) that makes things clear.
والكتاب المبين
I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth).
We sent it (this Qur'an) down on a blessed night [(i.e. night of Al-Qadr, Surah No. 97) in the month of Ramadan - the 9th month of the Islamic calendar]. Verily, We are ever warning [mankind that Our Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship].
إنا أنزلناه في ليلة مباركة ۚ إنا كنا منذرين
Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning - -
Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments.
فيها يفرق كل أمر حكيم
Therein every wise affair is made distinct,
As a Command (or this Qur'an or the Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messengers),
أمرا من عندنا ۚ إنا كنا مرسلين
A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles),
(As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
رحمة من ربك ۚ إنه هو السميع العليم
A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you (but) have a faith with certainty.
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما ۖ إن كنتم موقنين
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). It is He Who gives life and causes death - your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.
لا إله إلا هو يحيي ويميت ۖ ربكم ورب آبائكم الأولين
There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore.
Nay! They play about in doubt.
بل هم في شك يلعبون
Nay, they are in doubt, they sport.
Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke,
فارتقب يوم تأتي السماء بدخان مبين
Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke,
Covering the people: this is a painful torment.
يغشى الناس ۖ هذا عذاب أليم
That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment.
(They will say): "Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers!"
ربنا اكشف عنا العذاب إنا مؤمنون
Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.
How can there be for them an admonition (at the time when the torment has reached them), when a Messenger explaining things clearly has already come to them.
أنى لهم الذكرى وقد جاءهم رسول مبين
How shall they be reminded, and there came to them an Apostle making clear (the truth),
Then they had turned away from him (Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) and said: (He is) one taught (by a human being), a madman!"
ثم تولوا عنه وقالوا معلم مجنون
Yet they turned their backs on him and said: One taught (by others), a madman.
Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily you will revert (to disbelief).
إنا كاشفو العذاب قليلا ۚ إنكم عائدون
Surely We will remove the punishment a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil).
On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest seizure (punishment). Verily, We will exact retribution.
يوم نبطش البطشة الكبرى إنا منتقمون
On the day when We will seize (them) with the most violent seizing; surely We will inflict retribution.
And indeed We tried before them Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Musa (Moses) عليه السلام],
۞ ولقد فتنا قبلهم قوم فرعون وجاءهم رسول كريم
And certainly We tried before them the people of Firon, and there came to them a noble apostle,
Saying: "Deliver to me the slaves of Allah (i.e. the Children of Israel). Verily, I am to you a Messenger worthy of all trust.
أن أدوا إلي عباد الله ۖ إني لكم رسول أمين
Saying: Deliver to me the servants of Allah, surely I am a faithful apostle to you,
"And exalt not yourselves against Allah. Truly, I have come to you with a manifest authority.
وأن لا تعلوا على الله ۖ إني آتيكم بسلطان مبين
And that do not exalt yourselves against Allah, surely I will bring to you a clear authority:
"And truly, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you should stone me (or call me a sorcerer or kill me).
وإني عذت بربي وربكم أن ترجمون
And surely I take refuge with my Lord and your Lord that you should stone me to death:
"But if you believe me not, then keep away from me and leave me alone."
وإن لم تؤمنوا لي فاعتزلون
And if you do not believe in me, then leave me alone.
(But they were aggressive), so he [Musa (Moses)] called upon his Lord (saying): "These are indeed the people who are Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals)."
فدعا ربه أن هؤلاء قوم مجرمون
Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people.
(Allah said): "Depart you with My slaves by night. Surely, you will be pursued.
فأسر بعبادي ليلا إنكم متبعون
So go forth with My servants by night; surely you will be pursued:
"And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily, they are a host to be drowned."
واترك البحر رهوا ۖ إنهم جند مغرقون
And leave the sea intervening; surely they are a host that shall be drowned.
How many of gardens and springs that they [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people] left behind,
كم تركوا من جنات وعيون
How many of the gardens and fountains have they left!
And green crops (fields) and goodly places,
وزروع ومقام كريم
And cornfields and noble places!
And comforts of life wherein they used to take delight!
ونعمة كانوا فيها فاكهين
And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;
Thus (it was)! And We made other people inherit them (i.e. We made the Children of Israel to inherit the kingdom of Egypt).
كذلك ۖ وأورثناها قوما آخرين
Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people.
And the heavens and the earth wept not for them, nor were they given a respite.
فما بكت عليهم السماء والأرض وما كانوا منظرين
So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they respited.
And indeed We saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment:
ولقد نجينا بني إسرائيل من العذاب المهين
And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement,
From Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he was arrogant and was of the Musrifun (those who transgress beyond bound in spending and other things and commit great sins).
من فرعون ۚ إنه كان عاليا من المسرفين
From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.
And We chose them (the Children of Israel) above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn) [during the time of Musa (Moses)] with knowledge,
ولقد اخترناهم على علم على العالمين
And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.
And granted them signs in which there was a plain trial.
وآتيناهم من الآيات ما فيه بلاء مبين
And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.
Verily, these (Quraish) people are saying:
إن هؤلاء ليقولون
Most surely these do say:
"There is nothing but our first death, and we shall not be resurrected.
إن هي إلا موتتنا الأولى وما نحن بمنشرين
There is naught but our first death and we shall not be raised again.
"Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!"
فأتوا بآبائنا إن كنتم صادقين
So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.
Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals).
أهم خير أم قوم تبع والذين من قبلهم ۚ أهلكناهم ۖ إنهم كانوا مجرمين
Are they better or the people of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.
وما خلقنا السماوات والأرض وما بينهما لاعبين
And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.
We created them not except with truth (i.e. to examine and test those who are obedient and those who are disobedient and then reward the obedient ones and punish the disobedient ones), but most of them know not.
ما خلقناهما إلا بالحق ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know.
Verily, the Day of Judgement (when Allah will judge between the creatures) is the time appointed for all of them -
إن يوم الفصل ميقاتهم أجمعين
Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them
The Day when a Maula (a near relative) cannot avail a Maula (a near relative) in aught, and no help can they receive,
يوم لا يغني مولى عن مولى شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped,
Except him on whom Allah has Mercy. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
إلا من رحم الله ۚ إنه هو العزيز الرحيم
Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful.
Verily, the tree of Zaqqum
إن شجرت الزقوم
Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,
Will be the food of the sinners.
طعام الأثيم
Is the food of the sinful
Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies,
كالمهل يغلي في البطون
Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,
Like the boiling of scalding water.
كغلي الحميم
Like the boiling of hot water.
(It will be said) "Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire,
خذوه فاعتلوه إلى سواء الجحيم
Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell;
"Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water.
ثم صبوا فوق رأسه من عذاب الحميم
Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water:
"Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous!
ذق إنك أنت العزيز الكريم
Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable:
"Verily, this is that whereof you used to doubt!"
إن هذا ما كنتم به تمترون
Surely this is what you disputed about.
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2), will be in place of Security (Paradise).
إن المتقين في مقام أمين
Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place,
Among Gardens and Springs,
في جنات وعيون
In gardens and springs;
Dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other,
يلبسون من سندس وإستبرق متقابلين
They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face;
So (it will be). And We shall marry them to Hur (fair female) with wide, lovely eyes.
كذلك وزوجناهم بحور عين
Thus (shall it be), and We will wed them with Houris pure, beautiful ones.
They will call therein for every kind of fruit in peace and security;
يدعون فيها بكل فاكهة آمنين
They shall call therein for every fruit in security;
They will never taste death therein except the first death (of this world), and He will save them from the torment of the blazing Fire,
لا يذوقون فيها الموت إلا الموتة الأولى ۖ ووقاهم عذاب الجحيم
They shall not taste therein death except the first death, and He will save them from the punishment of the hell,
As a Bounty from your Lord! That will be the supreme success!
فضلا من ربك ۚ ذلك هو الفوز العظيم
A grace from your Lord; this is the great achievement.
Certainly, We have made this (Qur'an) easy in your tongue, in order that they may remember.
فإنما يسرناه بلسانك لعلهم يتذكرون
So have We made it easy in your tongue that they may be mindful.
Wait then (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم); verily, they (too) are waiting.
فارتقب إنهم مرتقبون
Therefore wait; surely they are waiting.