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].
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.
حمٓ
By the manifest Book (this Qur'an) that makes things clear.
By the Scripture that maketh plain
وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
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].
Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments.
Whereon every wise command is made clear
فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
As a Command (or this Qur'an or the Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messengers),
As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -
أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
(As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,
رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you (but) have a faith with certainty.
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.
رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
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.
There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.
لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Nay! They play about in doubt.
Nay, but they play in doubt.
بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ
Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke,
But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke
فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Covering the people: this is a painful torment.
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.
يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
(They will say): "Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers!"
(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.
رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
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.
How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,
أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
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!"
And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman ?
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ
Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily you will revert (to disbelief).
Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).
إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ
On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest seizure (punishment). Verily, We will exact retribution.
On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.
يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
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],
And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
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.
Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.
أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
"And exalt not yourselves against Allah. Truly, I have come to you with a manifest authority.
And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.
وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
"And truly, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you should stone me (or call me a sorcerer or kill me).
And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.
وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ
"But if you believe me not, then keep away from me and leave me alone."
And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.
وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ
(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)."
And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ
(Allah said): "Depart you with My slaves by night. Surely, you will be pursued.
Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,
فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
"And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily, they are a host to be drowned."
And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.
وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ
How many of gardens and springs that they [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people] left behind,
How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,
كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And green crops (fields) and goodly places,
And the cornlands and the goodly sites
وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
And comforts of life wherein they used to take delight!
And pleasant things wherein they took delight!
وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ
Thus (it was)! And We made other people inherit them (i.e. We made the Children of Israel to inherit the kingdom of Egypt).
Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;
كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
And the heavens and the earth wept not for them, nor were they given a respite.
And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ
And indeed We saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment:
And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;
وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ
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).
(We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.
مِن فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
And We chose them (the Children of Israel) above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn) [during the time of Musa (Moses)] with knowledge,
And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.
وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And granted them signs in which there was a plain trial.
And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ
Verily, these (Quraish) people are saying:
Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:
إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
"There is nothing but our first death, and we shall not be resurrected.
There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
"Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!"
Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!
فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals).
Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them ? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ
And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.
And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
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.
We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.
مَا خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Verily, the Day of Judgement (when Allah will judge between the creatures) is the time appointed for all of them -
Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
The Day when a Maula (a near relative) cannot avail a Maula (a near relative) in aught, and no help can they receive,
A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Except him on whom Allah has Mercy. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Verily, the tree of Zaqqum
Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,
إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Will be the food of the sinners.
The food of the sinner!
طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ
Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies,
Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies
كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
Like the boiling of scalding water.
As the seething of boiling water.
كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
(It will be said) "Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire,
(And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,
خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
"Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water.
Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.
ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
"Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous!
(Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!
ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
"Verily, this is that whereof you used to doubt!"
Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2), will be in place of Security (Paradise).
Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ
Among Gardens and Springs,
Amid gardens and watersprings,
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other,
Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.
يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
So (it will be). And We shall marry them to Hur (fair female) with wide, lovely eyes.
Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
They will call therein for every kind of fruit in peace and security;
They call therein for every fruit in safety.
يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
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,
They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell,
لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
As a Bounty from your Lord! That will be the supreme success!
A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph.
فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Certainly, We have made this (Qur'an) easy in your tongue, in order that they may remember.
And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed.
فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
Wait then (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم); verily, they (too) are waiting.
Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting.
فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ