Chapter 44, 59 verses
Ha, Meem.
Ha - Mim.
Ha Mim!
حمٓ
By the clear Book,
By the Book that makes things clear; -
I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth).
وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind].
We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).
Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning - -
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
On that night is made distinct every precise matter -
In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,
Therein every wise affair is made distinct,
فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
[Every] matter [proceeding] from Us. Indeed, We were to send [a messenger]
By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),
A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles),
أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
As mercy from your Lord. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);
A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first 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.
There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore.
لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.
Yet they play about in doubt.
Nay, they are in doubt, they sport.
بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ
Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.
Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,
Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke,
فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Covering the people; this is a painful torment.
Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.
That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment.
يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
[They will say], "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers."
(They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"
Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.
رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
How will there be for them a reminder [at that time]? And there had come to them a clear Messenger.
How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them, -
How shall they be reminded, and there came to them an Apostle making clear (the truth),
أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."
Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!"
Yet they turned their backs on him and said: One taught (by others), a madman.
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ
Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief].
We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).
Surely We will remove the punishment a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil).
إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ
The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution.
One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution!
On the day when We will seize (them) with the most violent seizing; surely We will inflict retribution.
يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger,
We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most honourable,
And certainly We tried before them the people of Firon, and there came to them a noble apostle,
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
[Saying], "Render to me the servants of Allah. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger,"
Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you an messenger worthy of all trust;
Saying: Deliver to me the servants of Allah, surely I am a faithful apostle to you,
أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
And [saying], "Be not haughty with Allah. Indeed, I have come to you with clear authority.
"And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest.
And that do not exalt yourselves against Allah, surely I will bring to you a clear authority:
وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.
"For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.
And surely I take refuge with my Lord and your Lord that you should stone me to death:
وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ
But if you do not believe me, then leave me alone."
"If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."
And if you do not believe in me, then leave me alone.
وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ
And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.
(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."
Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people.
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ
[Allah said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued.
(The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.
So go forth with My servants by night; surely you will be pursued:
فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
And leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned."
"And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned."
And leave the sea intervening; surely they are a host that shall be drowned.
وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ
How much they left behind of gardens and springs
How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,
How many of the gardens and fountains have they left!
كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
And crops and noble sites
And corn - fields and noble buildings,
And cornfields and noble places!
وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
And comfort wherein they were amused.
And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!
And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;
وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ
Thus. And We caused to inherit it another people.
Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!
Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people.
كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
And the heaven and 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).
So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they respited.
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ
And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment -
We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,
And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement,
وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ
From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.
Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.
From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.
مِن فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.
And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,
And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.
وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And We gave them of signs that in which there was a clear trial.
And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial
And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ
Indeed, these [disbelievers] are saying,
As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:
Most surely these do say:
إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
"There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
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 should be truthful."
"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"
So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.
فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them, [for] indeed, they were criminals.
What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.
Are they better or the people of Tubba 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 did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.
We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:
And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.
We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand.
We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know.
مَا خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all -
Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them, -
Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
The Day when no relation will avail a relation at all, nor will they be helped -
The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,
The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped,
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Except those [believers] on whom Allah has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful.
إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Indeed, the tree of zaqqum
Verily the tree of Zaqqum
Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,
إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Is food for the sinful.
Will be the food of the Sinful, -
Is the food of the sinful
طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ
Like murky oil, it boils within bellies
Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.
Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,
كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
Like the boiling of scalding water.
Like the boiling of scalding water.
Like the boiling of hot water.
كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
[It will be commanded], "Seize him and drag him into the midst of the Hellfire,
(A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!
Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell;
خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Then pour over his head from the torment of scalding water."
"Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,
Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water:
ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
[It will be said], "Taste! Indeed, you are the honored, the noble!
"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!
Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable:
ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
Indeed, this is what you used to dispute."
"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"
Surely this is what you disputed about.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ
Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place;
As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,
Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place,
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ
Within gardens and springs,
Among Gardens and Springs;
In gardens and springs;
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other.
Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;
They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face;
يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.
Thus (shall it be), and We will wed them with Houris pure, beautiful ones.
كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
They will call therein for every [kind of] fruit - safe and secure.
There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;
They shall call therein for every fruit in security;
يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
They will not taste death therein except the first death, and He will have protected them from the punishment of Hellfire
Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire, -
They shall not taste therein death except the first death, and He will save them from the punishment of the hell,
لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
As bounty from your Lord. That is what is the great attainment.
As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!
A grace from your Lord; this is the great achievement.
فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
And indeed, We have eased the Qur'an in your tongue that they might be reminded.
Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed.
So have We made it easy in your tongue that they may be mindful.
فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
So watch, [O Muhammad]; indeed, they are watching [for your end].
So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.
Therefore wait; surely they are waiting.
فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ