Kitab

Al Dukhan

Chapter 44, 59 verses

  • Yusuf Ali
  • Arabic
  • Arabic, with marks
Yusuf Ali

Ha - Mim.

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حم

Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ حم

Yusuf Ali

By the Book that makes things clear; -

Arabic

والكتاب المبين

Arabic, with marks

وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ

Yusuf Ali

We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).

Arabic

إنا أنزلناه في ليلة مباركة ۚ إنا كنا منذرين

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

Yusuf Ali

In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,

Arabic

فيها يفرق كل أمر حكيم

Arabic, with marks

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

Yusuf Ali

By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),

Arabic

أمرا من عندنا ۚ إنا كنا مرسلين

Arabic, with marks

أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

Yusuf Ali

As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);

Arabic

رحمة من ربك ۚ إنه هو السميع العليم

Arabic, with marks

رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Yusuf Ali

The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.

Arabic

رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما ۖ إن كنتم موقنين

Arabic, with marks

رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

Yusuf Ali

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.

Arabic

لا إله إلا هو يحيي ويميت ۖ ربكم ورب آبائكم الأولين

Arabic, with marks

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Yusuf Ali

Yet they play about in doubt.

Arabic

بل هم في شك يلعبون

Arabic, with marks

بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ

Yusuf Ali

Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,

Arabic

فارتقب يوم تأتي السماء بدخان مبين

Arabic, with marks

فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

Yusuf Ali

Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.

Arabic

يغشى الناس ۖ هذا عذاب أليم

Arabic, with marks

يَغْشَى النَّاسَ ۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Yusuf Ali

(They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"

Arabic

ربنا اكشف عنا العذاب إنا مؤمنون

Arabic, with marks

رَّبَّنَا اكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

Yusuf Ali

How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them, -

Arabic

أنى لهم الذكرى وقد جاءهم رسول مبين

Arabic, with marks

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ الذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ

Yusuf Ali

Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!"

Arabic

ثم تولوا عنه وقالوا معلم مجنون

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ

Yusuf Ali

We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).

Arabic

إنا كاشفو العذاب قليلا ۚ إنكم عائدون

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ

Yusuf Ali

One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution!

Arabic

يوم نبطش البطشة الكبرى إنا منتقمون

Arabic, with marks

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

Yusuf Ali

We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most honourable,

Arabic

۞ ولقد فتنا قبلهم قوم فرعون وجاءهم رسول كريم

Arabic, with marks

۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ

Yusuf Ali

Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you an messenger worthy of all trust;

Arabic

أن أدوا إلي عباد الله ۖ إني لكم رسول أمين

Arabic, with marks

أَنْ أَدُّوا إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

Yusuf Ali

"And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest.

Arabic

وأن لا تعلوا على الله ۖ إني آتيكم بسلطان مبين

Arabic, with marks

وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي آتِيكُم بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

Yusuf Ali

"For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.

Arabic

وإني عذت بربي وربكم أن ترجمون

Arabic, with marks

وَإِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

Yusuf Ali

"If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."

Arabic

وإن لم تؤمنوا لي فاعتزلون

Arabic, with marks

وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا لِي فَاعْتَزِلُونِ

Yusuf Ali

(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."

Arabic

فدعا ربه أن هؤلاء قوم مجرمون

Arabic, with marks

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ

Yusuf Ali

(The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.

Arabic

فأسر بعبادي ليلا إنكم متبعون

Arabic, with marks

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

Yusuf Ali

"And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned."

Arabic

واترك البحر رهوا ۖ إنهم جند مغرقون

Arabic, with marks

وَاتْرُكِ الْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ

Yusuf Ali

How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,

Arabic

كم تركوا من جنات وعيون

Arabic, with marks

كَمْ تَرَكُوا مِن جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Yusuf Ali

And corn - fields and noble buildings,

Arabic

وزروع ومقام كريم

Arabic, with marks

وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

Yusuf Ali

And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!

Arabic

ونعمة كانوا فيها فاكهين

Arabic, with marks

وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا فِيهَا فَاكِهِينَ

Yusuf Ali

Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!

Arabic

كذلك ۖ وأورثناها قوما آخرين

Arabic, with marks

كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ

Yusuf Ali

And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).

Arabic

فما بكت عليهم السماء والأرض وما كانوا منظرين

Arabic, with marks

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنظَرِينَ

Yusuf Ali

We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,

Arabic

ولقد نجينا بني إسرائيل من العذاب المهين

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ

Yusuf Ali

Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

Arabic

من فرعون ۚ إنه كان عاليا من المسرفين

Arabic, with marks

مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ

Yusuf Ali

And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

Arabic

ولقد اخترناهم على علم على العالمين

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدِ اخْتَرْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ

Yusuf Ali

And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

Arabic

وآتيناهم من الآيات ما فيه بلاء مبين

Arabic, with marks

وَآتَيْنَاهُم مِّنَ الْآيَاتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَاءٌ مُّبِينٌ

Yusuf Ali

As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

Arabic

إن هؤلاء ليقولون

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

Yusuf Ali

"There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

Arabic

إن هي إلا موتتنا الأولى وما نحن بمنشرين

Arabic, with marks

إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

Yusuf Ali

"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

Arabic

فأتوا بآبائنا إن كنتم صادقين

Arabic, with marks

فَأْتُوا بِآبَائِنَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Yusuf Ali

What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.

Arabic

أهم خير أم قوم تبع والذين من قبلهم ۚ أهلكناهم ۖ إنهم كانوا مجرمين

Arabic, with marks

أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ

Yusuf Ali

We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:

Arabic

وما خلقنا السماوات والأرض وما بينهما لاعبين

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ

Yusuf Ali

We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand.

Arabic

ما خلقناهما إلا بالحق ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون

Arabic, with marks

مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Yusuf Ali

Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them, -

Arabic

إن يوم الفصل ميقاتهم أجمعين

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Yusuf Ali

The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,

Arabic

يوم لا يغني مولى عن مولى شيئا ولا هم ينصرون

Arabic, with marks

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

Yusuf Ali

Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

Arabic

إلا من رحم الله ۚ إنه هو العزيز الرحيم

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Yusuf Ali

Verily the tree of Zaqqum

Arabic

إن شجرت الزقوم

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقُّومِ

Yusuf Ali

Will be the food of the Sinful, -

Arabic

طعام الأثيم

Arabic, with marks

طَعَامُ الْأَثِيمِ

Yusuf Ali

Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.

Arabic

كالمهل يغلي في البطون

Arabic, with marks

كَالْمُهْلِ يَغْلِي فِي الْبُطُونِ

Yusuf Ali

Like the boiling of scalding water.

Arabic

كغلي الحميم

Arabic, with marks

كَغَلْيِ الْحَمِيمِ

Yusuf Ali

(A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!

Arabic

خذوه فاعتلوه إلى سواء الجحيم

Arabic, with marks

خُذُوهُ فَاعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ

Yusuf Ali

"Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,

Arabic

ثم صبوا فوق رأسه من عذاب الحميم

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِيمِ

Yusuf Ali

"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!

Arabic

ذق إنك أنت العزيز الكريم

Arabic, with marks

ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ

Yusuf Ali

"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"

Arabic

إن هذا ما كنتم به تمترون

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِ تَمْتَرُونَ

Yusuf Ali

As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,

Arabic

إن المتقين في مقام أمين

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ

Yusuf Ali

Among Gardens and Springs;

Arabic

في جنات وعيون

Arabic, with marks

فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Yusuf Ali

Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;

Arabic

يلبسون من سندس وإستبرق متقابلين

Arabic, with marks

يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ

Yusuf Ali

So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.

Arabic

كذلك وزوجناهم بحور عين

Arabic, with marks

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

Yusuf Ali

There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;

Arabic

يدعون فيها بكل فاكهة آمنين

Arabic, with marks

يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ آمِنِينَ

Yusuf Ali

Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire, -

Arabic

لا يذوقون فيها الموت إلا الموتة الأولى ۖ ووقاهم عذاب الجحيم

Arabic, with marks

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا الْمَوْتَ إِلَّا الْمَوْتَةَ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَاهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ

Yusuf Ali

As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!

Arabic

فضلا من ربك ۚ ذلك هو الفوز العظيم

Arabic, with marks

فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

Yusuf Ali

Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed.

Arabic

فإنما يسرناه بلسانك لعلهم يتذكرون

Arabic, with marks

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Yusuf Ali

So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.

Arabic

فارتقب إنهم مرتقبون

Arabic, with marks

فَارْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ

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