Chapter 44, 59 verses
Ha - Mim.
Ha Mim!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.
By the Book that makes things clear; -
I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth).
By the Scripture that maketh plain
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 - -
Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -
In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,
Therein every wise affair is made distinct,
Whereon every wise command is made clear
By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),
A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles),
As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -
As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);
A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,
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.
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.
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.
There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.
Yet they play about in doubt.
Nay, they are in doubt, they sport.
Nay, but they play in doubt.
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,
But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke
Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.
That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment.
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.
(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.
(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.
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),
How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,
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.
And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman ?
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).
Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).
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.
On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.
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,
And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble 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,
Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.
"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:
And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.
"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:
And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.
"If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."
And if you do not believe in me, then leave me alone.
And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.
(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.
And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.
(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:
Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,
"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.
And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.
How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,
How many of the gardens and fountains have they left!
How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,
And corn - fields and noble buildings,
And cornfields and noble places!
And the cornlands and the goodly sites
And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!
And goodly things wherein they rejoiced;
And pleasant things wherein they took delight!
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.
Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;
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.
And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,
And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement,
And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;
Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.
From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant.
(We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.
And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,
And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations.
And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.
And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial
And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing.
And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.
As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:
Most surely these do say:
Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:
"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.
There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"
So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.
Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!
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.
Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them ? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
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.
And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.
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.
We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.
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
Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,
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,
A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,
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.
Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
Verily the tree of Zaqqum
Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,
Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,
Will be the food of the Sinful, -
Is the food of the sinful
The food of the sinner!
Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.
Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,
Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies
Like the boiling of scalding water.
Like the boiling of hot water.
As the seething of boiling water.
(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;
(And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,
"Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,
Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water:
Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.
"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!
Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable:
(Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!
"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"
Surely this is what you disputed about.
Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.
As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,
Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place,
Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.
Among Gardens and Springs;
In gardens and springs;
Amid gardens and watersprings,
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;
Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.
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.
Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;
They shall call therein for every fruit in security;
They call therein for every fruit in safety.
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,
They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell,
As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!
A grace from your Lord; this is the great achievement.
A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph.
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.
And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed.
So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.
Therefore wait; surely they are waiting.
Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting.