Al Dukhan

Yusuf Ali

1 Ha - Mim.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 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].

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.

Yusuf Ali

2 By the Book that makes things clear; -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 By the manifest Book (this Qur'an) that makes things clear.

Pickthall

2 By the Scripture that maketh plain

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 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].

Pickthall

3 Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments.

Pickthall

4 Whereon every wise command is made clear

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 As a Command (or this Qur'an or the Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messengers),

Pickthall

5 As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 (As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

Pickthall

6 A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you (but) have a faith with certainty.

Pickthall

7 Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.

Yusuf Ali

8 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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 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.

Pickthall

8 There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.

Yusuf Ali

9 Yet they play about in doubt.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 Nay! They play about in doubt.

Pickthall

9 Nay, but they play in doubt.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke,

Pickthall

10 But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke

Yusuf Ali

11 Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 Covering the people: this is a painful torment.

Pickthall

11 That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 (They will say): "Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers!"

Pickthall

12 (Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 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.

Pickthall

13 How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 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!"

Pickthall

14 And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman ?

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily you will revert (to disbelief).

Pickthall

15 Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest seizure (punishment). Verily, We will exact retribution.

Pickthall

16 On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 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],

Pickthall

17 And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 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.

Pickthall

18 Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 "And exalt not yourselves against Allah. Truly, I have come to you with a manifest authority.

Pickthall

19 And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 "And truly, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you should stone me (or call me a sorcerer or kill me).

Pickthall

20 And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

21 "But if you believe me not, then keep away from me and leave me alone."

Pickthall

21 And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 (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)."

Pickthall

22 And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

23 (Allah said): "Depart you with My slaves by night. Surely, you will be pursued.

Pickthall

23 Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

24 "And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily, they are a host to be drowned."

Pickthall

24 And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.

Yusuf Ali

25 How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

25 How many of gardens and springs that they [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people] left behind,

Pickthall

25 How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,

Yusuf Ali

26 And corn - fields and noble buildings,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 And green crops (fields) and goodly places,

Pickthall

26 And the cornlands and the goodly sites

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

27 And comforts of life wherein they used to take delight!

Pickthall

27 And pleasant things wherein they took delight!

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 Thus (it was)! And We made other people inherit them (i.e. We made the Children of Israel to inherit the kingdom of Egypt).

Pickthall

28 Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

29 And the heavens and the earth wept not for them, nor were they given a respite.

Pickthall

29 And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

30 And indeed We saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment:

Pickthall

30 And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

31 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).

Pickthall

31 (We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.

Yusuf Ali

32 And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

32 And We chose them (the Children of Israel) above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn) [during the time of Musa (Moses)] with knowledge,

Pickthall

32 And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.

Yusuf Ali

33 And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

33 And granted them signs in which there was a plain trial.

Pickthall

33 And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.

Yusuf Ali

34 As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

34 Verily, these (Quraish) people are saying:

Pickthall

34 Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

35 "There is nothing but our first death, and we shall not be resurrected.

Pickthall

35 There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

36 "Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!"

Pickthall

36 Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

37 Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals).

Pickthall

37 Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them ? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

38 And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.

Pickthall

38 And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

39 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.

Pickthall

39 We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

40 Verily, the Day of Judgement (when Allah will judge between the creatures) is the time appointed for all of them -

Pickthall

40 Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

41 The Day when a Maula (a near relative) cannot avail a Maula (a near relative) in aught, and no help can they receive,

Pickthall

41 A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

42 Except him on whom Allah has Mercy. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Pickthall

42 Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

Yusuf Ali

43 Verily the tree of Zaqqum

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

43 Verily, the tree of Zaqqum

Pickthall

43 Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,

Yusuf Ali

44 Will be the food of the Sinful, -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

44 Will be the food of the sinners.

Pickthall

44 The food of the sinner!

Yusuf Ali

45 Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

45 Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies,

Pickthall

45 Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies

Yusuf Ali

46 Like the boiling of scalding water.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

46 Like the boiling of scalding water.

Pickthall

46 As the seething of boiling water.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

47 (It will be said) "Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire,

Pickthall

47 (And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

48 "Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water.

Pickthall

48 Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

49 "Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous!

Pickthall

49 (Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!

Yusuf Ali

50 "Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

50 "Verily, this is that whereof you used to doubt!"

Pickthall

50 Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

51 Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2), will be in place of Security (Paradise).

Pickthall

51 Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.

Yusuf Ali

52 Among Gardens and Springs;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

52 Among Gardens and Springs,

Pickthall

52 Amid gardens and watersprings,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

53 Dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other,

Pickthall

53 Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

54 So (it will be). And We shall marry them to Hur (fair female) with wide, lovely eyes.

Pickthall

54 Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

55 They will call therein for every kind of fruit in peace and security;

Pickthall

55 They call therein for every fruit in safety.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

56 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,

Pickthall

56 They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

57 As a Bounty from your Lord! That will be the supreme success!

Pickthall

57 A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

58 Certainly, We have made this (Qur'an) easy in your tongue, in order that they may remember.

Pickthall

58 And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

59 Wait then (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم); verily, they (too) are waiting.

Pickthall

59 Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting.