Ad-Dukhan

hha-meem

Ha Mim

wal-kitābi l-mubīni

By the Scripture that makes things clear,

innā anzalnāhu fī laylatin mubārakatin innā kunnā mundhirīna

truly We sent it down on a blessed night––We have always sent warnings––

fīhā yuf'raqu kullu amrin ḥakīmin

a night when every matter of wisdom was made distinct

amran min ʿindinā innā kunnā mur'silīna

at Our command––We have always sent messages to man––

raḥmatan min rabbika innahu huwa l-samīʿu l-ʿalīmu

as a mercy [Prophet] from your Lord who sees and knows all,

rabbi l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā in kuntum mūqinīna

Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything between––if only you people were firm believers––

lā ilāha illā huwa yuḥ'yī wayumītu rabbukum warabbu ābāikumu l-awalīna

there is no god but Him: He gives life and death––He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers––

bal hum fī shakkin yalʿabūna

yet in [their state of] doubt they take nothing seriously.

fa-ir'taqib yawma tatī l-samāu bidukhānin mubīnin

[Prophet], watch out for the Day when the sky brings forth clouds of smoke for all to see.

yaghshā l-nāsa hādhā ʿadhābun alīmun

It will envelop the people. They will cry, ‘This is a terrible torment!

rabbanā ik'shif ʿannā l-ʿadhāba innā mu'minūna

Lord relieve us from this torment! We believe!’

annā lahumu l-dhik'rā waqad jāahum rasūlun mubīnun

How will this [sudden] faith benefit them? When a prophet came to warn them plainly,

thumma tawallaw ʿanhu waqālū muʿallamun majnūnun

they turned their backs on him, saying, ‘He is tutored! He is possessed!’

innā kāshifū l-ʿadhābi qalīlan innakum ʿāidūna

We shall hold the torment back for a while ––you are sure to return [to Us]––

yawma nabṭishu l-baṭshata l-kub'rā innā muntaqimūna

and on the Day We seize [them] mightily We shall exact retribution.

walaqad fatannā qablahum qawma fir'ʿawna wajāahum rasūlun karīmun

We tested the people of Pharaoh before them: a noble messenger was sent to them,

an addū ilayya ʿibāda l-lahi innī lakum rasūlun amīnun

saying, ‘Hand the servants of God over to me! I am a faithful messenger who has been sent to you.

wa-an lā taʿlū ʿalā l-lahi innī ātīkum bisul'ṭānin mubīnin

Do not consider yourselves to be above God! I come to you with clear authority.

wa-innī ʿudh'tu birabbī warabbikum an tarjumūni

I seek refuge in my Lord and yours against your insults!

wa-in lam tu'minū lī fa-iʿ'tazilūni

If you do not believe me, just let me be.’

fadaʿā rabbahu anna hāulāi qawmun muj'rimūna

[Moses] cried to his Lord, ‘These people are evildoers!’

fa-asri biʿibādī laylan innakum muttabaʿūna

[God replied], ‘Escape in the night with My servants, for you are sure to be pursued.

wa-ut'ruki l-baḥra rahwan innahum jundun mugh'raqūna

Leave the sea behind you parted and their army will be drowned.’

kam tarakū min jannātin waʿuyūnin

Many a garden and spring they left behind,

wazurūʿin wamaqāmin karīmin

many a cornfield and noble building,

wanaʿmatin kānū fīhā fākihīna

many a thing in which they had delighted:

kadhālika wa-awrathnāhā qawman ākharīna

We gave these to another people to inherit.

famā bakat ʿalayhimu l-samāu wal-arḍu wamā kānū munẓarīna

Neither heavens nor earth shed a tear for them, nor were they given any time.

walaqad najjaynā banī is'rāīla mina l-ʿadhābi l-muhīni

We saved the Children of Israel from their degrading suffering

min fir'ʿawna innahu kāna ʿāliyan mina l-mus'rifīna

at the hands of Pharaoh: he was a tyrant who exceeded all bounds.

walaqadi ikh'tarnāhum ʿalā ʿil'min ʿalā l-ʿālamīna

We chose them knowingly above others:

waātaynāhum mina l-āyāti mā fīhi balāon mubīnun

We gave them revelations in which there was a clear test.

inna hāulāi layaqūlūna

These people here assert,

in hiya illā mawtatunā l-ūlā wamā naḥnu bimunsharīna

‘There is nothing beyond our one death: we will not be resurrected.

fatū biābāinā in kuntum ṣādiqīna

Bring back our forefathers, if what you say is true.’

ahum khayrun am qawmu tubbaʿin wa-alladhīna min qablihim ahlaknāhum innahum kānū muj'rimīna

Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who flourished before them? We destroyed them all- they were guilty.

wamā khalaqnā l-samāwāti wal-arḍa wamā baynahumā lāʿibīna

We were not playing a pointless game when We created the heavens and earth and everything in between;

mā khalaqnāhumā illā bil-ḥaqi walākinna aktharahum lā yaʿlamūna

We created them for a true purpose, but most people do not comprehend.

inna yawma l-faṣli mīqātuhum ajmaʿīna

The Day of Decision is the time appointed for all;

yawma lā yugh'nī mawlan ʿan mawlan shayan walā hum yunṣarūna

a Day when no friend can take another’s place.

illā man raḥima l-lahu innahu huwa l-ʿazīzu l-raḥīmu

No one will receive any help except for those to whom God shows mercy: He is the Mighty, the Merciful Lord.

inna shajarata l-zaqūmi

The tree of Zaqqum

ṭaʿāmu l-athīmi

will be food for the sinners:

kal-muh'li yaghlī fī l-buṭūni

[hot] as molten metal, it boils in their bellies

kaghalyi l-ḥamīmi

like seething water.

khudhūhu fa-iʿ'tilūhu ilā sawāi l-jaḥīmi

‘Take him! Thrust him into the depths of Hell!

thumma ṣubbū fawqa rasihi min ʿadhābi l-ḥamīmi

Pour scalding water over his head as punishment!’

dhuq innaka anta l-ʿazīzu l-karīmu

‘Taste this, you powerful, respected man!

inna hādhā mā kuntum bihi tamtarūna

This is what you doubted.’

inna l-mutaqīna fī maqāmin amīnin

But those mindful of God will be in a safe place

fī jannātin waʿuyūnin

amid Gardens and springs,

yalbasūna min sundusin wa-is'tabraqin mutaqābilīna

clothed in silk and fine brocade, facing one another:

kadhālika wazawwajnāhum biḥūrin ʿīnin

so it will be. We shall wed them to maidens with large, dark eyes.

yadʿūna fīhā bikulli fākihatin āminīna

Secure and contented, they will call for every kind of fruit.

lā yadhūqūna fīhā l-mawta illā l-mawtata l-ūlā wawaqāhum ʿadhāba l-jaḥīmi

After the one death they will taste death no more. God will guard them from the torment of Hell,

faḍlan min rabbika dhālika huwa l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīmu

a bounty from your Lord. That is the supreme triumph.

fa-innamā yassarnāhu bilisānika laʿallahum yatadhakkarūna

We have made this Quran easy to understand- in your own language [Prophet]- so that they may take heed.

fa-ir'taqib innahum mur'taqibūna

So wait; the disbelievers too are waiting.