Surah Ad-Dukhan

حمٓ

Haa Meeem

Ha-Mim.

وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

Wal Kitaabil Mubeen

By the Book that makes things clear;-

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةٖ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

Innaaa anzalnaahu fee lailatim mubaarakah; innaa kunnaa munzireen

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

فِيهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ

Feehaa yufraqu kullu amrin hakeem

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

أَمۡرٗا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ

Amram min 'indinaaa; innaa kunnaa mursileen

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

رَحۡمَةٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

Rahmatam mir rabbik; innahoo Huwas Samee'ul 'Aleem

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

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

Rabbis samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa; in kuntum mooqineen

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

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa yuhyee wa yumeetu Rabbukum wa Rabbu aabaaa'ikumul awwaleen

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.

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِي شَكّٖ يَلۡعَبُونَ

Bal hum fee shakkiny yal'aboon

Yet they play about in doubt.

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِي ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٖ مُّبِينٖ

Fartaqib Yawma ta'tis samaaa'u bi dukhaanin mubeen

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

يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ

Yaghshan naasa haazaa 'azaabun aleem

Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.

رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ

Rabbanak shif 'annal 'azaaba innaa mu'minoon

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

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٞ مُّبِينٞ

Annaa lahumuz zikraa wa qad jaaa'ahum Rasoolum mubeen

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

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمٞ مَّجۡنُونٌ

Summaa tawallaw 'anhu wa qaaloo mu'allamum majnoon

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

إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِيلًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَآئِدُونَ

Innaa kaashiful 'azaabi qaleelaa; innakum 'aaa'idoon

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

يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

Yawma nabtishul batsha tal kubraa innaa muntaqimoon

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

۞ وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٞ كَرِيمٌ

Wa laqad fatannaa qablahum qawma Fir'awna wa jaaa'ahum Rasoolun kareem

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

أَنۡ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

An addooo ilaiya 'ibaadal laahi innee lakum Rasoolun ameen

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

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٖ

Wa al laa ta'loo 'alal laahi innee aateekum bisultaanim mubeen

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

وَإِنِّي عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ

Wa innee 'uztu bi Rabbee wa rabbikum an tarjumoon

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

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ

Wa il lam tu'minoo lee fa'taziloon

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

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمٞ مُّجۡرِمُونَ

Fada'aa rabbahooo anna haaa'ulaaa'i qawmum mujrimoon

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

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

Fa asri bi'ibaadee lailan innakum muttaba'oon

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

وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندٞ مُّغۡرَقُونَ

Watrukil bahra rahwan innahum jundum mughraqoon

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

كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ

Kam tarakoo min jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,

وَزُرُوعٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ

Wa zuroo'inw wa maqaa min kareem

And corn-fields and noble buildings,

وَنَعۡمَةٖ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ

Wa na'matin kaanoo feehaa faakiheen

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

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

Kazaalika wa awrasnaahaa qawman aakhareen

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

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ

Famaa bakat 'alaihimus samaaa'u wal ardu wa maa kaanoo munzareen

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

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ

Wa laqad najjainaa Baneee Israaa'eela minal'azaabil muheen

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

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Min Fir'awn; innahoo kaana 'aaliyam minal musrifeen

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

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Wa laqadikh tarnaahum 'alaa 'ilmin 'alal 'aalameen

And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٞاْ مُّبِينٌ

Wa aatainaahum minal aayaati maa feehi balaaa'um mubeen

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

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

Inna haaa'ulaaa'i la yaqooloon

As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

In hiya illaa mawtatunal oolaa wa maa nahnu bimun shareen

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

فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Fa'too bi aabaaa'inaaa inkuntum saadiqeen

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

أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٖ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ

Ahum khayrun am qawmu Tubba'inw wallazeena min qablihim; ahlaknaahum innahum kaanoo mujrimeen

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

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

Wa maa khalaqnas samaawaati wal arda wa maa baina humaa laa'ibeen

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

مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

Maa khalaqnaahumaaa illaa bilhaqqi wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon

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

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Inna yawmal fasli meeqaatuhum ajma'een

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

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِي مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلٗى شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ

Yawma laa yughnee mawlan 'am mawlan shai'anw wa laa hum yunsaroon

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

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Illaa mar rahimal laah' innahoo huwal 'azeezur raheem

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

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Inna shajarataz zaqqoom

Verily the tree of Zaqqum

طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِيمِ

Ta'aamul aseem

Will be the food of the Sinful,-

كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَغۡلِي فِي ٱلۡبُطُونِ

Kalmuhli yaghlee filbutoon

Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.

كَغَلۡيِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

Kaghalyil hameem

Like the boiling of scalding water.

خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Khuzoohu fa'tiloohu ilaa sawaaa'il Jaheem

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

ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

Summa subboo fawqa ra'sihee min 'azaabil hameem

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

ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡكَرِيمُ

Zuq innaka antal 'azeezul kareem

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

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ

Inna haazaa maa kuntum bihee tamtaroon

"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينٖ

Innal muttaqeena fee maqaamin ameen

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

فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ

Fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

Among Gardens and Springs;

يَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٖ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

Yalbasoona min sundusinw wa istabraqim mutaqaabileen

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

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٖ

Kazaalika wa zawwajnaahum bihoorin 'een

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

يَدۡعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

Yad'oona feehaa bikulli faakihatin aamineen

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

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Laa yazooqoona feehal mawtaa illal mawtatal oolaa wa waqaahum 'azaabal jaheem

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

فَضۡلٗا مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

Fadlam mir rabbik; zaalika huwal fawzul 'azeem

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

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرۡنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Fa innamaa yassarnaahu bilisaanika la'allahum yatazakkaroon

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

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ إِنَّهُم مُّرۡتَقِبُونَ

Fartaqib innahum murta qiboon

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