Ad-Dukhan

حمٓ ١

Ḥâ-Mĩm

وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ٢

By the clear Book

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ‌ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ ٣

Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night, for We always warn ˹against evil˺

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ ٤

On that night every matter of wisdom is ordained

أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ‌ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ ٥

by a command from Us, for We have always sent ˹messengers˺

رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ‌ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٦

as a mercy from your Lord. He ˹alone˺ is truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing—

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ‌ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ ٧

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ‌ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٨

There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. He ˹alone˺ gives life and causes death. ˹He is˺ your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers

بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ ٩

In fact, they are in doubt, amusing themselves

فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ١٠

Wait then ˹O Prophet˺ for the day ˹when˺ the sky will be veiled in haze, clearly visible

يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ‌ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ١١

overwhelming the people. ˹They will cry,˺ “This is a painful torment

رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ ١٢

Our Lord! Remove ˹this˺ torment from us, ˹and˺ we will certainly believe.”

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ ١٣

How can they be reminded when a messenger has already come to them, making things clear

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْاْ عَنْهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ ١٤

then they turned away from him, saying, “A madman, taught by others!”

إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلاً‌ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ ١٥

Indeed, We will remove ˹that˺ torment for a while, and you ˹Meccans˺ will return ˹to disbelief˺

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ ١٦

˹Then˺ on the Day We will deal ˹you˺ the fiercest blow, We will surely inflict punishment

۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ ١٧

Indeed, before them We tested Pharaoh’s people: a noble messenger came to them

أَنْ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ‌ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ١٨

˹proclaiming,˺ “Hand over the servants of Allah to me. I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you

وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ‌ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ ١٩

And do not be arrogant with Allah. I have certainly come to you with a compelling proof

وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ ٢٠

And indeed, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord so you do not stone me ˹to death˺

وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُواْ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ ٢١

˹But˺ if you do not believe me, then let me be.”

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ ٢٢

Ultimately, he cried out to his Lord, “These are a wicked people!”

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلاً إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ٢٣

˹Allah responded,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued

وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا‌ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ ٢٤

And leave the sea parted, for they are certainly an army bound to drown.”

كَمْ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ٢٥

˹Imagine˺ how many gardens and springs the tyrants left behind

وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ ٢٦

as well as ˹various˺ crops and splendid residences

وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ ٢٧

and luxuries which they fully enjoyed

كَذَٲلِكَ‌ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ ٢٨

So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to another people

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ ٢٩

Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor was their fate delayed

وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٲٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ ٣٠

And We certainly delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment

مِن فِرْعَوْنَ‌ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ٣١

of Pharaoh. He was truly a tyrant, a transgressor

وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٣٢

And indeed, We chose the Israelites knowingly above the others

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَيَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌاْ مُّبِينٌ ٣٣

And We showed them signs in which there was a clear test

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ ٣٤

Indeed, these ˹Meccans˺ say

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ ٣٥

“There is nothing beyond our first death, and we will never be resurrected

فَأْتُواْ بِـَٔـابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ٣٦

Bring ˹back˺ our forefathers, if what you say is true.”

أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ‌ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ‌ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ مُجْرِمِينَ ٣٧

Are they superior to the people of Tubba’ and those before them? We destroyed them ˹all˺, ˹for˺ they were truly wicked

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ ٣٨

We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport

مَا خَلَقْنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٩

We only created them for a purpose, but most of these ˹pagans˺ do not know

إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٤٠

Surely the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is the time appointed for all—

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْــًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ٤١

the Day no kith or kin will be of benefit to another whatsoever, nor will they be helped

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ‌ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٤٢

except those shown mercy by Allah. He is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ٤٣

Surely ˹the fruit of˺ the tree of Zaqqûm

طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ ٤٤

will be the food of the evildoer

كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ ٤٥

Like molten metal, it will boil in the bellies

كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ٤٦

like the boiling of hot water

خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ٤٧

˹It will be said,˺ “Seize them and drag them into the depths of the Hellfire

ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ٤٨

Then pour over their heads the torment of boiling water.”

ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ ٤٩

˹The wicked will be told,˺ “Taste this. You mighty, noble one

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ ٥٠

This is truly what you ˹all˺ used to doubt.”

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ ٥١

Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ٥٢

amid Gardens and springs

يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ ٥٣

dressed in fine silk and rich brocade, facing one another

كَذَٲلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ ٥٤

So it will be. And We will pair them to maidens with gorgeous eyes

يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ ٥٥

There they will call for every fruit in serenity

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ‌ۖ وَوَقَـٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ٥٦

There they will never taste death, beyond the first death. And He will protect them from the punishment of the Hellfire—

فَضْلاً مِّن رَّبِّكَ‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٥٧

as ˹an act of˺ grace from your Lord. That is ˹truly˺ the ultimate triumph

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٥٨

Indeed, We have made this ˹Quran˺ easy in your own language ˹O Prophet˺ so perhaps they will be mindful

فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ ٥٩

Wait then! They too are certainly waiting