Surah Ad-Dukhaan

حمٓ

Ha, Meem.

وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

By the Enlightening Scripture.

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

We have revealed it on a Blessed Night—We have warned.

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

In it is distinguished every wise command.

أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

A decree from Us. We have been sending messages.

رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

As mercy from your Lord. He is the Hearer, the Knower.

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you know for sure.

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

There is no god but He. He gives life and causes death—your Lord and Lord of your ancestors of old.

بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ

Yet they play around in doubt.

فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

So watch out for the Day when the sky produces a visible smoke.

يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Enveloping mankind; this is a painful punishment.

رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

“Our Lord, lift the torment from us, we are believers.”

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ

But how can they be reminded? An enlightening messenger has already come to them.

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ

But they turned away from him, and said, “Educated, but crazy!”

إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ

We will ease the punishment a little, but you will revert.

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

The Day when We launch the Great Assault—We will avenge.

۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ

Before them We tested the people of Pharaoh; a noble messenger came to them.

أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

Saying, “Hand over God’s servants to me. I am an honest messenger to you.”

وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

And, “Do not exalt yourselves above God. I come to you with clear authority.

وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

I have taken refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.

وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ

But if you do not believe in me, keep away from me.”

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ

He appealed to his Lord: “These are a sinful people.”

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

“Set out with My servants by night—you will be followed.

وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ

And cross the sea quickly; they are an army to be drowned.”

كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

How many gardens and fountains did they leave behind?

وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

And plantations, and splendid buildings.

وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ

And comforts they used to enjoy.

كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

So it was; and We passed it on to another people.

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ

Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor were they reprieved.

وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ

And We delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating persecution.

مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

From Pharaoh. He was a transgressing tyrant.

وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

And We chose them knowingly over all other people.

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ

And We gave them many signs, in which was an obvious test.

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

These people say.

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

“There is nothing but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.

فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Bring back our ancestors, if you are truthful.”

أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ

Are they better, or the people of Tubba and those before them? We annihilated them. They were evildoers.

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ

We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them to play.

مَا خَلَقْنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

We created them only for a specific purpose, but most of them do not know.

إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

The Day of Sorting Out is the appointed time for them all.

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

The Day when no friend will avail a friend in any way, and they will not be helped.

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Except for him upon whom God has mercy. He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

The Tree of Bitterness.

طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ

The food of the sinner.

كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ

Like molten lead; boiling inside the bellies.

كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

Like the boiling of seething water.

خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Seize him and drag him into the midst of Hell!

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

Then pour over his head the suffering of the Inferno!

ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ

Taste! You who were powerful and noble.

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ

This is what you used to doubt.

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ

As for the righteous, they will be in a secure place.

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Amidst gardens and springs.

يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ

Dressed in silk and brocade, facing one another.

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

So it is, and We will wed them to lovely companions.

يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

They will call therein for every kind of fruit, in peace and security.

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Therein they will not taste death, beyond the first death; and He will protect them from the torment of Hell.

فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

A favor from your Lord. That is the supreme salvation.

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

We made it easy in your language, so that they may remember.

فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ

So wait and watch. They too are waiting and watching.