Ad-Dukhan

حٰمٓ ​ ۛ​ۚ‏ ١

Haa Meeem

Ḥā, Meem.

وَالۡكِتٰبِ الۡمُبِيۡنِ ​ ۛ​ۙ‏ ٢

Wal Kitaabil Mubeen

By the clear Book,

اِنَّاۤ اَنۡزَلۡنٰهُ فِىۡ لَيۡلَةٍ مُّبٰـرَكَةٍ​ اِنَّا كُنَّا مُنۡذِرِيۡنَ‏ ٣

Innaaa anzalnaahu fee lailatim mubaarakah; innaa kunnaa munzireen

Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind].

فِيۡهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ اَمۡرٍ حَكِيۡمٍۙ‏ ٤

Feehaa yufraqu kullu amrin hakeem

Therein [i.e., on that night] is made distinct every precise matter -

اَمۡرًا مِّنۡ عِنۡدِنَا​ؕ اِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِيۡنَ​ۚ‏ ٥

Amram min 'indinaaa; innaa kunnaa mursileen

[Every] matter [proceeding] from Us. Indeed, We were to send [a messenger]

رَحۡمَةً مِّنۡ رَّبِّكَ​ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡعَلِيۡمُۙ‏ ٦

Rahmatam mir rabbik; innahoo Huwas Samee'ul 'Aleem

As mercy from your Lord. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing,

رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا​ۘ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ مُّوۡقِنِيۡنَ‏ ٧

Rabbis samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa; in kuntum mooqineen

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.

لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡىٖ وَيُمِيۡتُ​ؕ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ اٰبَآٮِٕكُمُ الۡاَوَّلِيۡنَ‏ ٨

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

There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِىۡ شَكٍّ يَّلۡعَبُوۡنَ‏ ٩

Bal hum fee shakkiny yal'aboon

But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.

فَارۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَاۡتِى السَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِيۡنٍۙ‏ ١٠

Fartaqib Yawma taatis samaaa'u bidukhaanim mubeen

Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke

يَغۡشَى النَّاسَ​ؕ هٰذَا عَذَابٌ اَلِيۡمٌ‏ ١١

Yaghshan naasa haazaa 'azaabun aleem

Covering the people; this is a painful torment.

رَبَّنَا اكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا الۡعَذَابَ اِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ‏ ١٢

Rabbanak shif 'annal 'azaaba innaa mu'minoon

[They will say], "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers."

اَنّٰى لَهُمُ الذِّكۡرٰى وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُوۡلٌ مُّبِيۡنٌۙ‏ ١٣

Annaa lahumuz zikraa wa qad jaaa'ahum Rasoolum mubeen

How will there be for them a reminder [at that time]? And there had come to them a clear Messenger.

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡا عَنۡهُ وَقَالُوۡا مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجۡنُوۡنٌ​ۘ‏ ١٤

Summaa tawallaw 'anhu wa qaaloo mu'allamum majnoon

Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."

اِنَّا كَاشِفُوا الۡعَذَابِ قَلِيۡلًا اِنَّكُمۡ عَآٮِٕدُوۡنَ​ۘ‏ ١٥

Innaa kaashiful 'azaabi qaleelaa; innakum 'aaa'indoon

Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief].

يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ الۡبَطۡشَةَ الۡكُبۡـرٰى​ۚ اِنَّا مُنۡتَقِمُوۡنَ‏ ١٦

Yawma nabtishul batsha tal kubraa innaa muntaqimoon

The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution.

وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُوۡلٌ كَرِيۡمٌۙ‏ ١٧

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

And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger [i.e., Moses],

اَنۡ اَدُّوۡۤا اِلَىَّ عِبَادَ اللّٰهِ​ؕ اِنِّىۡ لَـكُمۡ رَسُوۡلٌ اَمِيۡنٌۙ‏ ١٨

An addooo ilaiya 'ibaadal laahi innee lakum Rasoolun ameen

[Saying], "Render to me the servants of Allāh. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger,"

وَّاَنۡ لَّا تَعۡلُوۡا عَلَى اللّٰهِ​ۚ اِنِّىۡۤ اٰتِيۡكُمۡ بِسُلۡطٰنٍ مُّبِيۡنٍ​ۚ‏ ١٩

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

And [saying], "Be not haughty with Allāh. Indeed, I have come to you with clear evidence.

وَاِنِّىۡ عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّىۡ وَرَبِّكُمۡ اَنۡ تَرۡجُمُوۡنِ ۚ‏ ٢٠

Wa innee 'uztu bi Rabbee wa rabbikum an tarjumoon

And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.

وَاِنۡ لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُوۡا لِىۡ فَاعۡتَزِلُوۡنِ‏ ٢١

Wa il lam tu'minoo lee fa'taziloon

But if you do not believe me, then leave me alone."

فَدَعَا رَبَّهٗۤ اَنَّ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ قَوۡمٌ مُّجۡرِمُوۡنَ‏ ٢٢

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

And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.

فَاَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِىۡ لَيۡلًا اِنَّكُمۡ مُّتَّبَعُوۡنَۙ‏ ٢٣

Fa asri bi'ibaadee lailan innakum muttaba'oon

[Allāh said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued.

وَاتۡرُكِ الۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًا​ؕ اِنَّهُمۡ جُنۡدٌ مُّغۡرَقُوۡنَ‏ ٢٤

Watrukil bahra rahwan innahum jundum mughraqoon

And leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned."

كَمۡ تَرَكُوۡا مِنۡ جَنّٰتٍ وَّعُيُوۡنٍۙ‏ ٢٥

Kam tarakoo min jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

How much they left behind of gardens and springs

وَّزُرُوۡعٍ وَّمَقَامٍ كَرِيۡمٍۙ‏ ٢٦

Wa zuroo'inw wa maqaa min kareem

And crops and noble sites

وَّنَعۡمَةٍ كَانُوۡا فِيۡهَا فٰكِهِيۡنَۙ‏ ٢٧

Wa na'matin kaanoo feehaa faakiheen

And comfort wherein they were amused.

كَذٰلِكَ​ وَاَوۡرَثۡنٰهَا قَوۡمًا اٰخَرِيۡنَ‏ ٢٨

Kazaalika wa awrasnaahaa qawman aakhareen

Thus. And We caused to inherit it another people.

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ السَّمَآءُ وَالۡاَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُوۡا مُنۡظَرِيۡنَ‏ ٢٩

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

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

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِىۡۤ اِسۡرَآءِيۡلَ مِنَ الۡعَذَابِ الۡمُهِيۡنِۙ‏ ٣٠

Wa laqad najjainaa Baneee Israaa'eela minal'azaabil muheen

And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment -

مِنۡ فِرۡعَوۡنَ​ؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ الۡمُسۡرِفِيۡنَ‏ ٣١

Min Fir'awn; innahoo kaana 'aaliyam minal musrifeen

From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.

وَلَقَدِ اخۡتَرۡنٰهُمۡ عَلٰى عِلۡمٍ عَلَى الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ​ۚ‏ ٣٢

Wa laqadikh tarnaahum 'alaa 'ilmin 'alal 'aalameen

And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.

وَاٰتَيۡنٰهُمۡ مِّنَ الۡاٰيٰتِ مَا فِيۡهِ بَلٰٓؤٌا مُّبِيۡنٌ‏ ٣٣

Wa aatainaahum minal aayaati maa feehi balaaa'um mubeen

And We gave them of signs that in which there was a clear trial.

اِنَّ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ لَيَقُوۡلُوۡنَۙ‏ ٣٤

Inna haaa'ulaaa'i la yaqooloon

Indeed, these [disbelievers] are saying,

اِنۡ هِىَ اِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا الۡاُوۡلٰى وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنۡشَرِيۡنَ‏ ٣٥

In hiya illaa mawtatunal oolaa wa maa nahnu bimun shareen

"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.

فَاۡتُوۡا بِاٰبَآٮِٕنَاۤ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ صٰدِقِيۡنَ‏ ٣٦

Faatoo bi aabaaa'inaaa inkuntum saadiqeen

Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."

اَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ اَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٍۙ وَّ الَّذِيۡنَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِهِمۡ​ؕ اَهۡلَكۡنٰهُمۡ​ اِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوۡا مُجۡرِمِيۡنَ‏ ٣٧

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

Are they better or the people of Tubbaʿ and those before them? We destroyed them, [for] indeed, they were criminals.

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لٰعِبِيۡنَ‏ ٣٨

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

And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.

مَا خَلَقۡنٰهُمَاۤ اِلَّا بِالۡحَقِّ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ ٣٩

Maa khalaqnaahumaaa illaa bilhaqqi wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon

We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.

اِنَّ يَوۡمَ الۡفَصۡلِ مِيۡقَاتُهُمۡ اَجۡمَعِيۡنَۙ‏ ٤٠

Inna yawmal fasli meeqaatuhum ajma'een

Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all -

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِىۡ مَوۡلًى عَنۡ مَّوۡلًى شَيۡــًٔا وَّلَا هُمۡ يُنۡصَرُوۡنَۙ‏ ٤١

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

The Day when no relation will avail a relation at all, nor will they be helped -

اِلَّا مَنۡ رَّحِمَ اللّٰهُ​ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الرَّحِيۡمُ‏ ٤٢

Illaa mar rahimal laah' innahoo huwal 'azeezur raheem

Except those [believers] on whom Allāh has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

اِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقُّوۡمِۙ‏ ٤٣

Inna shajarataz zaqqoom

Indeed, the tree of zaqqūm

طَعَامُ الۡاَثِيۡمِ ۛۚ   ۖ‏ ٤٤

Ta'aamul aseem

Is food for the sinful.

كَالۡمُهۡلِ ۛۚ يَغۡلِىۡ فِى الۡبُطُوۡنِۙ‏ ٤٥

Kalmuhli yaghlee filbutoon

Like murky oil, it boils within bellies

كَغَلۡىِ الۡحَمِيۡمِ‏ ٤٦

Kaghalyil hameem

Like the boiling of scalding water.

خُذُوۡهُ فَاعۡتِلُوۡهُ اِلٰى سَوَآءِ الۡجَحِيۡمِ   ۖ‏ ٤٧

Khuzoohu fa'tiloohu ilaa sawaaa'il Jaheem

[It will be commanded], "Seize him and drag him into the midst of the Hellfire,

ثُمَّ صُبُّوۡا فَوۡقَ رَاۡسِهٖ مِنۡ عَذَابِ الۡحَمِيۡمِؕ‏ ٤٨

Summa subboo fawqa raasihee min 'azaabil hameem

Then pour over his head from the torment of scalding water."

ذُقۡ ۖۚ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الۡكَرِيۡمُ‏ ٤٩

Zuq innaka antal 'azeezul kareem

[It will be said], "Taste! Indeed, you are the honored, the noble!

اِنَّ هٰذَا مَا كُنۡتُمۡ بِهٖ تَمۡتَرُوۡنَ‏ ٥٠

Inna haazaa maa kuntum bihee tamtaroon

Indeed, this is what you used to dispute."

اِنَّ الۡمُتَّقِيۡنَ فِىۡ مَقَامٍ اَمِيۡنٍۙ‏ ٥١

Innal muttaqeena fee maqaamin ameen

Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place:

فِىۡ جَنّٰتٍ وَّعُيُوۡنٍ ۙ ۚ‏ ٥٢

Fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

Within gardens and springs,

يَّلۡبَسُوۡنَ مِنۡ سُنۡدُسٍ وَّاِسۡتَبۡرَقٍ مُّتَقٰبِلِيۡنَۚ ۙ‏ ٥٣

Yalbasoona min sundusinw wa istbraqim mutaqaabileen

Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other.

كَذٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنٰهُمۡ بِحُوۡرٍ عِيۡنٍؕ‏ ٥٤

Kazaalika wa zawwajnaahum bihoorin 'een

Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.

يَدۡعُوۡنَ فِيۡهَا بِكُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ اٰمِنِيۡنَۙ‏ ٥٥

Yad'oona feehaa bikulli faakihatin aamineen

They will call therein for every [kind of] fruit - safe and secure.

لَا يَذُوۡقُوۡنَ فِيۡهَا الۡمَوۡتَ اِلَّا الۡمَوۡتَةَ الۡاُوۡلٰى​ ۚ وَوَقٰٮهُمۡ عَذَابَ الۡجَحِيۡمِۙ‏ ٥٦

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

They will not taste death therein except the first death, and He will have protected them from the punishment of Hellfire

فَضۡلًا مِّنۡ رَّبِّكَ ​ؕ ذٰ لِكَ هُوَ الۡفَوۡزُ الۡعَظِيۡمُ‏ ٥٧

Fadlam mir rabbik; zaalika huwal fawzul 'azeem

As bounty from your Lord. That is what is the great attainment.

فَاِنَّمَا يَسَّرۡنٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُوۡنَ‏ ٥٨

Fa innamaa yassarnaahu bilisaanika la'allahum yatazakkaroon

And indeed, We have eased it [i.e., the Qur’ān] in your tongue that they might be reminded.

فَارۡتَقِبۡ اِنَّهُمۡ مُّرۡتَقِبُوۡنَ‏ ٥٩

Fartaqib innahum murta qiboon

So watch, [O Muḥammad]; indeed, they are watching [for your end].