Surah Al Dukhan

حمٓ  

Ha Mim.

وَٱلۡڪِتَـٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ 

By the Book that makes things clear --

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِى لَيۡلَةٍ۬ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ‌ۚ

We sent it down during a blessed night:

إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ 

for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).

فِيہَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ 

In that (night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,

أَمۡرً۬ا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآ‌ۚ

By command, from Our presence.

إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ 

For We (ever) send (revelations),

رَحۡمَةً۬ مِّن رَّبِّكَ‌ۚ

As a Mercy from thy Lord:

إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ 

for He hears and knows (all things);

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآ‌ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

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

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ‌ۖ

There is no god but He: it is He Who gives life and gives death --

رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآٮِٕكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 

the Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِى شَكٍّ۬ يَلۡعَبُونَ 

Yet they play about in doubt.

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬ 

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

يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَ‌ۖ

Enveloping the people:

هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ۬ 

this will be a Penalty Grievous.

رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ 

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

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬ 

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

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمٌ۬ مَّجۡنُونٌ 

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

إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِيلاً‌ۚ

We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while,

إِنَّكُمۡ عَآٮِٕدُونَ

(but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).

يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ 

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

أَنۡ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ‌ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ۬ 

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

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ‌ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَـٰنٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬ 

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

وَإِنِّى عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ 

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

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِى فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ 

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

(But they were aggressive):

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ ۥۤ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّجۡرِمُونَ 

then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."

(The reply came):

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيۡلاً إِنَّڪُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ 

"March forth with My servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.

وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًا‌ۖ إِنَّہُمۡ جُندٌ۬ مُّغۡرَقُونَ

For they are a host (destined) to be drowned."

كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ وَعُيُونٍ۬ 

How many were the gardens and springs they left behind.

وَزُرُوعٍ۬ وَمَقَامٍ۬ كَرِيمٍ۬ 

And corn-fields and noble buildings.

وَنَعۡمَةٍ۬ كَانُواْ فِيہَا فَـٰكِهِينَ 

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

كَذَٲلِكَ‌ۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَـٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ 

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

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡہِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ 

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

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِىٓ إِسۡرَٲٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ 

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

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَ‌ۚ

Inflicted by Pharaoh,

إِنَّهُ ۥ كَانَ عَالِيً۬ا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ 

for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ 

And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

وَءَاتَيۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَيَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌ۬اْ مُّبِينٌ 

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

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ 

As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

إِنۡ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ 

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

فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآٮِٕنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِينَ 

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

أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٍ۬ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ‌ۚ

What! are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them?

أَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهُمۡ‌ۖ إِنَّہُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ 

We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَہُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ

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

مَا خَلَقۡنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَڪۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ 

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

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ 

Verily the Day of Sorting Out is the time appointed for all of them --

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِى مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلً۬ى شَيۡـًٔ۬ا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ 

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

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ‌ۚ

Except such as receive Allah's Mercy:

إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 

for He is exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ 

Verily the tree of Zaqqum

طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِيمِ 

Will be the food of the Sinful --

كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَغۡلِى فِى ٱلۡبُطُونِ 

Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides,

كَغَلۡىِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

Like the boiling of scalding water.

خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ 

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

ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ 

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

ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡڪَرِيمُ 

"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou Mighty, full of honor!

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ 

"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ۬ 

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

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ وَعُيُونٍ۬

Among Gardens and Springs;

يَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ۬ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٍ۬ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ

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

ڪَذَٲلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ۬

So; and We shall Join them to Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.

يَدۡعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ 

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

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ‌ۖ

Nor will they there taste Death, except the first Death;

وَوَقَٮٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire

فَضۡلاً۬ مِّن رَّبِّكَ‌ۚ

As a Bounty from thy Lord!

ذَٲلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

That will be the supreme achievement!

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرۡنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَڪَّرُونَ 

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

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