Ad-Dukhan

حمٓ

Hâ.-Mîm.

وَٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

By the manifest Book (this Qur’ân) that makes things clear.

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِى لَيۡلَةٍۢ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

We sent it (this Qur’ân) down on a blessed night [(i.e. night of Al-Qadr, Sûrah No. 97) in the month of Ramadân - the 9th month of the Islâmic calendar]. Verily, We are ever warning [mankind that Our Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship].

فِيهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ

Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments.[1]

أَمۡرًۭا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ

As a Command (or this Qur’ân or the Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messengers),

رَحۡمَةًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

(As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you (but) have a faith with certainty.

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Lâ ilaha illâ Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). It is He Who gives life and causes death - your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِى شَكٍّۢ يَلۡعَبُونَ

Nay! They play about in doubt.

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke,

يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ

Covering the people: this is a painful torment.

رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ

(They will say): "Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers!"

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

How can there be for them an admonition (at the time when the torment has reached them), when a Messenger explaining things clearly has already come to them.

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡا۟ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌۭ مَّجۡنُونٌ

Then they had turned away from him (Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) and said: (He is) one taught (by a human being), a madman!"

إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَآئِدُونَ

Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily you will revert (to disbelief).

يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest seizure (punishment). Verily, We will exact retribution.

۞ وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٌۭ كَرِيمٌ

And indeed We tried before them Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Mûsâ (Moses) عليه السلام],

أَنۡ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌۭ

Saying: "Deliver to me the slaves of Allâh (i.e. the Children of Israel). Verily, I am to you a Messenger worthy of all trust.

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَـٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

"And exalt not yourselves against Allâh. Truly, I have come to you with a manifest authority.

وَإِنِّى عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ

"And truly, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you should stone me (or call me a sorcerer or kill me).

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ

"But if you believe me not, then keep away from me and leave me alone."

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمٌۭ مُّجۡرِمُونَ

(But they were aggressive), so he [Mûsâ (Moses)] called upon his Lord (saying): "These are indeed the people who are Mujrimûn (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals)."

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

(Allâh said): "Depart you with My slaves by night. Surely, you will be pursued.

وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندٌۭ مُّغۡرَقُونَ

"And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily, they are a host to be drowned."

كَمۡ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

How many of gardens and springs that they [Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people] left behind,

وَزُرُوعٍۢ وَمَقَامٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

And green crops (fields) and goodly places,

وَنَعۡمَةٍۢ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ

And comforts of life wherein they used to take delight!

كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَـٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

Thus (it was)! And We made other people inherit them (i.e. We made the Children of Israel to inherit the kingdom of Egypt).

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ

And the heavens and the earth wept not for them,[2] nor were they given a respite.

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِىٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ

And indeed We saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment:

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًۭا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

From Fir‘aun (Pharaoh); verily he was arrogant and was of the Musrifûn (those who transgress beyond bound in spending and other things and commit great sins).

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ

And We chose them (the Children of Israel) above the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn) [during the time of Mûsâ (Moses)] with knowledge,

وَءَاتَيۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡـَٔايَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌۭا۟ مُّبِينٌ

And granted them signs in which there was a plain trial.

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

Verily, these (Quraish) people are saying:

إِنۡ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

"There is nothing but our first death, and we shall not be resurrected.

فَأۡتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِينَ

"Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!"

أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٍۢ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ ۚ أَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهُمۡ ۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوا۟ مُجۡرِمِينَ

Are they better or the people of Tubba‘ and those before them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimûn (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals).

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ

And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.

مَا خَلَقۡنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

We created them not except with truth (i.e. to examine and test those who are obedient and those who are disobedient and then reward the obedient ones and punish the disobedient ones), but most of them know not.

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Verily, the Day of Judgement (when Allâh will judge between the creatures) is the time appointed for all of them -

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِى مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلًۭى شَيۡـًۭٔا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ

The Day when a Maulâ (a near relative) cannot avail a Maulâ (a near relative) in aught, and no help can they receive,

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Except him on whom Allâh has Mercy. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Verily, the tree of Zaqqûm

طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِيمِ

Will be the food of the sinners.

كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَغۡلِى فِى ٱلۡبُطُونِ

Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies,

كَغَلۡىِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

Like the boiling of scalding water.

خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

(It will be said) "Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire,

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

"Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water.

ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡكَرِيمُ

"Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous!

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ

"Verily, this is that whereof you used to doubt!"

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍۢ

Verily, the Muttaqûn (the pious. See V.2:2), will be in place of Security (Paradise).

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

Among Gardens and Springs,

يَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍۢ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٍۢ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ

Dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other,

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍۢ

So (it will be). And We shall marry them to Hûr[3] (fair female) with wide, lovely eyes.

يَدۡعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

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

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

They will never taste death therein except the first death (of this world), and He will save them from the torment of the blazing Fire,

فَضۡلًۭا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

As a Bounty from your Lord! That will be the supreme success!

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرۡنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Certainly, We have made this (Qur’an) easy in your tongue, in order that they may remember.

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ إِنَّهُم مُّرۡتَقِبُونَ

Wait then (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم); verily, they (too) are waiting.