Ad-Dukhan Suresi

حٜ مٓۚ

Ha, Meem

وَاَلۡكِتَٰبِ اِ۬لۡمُبِينِ

(Allah swears) by the clear lucid book

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةࣲ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

We have revealed this book on the night full of blessings. Indeed, We are placing (the human kind) on alert

فِيهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ

On that night, all matters are decreed and decided with wisdom

أَمۡرࣰ ا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ

(It is revealed) by Our command. Indeed, We have sent (this) message

رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ اَ۬لسَّمِيعُ اُ۬لۡعَلِيمُ

A mercy from your Lord! He is indeed, the all-Hearing, the all-Knowing

رَبُّ اُ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَاَلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

If you want to be absolutely sure, (consider this): He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ اُ۬لۡأَوَّلِينَ

There is no god but He, (the One Who) gives life and gives death. He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers and (your) ancient ancestors

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِي شَكࣲّ يَلۡعَبُونَ

Yet, (immersed) in doubt, they waste their time in pastimes

فَاَرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِي اِ۬لسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏

Watch out for the day when the sky would emit (vast volumes of) visible smoke

يَغۡشَى اَ۬لنَّاسَۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ‏

It would enshroud people. That is a painful punishment

رَّبَّنَا اَ۪كۡشِفۡ عَنَّا اَ۬لۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ

(They would cry out). "Our Lord! Release us from the painful punishment. We would (now) definitely become the believers

أَنّٜ يٰ لَهُمُ اُ۬لذِّكۡر۪يٰ وَقَد جَّآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏

Why this change of heart? (Earlier) the messenger had come to them, and had explained matters to them clearly. (But they rejected him)

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمࣱ مَّجۡنُونٌ

At that time, they turned away and said, "He is a lunatic being coached by others

إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ اُ۬لۡعَذَابِ قَلِيلًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَآئِدُونَ

If We withdraw your suffering a little, you would revert to your evil ways

يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ اُ۬لۡبَطۡشَةَ اَ۬لۡكُبۡر۪يٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

The day (of Judgment) is when We will strike that severe blow; We would exact a real revenge

وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ كَرِيمٌ

Prior to them, We had certainly put the pharaoh and his people through a test; a noble messenger came to them

أَنۡ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ اَ۬للَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينࣱ‏

(He said), "Release the servants of Allah into my care. I am certainly the trustworthy messenger (sent) towards you

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى اَ۬للَّهِۖ إِنِّيَ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏

Do not exceed (the bounds), and do not deem yourselves exalted before Allah. In fact, I have brought you the clear proofs

وَإِنِّي عُذتُّ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ

I have sought refuge with my Lord, (Who is also) your Lord, should you stone me (to death)

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَاَعۡتَزِلُونِ

If you refuse to believe, then stay away and leave me alone

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمࣱ مُّجۡرِمُونَ

Musa called his Lord, "These people are indeed the defiant criminals

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

(Allah said), "Along with My servants, leave (the country) by night. You would surely be pursued

وَاَتۡرُكِ اِ۬لۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندࣱ مُّغۡرَقُونَ

Leave the sea as it is _ (parted); their entire army shall drown

كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ‏

(Pity)! Those who drowned left behind so many gardens and springs

وَزُرُوعࣲ وَمَقَامࣲ كَرِيمࣲ‏

Fields and magnificent palaces

وَنَعۡمَةࣲ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ

(And the comfort and luxuries) _ the riches they used to relish

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

In this manner, We caused other nations to inherit (those riches)

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمِ اِ۬لسَّمَآءُ وَاَلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ

And nobody _ neither the sky nor the earth _ shed any tears upon their demise; nor were they granted a respite

۞وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ اَ۬لۡعَذَابِ اِ۬لۡمُهِينِ

We certainly rescued the children of Israel from the abusive and humiliating tyranny

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيࣰ ا مِّنَ اَ۬لۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Of the pharaoh! Among those who exceeded the bounds and transgressed, he was indeed, one of the worst

وَلَقَدِ اِ۪خۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى اَ۬لۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Of course, We chose them purposely over all others

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ اَ۬لۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤࣱ اْ مُّبِينٌ

And We displayed to them Our signs. That was an obvious test for them

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

These people assert (so emphatically)

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا اَ۬لۡأُولٜ يٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

Our death here in this life is it _ (the end), and there is nothing (beyond). We will not be resurrected

فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Bring our forefathers back (to life), if you are truthful

أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعࣲ وَاَلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ

Are they better than the people of ´Tubbah´, or those before them? We destroyed them! All of them were really criminals

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا اَ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَاَلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything else just as a pastime

مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِالۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

We did not create the heavens and the earth except with a purpose _ (and for a specified time). But most of them (just) do not understand

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ اَ۬لۡفَصۡلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

The scheduled time for (the resurrection of) all of them together, is the day of decision

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِي مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلࣰ ى شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ

That day, nobody would lend a bit of support to his friend or kin. Nobody shall receive any help (at all)

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ اَ۬للَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ اَ۬لۡعَزِيزُ اُ۬لرَّحِيمُ

Except the one, upon whom Allah bestows (special) mercy! He is the Mighty, the most Merciful

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ اَ۬لزَّقُّومِ

The tree of ´zaqum´

طَعَامُ اُ۬لۡأَثِيمِ

Shall be the food for the sinners

كَاَلۡمُهۡلِ تَغۡلِي فِي اِ۬لۡبُطُونِ

Like boiling oil, it shall burn the inside of their bellies

كَغَلۡيِ اِ۬لۡحَمِيمِ

Just as boiling water scalds

خُذُوهُ فَاَعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ اِ۬لۡجَحِيمِ

(The command would be): grab him and drag him right into the thick of the blazing fire

ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ اِ۬لۡحَمِيمِ

Then pour (the steaming hot water) over his head. The (torture and) torment of the boiling water

ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ اَ۬لۡعَزِيزُ اُ۬لۡكَرِيمُ

Taste this! (Now), aren´t you the mighty and the noble

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ

This is exactly what you used to doubt

إِنَّ اَ۬لۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينࣲ‏

The righteous would live in a peaceful place, (serene and) secure

فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ‏

Amidst gardens and springs

يَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسࣲ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقࣲ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

Dressed in lush luxurious brocade, they shall sit facing each other

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينࣲ‏

Thus shall it be! And We shall wed them to the fair females with big beautiful eyes

يَدۡعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

In paradise, they shall ask for, (and get), all sorts of sumptuous delights; (they shall live) in peace (and bliss)

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا اَ۬لۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا اَ۬لۡمَوۡتَةَ اَ۬لۡأُولٜ يٰۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ اَ۬لۡجَحِيمِ

There, they shall never ever face death, other than their death in the previous life; and He will spare them the punishment of the hellfire

فَضۡلࣰ ا مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ اَ۬لۡفَوۡزُ اُ۬لۡعَظِيمُ

Courtesy of your Lord, a generous favor! That indeed is the supreme success, the greatest triumph

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرۡنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Certainly! We have rendered this Qur´an easy for your tongue. Perhaps they would heed its message

فَاَرۡتَقِبۡ إِنَّهُم مُّرۡتَقِبُونَ

So wait a while; they too, are waiting