In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Ha Mim! | |
I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth). | |
Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning -- | |
Therein every wise affair is made distinct, | |
A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles), | |
A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing, | |
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure. | |
There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore. | |
Nay, they are in doubt, they sport. | |
Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke, | |
That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment. | |
Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers. | |
How shall they be reminded, and there came to them an Apostle making clear (the truth), | |
Yet they turned their backs on him and said: One taught (by others), a madman. | |
Surely We will remove the punishment a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil). | |
On the day when We will seize (them) with the most violent seizing; surely We will inflict retribution. | |
And certainly We tried before them the people of Firon, and there came to them a noble apostle, | |
Saying: Deliver to me the servants of Allah, surely I am a faithful apostle to you, | |
And that do not exalt yourselves against Allah, surely I will bring to you a clear authority: | |
And surely I take refuge with my Lord and your Lord that you should stone me to death: | |
And if you do not believe in me, then leave me alone. | |
Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people. | |
So go forth with My servants by night; surely you will be pursued: | |
And leave the sea intervening; surely they are a host that shall be drowned. | |
How many of the gardens and fountains have they left! | |
And cornfields and noble places! | |
And goodly things wherein they rejoiced; | |
Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people. | |
So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they respited. | |
And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement, | |
From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant. | |
And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations. | |
And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing. | |
Most surely these do say: | |
There is naught but our first death and we shall not be raised again. | |
So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful. | |
Are they better or the people of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty. | |
And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport. | |
We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know. | |
Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them | |
The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped, | |
Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful. | |
Surely the tree of the Zaqqum, | |
Is the food of the sinful | |
Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies, | |
Like the boiling of hot water. | |
Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell; | |
Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water: | |
Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable: | |
Surely this is what you disputed about. | |
Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place, | |
In gardens and springs; | |
They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face; | |
Thus (shall it be), and We will wed them with Houris pure, beautiful ones. | |
They shall call therein for every fruit in security; | |
They shall not taste therein death except the first death, and He will save them from the punishment of the hell, | |
A grace from your Lord; this is the great achievement. | |
So have We made it easy in your tongue that they may be mindful. | |
