Sorah Ad-Dukhan ( The Smoke )

English - Yusuf Ali

Sorah Ad-Dukhan ( The Smoke ) - Verses Number 59

حم ( 1 )

Ha-Mim.

وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ ( 2 )

By the Book that makes things clear;-

إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ ( 3 )

We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ ( 4 )

In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,

أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ ( 5 )

By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),

رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ( 6 )

As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);

رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ ( 7 )

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

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ( 8 )

There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.

بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ ( 9 )

Yet they play about in doubt.

فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ( 10 )

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

يَغْشَى النَّاسَ ۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ( 11 )

Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.

رَّبَّنَا اكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ ( 12 )

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

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ الذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ ( 13 )

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

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ ( 14 )

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

إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ ( 15 )

We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ ( 16 )

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

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ ( 17 )

We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most honourable,

أَنْ أَدُّوا إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ( 18 )

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

وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي آتِيكُم بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ( 19 )

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

وَإِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ ( 20 )

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

وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا لِي فَاعْتَزِلُونِ ( 21 )

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

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ ( 22 )

(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ( 23 )

(The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.

وَاتْرُكِ الْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ ( 24 )

"And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned."

كَمْ تَرَكُوا مِن جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ( 25 )

How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,

وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ ( 26 )

And corn-fields and noble buildings,

وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا فِيهَا فَاكِهِينَ ( 27 )

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

كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ ( 28 )

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

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنظَرِينَ ( 29 )

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

وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ ( 30 )

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

مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ ( 31 )

Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

وَلَقَدِ اخْتَرْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ ( 32 )

And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

وَآتَيْنَاهُم مِّنَ الْآيَاتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَاءٌ مُّبِينٌ ( 33 )

And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَيَقُولُونَ ( 34 )

As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ ( 35 )

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

فَأْتُوا بِآبَائِنَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ( 36 )

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

أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ ( 37 )

What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ ( 38 )

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

مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ( 39 )

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

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ( 40 )

Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,-

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ( 41 )

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

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ ( 42 )

Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقُّومِ ( 43 )

Verily the tree of Zaqqum

طَعَامُ الْأَثِيمِ ( 44 )

Will be the food of the Sinful,-

كَالْمُهْلِ يَغْلِي فِي الْبُطُونِ ( 45 )

Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.

كَغَلْيِ الْحَمِيمِ ( 46 )

Like the boiling of scalding water.

خُذُوهُ فَاعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ ( 47 )

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

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِيمِ ( 48 )

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

ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ ( 49 )

"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِ تَمْتَرُونَ ( 50 )

"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ ( 51 )

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

فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ( 52 )

Among Gardens and Springs;

يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ ( 53 )

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

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ ( 54 )

So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.

يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ آمِنِينَ ( 55 )

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

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا الْمَوْتَ إِلَّا الْمَوْتَةَ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَاهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ ( 56 )

Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire,-

فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ( 57 )

As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ( 58 )

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

فَارْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ ( 59 )

So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.

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