1. Ha-Mim.
2. By the Book that makes things
clear;-
3. We sent it down during a
Blessed Night: for We (ever)
wish to warn (against Evil).
4. In the (Night) is made
distinct every affair of wisdom,
5. By command, from Our
Presence. For We (ever) send
(revelations),
6. As Mercy from thy Lord: for
He hears and knows (all things);
7. The Lord of the heavens and
the earth and all between them,
if ye (but) have an assured
faith.
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.
9. Yet they play about in doubt.
10. Then watch thou for the Day
that the sky will bring forth a
kind of smoke (or mist) plainly
visible,
11. Enveloping the people: this
will be a Penalty Grievous.
12. (They will say:) "Our Lord!
remove the Penalty from us, for
we do really believe!"
13. How shall the message be
(effectual) for them, seeing
that an Messenger explaining
things clearly has (already)
come to them,-
14. Yet they turn away from him
and say: "Tutored (by others), a
man possessed!"
15. We shall indeed remove the
Penalty for a while, (but) truly
ye will revert (to your ways).
16. One day We shall seize you
with a mighty onslaught: We will
indeed (then) exact Retribution!
17. We did, before them, try the
people of Pharaoh: there came to
them an apostle most honourable,
18. Saying: "Restore to me the
Servants of Allah. I am to you
an apostle worthy of all trust;
19. "And be not arrogant as
against Allah. for I come to you
with authority manifest.
20. "For me, I have sought
safety with my Lord and your
Lord, against your injuring me.
21. "If ye believe me not, at
least keep yourselves away from
me."
22. (But they were aggressive:)
then he cried to his Lord:
"These are indeed a people given
to sin."
23. (The reply came:) "March
forth with My Servants by night:
for ye are sure to be pursued.
24. "And leave the sea as a
furrow (divided): for they are a
host (destined) to be drowned."
25. How many were the gardens
and springs they left behind,
26. And corn-fields and noble
buildings,
27. And wealth (and conveniences
of life), wherein they had taken
such delight!
28. Thus (was their end)! And We
made other people inherit (those
things)!
29. And neither heaven nor earth
shed a tear over them: nor were
they given a respite (again).
30. We did deliver aforetime the
Children of Israel from
humiliating Punishment,
31. Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he
was arrogant (even) among
inordinate transgressors.
32. And We chose them aforetime
above the nations, knowingly,
33. And granted them Signs in
which there was a manifest trial
34. As to these (Quraish), they
say forsooth:
35. "There is nothing beyond our
first death, and we shall not be
raised again.
36. "Then bring (back) our
forefathers, if what ye say is
true!"
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.
38. We created not the heavens,
the earth, and all between them,
merely in (idle) sport:
39. We created them not except
for just ends: but most of them
do not understand.
40. Verily the Day of sorting
out is the time appointed for
all of them,-
41. The Day when no protector
can avail his client in aught,
and no help can they receive,
42. Except such as receive
Allah.s Mercy: for He is Exalted
in Might, Most Merciful.
43. Verily the tree of Zaqqum
44. Will be the food of the
Sinful,-
45. Like molten brass; it will
boil in their insides.
46. Like the boiling of scalding
water.
47. (A voice will cry: "Seize ye
him and drag him into the midst
of the Blazing Fire!
48. "Then pour over his head the
Penalty of Boiling Water,
49. "Taste thou (this)! Truly
wast thou mighty, full of honour!
50. "Truly this is what ye used
to doubt!"
51. As to the Righteous (they
will be) in a position of
Security,
52. Among Gardens and Springs;
53. Dressed in fine silk and in
rich brocade, they will face
each other;
54. So; and We shall join them
to Companions with beautiful,
big, and lustrous eyes.
55. There can they call for
every kind of fruit in peace and
security;
56. Nor will they there taste
Death, except the first death;
and He will preserve them from
the Penalty of the Blazing
Fire,-
57. As a Bounty from thy Lord!
that will be the supreme
achievement!
58. Verily, We have made this
(Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in
order that they may give heed.
59. So wait thou and watch; for
they (too) are waiting. |