— 59 verses
Ha Mi
By the Book that makes things clear
surely We sent it down on a blessed nightWe have always sent warning
on that night every wise decree is specifie
by Our own commandWe have been sending messages
as a mercy from your Lord, He hears all and knows all
He is the Lord of heaven and earth and all that is between themif only you would really believe
there is no deity save Him: It is He who gives both life and deathHe is your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers
yet, they toy with their doubts
[Prophet], watch out for the Day when the sky brings forth plainly visible clouds of smoke
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful punishment
Then they will say, Lord, relieve us from this torment, for truly we are now believers in You
How can they benefit from admonition, seeing that a messenger had already come to them explaining things clearly
Then they turned away from him and said, He is a madman, taught by others
Were We to ease the torment for a while, you would still revert to denial of the truth
On the Day We inflict the direst scourge upon all sinners, We will certainly exact retribution
We tried the people of Pharaoh before them: a noble messenger was sent to them
saying, Hand over God's servants to me. I am a trustworthy messenger for you
Do not set yourselves above God: I bring you clear authority
I have sought refuge with my Lord and your Lord lest you stone me [to death]
If you do not believe in me, at least keep away from me
Then he cried out to his Lord, These are sinful people
God said, Set out with My servants by night, for you will certainly be pursued
Leave the sea behind you parted; they are a host destined to be drowned
How many gardens and fountains they left behind them
and cornfields and splendid buildings
and pleasant things in which they delighted
Such was their end, and what had been theirs We gave to other people to inherit
Neither heaven nor earth wept for them, nor were they allowed any respite
We saved the Children of Israel from their humiliating tormen
at the hands of Pharaoh: he was a tyrant who exceeded all bounds
We knowingly chose them above all other people
and showed them signs in which there was a clear test
Yet those who deny the truth say
there is nothing beyond our first death; we shall not be raised again
So bring our fathers [back], if what you say is true
Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who came before them? We destroyed them, because they were guilty of sin
We did not idly create the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them
We did not create them save with a purpose, yet most people have no knowledge of this
Truly, the Day of Decision is the appointed time for all of them
the Day when no friend shall be of the least avail to another, nor shall any be helped
save those to whom God shows mercy. Surely, He is the Mighty, the Merciful One.[38]
Surely the fruit of the Zaqqum tree
shall be food for the sinners
like the dregs of oil, it shall boil in their bellies
like the boiling of hot water
[A voice will cry], Seize him and drag him into the midst of Hell
Then pour boiling water over his head as punishment
Taste this; you who considered yourself the mighty, the honourable
This is what you doubted
But those mindful of God will be in a safe place
among gardens and springs
dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, and they will face each other
so it will be. We shall wed them to maidens with large, dark eyes
They will call therein for every kind of fruit, in peace and security
They will not taste death therein, save the first death. God will save them from the torment of Hel
as an act of grace. That will be the supreme triumph
We have made this Quran easy to understandin your own languageso that they may take heed
Wait then; they too are waiting