English - Chapter 44 - Ad-Dukhan

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By the Clear Book

which We sent down on a blessed night We have been warning about

In it every wise matter is set forth

as a command from Our presence; We have been sending

mercy from your Lord. He is the Alert, Aware

Lord of Heaven and Earth and anything in between them, if you will be convinced

There is no deity except Him; He gives life and brings death, your Lord and the Lord of your earliest ancestors

Instead they play around with doubt

Watch out for the day when the sky will bring obvious smoke

to envelop mankind; this will mean painful torment

Our Lord, remove the torment from us; we are believers

Yet they had the Reminder, and an obvious messenger had already come to them

Then they turned away from him and said: "He has been taught it; [he´s] so crazy

Were We to lift the torment for a while, you would still revert [to it]

Some day We will kidnap everyone in the greatest operation; We shall be Avenged

We tested Pharaoh´s folk before them, and a noble messenger came to them

Hand over God´s servants to me. I am a trustworthy messenger for you

Do not act so haughtily concerning God: I bring you clear authority

I have sought refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you cast me out

If you do not believe in me, then keep away from me

So he appealed to his Lord: "These are criminal folk

Travel with My servants at night for you will be followed

Leave the sea parted; they are an army who will be drowned

How man gardens and fountains have they left behind

And crops and a splendid position

and a life of ease they were delighted with

Even so We let other folk inherit it from them

Neither Heaven nor Earth wept over them, nor were they allowed to wait

So We saved the Children of Israel from shameful torment

from Pharaoh, who was haughty, so dissipated

We chose them knowingly ahead of [anyone in] the Universe

and gave them signs which contained an obvious test

Yet the latter kept on saying

There is only this first death of ours; we will not be raised again

Bring on our forefathers if you have been truthful

Are they any better than the people of Tubba and the ones before them whom We wiped out? They were such criminals

We did not create Heaven and Earth and anything in between them just by playing around

We have created them both only [to reveal] the Truth, even though most of them do not realize it

The Day for Sorting things out will mean an appointment for everyone

a day when no patron will be able to help a favorite out in any way nor will they be supported

except for someone whom God has shown mercy to. He is the Powerful, the Merciful

The infernal tree

will be food for the sinner

like molten copper, it will seethe inside (their) bellies

Take him and drag him into the midst of Hades

Then pour some torment of scalding water over his head

´Taste it; you were such a powerful noble!"´

This is what you (all) were puzzling over!"´

The heedful will be in a safe position

among gardens and springs

They will wear satin and brocade as they sit facing one another, just like that

and We will wed them to dark-eyed damsels

They will call confidently for every kind of fruit in it

They will not taste death there except for the very first death [they had]. He will shield them from the torment of Hades

as a boon from your Lord; that will be the supreme Achievement

We have made it easy for your tongue [to recite] in order that they may bear this in mind

So watch out: they too are watching