44. Surah Ad-Dukhaan

مَا خَلَقْنٰهُمَاۤ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ﴿٣٩﴾Open ayah 44:39 in the Quran reader

We did not create them but with true purpose, but most of them do not know.

اِنَّ یَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِیْقَاتُهُمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَۙ ﴿٤٠﴾Open ayah 44:40 in the Quran reader

The Day of Decision is the appointed time for all of them -

یَوْمَ لَا یُغْنِیْ مَوْلًى عَنْ مَّوْلًى شَیْئًا وَّ لَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَۙ ﴿٤١﴾Open ayah 44:41 in the Quran reader

the day when no close relation will be of any use to any close relation, nor will they be helped,

اِلَّا مَنْ رَّحِمَ اللّٰهُ١ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الرَّحِیْمُ۠ ﴿٤٢﴾Open ayah 44:42 in the Quran reader

except the One on whom Allah has mercy. Of course, He is the All-Mighty, the Very-Merciful.

اِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقُّوْمِۙ ﴿٤٣﴾Open ayah 44:43 in the Quran reader

Indeed the tree of zaqqum

طَعَامُ الْاَثِیْمِ٤ۖۛۚ ﴿٤٤﴾Open ayah 44:44 in the Quran reader

is the food of the sinful,

كَالْمُهْلِ١ۛۚ یَغْلِیْ فِی الْبُطُوْنِۙ ﴿٤٥﴾Open ayah 44:45 in the Quran reader

like dregs of oil. It will boil in the bellies

كَغَلْیِ الْحَمِیْمِ ﴿٤٦﴾Open ayah 44:46 in the Quran reader

like the boiling of hot water.

خُذُوْهُ فَاعْتِلُوْهُ اِلٰى سَوَآءِ الْجَحِیْمِۗۖ ﴿٤٧﴾Open ayah 44:47 in the Quran reader

(It will be said,) "Seize him, and drag him into the midst of the Hell.

ثُمَّ صُبُّوْا فَوْقَ رَاْسِهٖ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِیْمِؕ ﴿٤٨﴾Open ayah 44:48 in the Quran reader

Then pour on his head some torment of boiling water."

ذُقْ١ۙۚ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْكَرِیْمُ ﴿٤٩﴾Open ayah 44:49 in the Quran reader

"Have a taste! You are the 'one of might', the 'one of honour'.

اِنَّ هٰذَا مَا كُنْتُمْ بِهٖ تَمْتَرُوْنَ ﴿٥٠﴾Open ayah 44:50 in the Quran reader

This is the thing about which you used to be sceptic."

اِنَّ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ فِیْ مَقَامٍ اَمِیْنٍۙ ﴿٥١﴾Open ayah 44:51 in the Quran reader

Indeed the God-fearing will be in a place free from fear,

فِیْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّ عُیُوْنٍۚۙ ﴿٥٢﴾Open ayah 44:52 in the Quran reader

in gardens and fountains.

یَّلْبَسُوْنَ مِنْ سُنْدُسٍ وَّ اِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقٰبِلِیْنَۚۙ ﴿٥٣﴾Open ayah 44:53 in the Quran reader

They will be dressed in fine silk and thick silk, facing each other.

كَذٰلِكَ١۫ وَ زَوَّجْنٰهُمْ بِحُوْرٍ عِیْنٍؕ ﴿٥٤﴾Open ayah 44:54 in the Quran reader

Thus (it will happen,) and We will marry them with houris having big dark eyes.

یَدْعُوْنَ فِیْهَا بِكُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ اٰمِنِیْنَۙ ﴿٥٥﴾Open ayah 44:55 in the Quran reader

They will call therein for every fruit peacefully.

لَا یَذُوْقُوْنَ فِیْهَا الْمَوْتَ اِلَّا الْمَوْتَةَ الْاُوْلٰى١ۚ وَ وَقٰىهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِیْمِۙ ﴿٥٦﴾Open ayah 44:56 in the Quran reader

They will not taste death therein, except for the first death (they faced in the world). And He will save them from the torment of the Hell,

فَضْلًا مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ١ؕ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِیْمُ ﴿٥٧﴾Open ayah 44:57 in the Quran reader

as a favour from your Lord. That is the great achievement.

فَاِنَّمَا یَسَّرْنٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ﴿٥٨﴾Open ayah 44:58 in the Quran reader

So, We had made it (the Qur'an) easy in your tongue, so that they may take lesson.

فَارْتَقِبْ اِنَّهُمْ مُّرْتَقِبُوْنَ۠ ﴿٥٩﴾Open ayah 44:59 in the Quran reader

Now wait. They too are waiting.