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حمٓ﴿١﴾

Ha. Mim.

وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ﴿٢﴾

By the Scripture that maketh plain

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ﴿٣﴾

Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ﴿٤﴾

Whereon every wise command is made clear

أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ﴿٥﴾

As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -

رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ﴿٦﴾

A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ﴿٧﴾

Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ﴿٨﴾

There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.

بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ﴿٩﴾

Nay, but they play in doubt.

فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ﴿١٠﴾

But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke

يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ﴿١١﴾

That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.

رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ﴿١٢﴾

(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ﴿١٣﴾

How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ﴿١٤﴾

And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman?

إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ﴿١٥﴾

Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ﴿١٦﴾

On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.

۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ﴿١٧﴾

And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,

أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ﴿١٨﴾

Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.