بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَٰمِلُونَ
Limisli haaza falya'ma lil 'aamiloon
For the like of it should the workers work.
أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Azaalika khairun nuzulan am shajaratuz Zaqqom
Is this a better hospitality or the tree of al-Zaqqum?
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهَا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Innaa ja'alnaahaa fitnatal lizzaalimeen
We have made this tree a trial for the wrong-doers.
إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌۭ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Innahaa shajaratun takhruju feee aslil Jaheem
It is a tree that grows in the nethermost part of Hell.
طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ
Tal'uhaa ka annahoo ru'oosush Shayaateen
Its spathes are like the heads of satans.
فَإِنَّهُمْ لَءَاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
Fa innahum la aakiloona minhaa famaali'oona minhal butoon
(The people of Hell) will surely eat of it, filling their bellies with it.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًۭا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍۢ
Summa inna lahum 'alaihaa lashawbam min hameem
Then on top of it they will have a brew of boiling water.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Summa inna marji'ahum la ilal Jaheem
Then their return will be to the same blazing Hell.
إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ
Innahum alfaw aabaaa'ahum daaalleen
These are the ones who found their fathers steeped in error,
فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ
Fahum 'alaa aasaarihim yuhra'oon
and they are running in their footsteps.
وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Wa laqad dalla qablahum aksarul awwaleen
Before them a multitude of people of olden times had erred,
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
Wa laqad arsalnaa feehim munzireen
and We had sent among them Messengers to warn them.
فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
Fanzur kaifa kaana 'aaqibatul munzareen
Observe, then, what was the end of those that had been warned,
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Illaa 'ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen
except for the chosen servants of Allah?
وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌۭ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ
Wa laqad naadaanaa Noohun falani'mal mujeeboon
Noah had called upon Us (earlier). See, how excellent We were in answering him!
وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Wa jajainaahu wa ahlahoo minal karbil 'azeem
We delivered him and his household from the great calamity;
وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ
Wa ja'alnaa zurriyyatahoo hummul baaqeen
and made his offspring the only ones to survive,
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Wa taraknaa 'alaihi fil aakhireen
and We established for him a good name among posterity.
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍۢ فِى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Salaamun 'alaa Noohin fil 'aalameen
Peace be upon Noah among all the nations.
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen
Thus do We reward all those who do good.
إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Innahoo min 'ibaadinal mu'mineen
Surely he was one of Our truly believing servants.
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ
Summa aghraqnal aakhareen
Thereafter We caused the others to be drowned.
۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ
Wa ina min shee'atihee la Ibraaheem
Abraham was on the self-same way (as Noah).
إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍۢ سَلِيمٍ
Iz jaaa'a Rabbahoo bi qalbin saleem
When he came to his Lord with a pure heart,
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maazaa ta'budoon
and said to his father and his people: “Whom do you worship?
أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةًۭ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
A'ifkan aalihatan doonal laahi tureedoon
Is it false deities that you want to serve rather than Allah?
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Famaa zannukum bi Rabbil'aalameen
What do you think of the Lord of the whole Universe?”
فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةًۭ فِى ٱلنُّجُومِ
Fanazara nazratan finnujoom
Then he looked carefully at the stars
فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَقِيمٌۭ
Faqaala inee saqeem
and said: “I am sick.”
فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ
Fatawallaw 'anhu mudbireen
So turning their backs, they went away from him.
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