Is Paradise a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqum?

Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers.

Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire,

Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.

And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.

Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.

Indeed they found their fathers astray.

So they hastened ˹to follow˺ in their footsteps.

And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,

And We had already sent among them warners.

Then look how was the end of those who were warned -

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهَا فِتْنَةً لِلظَّالِمِينَ

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِي أَصْلِ الْجَحِيمِ

طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ

فَإِنَّهُمْ لَآكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِنْ حَمِيمٍ

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى الْجَحِيمِ

إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا آبَاءَهُمْ ضَالِّينَ

فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ مُنْذِرِينَ

فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ

إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

And Noah had certainly called Us, and ˹We are˺ the best of responders.

And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.

And We made his descendants those remaining ˹on the earth˺

And left for him ˹favorable mention˺ among later generations:

"Peace upon Noah among the worlds."

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

Then We drowned the disbelievers.

وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ الْمُجِيبُونَ

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ

وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُ هُمُ الْبَاقِينَ

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ

And indeed, among his kind was Abraham,

When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

˹And˺ when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?

Is it falsehood ˹as˺ gods other than Allah you desire?

Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?"

And he cast a look at the stars

And said, "Indeed, I am ˹about to be˺ ill."

So they turned away from him, departing.

Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat?

What is ˹wrong˺ with you that you do not speak?"

And he turned upon them a blow with ˹his˺ right hand.

Then the people came toward him, hastening.

He said, "Do you worship that which you ˹yourselves˺ carve,

While Allah created you and that which you do?"

They said, "Construct for him a furnace and throw him into the burning fire."

And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.

وَإِنَّ مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ

إِذْ جَاءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ

أَئِفْكًا آلِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

فَمَا ظَنُّكُمْ بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِي النُّجُومِ

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ

فَتَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ آلِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنْطِقُونَ

فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًا بِالْيَمِينِ

فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ

قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ

وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

قَالُوا ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي الْجَحِيمِ

فَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَسْفَلِينَ

And ˹then˺ he said, "Indeed, I will go to ˹where I am ordered by˺ my Lord; He will guide me.

My Lord, grant me ˹a child˺ from among the righteous."

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.

And when he reached with him ˹the age of˺ exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast."

And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead,

We called to him, "O Abraham,

You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

Indeed, this was the clear trial.

And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,

And We left for him ˹favorable mention˺ among later generations:

"Peace upon Abraham."

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.

And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself.

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلَامٍ حَلِيمٍ

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانْظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ

فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ

وَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَنْ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ

قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْبَلَاءُ الْمُبِينُ

وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

وَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِإِسْحَاقَ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

وَبَارَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ إِسْحَاقَ ۚ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِنَفْسِهِ مُبِينٌ

And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron.

And We saved them and their people from the great affliction,

And We supported them so it was they who overcame.

And We gave them the explicit Scripture,

And We guided them on the straight path.

And We left for them ˹favorable mention˺ among later generations:

"Peace upon Moses and Aaron."

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

Indeed, they were of Our believing servants.

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ

وَنَصَرْنَاهُمْ فَكَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ

وَآتَيْنَاهُمَا الْكِتَابَ الْمُسْتَبِينَ

وَهَدَيْنَاهُمَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِي الْآخِرِينَ

سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ