Ha Mim

A revelation from the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy;

a Scripture whose verses are made distinct as a Quran in Arabic for people who understand,

giving good news and warning. Yet most of them turn away and so do not hear.

They say, ‘Our hearts are encased against [the faith] you call us to; our ears are heavy; there is a barrier between us and you. So you do whatever you want, and so shall we.’

حمٓ

تَنزِيلࣱ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

كِتَٰبࣱ فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيࣰّا لِّقَوْمࣲ يَعْلَمُونَ

بَشِيرࣰا وَنَذِيرࣰا فَأَعْرَضَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

وَقَالُوا۟ قُلُوبُنَا فِيٓ أَكِنَّةࣲ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِنَا وَقْرࣱ وَمِنۢ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابࣱ فَٱعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَٰمِلُونَ

Say [Prophet], ‘I am only a mortal like you, [but] it has been revealed to me that your God is One. Take the straight path to Him and seek His forgiveness. Woe to the idolaters,

who do not pay the prescribed alms and refuse to believe in the world to come!

Those who believe and do good deeds will have a reward that never fails.’

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرࣱ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهࣱ وَٰحِدࣱ فَٱسْتَقِيمُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُۗ وَوَيْلࣱ لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ

ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونࣲ

Say, ‘How can you disregard the One who created the earth in two Days? How can you set up other gods as His equals? He is the Lord of all the worlds!’

He placed solid mountains on it, blessed it, measured out its varied provisions for all who seek them––all in four Days.

Then He turned to the sky, which was smoke––He said to it and the earth, ‘Come into being, willingly or not,’ and they said, ‘We come willingly’––

and in two Days He formed seven heavens, and assigned an order to each. We have made the nearest one beautifully illuminated and secure. Such is the design of the Almighty, the All Knowing.

۞ قُلْ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادࣰاۚ ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ مِن فَوْقِهَا وَبَٰرَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَآ أَقْوَٰتَهَا فِيٓ أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامࣲ سَوَآءࣰ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ

ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانࣱ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ٱئْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهࣰا قَالَتَآ أَتَيْنَا طَآئِعِينَ

فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَاتࣲ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَأَوْحَىٰ فِي كُلِّ سَمَآءٍ أَمْرَهَاۚ وَزَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَحِفْظࣰاۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

If they turn away, say, ‘I have warned you about a blast like the one which struck 'Ad and Thamud:

when their messengers came to them, from all angles, saying, “Serve no one but God,” they said, “If our Lord had wished, He would have sent down angels. We do not believe in the message with which you have been sent.”

The people of 'Ad behaved arrogantly throughout the land without any right, saying, “Who could be stronger than us?” Did they not realize that God, who created them, was stronger than them?’ They continued to reject Our message,

so We let a roaring wind loose on them for a few disastrous days to make them taste the punishment of shame in this world; more shameful still will be the punishment of the life to come, and they will not be helped.

As for Thamud, We gave them guidance but they preferred blindness, so they were struck by a blast of humiliating punishment for their misdeeds.

فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُوا۟ فَقُلْ أَنذَرْتُكُمْ صَٰعِقَةࣰ مِّثْلَ صَٰعِقَةِ عَادࣲ وَثَمُودَ

إِذْ جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلرُّسُلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَۖ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّنَا لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةࣰ فَإِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

فَأَمَّا عَادࣱ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَقَالُوا۟ مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةًۖ أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةࣰۖ وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ

فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحࣰا صَرْصَرࣰا فِيٓ أَيَّامࣲ نَّحِسَاتࣲ لِّنُذِيقَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْخِزْيِ فِي ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَاۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَخْزَىٰۖ وَهُمْ لَا يُنصَرُونَ

وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَٰعِقَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْهُونِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ