وَالكِتابِ المُبينِ
By the clear, enlightening Scripture.
إِنّا أَنزَلناهُ في لَيلَةٍ مُبارَكَةٍ ۚ إِنّا كُنّا مُنذِرينَ
We revealed it on a blessed night—We’ve been warning.
فيها يُفرَقُ كُلُّ أَمرٍ حَكيمٍ
On that night, every wise matter is made distinct.
أَمرًا مِن عِندِنا ۚ إِنّا كُنّا مُرسِلينَ
A command from Us—We’ve been sending messengers.
رَحمَةً مِن رَبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّميعُ العَليمُ
As a mercy from your Lord—He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
رَبِّ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما ۖ إِن كُنتُم موقِنينَ
The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that’s between them—if you are certain.
لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ يُحيي وَيُميتُ ۖ رَبُّكُم وَرَبُّ آبائِكُمُ الأَوَّلينَ
There is no god but He. He gives life and causes death—your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors.
بَل هُم في شَكٍّ يَلعَبونَ
Still, they are playing in doubt.
فَارتَقِب يَومَ تَأتِي السَّماءُ بِدُخانٍ مُبينٍ
Await the day when the sky will bring visible smoke.
يَغشَى النّاسَ ۖ هـٰذا عَذابٌ أَليمٌ
It will envelop the people: this is a painful punishment.
رَبَّنَا اكشِف عَنَّا العَذابَ إِنّا مُؤمِنونَ
“Our Lord, lift from us the punishment; we are believers.”