The Torment of Jahannam and the Mercy of Allah

Ad-Dukhan — Verses 40–50 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٤٠

Verily, the Day of Judgement (when Allah will judge between the creatures) is the time appointed for all of them,

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ
Verily, the Day of Judgement
مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
is the time appointed for all of them

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ٤١

The Day when Maulan (a near relative) cannot avail Maulan (a near relative) in aught, and no help can they receive,

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي
The Day when cannot avail
مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْئًا
a Maulan (a near relative) another Maulan (a near relative) in aught
وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
and no help can they receive

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ ٤٢

Except him on whom Allah has Mercy. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ اللَّهُ ۚ
Except him on whom Allah has Mercy.
إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقُّومِ ٤٣

Verily, the tree of Zaqqum,

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقُّومِ
Verily, the tree of Zaqqum

طَعَامُ الْأَثِيمِ ٤٤

Will be the food of the sinners,

طَعَامُ
Will be the food
الْأَثِيمِ
of the sinners

كَالْمُهْلِ يَغْلِي فِي الْبُطُونِ ٤٥

Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies,

كَالْمُهْلِ
Like boiling oil,
يَغْلِي فِي الْبُطُونِ
it will boil in the bellies,

كَغَلْيِ الْحَمِيمِ ٤٦

Like the boiling of scalding water.

كَغَلْيِ
Like the boiling of
الْحَمِيمِ
scalding water

خُذُوهُ فَاعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ ٤٧

(It will be said) "Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire,

خُذُوهُ
Seize him
فَاعْتِلُوهُ
and drag him
إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ
into the midst of blazing Fire

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِيمِ ٤٨

"Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water,

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا
Then pour
فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ
over his head
مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِيمِ
the torment of boiling water

ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ ٤٩

"Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous!

ذُقْ
Taste you (this)!
إِنَّكَ أَنتَ
Verily, you were (pretending to be)
الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ
the mighty, the generous!

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِ تَمْتَرُونَ ٥٠

"Verily! This is that whereof you used to doubt!"

إِنَّ هَٰذَا
Verily! This is
مَا كُنتُم بِهِ
that whereof you
تَمْتَرُونَ
used to doubt!