37. Safat · verses 58–71

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

Afama nahnu bimayyiteena

"Is it (the case) that we shall not die,

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Illa mawtatana aloola wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

"Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?"

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

Inna hatha lahuwa alfawzu alAAatheemu

Verily this is the supreme achievement!

لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

Limithli hatha falyaAAmali alAAamiloona

For the like of this let all strive, who wish to strive.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Athalika khayrun nuzulan am shajaratu alzzaqqoomi

Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Inna jaAAalnaha fitnatan lilththalimeena

For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Innaha shajaratun takhruju fee asli aljaheemi

For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire:

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

TalAAuha kaannahu ruoosu alshshayateeni

The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils:

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

Fainnahum laakiloona minha famalioona minha albutoona

Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ

Thumma inna lahum AAalayha lashawban min hameemin

Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of boiling water.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Thumma inna marjiAAahum laila aljaheemi

Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire.

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ

Innahum alfaw abaahum dalleena

Truly they found their fathers on the wrong Path;

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ

Fahum AAala atharihim yuhraAAoona

So they (too) were rushed down on their footsteps!

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Walaqad dalla qablahum aktharu alawwaleena

And truly before them, many of the ancients went astray;-