1.Ḥâ-Mĩm. 2.By the clear Book! 3.Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night,1 for We always warn ˹against evil˺. 4.On that night every matter of wisdom is ordained 5.by a command from Us, for We have always sent ˹messengers˺ 6.as a mercy from your Lord. He ˹alone˺ is truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing— 7.the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith. 8.There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. He ˹alone˺ gives life and causes death. ˹He is˺ your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers. 9.In fact, they are in doubt, amusing themselves. 10.Wait then ˹O Prophet˺ for the day ˹when˺ the sky will be veiled in haze,1 clearly visible, 11.overwhelming the people. ˹They will cry,˺ “This is a painful torment. 12.Our Lord! Remove ˹this˺ torment from us, ˹and˺ we will certainly believe.” 13.How can they be reminded when a messenger has already come to them, making things clear, 14.then they turned away from him, saying, “A madman, taught by others!”? 15.Indeed, We will remove ˹that˺ torment for a while, and you ˹Meccans˺ will return ˹to disbelief˺. 16.˹Then˺ on the Day We will deal ˹you˺ the fiercest blow, We will surely inflict punishment. 17.Indeed, before them We tested Pharaoh’s people: a noble messenger came to them, 18.˹proclaiming,˺ “Hand over the servants of Allah to me.1 I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.