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Surah 44 of 114

الدُّخَانِ

The Smoke

The Smoke

59 verses Meccan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

verse 1

حمٓ

Translation: Ha-Mim

verse 2

وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

Translation: By the Book that makes things clear

verse 3

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةࣲ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

Translation: We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil)

verse 4

فِيهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ

Translation: In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom

verse 5

أَمۡرࣰ ا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ

Translation: By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations)

verse 6

رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

Translation: As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things)

verse 7

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

Translation: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith

verse 8

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Translation: There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors

verse 9

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِي شَكࣲّ يَلۡعَبُونَ

Translation: Yet they play about in doubt

verse 10

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِي ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانࣲ مُّبِينࣲ

Translation: Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible

verse 11

يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ

Translation: Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous

verse 12

رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ

Translation: (They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe

verse 13

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ مُّبِينࣱ

Translation: How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them

verse 14

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمࣱ مَّجۡنُونٌ

Translation: Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed

verse 15

إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِيلًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَآئِدُونَ

Translation: We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways)

verse 16

يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

Translation: One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution

verse 17

۞وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ كَرِيمٌ

Translation: We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most honourable

verse 18

أَنۡ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينࣱ

Translation: Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you an messenger worthy of all trust

verse 19

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنࣲ مُّبِينࣲ

Translation: And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest

verse 20

وَإِنِّي عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ

Translation: For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me

verse 21

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ

Translation: If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me

verse 22

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمࣱ مُّجۡرِمُونَ

Translation: (But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin

verse 23

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

Translation: (The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued

verse 24

وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندࣱ مُّغۡرَقُونَ

Translation: And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned

verse 25

كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ

Translation: How many were the gardens and springs they left behind

verse 26

وَزُرُوعࣲ وَمَقَامࣲ كَرِيمࣲ

Translation: And corn-fields and noble buildings

verse 27

وَنَعۡمَةࣲ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ

Translation: And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight

verse 28

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

Translation: Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)

verse 29

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ

Translation: And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again)

verse 30

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ

Translation: We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment

verse 31

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Translation: Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors

verse 32

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Translation: And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly

verse 33

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤࣱ اْ مُّبِينٌ

Translation: And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

verse 34

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

Translation: As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth

verse 35

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

Translation: There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again

verse 36

فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Translation: Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true

verse 37

أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعࣲ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ

Translation: What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin

verse 38

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

Translation: We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport

verse 39

مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

Translation: We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand

verse 40

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Translation: Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them

verse 41

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِي مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلࣰ ى شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ

Translation: The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive

verse 42

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Translation: Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

verse 43

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Translation: Verily the tree of Zaqqum

verse 44

طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِيمِ

Translation: Will be the food of the Sinful

verse 45

كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَغۡلِي فِي ٱلۡبُطُونِ

Translation: Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides

verse 46

كَغَلۡيِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

Translation: Like the boiling of scalding water

verse 47

خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Translation: A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire

verse 48

ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

Translation: Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water

verse 49

ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡكَرِيمُ

Translation: Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour

verse 50

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ

Translation: Truly this is what ye used to doubt

verse 51

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينࣲ

Translation: As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security

verse 52

فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ

Translation: Among Gardens and Springs

verse 53

يَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسࣲ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقࣲ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

Translation: Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other

verse 54

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينࣲ

Translation: So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes

verse 55

يَدۡعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

Translation: There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security

verse 56

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Translation: Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire

verse 57

فَضۡلࣰ ا مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

Translation: As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement

verse 58

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرۡنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Translation: Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed

verse 59

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ إِنَّهُم مُّرۡتَقِبُونَ

Translation: So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting

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