Surah 44
Surah Ad-DukhanThe Smoke
الدخان
59 verses · Meccan · English translation: Saheeh International
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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44:1
حمٓ
Ha, Meem.
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44:2
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ
By the clear Book,
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44:3
إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِى لَيۡلَةٍۢ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind].
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44:4
فِيهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ
On that night is made distinct every precise matter -
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44:5
أَمۡرًۭا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ
[Every] matter [proceeding] from Us. Indeed, We were to send [a messenger]
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44:6
رَحۡمَةًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
As mercy from your Lord. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
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44:7
رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.
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44:8
لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.
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44:9
بَلۡ هُمۡ فِى شَكٍّۢ يَلۡعَبُونَ
But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.
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44:10
فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.
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44:11
يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ
Covering the people; this is a painful torment.
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44:12
رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ
[They will say], "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers."
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44:13
أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
How will there be for them a reminder [at that time]? And there had come to them a clear Messenger.
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44:14
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمٌۭ مَّجۡنُونٌ
Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."
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44:15
إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَآئِدُونَ
Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief].
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44:16
يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution.
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44:17
۞ وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٌۭ كَرِيمٌ
And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger,
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44:18
أَنۡ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌۭ
[Saying], "Render to me the servants of Allah. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger,"
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44:19
وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
And [saying], "Be not haughty with Allah. Indeed, I have come to you with clear authority.
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44:20
وَإِنِّى عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ
And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.
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44:21
وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِى فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ
But if you do not believe me, then leave me alone."
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44:22
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمٌۭ مُّجۡرِمُونَ
And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.
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44:23
فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
[Allah said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued.
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44:24
وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندٌۭ مُّغۡرَقُونَ
And leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned."
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44:25
كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ
How much they left behind of gardens and springs
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44:26
وَزُرُوعٍۢ وَمَقَامٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ
And crops and noble sites
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44:27
وَنَعۡمَةٍۢ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ
And comfort wherein they were amused.
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44:28
كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
Thus. And We caused to inherit it another people.
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44:29
فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ
And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
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44:30
وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِىٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ
And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment -
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44:31
مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًۭا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.
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44:32
وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.
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44:33
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡءَايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌۭاْ مُّبِينٌ
And We gave them of signs that in which there was a clear trial.
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44:34
إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
Indeed, these [disbelievers] are saying,
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44:35
إِنۡ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
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44:36
فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."
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44:37
أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٍۢ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ ۚ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡ ۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ
Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them, [for] indeed, they were criminals.
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44:38
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.
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44:39
مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ
We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.
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44:40
إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all -
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44:41
يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِى مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلًۭى شَيۡـًۭٔا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ
The Day when no relation will avail a relation at all, nor will they be helped -
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44:42
إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Except those [believers] on whom Allah has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
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44:43
إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Indeed, the tree of zaqqum
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44:44
طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِيمِ
Is food for the sinful.
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44:45
كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَغۡلِى فِى ٱلۡبُطُونِ
Like murky oil, it boils within bellies
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44:46
كَغَلۡىِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ
Like the boiling of scalding water.
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44:47
خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
[It will be commanded], "Seize him and drag him into the midst of the Hellfire,
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44:48
ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ
Then pour over his head from the torment of scalding water."
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44:49
ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡكَرِيمُ
[It will be said], "Taste! Indeed, you are the honored, the noble!
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44:50
إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ
Indeed, this is what you used to dispute."
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44:51
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍۢ
Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place;
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44:52
فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ
Within gardens and springs,
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44:53
يَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍۢ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٍۢ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other.
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44:54
كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍۢ
Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
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44:55
يَدۡعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
They will call therein for every [kind of] fruit - safe and secure.
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44:56
لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
They will not taste death therein except the first death, and He will have protected them from the punishment of Hellfire
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44:57
فَضۡلًۭا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ
As bounty from your Lord. That is what is the great attainment.
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44:58
فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرۡنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
And indeed, We have eased the Qur'an in your tongue that they might be reminded.
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44:59
فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ إِنَّهُم مُّرۡتَقِبُونَ
So watch, [O Muhammad]; indeed, they are watching [for your end].
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