Quran · Surah
Surah Ad-Dukhan (الدخان) — The Smoke
Surah 44 · 59 verses · Meccan
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓ
Ḥâ-Mĩm
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وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
By the clear Book
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إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night, for We always warn ˹against evil˺
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فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
On that night every matter of wisdom is ordained
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أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
by a command from Us, for We have always sent ˹messengers˺
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رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
as a mercy from your Lord. He ˹alone˺ is truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing—
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رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith
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لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
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
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بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ
In fact, they are in doubt, amusing themselves
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فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Wait then ˹O Prophet˺ for the day ˹when˺ the sky will be veiled in haze, clearly visible
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يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
overwhelming the people. ˹They will cry,˺ “This is a painful torment
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رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
Our Lord! Remove ˹this˺ torment from us, ˹and˺ we will certainly believe.”
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أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
How can they be reminded when a messenger has already come to them, making things clear
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ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ
then they turned away from him, saying, “A madman, taught by others!”
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إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ
Indeed, We will remove ˹that˺ torment for a while, and you ˹Meccans˺ will return ˹to disbelief˺
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يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
˹Then˺ on the Day We will deal ˹you˺ the fiercest blow, We will surely inflict punishment
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۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
Indeed, before them We tested Pharaoh’s people: a noble messenger came to them
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أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
˹proclaiming,˺ “Hand over the servants of Allah to me. I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you
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وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
And do not be arrogant with Allah. I have certainly come to you with a compelling proof
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وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ
And indeed, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord so you do not stone me ˹to death˺
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وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ
˹But˺ if you do not believe me, then let me be.”
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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ
Ultimately, he cried out to his Lord, “These are a wicked people!”
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فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
˹Allah responded,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued
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وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ
And leave the sea parted, for they are certainly an army bound to drown.”
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كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
˹Imagine˺ how many gardens and springs the tyrants left behind
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وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
as well as ˹various˺ crops and splendid residences
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وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ
and luxuries which they fully enjoyed
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كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to another people
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فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ
Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor was their fate delayed
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وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ
And We certainly delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment
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مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
of Pharaoh. He was truly a tyrant, a transgressor
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وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And indeed, We chose the Israelites knowingly above the others
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وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ
And We showed them signs in which there was a clear test
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إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
Indeed, these ˹Meccans˺ say
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إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
“There is nothing beyond our first death, and we will never be resurrected
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فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Bring ˹back˺ our forefathers, if what you say is true.”
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أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ
Are they superior to the people of Tubba’ and those before them? We destroyed them ˹all˺, ˹for˺ they were truly wicked
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وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport
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مَا خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
We only created them for a purpose, but most of these ˹pagans˺ do not know
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إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Surely the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is the time appointed for all—
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يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
the Day no kith or kin will be of benefit to another whatsoever, nor will they be helped
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إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
except those shown mercy by Allah. He is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful
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إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Surely ˹the fruit of˺ the tree of Zaqqûm
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طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ
will be the food of the evildoer
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كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
Like molten metal, it will boil in the bellies
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كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
like the boiling of hot water
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خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
˹It will be said,˺ “Seize them and drag them into the depths of the Hellfire
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ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Then pour over their heads the torment of boiling water.”
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ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
˹The wicked will be told,˺ “Taste this. You mighty, noble one
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إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ
This is truly what you ˹all˺ used to doubt.”
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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ
Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place
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فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
amid Gardens and springs
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يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
dressed in fine silk and rich brocade, facing one another
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كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
So it will be. And We will pair them to maidens with gorgeous eyes
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يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
There they will call for every fruit in serenity
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لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
There they will never taste death, beyond the first death. And He will protect them from the punishment of the Hellfire—
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فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
as ˹an act of˺ grace from your Lord. That is ˹truly˺ the ultimate triumph
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فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
Indeed, We have made this ˹Quran˺ easy in your own language ˹O Prophet˺ so perhaps they will be mindful
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فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ
Wait then! They too are certainly waiting
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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.