Ad-Dukhan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   حمٓ

   Haa Meeem

   Hâ.-Mîm.

2. 2

   وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

   Wal Kitaabil Mubeen

   By the manifest Book (this Qur’ân) that makes things clear.

3. 3

   إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍۢ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

   Innaaa anzalnaahu fee lailatim mubaarakah; innaa kunnaa munzireen

   We sent it (this Qur’ân) down on a blessed night [(i.e. night of Al-Qadr, Sûrah No. 97) in the month of Ramadân - the 9th month of the Islâmic calendar]. Verily, We are ever warning [mankind that Our Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship].

4. 4

   فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

   Feehaa yufraqu kullu amrin hakeem

   Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments.[1]

   (V.44:4) i.e. the matters of deaths, births, provisions, calamities, etc. for the whole (coming) year as decreed by Allah.

5. 5

   أَمْرًۭا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

   Amram min 'indinaaa; innaa kunnaa mursileen

   As a Command (or this Qur’ân or the Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messengers),

6. 6

   رَحْمَةًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

   Rahmatam mir rabbik; innahoo Huwas Samee'ul 'Aleem

   (As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

7. 7

   رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

   Rabbis samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa; in kuntum mooqineen

   The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you (but) have a faith with certainty.

8. 8

   لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

   Laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa yuhyee wa yumeetu Rabbukum wa Rabbu aabaaa'ikumul awwaleen

   Lâ ilaha illâ Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). It is He Who gives life and causes death - your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.

9. 9

   بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّۢ يَلْعَبُونَ

   Bal hum fee shakkiny yal'aboon

   Nay! They play about in doubt.

10. 10

    فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

    Fartaqib Yawma taatis samaaa'u bidukhaanim mubeen

    Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke,

11. 11

    يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ

    Yaghshan naasa haazaa 'azaabun aleem

    Covering the people: this is a painful torment.

12. 12

    رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

    Rabbanak shif 'annal 'azaaba innaa mu'minoon

    (They will say): "Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers!"

13. 13

    أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

    Annaa lahumuz zikraa wa qad jaaa'ahum Rasoolum mubeen

    How can there be for them an admonition (at the time when the torment has reached them), when a Messenger explaining things clearly has already come to them.

14. 14

    ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌۭ مَّجْنُونٌ

    Summaa tawallaw 'anhu wa qaaloo mu'allamum majnoon

    Then they had turned away from him (Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) and said: (He is) one taught (by a human being), a madman!"

15. 15

    إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ

    Innaa kaashiful 'azaabi qaleelaa; innakum 'aaa'indoon

    Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily you will revert (to disbelief).

16. 16

    يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

    Yawma nabtishul batsha tal kubraa innaa muntaqimoon

    On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest seizure (punishment). Verily, We will exact retribution.

17. 17

    ۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌۭ كَرِيمٌ

    Wa laqad fatannaa qablahum qawma Fir'awna wa jaaa'ahum Rasoolun kareem

    And indeed We tried before them Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Mûsâ (Moses) عليه السلام],

18. 18

    أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌۭ

    An addooo ilaiya 'ibaadal laahi innee lakum Rasoolun ameen

    Saying: "Deliver to me the slaves of Allâh (i.e. the Children of Israel). Verily, I am to you a Messenger worthy of all trust.

19. 19

    وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

    Wa al laa ta'loo 'alal laahi innee aateekum bisultaanim mubeen

    "And exalt not yourselves against Allâh. Truly, I have come to you with a manifest authority.

20. 20

    وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

    Wa innee 'uztu bi Rabbee wa rabbikum an tarjumoon

    "And truly, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you should stone me (or call me a sorcerer or kill me).

21. 21

    وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ

    Wa il lam tu'minoo lee fa'taziloon

    "But if you believe me not, then keep away from me and leave me alone."

22. 22

    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌۭ مُّجْرِمُونَ

    Fada'aa rabbahooo anna haaa'ulaaa'i qawmum mujrimoon

    (But they were aggressive), so he [Mûsâ (Moses)] called upon his Lord (saying): "These are indeed the people who are Mujrimûn (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals)."

23. 23

    فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

    Fa asri bi'ibaadee lailan innakum muttaba'oon

    (Allâh said): "Depart you with My slaves by night. Surely, you will be pursued.

24. 24

    وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌۭ مُّغْرَقُونَ

    Watrukil bahra rahwan innahum jundum mughraqoon

    "And leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily, they are a host to be drowned."

25. 25

    كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

    Kam tarakoo min jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

    How many of gardens and springs that they [Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people] left behind,

26. 26

    وَزُرُوعٍۢ وَمَقَامٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

    Wa zuroo'inw wa maqaa min kareem

    And green crops (fields) and goodly places,

27. 27

    وَنَعْمَةٍۢ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ

    Wa na'matin kaanoo feehaa faakiheen

    And comforts of life wherein they used to take delight!

28. 28

    كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

    Kazaalika wa awrasnaahaa qawman aakhareen

    Thus (it was)! And We made other people inherit them (i.e. We made the Children of Israel to inherit the kingdom of Egypt).

29. 29

    فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ

    Famaa bakat 'alaihimus samaaa'u wal ardu wa maa kaanoo munzareen

    And the heavens and the earth wept not for them,[1] nor were they given a respite.

    (V.44:29) Narrated Ibn Jarîr At-Tabari: Ibn ‘Abbâs رضي الله عنهما said, "When a believer dies, the place of earth on which he used to prostrate himself in his Salât (prayer), and the gate in the heaven through which his good deeds used to ascend, weep for him (or her), while they do not weep for the disbeliever." [Tafsir At-Tabari].

30. 30

    وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ

    Wa laqad najjainaa Baneee Israaa'eela minal'azaabil muheen

    And indeed We saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment:

31. 31

    مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    Min Fir'awn; innahoo kaana 'aaliyam minal musrifeen

    From Fir‘aun (Pharaoh); verily he was arrogant and was of the Musrifûn (those who transgress beyond bound in spending and other things and commit great sins).

32. 32

    وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Wa laqadikh tarnaahum 'alaa 'ilmin 'alal 'aalameen

    And We chose them (the Children of Israel) above the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn) [during the time of Mûsâ (Moses)] with knowledge,

33. 33

    وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌۭا۟ مُّبِينٌ

    Wa aatainaahum minal aayaati maa feehi balaaa'um mubeen

    And granted them signs in which there was a plain trial.

34. 34

    إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

    Inna haaa'ulaaa'i la yaqooloon

    Verily, these (Quraish) people are saying:

35. 35

    إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

    In hiya illaa mawtatunal oolaa wa maa nahnu bimun shareen

    "There is nothing but our first death, and we shall not be resurrected.

36. 36

    فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    Faatoo bi aabaaa'inaaa inkuntum saadiqeen

    "Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!"

37. 37

    أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍۢ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ

    Ahum khayrun am qawmu Tubba'inw wallazeena min qablihim; ahlaknaahum innahum kaanoo mujrimeen

    Are they better or the people of Tubba‘ and those before them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimûn (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals).

38. 38

    وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

    Wa maa khalaqnas samaawaati wal arda wa maa baina humaa laa'ibeen

    And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.

39. 39

    مَا خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    Maa khalaqnaahumaaa illaa bilhaqqi wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon

    We created them not except with truth (i.e. to examine and test those who are obedient and those who are disobedient and then reward the obedient ones and punish the disobedient ones), but most of them know not.

40. 40

    إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Inna yawmal fasli meeqaatuhum ajma'een

    Verily, the Day of Judgement (when Allâh will judge between the creatures) is the time appointed for all of them -

41. 41

    يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًۭى شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    Yawma laa yughnee mawlan 'am mawlan shai'anw wa laa hum yunsaroon

    The Day when a Maulâ (a near relative) cannot avail a Maulâ (a near relative) in aught, and no help can they receive,

42. 42

    إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    Illaa mar rahimal laah' innahoo huwal 'azeezur raheem

    Except him on whom Allâh has Mercy. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

43. 43

    إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

    Inna shajarataz zaqqoom

    Verily, the tree of Zaqqûm

44. 44

    طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ

    Ta'aamul aseem

    Will be the food of the sinners.

45. 45

    كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ

    Kalmuhli yaghlee filbutoon

    Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies,

46. 46

    كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

    Kaghalyil hameem

    Like the boiling of scalding water.

47. 47

    خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Khuzoohu fa'tiloohu ilaa sawaaa'il Jaheem

    (It will be said) "Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire,

48. 48

    ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

    Summa subboo fawqa raasihee min 'azaabil hameem

    "Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water.

49. 49

    ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ

    Zuq innaka antal 'azeezul kareem

    "Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous!

50. 50

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ

    Inna haazaa maa kuntum bihee tamtaroon

    "Verily, this is that whereof you used to doubt!"

51. 51

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍۢ

    Innal muttaqeena fee maqaamin ameen

    Verily, the Muttaqûn (the pious. See V.2:2), will be in place of Security (Paradise).

52. 52

    فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

    Fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

    Among Gardens and Springs,

53. 53

    يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍۢ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍۢ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

    Yalbasoona min sundusinw wa istbraqim mutaqaabileen

    Dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other,

54. 54

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍۢ

    Kazaalika wa zawwajnaahum bihoorin 'een

    So (it will be). And We shall marry them to Hûr[1] (fair female) with wide, lovely eyes.

    (V.44:54) Hûr: Very fair females created by Allah as such, not from the offspring of Adam عليه السلام, with intense black irises of their eyes and intense white scleras. [For details see the book Hadi Al-Arwâh by Ibn Al-Qaiyim, Chapter 54, Page 147].

55. 55

    يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

    Yad'oona feehaa bikulli faakihatin aamineen

    They will call therein for every kind of fruit in peace and security;

56. 56

    لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Laa yazooqoona feehal mawtaa illal mawtatal oolaa wa qaqaahum 'azaabal jaheem

    They will never taste death therein except the first death (of this world), and He will save them from the torment of the blazing Fire,

57. 57

    فَضْلًۭا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

    Fadlam mir rabbik; zaalika huwal fawzul 'azeem

    As a Bounty from your Lord! That will be the supreme success!

58. 58

    فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    Fa innamaa yassarnaahu bilisaanika la'allahum yatazakkaroon

    Certainly, We have made this (Qur’an) easy in your tongue, in order that they may remember.

59. 59

    فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ

    Fartaqib innahum murta qiboon

    Wait then (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم); verily, they (too) are waiting.