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Ad-Dukhaan Surah 44 · 59 verses

الدخان

Ad-Dukhaan

The Smoke

Revelation
Meccan
Verses
59 verses
Ruku
3 ruku
Order of revelation
64th revealed

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    حمٓ

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    Ha. Mim.

  2. 2

    وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

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    By the Scripture that maketh plain

  3. 3

    إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

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    Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -

  4. 4

    فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

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    Whereon every wise command is made clear

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    أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

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    As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -

  6. 6

    رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

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    A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,

  7. 7

    رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

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    Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.

  8. 8

    لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

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    There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.

  9. 9

    بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ

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    Nay, but they play in doubt.

  10. 10

    فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

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    But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke

  11. 11

    يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

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    That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.

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    رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

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    (Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.

  13. 13

    أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ

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    How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,

  14. 14

    ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ

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    And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman?

  15. 15

    إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ

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    Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).

  16. 16

    يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

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    On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.

  17. 17

    وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ

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    And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,

  18. 18

    أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

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    Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.

  19. 19

    وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

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    And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.

  20. 20

    وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

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    And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.

  21. 21

    وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ

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    And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.

  22. 22

    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ

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    And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.

  23. 23

    فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

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    Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,

  24. 24

    وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ

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    And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.

  25. 25

    كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

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    How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,

  26. 26

    وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

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    And the cornlands and the goodly sites

  27. 27

    وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ

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    And pleasant things wherein they took delight!

  28. 28

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

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    Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;

  29. 29

    فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ

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    And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.

  30. 30

    وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ

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    And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;

  31. 31

    مِن فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

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    (We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.

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    وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

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    And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.

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    وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ

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    And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.

  34. 34

    إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

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    Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:

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    إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

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    There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

  36. 36

    فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

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    Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

  37. 37

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

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    Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

  38. 38

    وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

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

  39. 39

    مَا خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

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    We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.

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    إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

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    Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,

  41. 41

    يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

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    A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,

  42. 42

    إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

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    Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

  43. 43

    إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

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    Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,

  44. 44

    طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ

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    The food of the sinner!

  45. 45

    كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ

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    Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies

  46. 46

    كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

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    As the seething of boiling water.

  47. 47

    خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

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    (And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,

  48. 48

    ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

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    Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.

  49. 49

    ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ

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    (Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!

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    إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ

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    Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.

  51. 51

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ

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    Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.

  52. 52

    فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

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    Amid gardens and watersprings,

  53. 53

    يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

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    Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.

  54. 54

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

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    Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.

  55. 55

    يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

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    They call therein for every fruit in safety.

  56. 56

    لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

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    They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell,

  57. 57

    فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

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    A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph.

  58. 58

    فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

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    And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed.

  59. 59

    فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ

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    Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting.

About Surah Ad-Dukhan

Also written Dukhan

Surah Ad-Dukhan is the 44th surah of the Quran: a Makki surah of 59 verses in para 25.

It says the Quran was sent down on a blessed night (44:3), tells of Pharaoh and his people, drowned and leaving behind their gardens and springs (44:17–29), and contrasts the tree of Zaqqum (44:43–46) with the gardens of the righteous (44:51–57).

What is the meaning of Surah Ad-Dukhan?

Ad-Dukhan means “the Smoke”, a visible smoke that will cover the people as a painful punishment (44:10–11).

How many verses are in Surah Ad-Dukhan?

Surah Ad-Dukhan has 59 verses (ayat) in 3 ruku.

Is Surah Ad-Dukhan Makki or Madani?

It is a Makki (Meccan) surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah. It was the 64th surah to be revealed.

Which para is Surah Ad-Dukhan in?

It is in para (juz) 25 of the Quran.

Can I read Surah Ad-Dukhan with transliteration?

Yes. Open Display (the sliders icon above the verses) and turn on Transliteration to show the Arabic in Latin letters beneath each verse, or Word by word for the meaning of every word. The tafsir (commentary) of any verse opens from the book icon beside it.

Arabic text: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1 — Tanzil — non-commercial redistribution with attribution.
Translation: Pickthall by Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall — Public domain.
Translation: Yusuf Ali by Abdullah Yusuf Ali — Public domain.
Transliteration: Transliteration — Tanzil — Tanzil — non-commercial redistribution with attribution.