SURAH 44 · 59 AYAHS · MECCAN

Ad-Dukhaan

The Smoke

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44:1Page 496 · Juz 25

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓ ۝١

Ha. Mim.

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44:2Page 496 · Juz 25

وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ۝٢

By the Scripture that maketh plain

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44:3Page 496 · Juz 25

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ ۝٣

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

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44:4Page 496 · Juz 25

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ ۝٤

Whereon every wise command is made clear

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44:5Page 496 · Juz 25

أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ ۝٥

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

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44:6Page 496 · Juz 25

رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٦

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

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44:7Page 496 · Juz 25

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ ۝٧

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

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44:8Page 496 · Juz 25

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝٨

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

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44:9Page 496 · Juz 25

بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ ۝٩

Nay, but they play in doubt.

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44:10Page 496 · Juz 25

فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ۝١٠

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

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44:11Page 496 · Juz 25

يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ۝١١

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

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44:12Page 496 · Juz 25

رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ ۝١٢

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

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44:13Page 496 · Juz 25

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ ۝١٣

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

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44:14Page 496 · Juz 25

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ ۝١٤

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

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44:15Page 496 · Juz 25

إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ ۝١٥

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

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44:16Page 496 · Juz 25

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ ۝١٦

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

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44:17Page 496 · Juz 25

۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ ۝١٧

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

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44:18Page 496 · Juz 25

أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ۝١٨

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

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44:19Page 497 · Juz 25

وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ ۝١٩

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

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44:20Page 497 · Juz 25

وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ ۝٢٠

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

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44:21Page 497 · Juz 25

وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ ۝٢١

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

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44:22Page 497 · Juz 25

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ ۝٢٢

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

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44:23Page 497 · Juz 25

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ۝٢٣

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

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44:24Page 497 · Juz 25

وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ ۝٢٤

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

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44:25Page 497 · Juz 25

كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ۝٢٥

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

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44:26Page 497 · Juz 25

وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ ۝٢٦

And the cornlands and the goodly sites

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44:27Page 497 · Juz 25

وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ ۝٢٧

And pleasant things wherein they took delight!

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44:28Page 497 · Juz 25

كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ ۝٢٨

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

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44:29Page 497 · Juz 25

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ ۝٢٩

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

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44:30Page 497 · Juz 25

وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ ۝٣٠

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

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44:31Page 497 · Juz 25

مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ۝٣١

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

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44:32Page 497 · Juz 25

وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ۝٣٢

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

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44:33Page 497 · Juz 25

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ ۝٣٣

And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.

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44:34Page 497 · Juz 25

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ ۝٣٤

Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:

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44:35Page 497 · Juz 25

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ ۝٣٥

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

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44:36Page 497 · Juz 25

فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ۝٣٦

Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

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44:37Page 497 · Juz 25

أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ ۝٣٧

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

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44:38Page 497 · Juz 25

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ ۝٣٨

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

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44:39Page 497 · Juz 25

مَا خَلَقْنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٣٩

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

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44:40Page 498 · Juz 25

إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ۝٤٠

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

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44:41Page 498 · Juz 25

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ۝٤١

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

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44:42Page 498 · Juz 25

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ۝٤٢

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

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44:43Page 498 · Juz 25

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ۝٤٣

Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,

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44:44Page 498 · Juz 25

طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ ۝٤٤

The food of the sinner!

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44:45Page 498 · Juz 25

كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ ۝٤٥

Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies

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44:46Page 498 · Juz 25

كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ۝٤٦

As the seething of boiling water.

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44:47Page 498 · Juz 25

خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ۝٤٧

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

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44:48Page 498 · Juz 25

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ۝٤٨

Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.

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44:49Page 498 · Juz 25

ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ ۝٤٩

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

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44:50Page 498 · Juz 25

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ ۝٥٠

Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.

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44:51Page 498 · Juz 25

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ ۝٥١

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

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44:52Page 498 · Juz 25

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ۝٥٢

Amid gardens and watersprings,

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44:53Page 498 · Juz 25

يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ ۝٥٣

Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.

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44:54Page 498 · Juz 25

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ ۝٥٤

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

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44:55Page 498 · Juz 25

يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ ۝٥٥

They call therein for every fruit in safety.

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44:56Page 498 · Juz 25

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ۝٥٦

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

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44:57Page 498 · Juz 25

فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ۝٥٧

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

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44:58Page 498 · Juz 25

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ۝٥٨

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

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44:59Page 498 · Juz 25

فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ ۝٥٩

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

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