Ad-Dukhan
الدخانSurah Ad-Dukhan is the 44th surah of the Quran and has 59 verses; it is Meccan. This page carries the Arabic text, Latin transliteration, English translation and the Arabic recitation of every verse.
Arabic text: Tanzil UthmaniTranslation: Talal ItaniTransliteration: Tanzil TR (Muhammet Abay)Recitation: Mishary Râshid el-Afasy
حمٓ
Haa Meeem
Ha, Meem
وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Wal Kitaabil Mubeen
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
Innaaa anzalnaahu fee lailatim mubaarakah; innaa kunnaa munzireen
By the Enlightening Scripture
فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
Feehaa yufraqu kullu amrin hakeem
أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
Amram min 'indinaaa; innaa kunnaa mursileen
رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Rahmatam mir rabbik; innahoo Huwas Samee'ul 'Aleem
In it is distinguished every wise command
رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
Rabbis samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa; in kuntum mooqineen
Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you know for sure
لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa yuhyee wa yumeetu Rabbukum wa Rabbu aabaaa'ikumul awwaleen
There is no god but He. He gives life and causes death—your Lord and Lord of your ancestors of old
بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ
Bal hum fee shakkiny yal'aboon
Yet they play around in doubt
فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Fartaqib Yawma taatis samaaa'u bidukhaanim mubeen
يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Yaghshan naasa haazaa 'azaabun aleem
So watch out for the Day when the sky produces a visible smoke
رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
Rabbanak shif 'annal 'azaaba innaa mu'minoon
“Our Lord, lift the torment from us, we are believers.”
أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
Annaa lahumuz zikraa wa qad jaaa'ahum Rasoolum mubeen
But how can they be reminded? An enlightening messenger has already come to them
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ
Summaa tawallaw 'anhu wa qaaloo mu'allamum majnoon
But they turned away from him, and said, “Educated, but crazy!”
إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ
Innaa kaashiful 'azaabi qaleelaa; innakum 'aaa'indoon
We will ease the punishment a little, but you will revert
يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
Yawma nabtishul batsha tal kubraa innaa muntaqimoon
The Day when We launch the Great Assault—We will avenge
۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
Wa laqad fatannaa qablahum qawma Fir'awna wa jaaa'ahum Rasoolun kareem
Before them We tested the people of Pharaoh; a noble messenger came to them
أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
An addooo ilaiya 'ibaadal laahi innee lakum Rasoolun ameen
Saying, “Hand over God’s servants to me. I am an honest messenger to you.”
وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Wa al laa ta'loo 'alal laahi innee aateekum bisultaanim mubeen
And, “Do not exalt yourselves above God. I come to you with clear authority
وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ
Wa innee 'uztu bi Rabbee wa rabbikum an tarjumoon
I have taken refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me
وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ
Wa il lam tu'minoo lee fa'taziloon
But if you do not believe in me, keep away from me.”
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ
Fada'aa rabbahooo anna haaa'ulaaa'i qawmum mujrimoon
He appealed to his Lord: “These are a sinful people.”
فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
Fa asri bi'ibaadee lailan innakum muttaba'oon
“Set out with My servants by night—you will be followed
وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ
Watrukil bahra rahwan innahum jundum mughraqoon
And cross the sea quickly; they are an army to be drowned.”
كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Kam tarakoo min jannaatinw wa 'uyoon
How many gardens and fountains did they leave behind
وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
Wa zuroo'inw wa maqaa min kareem
And plantations, and splendid buildings
وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ
Wa na'matin kaanoo feehaa faakiheen
And comforts they used to enjoy
كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
Kazaalika wa awrasnaahaa qawman aakhareen
So it was; and We passed it on to another people
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ
Famaa bakat 'alaihimus samaaa'u wal ardu wa maa kaanoo munzareen
Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor were they reprieved
وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ
Wa laqad najjainaa Baneee Israaa'eela minal'azaabil muheen
And We delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating persecution
مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
Min Fir'awn; innahoo kaana 'aaliyam minal musrifeen
From Pharaoh. He was a transgressing tyrant
وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Wa laqadikh tarnaahum 'alaa 'ilmin 'alal 'aalameen
And We chose them knowingly over all other people
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ
Wa aatainaahum minal aayaati maa feehi balaaa'um mubeen
And We gave them many signs, in which was an obvious test
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
Inna haaa'ulaaa'i la yaqooloon
These people say
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 will not be resurrected
فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
Faatoo bi aabaaa'inaaa inkuntum saadiqeen
Bring back our ancestors, if you are truthful.”
أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ 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 annihilated them. They were evildoers
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ
Wa maa khalaqnas samaawaati wal arda wa maa baina humaa laa'ibeen
We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them to play
مَا خَلَقْنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Maa khalaqnaahumaaa illaa bilhaqqi wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon
We created them only for a specific purpose, but most of them do not know
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Inna yawmal fasli meeqaatuhum ajma'een
The Day of Sorting Out is the appointed time for them all
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Yawma laa yughnee mawlan 'am mawlan shai'anw wa laa hum yunsaroon
The Day when no friend will avail a friend in any way, and they will not be helped
إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Illaa mar rahimal laah' innahoo huwal 'azeezur raheem
Except for him upon whom God has mercy. He is the Mighty, the Merciful
إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Inna shajarataz zaqqoom
The Tree of Bitterness
طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ
Ta'aamul aseem
The food of the sinner
كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
Kalmuhli yaghlee filbutoon
Like molten lead; boiling inside the bellies
كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Kaghalyil hameem
Like the boiling of seething water
خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Khuzoohu fa'tiloohu ilaa sawaaa'il Jaheem
Seize him and drag him into the midst of Hell
ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Summa subboo fawqa raasihee min 'azaabil hameem
Then pour over his head the suffering of the Inferno
ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
Zuq innaka antal 'azeezul kareem
Taste! You who were powerful and noble
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ
Inna haazaa maa kuntum bihee tamtaroon
This is what you used to doubt
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ
Innal muttaqeena fee maqaamin ameen
As for the righteous, they will be in a secure place
فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon
Amidst gardens and springs
يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ
Yalbasoona min sundusinw wa istbraqim mutaqaabileen
Dressed in silk and brocade, facing one another
كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
Kazaalika wa zawwajnaahum bihoorin 'een
So it is, and We will wed them to lovely companions
يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
Yad'oona feehaa bikulli faakihatin aamineen
They will call therein for every kind of fruit, in peace and security
لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Laa yazooqoona feehal mawtaa illal mawtatal oolaa wa qaqaahum 'azaabal jaheem
Therein they will not taste death, beyond the first death; and He will protect them from the torment of Hell
فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Fadlam mir rabbik; zaalika huwal fawzul 'azeem
A favor from your Lord. That is the supreme salvation
فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
Fa innamaa yassarnaahu bilisaanika la'allahum yatazakkaroon
We made it easy in your language, so that they may remember
فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ
Fartaqib innahum murta qiboon
So wait and watch. They too are waiting and watching
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