Surah Ad-Dukhan (The Smoke)

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Surah Ad-Dukhan (The Smoke) - Aya count 59

حمۤ ﴿١﴾

Ha-Mim.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِینِ ﴿٢﴾

By the Book that makes things clear;-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّاۤ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِی لَیۡلَةࣲ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِینَ ﴿٣﴾

We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فِیهَا یُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِیمٍ ﴿٤﴾

In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡرࣰا مِّنۡ عِندِنَاۤۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِینَ ﴿٥﴾

By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ﴿٦﴾

As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَاۤۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِینَ ﴿٧﴾

The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ یُحۡیِۦ وَیُمِیتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَاۤىِٕكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ﴿٨﴾

There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِی شَكࣲّ یَلۡعَبُونَ ﴿٩﴾

Yet they play about in doubt.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ یَوۡمَ تَأۡتِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ بِدُخَانࣲ مُّبِینࣲ ﴿١٠﴾

Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِیمࣱ ﴿١١﴾

Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿١٢﴾

(They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَاۤءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ﴿١٣﴾

How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمࣱ مَّجۡنُونٌ ﴿١٤﴾

Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِیلًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَاۤىِٕدُونَ ﴿١٥﴾

We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰۤ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ ﴿١٦﴾

One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

۞ وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَاۤءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ كَرِیمٌ ﴿١٧﴾

We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most honourable,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَنۡ أَدُّوۤاْ إِلَیَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّی لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِینࣱ ﴿١٨﴾

Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you an messenger worthy of all trust;


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّیۤ ءَاتِیكُم بِسُلۡطَـٰنࣲ مُّبِینࣲ ﴿١٩﴾

"And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنِّی عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّی وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ ﴿٢٠﴾

"For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِی فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ ﴿٢١﴾

"If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥۤ أَنَّ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ قَوۡمࣱ مُّجۡرِمُونَ ﴿٢٢﴾

(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِی لَیۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

(The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندࣱ مُّغۡرَقُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾

"And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّـٰتࣲ وَعُیُونࣲ ﴿٢٥﴾

How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَزُرُوعࣲ وَمَقَامࣲ كَرِیمࣲ ﴿٢٦﴾

And corn-fields and noble buildings,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَنَعۡمَةࣲ كَانُواْ فِیهَا فَـٰكِهِینَ ﴿٢٧﴾

And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَـٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِینَ ﴿٢٨﴾

Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِینَ ﴿٢٩﴾

And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّیۡنَا بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰ⁠ۤءِیلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِینِ ﴿٣٠﴾

We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِیࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِینَ ﴿٣١﴾

Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ﴿٣٢﴾

And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡـَٔایَـٰتِ مَا فِیهِ بَلَـٰۤؤࣱاْ مُّبِینٌ ﴿٣٣﴾

And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ لَیَقُولُونَ ﴿٣٤﴾

As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنۡ هِیَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِینَ ﴿٣٥﴾

"There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَاۤىِٕنَاۤ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ﴿٣٦﴾

"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَهُمۡ خَیۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعࣲ وَٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِینَ ﴿٣٧﴾

What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِینَ ﴿٣٨﴾

We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَا خَلَقۡنَـٰهُمَاۤ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾

We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِیقَـٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ ﴿٤٠﴾

Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَوۡمَ لَا یُغۡنِی مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلࣰى شَیۡـࣰٔا وَلَا هُمۡ یُنصَرُونَ ﴿٤١﴾

The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ ﴿٤٢﴾

Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ﴿٤٣﴾

Verily the tree of Zaqqum


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِیمِ ﴿٤٤﴾

Will be the food of the Sinful,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ یَغۡلِی فِی ٱلۡبُطُونِ ﴿٤٥﴾

Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَغَلۡیِ ٱلۡحَمِیمِ ﴿٤٦﴾

Like the boiling of scalding water.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَاۤءِ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ ﴿٤٧﴾

(A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِیمِ ﴿٤٨﴾

"Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡكَرِیمُ ﴿٤٩﴾

"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ ﴿٥٠﴾

"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِینَ فِی مَقَامٍ أَمِینࣲ ﴿٥١﴾

As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فِی جَنَّـٰتࣲ وَعُیُونࣲ ﴿٥٢﴾

Among Gardens and Springs;


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسࣲ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقࣲ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِینَ ﴿٥٣﴾

Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِینࣲ ﴿٥٤﴾

So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَدۡعُونَ فِیهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِینَ ﴿٥٥﴾

There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَا یَذُوقُونَ فِیهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ ﴿٥٦﴾

Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَضۡلࣰا مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِیمُ ﴿٥٧﴾

As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَإِنَّمَا یَسَّرۡنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَتَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٥٨﴾

Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ إِنَّهُم مُّرۡتَقِبُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾

So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an: