Al-Quran/Surah 44

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Ad-Dukhaan

The Smoke · 59 Ayahs · Meccan

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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44:1

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ حم

Ha, Meem.
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44:2

وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ

By the Enlightening Scripture.
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44:3

إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنْذِرِينَ

We have revealed it on a Blessed Night—We have warned.
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44:4

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

In it is distinguished every wise command.
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44:5

أَمْرًا مِنْ عِنْدِنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

A decree from Us. We have been sending messages.
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44:6

رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَبِّكَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

As mercy from your Lord. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
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44:7

رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُوقِنِينَ

Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you know for sure.
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44:8

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

There is no god but He. He gives life and causes death—your Lord and Lord of your ancestors of old.
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44:9

بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ

Yet they play around in doubt.
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44:10

فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ

So watch out for the Day when the sky produces a visible smoke.
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44:11

يَغْشَى النَّاسَ هَذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Enveloping mankind; this is a painful punishment.
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44:12

رَبَّنَا اكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

“Our Lord, lift the torment from us, we are believers.”
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44:13

أَنَّى لَهُمُ الذِّكْرَى وَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُبِينٌ

But how can they be reminded? An enlightening messenger has already come to them.
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44:14

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَجْنُونٌ

But they turned away from him, and said, “Educated, but crazy!”
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44:15

إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ

We will ease the punishment a little, but you will revert.
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44:16

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَى إِنَّا مُنْتَقِمُونَ

The Day when We launch the Great Assault—We will avenge.
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44:17

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ

Before them We tested the people of Pharaoh; a noble messenger came to them.
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44:18

أَنْ أَدُّوا إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

Saying, “Hand over God’s servants to me. I am an honest messenger to you.”
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44:19

وَأَنْ لَا تَعْلُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنِّي آتِيكُمْ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ

And, “Do not exalt yourselves above God. I come to you with clear authority.
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44:20

وَإِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ أَنْ تَرْجُمُونِ

I have taken refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.
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44:21

وَإِنْ لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا لِي فَاعْتَزِلُونِ

But if you do not believe in me, keep away from me.”
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44:22

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ مُجْرِمُونَ

He appealed to his Lord: “These are a sinful people.”
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44:23

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيْلًا إِنَّكُمْ مُتَّبَعُونَ

“Set out with My servants by night—you will be followed.
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44:24

وَاتْرُكِ الْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا إِنَّهُمْ جُنْدٌ مُغْرَقُونَ

And cross the sea quickly; they are an army to be drowned.”
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44:25

كَمْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

How many gardens and fountains did they leave behind?
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44:26

وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

And plantations, and splendid buildings.
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44:27

وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا فِيهَا فَاكِهِينَ

And comforts they used to enjoy.
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44:28

كَذَلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ

So it was; and We passed it on to another people.
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44:29

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنْظَرِينَ

Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor were they reprieved.
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44:30

وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ

And We delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating persecution.