Surah Ad-Dukhan - English Translation by Muhammad Sarwar

حمٓ

Ha. Mim
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 1

وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

I swear by the illustrious Book
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 2

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةٖ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

that We have revealed the Quran on a blessed night to warn mankind
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 3

فِيهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ

On this night, every absolute command coming from Us becomes distinguishable
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 4

أَمۡرٗا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ

The command that We have been sending
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 5

رَحۡمَةٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

as a mercy (for the human being) from your Lord. Your Lord is All-hearing and All-knowing
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 6

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if only you would have strong faith
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 7

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

There is only One Lord. It is He who gives life and causes things to die. He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 8

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِي شَكّٖ يَلۡعَبُونَ

In fact, the unbelievers have doubts because of excessive involvement in worldly affairs
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 9

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِي ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٖ مُّبِينٖ

Wait for the day (which will come before the Day of Judgment) when the sky will give out dense smoke
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 10

يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ

which will smother the people. They will say, "This is a painful torment
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 11

رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ

Lord, remove this torment from us for we are believers
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 12

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٞ مُّبِينٞ

How could this punishment bring them to their senses when a Messenger evidently had come to them
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 13

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمٞ مَّجۡنُونٌ

and they turned away, saying, "He is a trained and insane person
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 14

إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِيلًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَآئِدُونَ

We shall remove the torment for a while but you will revert to your old ways
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 15

يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

However, We shall truly take Our revenge on the day when the great seizure takes place
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 16

۞وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٞ كَرِيمٌ

We had certainly tested the people of the Pharaoh before them to whom a noble Messengers had come, saying
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 17

أَنۡ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

Send the servants of God with me. I am a trustworthy Messenger sent to you
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 18

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٖ

Do not consider yourselves above God? I shall show you a manifest authority (in support of my truthfulness)
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 19

وَإِنِّي عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ

I seek protection from my Lord and your Lord from your decision of stoning me
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 20

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ

If you do not want to believe, leave me alone
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 21

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمٞ مُّجۡرِمُونَ

Moses addressed his Lord, saying, "Lord, these people are sinners
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 22

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

We told him, "Leave the city with My servants during the night. You will be pursued
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 23

وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندٞ مُّغۡرَقُونَ

Cross the sea by cutting a path through it. Pharaoh's army will be drowned
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 24

كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ

How many were the gardens, springs
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 25

وَزُرُوعٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ

corn-fields, gracious mansions
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 26

وَنَعۡمَةٖ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ

and other bounties which they enjoyed yet left behind
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 27

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

We gave these as an inheritance to other people
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 28

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ

The sky nor the earth cried for them, nor were they given respite
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 29

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ

We rescued the Israelites from the humiliating torment
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 30

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

and from the Pharaoh. He was the chief of the transgressors
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 31

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

We gave preference to the Israelites over the other people with Our knowledge
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 32

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٞاْ مُّبِينٌ

and sent them revelations of which some were a clear trial for them
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 33

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

These people say
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 34

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

After we die, we shall never be raised to life again
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 35

فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Bring back to life our fathers if what you say is true
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 36

أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٖ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ

Are they better than the tribe of Tubba (name of a Yemenite tribal chief) and those who lived before them? We destroyed them. They were criminals
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 37

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them for Our own amusement
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 38

مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

We have created them for a genuine purpose, but most people do not know
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 39

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

The appointed time for all of them will be the Day of Judgment
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 40

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِي مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلٗى شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ

(when wrong will be distinguished from right). On this day friends will be of no benefit to one another, nor will they receive any help
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 41

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

except for those to whom God grants mercy. He is Majestic and All-merciful
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 42

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

The tree of Zaqqum
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 43

طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِيمِ

is food for the sinner
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 44

كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَغۡلِي فِي ٱلۡبُطُونِ

It will be like molted brass which will boil in the bellies
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 45

كَغَلۡيِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

like water
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 46

خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

(It will be said of such sinners), "Seize them and drag them into the middle of hell
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 47

ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ

Then pour unto their heads the boiling water to torment them
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 48

ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡكَرِيمُ

They will be told, "Suffer the torment. You had thought yourselves to be majestic and honorable
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 49

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ

This is the torment that you persistently doubted
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 50

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينٖ

The pious ones will be in a secure place
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 51

فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ

amid gardens and springs
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 52

يَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٖ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

clothed in fine silk and rich brocade, sitting face to face with one another
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 53

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٖ

We shall unite them to maidens with big black and white lovely eyes
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 54

يَدۡعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

They will be offered all kinds of fruits, in peace and security
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 55

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

They will not experience any death other than that which they have already been through
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 56

فَضۡلٗا مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

God will protect them from the torment of hell as a favor from your Lord. (Muhammad), this is certainly the greatest triumph
Surah Ad-Dukhan, Verse 57