Surah Ad-Dukhan In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate Ḥâ-Mĩm. ( Quran Surah Ad-Dukhan 44:1 ) By the clear Book! ( Quran Surah Ad-Dukhan 44:2 ) Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night, for We always warn ˹against evil˺. ( Quran Surah Ad-Dukhan 44:3 ) On that night every matter of wisdom is ordained ( Quran 44:4 ) by a command from Us, for We have always sent ˹messengers˺ ( Quran 44:5 ) as a mercy from your Lord. He ˹alone˺ is truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing ( Quran 44:6 ) the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith. ( Quran 44:7 ) There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. He ˹alone˺ gives life and causes death. ˹He is˺ your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers. ( Quran 44:8 ) In fact, they are in doubt, amusing themselves. ( Quran 44:9 ) Wait then ˹O Prophet˺ for the day ˹when˺ the sky will be veiled in haze, clearly visible ( Quran 44:10 ) overwhelming the people. ˹They will cry,˺ “This is a painful torment. ( Quran 44:11 ) Our Lord! Remove ˹this˺ torment from us, ˹and˺ we will certainly believe.” ( Quran 44:12 ) How can they be reminded when a messenger has already come to them, making things clear, ( Quran 44:13 ) then they turned away from him, saying, “A madman, taught by others!”? ( Quran 44:14 ) Indeed, We will remove ˹that˺ torment for a while, and you ˹Meccans˺ will return ˹to disbelief˺. ( Quran 44:15 ) ˹Then˺ on the Day We will deal ˹you˺ the fiercest blow, We will surely inflict punishment. ( Quran 44:16 ) Indeed, before them We tested Pharaoh’s people: a noble messenger came to them, ( Quran 44:17 ) ˹proclaiming,˺ “Hand over the servants of Allah to me. I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you. ( Quran 44:18 ) And do not be arrogant with Allah. I have certainly come to you with a compelling proof. ( Quran 44:19 ) And indeed, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord so you do not stone me ˹to death˺. ( Quran 44:20 ) ˹But˺ if you do not believe me, then let me be.” ( Quran 44:21 ) Ultimately, he cried out to his Lord, “These are a wicked people!” ( Quran 44:22 ) ˹Allah responded,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued. ( Quran 44:23 ) And leave the sea parted, for they are certainly an army bound to drown.” ( Quran 44:24 ) ˹Imagine˺ how many gardens and springs the tyrants left behind, ( Quran 44:25 ) as well as ˹various˺ crops and splendid residences, ( Quran 44:26 ) and luxuries which they fully enjoyed. ( Quran 44:27 ) So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to another people. ( Quran 44:28 ) Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor was their fate delayed. ( Quran 44:29 ) And We certainly delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment ( Quran 44:30 ) of Pharaoh. He was truly a tyrant, a transgressor. ( Quran 44:31 ) And indeed, We chose the Israelites knowingly above the others. ( Quran 44:32 ) And We showed them signs in which there was a clear test. ( Quran 44:33 ) Indeed, these ˹Meccans˺ say, ( Quran 44:34 ) “There is nothing beyond our first death, and we will never be resurrected. ( Quran 44:35 ) Bring ˹back˺ our forefathers, if what you say is true.” ( Quran 44:36 ) Are they superior to the people of Tubba’ and those before them? We destroyed them ˹all˺, ˹for˺ they were truly wicked. ( Quran 44:37 ) We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport. ( Quran 44:38 ) We only created them for a purpose, but most of these ˹pagans˺ do not know. ( Quran 44:39 ) Surely the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is the time appointed for all ( Quran 44:40 ) the Day no kith or kin will be of benefit to another whatsoever, nor will they be helped, ( Quran 44:41 ) except those shown mercy by Allah. He is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful. ( Quran 44:42 ) Surely ˹the fruit of˺ the tree of Zaqqûm ( Quran 44:43 ) will be the food of the evildoer. ( Quran 44:44 ) Like molten metal, it will boil in the bellies ( Quran 44:45 ) like the boiling of hot water. ( Quran 44:46 ) ˹It will be said,˺ “Seize them and drag them into the depths of the Hellfire. ( Quran 44:47 ) Then pour over their heads the torment of boiling water.” ( Quran 44:48 ) ˹The wicked will be told,˺ “Taste this. You mighty, noble one! ( Quran 44:49 ) This is truly what you ˹all˺ used to doubt.” ( Quran 44:50 ) Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place, ( Quran 44:51 ) amid Gardens and springs, ( Quran 44:52 ) dressed in fine silk and rich brocade, facing one another. ( Quran 44:53 ) So it will be. And We will pair them to maidens with gorgeous eyes. ( Quran 44:54 ) There they will call for every fruit in serenity. ( Quran 44:55 ) There they will never taste death, beyond the first death. And He will protect them from the punishment of the Hellfire ( Quran 44:56 ) as ˹an act of˺ grace from your Lord. That is ˹truly˺ the ultimate triumph. ( Quran 44:57 ) Indeed, We have made this ˹Quran˺ easy in your own language ˹O Prophet˺ so perhaps they will be mindful. ( Quran 44:58 ) Wait then! They too are certainly waiting. ( Quran 44:59 ) SHARE THIS: Like