44

Ad-Dukhan

الدخان

أعوذُ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
O Allah, I seek refuge in you from the accursed Satan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
I start with the name of ALLAH, very beneficient and merciful.
حمٓ

۝

44:1

Ḥâ-Mĩm.

Tafseer
وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

۝

44:2

By the clear Book!

Tafseer
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍۢ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

۝

44:3

Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night,1 for We always warn ˹against evil˺.

Tafseer
فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

۝

44:4

On that night every matter of wisdom is ordained

Tafseer
أَمْرًۭا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

۝

44:5

by a command from Us, for We have always sent ˹messengers˺

Tafseer
رَحْمَةًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

۝

44:6

as a mercy from your Lord. He ˹alone˺ is truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing—

Tafseer
رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

۝

44:7

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith.

Tafseer
لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

۝

44:8

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.

Tafseer
بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّۢ يَلْعَبُونَ

۝

44:9

In fact, they are in doubt, amusing themselves.

Tafseer
فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

۝

44:10

Wait then ˹O Prophet˺ for the day ˹when˺ the sky will be veiled in haze,1 clearly visible,

Tafseer
يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ

۝

44:11

overwhelming the people. ˹They will cry,˺ “This is a painful torment.

Tafseer
رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

۝

44:12

Our Lord! Remove ˹this˺ torment from us, ˹and˺ we will certainly believe.”

Tafseer
أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

۝

44:13

How can they be reminded when a messenger has already come to them, making things clear,

Tafseer
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌۭ مَّجْنُونٌ

۝

44:14

then they turned away from him, saying, “A madman, taught by others!”?

Tafseer
إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ

۝

44:15

Indeed, We will remove ˹that˺ torment for a while, and you ˹Meccans˺ will return ˹to disbelief˺.

Tafseer
يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

۝

44:16

˹Then˺ on the Day We will deal ˹you˺ the fiercest blow, We will surely inflict punishment.

Tafseer
۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌۭ كَرِيمٌ

۝

44:17

Indeed, before them We tested Pharaoh’s people: a noble messenger came to them,

Tafseer
أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌۭ

۝

44:18

˹proclaiming,˺ “Hand over the servants of Allah to me.1 I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

Tafseer
وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

۝

44:19

And do not be arrogant with Allah. I have certainly come to you with a compelling proof.

Tafseer
وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

۝

44:20

And indeed, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord so you do not stone me ˹to death˺.

Tafseer
وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ

۝

44:21

˹But˺ if you do not believe me, then let me be.”

Tafseer
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌۭ مُّجْرِمُونَ

۝

44:22

Ultimately, he cried out to his Lord, “These are a wicked people!”

Tafseer
فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

۝

44:23

˹Allah responded,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued.

Tafseer
وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌۭ مُّغْرَقُونَ

۝

44:24

And leave the sea parted, for they are certainly an army bound to drown.”

Tafseer
كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ

۝

44:25

˹Imagine˺ how many gardens and springs the tyrants1 left behind,

Tafseer
وَزُرُوعٍۢ وَمَقَامٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

۝

44:26

as well as ˹various˺ crops and splendid residences,

Tafseer
وَنَعْمَةٍۢ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ

۝

44:27

and luxuries which they fully enjoyed.

Tafseer
كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

۝

44:28

So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to another people.

Tafseer
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ

۝

44:29

Neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor was their fate delayed.

Tafseer
وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ

۝

44:30

And We certainly delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment

Tafseer