# Surah Ad-Dukhan (الدُّخَان) — The Smoke > **Chapter 44 of the Holy Quran** · **59 Verses** · **Meccan Revelation** - **Canonical Reading Page**: https://easyquran.io/surah-ad-dukhan - **Markdown URL**: https://easyquran.io/surah-ad-dukhan.md - **Machine-Readable JSON Dataset**: https://easyquran.io/surah-data/44.json - **Reciter**: Sheikh Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy - **Script**: Authentic Uthmanic Arabic Script (Hafs 'an 'Asim) - **English Translation**: Saheeh International (100+ additional languages available on the interactive web reader) ## Complete Quran Text & English Translation (59 Verses) ### Verse 44:1 حمٓ Ha, Meem ### Verse 44:2 وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ By the clear Book ### Verse 44:3 إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةࣲ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind] ### Verse 44:4 فِيهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ On that night is made distinct every precise matter ### Verse 44:5 أَمۡرࣰ ا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ [Every] matter [proceeding] from Us. Indeed, We were to send [a messenger] ### Verse 44:6 رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ As mercy from your Lord. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing ### Verse 44:7 رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain ### Verse 44:8 لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers ### Verse 44:9 بَلۡ هُمۡ فِي شَكࣲّ يَلۡعَبُونَ But they are in doubt, amusing themselves ### Verse 44:10 فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِي ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏ Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke ### Verse 44:11 يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ‏ Covering the people; this is a painful torment ### Verse 44:12 رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ [They will say], "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers ### Verse 44:13 أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏ How will there be for them a reminder [at that time]? And there had come to them a clear Messenger ### Verse 44:14 ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُواْ مُعَلَّمࣱ مَّجۡنُونٌ Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman ### Verse 44:15 إِنَّا كَاشِفُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِيلًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَآئِدُونَ Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief] ### Verse 44:16 يَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution ### Verse 44:17 ۞وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ كَرِيمٌ And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger ### Verse 44:18 أَنۡ أَدُّوٓاْ إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينࣱ‏ [Saying], "Render to me the servants of Allah. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger ### Verse 44:19 وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏ And [saying], "Be not haughty with Allah. Indeed, I have come to you with clear authority ### Verse 44:20 وَإِنِّي عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me ### Verse 44:21 وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ But if you do not believe me, then leave me alone ### Verse 44:22 فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمࣱ مُّجۡرِمُونَ And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people ### Verse 44:23 فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ [Allah said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued ### Verse 44:24 وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندࣱ مُّغۡرَقُونَ And leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned ### Verse 44:25 كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ‏ How much they left behind of gardens and springs ### Verse 44:26 وَزُرُوعࣲ وَمَقَامࣲ كَرِيمࣲ‏ And crops and noble sites ### Verse 44:27 وَنَعۡمَةࣲ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ And comfort wherein they were amused ### Verse 44:28 كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ Thus. And We caused to inherit it another people ### Verse 44:29 فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved ### Verse 44:30 وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment ### Verse 44:31 مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors ### Verse 44:32 وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds ### Verse 44:33 وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤࣱ اْ مُّبِينٌ And We gave them of signs that in which there was a clear trial ### Verse 44:34 إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ Indeed, these [disbelievers] are saying ### Verse 44:35 إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected ### Verse 44:36 فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful ### Verse 44:37 أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعࣲ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them, [for] indeed, they were criminals ### Verse 44:38 وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play ### Verse 44:39 مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know ### Verse 44:40 إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all ### Verse 44:41 يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِي مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلࣰ ى شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ The Day when no relation will avail a relation at all, nor will they be helped ### Verse 44:42 إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ Except those [believers] on whom Allah has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful ### Verse 44:43 إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ Indeed, the tree of zaqqum ### Verse 44:44 طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِيمِ Is food for the sinful ### Verse 44:45 كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَغۡلِي فِي ٱلۡبُطُونِ Like murky oil, it boils within bellies ### Verse 44:46 كَغَلۡيِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ Like the boiling of scalding water ### Verse 44:47 خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ [It will be commanded], "Seize him and drag him into the midst of the Hellfire ### Verse 44:48 ثُمَّ صُبُّواْ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ Then pour over his head from the torment of scalding water ### Verse 44:49 ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡكَرِيمُ [It will be said], "Taste! Indeed, you are the honored, the noble ### Verse 44:50 إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ Indeed, this is what you used to dispute ### Verse 44:51 إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينࣲ‏ Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place ### Verse 44:52 فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ‏ Within gardens and springs ### Verse 44:53 يَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسࣲ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقࣲ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other ### Verse 44:54 كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينࣲ‏ Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes ### Verse 44:55 يَدۡعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ They will call therein for every [kind of] fruit - safe and secure ### Verse 44:56 لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ They will not taste death therein except the first death, and He will have protected them from the punishment of Hellfire ### Verse 44:57 فَضۡلࣰ ا مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ As bounty from your Lord. That is what is the great attainment ### Verse 44:58 فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرۡنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ And indeed, We have eased the Qur'an in your tongue that they might be reminded ### Verse 44:59 فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ إِنَّهُم مُّرۡتَقِبُونَ So watch, [O Muhammad]; indeed, they are watching [for your end]