Surah Ad-Dukhan
الدخان
Full text, transliteration, translation and color-coded tajweed
- 59 verses
- Meccan
- Juz 25
- Pages 496 to 498
- 8 min 59 s to listen
- 314 tajweed rules
More facts
- 346 words
- Order of revelation: 64
Ad-Dukhan (الدخان) is surah 44 of the Quran: Meccan, 59 verses, in juz 25, pages 496 to 498 of the Madani Mushaf. Listening takes 8 min 59 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation. Here is the full text of Ad-Dukhan with color-coded tajweed, transliteration, translation of the meaning and an explanation of each verse.
The full text of Ad-Dukhan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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حمٓ ﴿١﴾
ḥā-mīm
Ḥā, Meem.
See footnote to 2:1.
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وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴿٢﴾
wal-kitābi l-mubīn
By the clear Book,
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إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ ﴿٣﴾
innā 'anzalnāhu fī laylatim mubārakah | innā kunnā mundhirīn
Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind].
The Night of Decree (Qadr). See Sūrah al-Qadr.
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فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ ﴿٤﴾
fīhā yufraqu kullu 'amrin ḥakīm
Therein [i.e., on that night] is made distinct every precise matter -
Or "is separated" or "apportioned," from what is inscribed in the Preserved Slate. The angels record and descend with whatever Allāh has decreed for the coming year.
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أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ ﴿٥﴾
amram min ʿindinā | innā kunnā mursilīn
[Every] matter [proceeding] from Us. Indeed, We were to send [a messenger]
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رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿٦﴾
raḥmatam mir rabbik | innahū huwa s-samīʿu l-ʿalīm
As mercy from your Lord. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
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رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ ﴿٧﴾
rabbi s-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā | in kuntum mūqinīn
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.
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لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٨﴾
lā 'ilāha 'illā huwa yuḥyī wayumīt | rabbukum warabbu 'ābā'ikumu l-awwalīn
There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.
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بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ ﴿٩﴾
bal hum fī shakkiy yalʿabūn
But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.
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فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١٠﴾
fartaqib yawma ta'ti s-samā'u bidukhānim mubīn
Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke
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يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿١١﴾
yaghsha n-nāsa hādhā ʿadhābun 'alīm
Covering the people; this is a painful torment.
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رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١٢﴾
rabbana kshif ʿanna l-ʿadhāba 'innā mu'minūn
[They will say], "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers."
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أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿١٣﴾
annā lahumu dh-dhikrā waqad jā'ahum rasūlum mubīn
How will there be for them a reminder [at that time]? And there had come to them a clear Messenger.
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ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ ﴿١٤﴾
thumma tawallaw ʿanhu waqālū muʿallamum majnūn
Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."
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إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ ﴿١٥﴾
innā kāshifu l-ʿadhābi qalīlā | innakum ʿā'idūn
Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief].
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يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ ﴿١٦﴾
yawma nabṭishu l-baṭshata l-kubrā 'innā muntaqimūn
The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution.
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۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿١٧﴾
walaqad fatannā qablahum qawma firʿawna wajā'ahum rasūlun karīm
And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger [i.e., Moses],
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أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿١٨﴾
an 'addū 'ilayya ʿibāda llāh | innī lakum rasūlun 'amīn
[Saying], "Render to me the servants of Allāh. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger,"
i.e., the Children of Israel.
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وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١٩﴾
wa'al lā taʿlū ʿala llāh | innī 'ātīkum bisulṭānim mubīn
And [saying], "Be not haughty with Allāh. Indeed, I have come to you with clear evidence.
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وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ ﴿٢٠﴾
wa'innī ʿudhtu birabbī warabbikum 'an tarjumūn
And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.
To death. Or "lest you assault me [with your tongues or harm me otherwise]."
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وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ ﴿٢١﴾
wa'il lam tu'minū lī faʿtazilūn
But if you do not believe me, then leave me alone."
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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ ﴿٢٢﴾
fadaʿā rabbahū 'anna hā'ulā'i qawmum mujrimūn
And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.
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فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾
fa'asri biʿibādī laylan 'innakum muttabaʿūn
[Allāh said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued.
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وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾
watruki l-baḥra rahwā | innahum jundum mughraqūn
And leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned."
After it has parted, in order that the soldiers of Pharaoh would follow the Children of Israel and be drowned.
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كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ﴿٢٥﴾
kam tarakū min jannātiw waʿuyūn
How much they left behind of gardens and springs
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وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ ﴿٢٦﴾
wazurūʿiw wamaqāmin karīm
And crops and noble sites
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وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ ﴿٢٧﴾
wanaʿmatin kānū fīhā fākihīn
And comfort wherein they were amused.
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كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ ﴿٢٨﴾
kadhālik | wa'awrathnāhā qawman 'ākharīn
Thus. And We caused to inherit it another people.
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فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾
famā bakat ʿalayhimu s-samā'u wal-arḍu wamā kānū munẓarīn
And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
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وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ ﴿٣٠﴾
walaqad najjaynā banī 'isrā'īla mina l-ʿadhābi l-muhīn
And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment -
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مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿٣١﴾
min firʿawn | innahū kāna ʿāliyam mina l-musrifīn
From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.
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وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٣٢﴾
walaqadi khtarnāhum ʿalā ʿilmin ʿala l-ʿālamīn
And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.
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وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ ﴿٣٣﴾
wa'ātaynāhum mina l-āyāti mā fīhi balā'um mubīn
And We gave them of signs that in which there was a clear trial.
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إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ ﴿٣٤﴾
inna hā'ulā'i layaqūlūn
Indeed, these [disbelievers] are saying,
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إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ ﴿٣٥﴾
in hiya 'illā mawtatuna l-ūlā wamā naḥnu bimunsharīn
"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
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فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿٣٦﴾
fa'tū bi'ābā'inā 'in kuntum ṣādiqīn
Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."
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أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ ﴿٣٧﴾
ahum khayrun 'am qawmu tubbaʿiw walladhīna min qablihim | ahlaknāhum | innahum kānū mujrimīn
Are they better or the people of Tubbaʿ and those before them? We destroyed them, [for] indeed, they were criminals.
The tribe of Saba’.
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وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ ﴿٣٨﴾
wamā khalaqna s-samāwāti wal-arḍa wamā baynahumā lāʿibīn
And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.
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مَا خَلَقْنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾
mā khalaqnāhumā 'illā bil-ḥaqqi walākinna 'aktharahum lā yaʿlamūn
We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.
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إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾
inna yawma l-faṣli mīqātuhum 'ajmaʿīn
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all -
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يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ﴿٤١﴾
yawma lā yughnī mawlan ʿam mawlan shay'aw walā hum yunṣarūn
The Day when no relation will avail a relation at all, nor will they be helped -
i.e., patron, protector or close associate.
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إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿٤٢﴾
illā mar raḥima llāh | innahū huwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīm
Except those [believers] on whom Allāh has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
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إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ﴿٤٣﴾
inna shajarata z-zaqqūm
Indeed, the tree of zaqqūm
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طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ ﴿٤٤﴾
ṭaʿāmu l-athīm
Is food for the sinful.
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كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ ﴿٤٥﴾
kal-muhli yaghlī fi l-buṭūn
Like murky oil, it boils within bellies
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كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ﴿٤٦﴾
kaghalyi l-ḥamīm
Like the boiling of scalding water.
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خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿٤٧﴾
khudhūhu faʿtilūhu 'ilā sawā'i l-jaḥīm
[It will be commanded], "Seize him and drag him into the midst of the Hellfire,
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ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ﴿٤٨﴾
thumma ṣubbū fawqa ra'sihī min ʿadhābi l-ḥamīm
Then pour over his head from the torment of scalding water."
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ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ ﴿٤٩﴾
dhuq 'innaka 'anta l-ʿazīzu l-karīm
[It will be said], "Taste! Indeed, you are the honored, the noble!
As he had claimed upon the earth. He is taunted with these words in Hell as a reminder and additional torment.
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إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ ﴿٥٠﴾
inna hādhā mā kuntum bihī tamtarūn
Indeed, this is what you used to dispute."
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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ ﴿٥١﴾
inna l-muttaqīna fī maqāmin 'amīn
Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place:
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فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ﴿٥٢﴾
fī jannātiw waʿuyūn
Within gardens and springs,
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يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ ﴿٥٣﴾
yalbasūna min sundusiw wa'istabraqim mutaqābilīn
Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other.
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كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ ﴿٥٤﴾
kadhālika wazawwajnāhum biḥūrin ʿīn
Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
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يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ ﴿٥٥﴾
yadʿūna fīhā bikulli fākihatin 'āminīn
They will call therein for every [kind of] fruit - safe and secure.
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لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿٥٦﴾
lā yadhūqūna fīha l-mawta 'illa l-mawtata l-ūlā | wawaqāhum ʿadhāba l-jaḥīm
They will not taste death therein except the first death, and He will have protected them from the punishment of Hellfire
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فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿٥٧﴾
faḍlam mir rabbik | dhālika huwa l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīm
As bounty from your Lord. That is what is the great attainment.
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فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٥٨﴾
fa'innamā yassarnāhu bilisānika laʿallahum yatadhakkarūn
And indeed, We have eased it [i.e., the Qur’ān] in your tongue that they might be reminded.
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فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾
fartaqib 'innahum murtaqibūn
So watch, [O Muḥammad]; indeed, they are watching [for your end].
In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.
Listened to Ad-Dukhan? Now recite it.
Tajweed in Ad-Dukhan, by the numbers
| Rule | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Madd at a stop | 58 | |
| Hamzat al-Wasl | 56 | |
| Madd Tabee'ee | 39 | |
| Ghunnah | 36 | |
| Ikhfa | 24 | |
| Idgham with Ghunnah | 21 | |
| Qalqalah | 20 | |
| Madd Muttasil | 14 | |
| Unpronounced letter | 13 | |
| Madd Munfasil | 11 | |
| Lam Shamsiyyah | 9 | |
| Idgham without Ghunnah | 5 | |
| Idgham Shafawi | 4 | |
| Ikhfa Shafawi | 3 | |
| Madd Lazim | 1 |
The meaning of Ad-Dukhan, verse by verse
Show the meaning of the 59 verses
- 44:1
Ḥā Mīm. The discussion on similar letters has already passed in Sūrah Al-Baqarah.
- 44:2
Allah takes an oath on the Qur’ān which clearly explains the path of guidance towards the truth.
- 44:3
Indeed, I revealed the Qur’ān on the Night of Decree; it is a night of much goodness. Indeed, I warn through this Qur’ān.
- 44:4
On this night every precise matter related to provisions, lifespans etc. are decided which Allah is to make happen that year.
- 44:5
I decide every precise matter of Mine; indeed, I am the one who sends the messengers.
- 44:6
O Messenger! I send the messengers through My mercy for those whom they are sent towards. Indeed, may I be glorified I am the Hearer of the statements of My servants, the Knower of their intentions; none of them are hidden from Me.
- 44:7
He is the Lord of the heavens, the earth and whatever lies between them. If you are convinced of that, then bring faith upon my Messenger.
- 44:8
There is no true deity except him. He gives life and causes death; there is no one that does that except Him. He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers before you.
- 44:9
These idolaters are not convinced of that, rather, they are in doubt about it and distract themselves from it with the falsehood they are in.
- 44:10
So O Messenger! Wait for their punishment that will come soon: a day when the sky is clearly filled with smoke.
- 44:11
It will cover the people, and will be said to them, “This punishment that has afflicted you is a painful punishment.”
- 44:12
They will then beg their Lord, asking him, “O our Lord! Turn the punishment that you sent upon us, away from us. If you turn it away from us, we will believe in You and in Your Messenger.”
- 44:13
How can they take heed and repent to their Lord now, when a clear Messenger came to them before, and they knew of his truthfulness and honesty?
- 44:14
They turned away from believing in him, and said about him, “He was taught. Other people taught him; he is not a messenger.” They also said, “He is a madman.”
- 44:15
Indeed, when I turn the punishment away from them for a short while, they will return to their disbelief and rejection.
- 44:16
O Messenger! Wait for the day when I will seize the disbelievers with the greatest seizing, by entering them into the hellfire on the Day of Judgement wherein they will live forever. I will take retribution from them for their disbelief in Allah and rejecting His messengers.
- 44:17
And verily I tested the people of Pharaoh before them, and their noble messenger came to them from Allah calling them towards His oneness and worship. He was Moses (peace be upon him).
- 44:18
Moses said to Pharaoh and his people, “Leave the Israelites to me, because they are the servants of Allah; you have no right to take them as slaves. Indeed, I am a messenger to you from Allah, I am trustworthy in conveying what He has commanded me to convey. I will not take anything away from it nor add anything to it.”
- 44:19
“And do not show arrogance to Allah by leaving His worship and assuming superiority over His servants. Indeed, I will bring to you a clear proof.”
- 44:20
“And I have sought protection in my Lord and your Lord from you killing me by stoning.”
- 44:21
“If you do not believe in whatever I have brought, then leave me alone; do not approach me intending harm.”
- 44:22
Then Moses supplicated to his Lord: “This nation i.e. Pharaoh and his people, are a criminal nation who deserve a swift punishment.”
- 44:23
So Allah commanded Moses to take his people away at night, and informed him that Pharaoh and his people will pursue them.
- 44:24
He also commanded him that when they all cross the sea, to leave it standing as it was, because Pharaoh and his people were to be destroyed by drowning in it.
- 44:25
How many gardens and flowing springs did Pharaoh and his people leave behind!
- 44:26
And how many farms and beautiful places did they leave behind!
- 44:27
And how many lives of luxuries they used to live, did they leave behind!
- 44:28
Whatever has been described to you happened to them, and we made another nation i.e. the Israelites inherit their gardens, springs, farms and structures.
- 44:29
Neither the heavens nor the earth cried over Pharaoh and his people when they drowned, nor were they given respite to repent.
- 44:30
And verily I saved the Israelites from the humiliating punishment, because Pharaoh and his people would kill their children and keep their women alive.
- 44:31
I saved them from the punishment of Pharaoh. Indeed, he was an arrogant one from those who transgressed the command and religion of Allah.
- 44:32
And verily I selected the Israelites knowingly over the people of their time, because of their many Prophets.
- 44:33
And I granted them miracles through which I gave strength to Moses, and in which there was an obvious blessing for them, like the Mann and Salwā and other than them.
- 44:34
Indeed, these rejecting idolaters will say, denying the resurrection:
- 44:35
“It is only our first death that we will die; there is no life after that, and we are not going to be resurrected after this death.”
- 44:36
“O Muhammad! If you are truthful in your claim that Allah will resurrect the dead alive for requital and accountability, then bring back to life our forefathers who have died.”
- 44:37
O Messenger! Are these denying idolaters stronger and more resistant, or the people of Tubba‘ and those after them like the ‘Ād and Thamūd? I destroyed them all. Indeed, they were criminals.
- 44:38
And I did not create the heavens, the earth and everything between it in jest and amusement.
- 44:39
I only created it due to a profound wisdom, but the majority of idolaters do not know that.
- 44:40
The day of judgment in which Allah will decide between the servants is the appointed time for all of the creation in which Allah will gather them.
- 44:41
The day when no relative will benefit his relative or friend benefit his friend nor will they be saved from Allah’s punishment, because authority on that day will be for Allah. Nobody will be able to claim it.
- 44:42
Except the person Allah has mercy on, for he will benefit from the good action he has sent forward. Allah is the Mighty whom nobody can overpower, Wise in His creation, decree and plan.
- 44:43
The tree of zaqqum which Allah has grown at the bottom of the fire
- 44:44
Is the food of the extremely sinful who will eat of its horrible fruit!
- 44:45
Like black oil, boiling in their stomachs due to its intense heat.
- 44:46
Like the boiling of extremely hot water.
- 44:47
It will be said to the keepers of hell: “Grab him, drag him violently and harshly towards the middle of the fire”.
- 44:48
Then pour hot water over the head of this person being punished, so that the punishment does not separate from him.
- 44:49
It will be said to him, mockingly: “Taste this painful punishment. You are the mighty who is not treated unjustly, noble amongst your people.
- 44:50
This is the punishment you used to doubt will occur on the Day of Judgment, but now your doubt has been removed from you by seeing it”.
- 44:51
Those who are mindful of their Lord through carrying out His commands and refraining from His prohibitions will be in a place of residence, safe from every misfortune that could afflict them.
- 44:52
In gardens and flowing springs.
- 44:53
They will wear in Paradise fine and thick silk. They will be facing one another and not see each other’s nape.
- 44:54
Just as I will honour with that which is mentioned, I will marry them in Paradise to beautiful women with beautiful wide eyes.
- 44:55
They will call their attendants therein to bring them every fruit they wish, safe from their being cut off and from their harms.
- 44:56
Living therein forever. They will not taste death therein except the first death in the worldly life, and their Lord will save them from the punishment of the fire.
- 44:57
As a grace and kindness from your Lord to them, O Messenger. That which is mentioned, namely entering them into Paradise and saving them from the fire is the great success which no success can compare with.
- 44:58
I have made this Qur’ān easy and facilitated it for you by revealing it in your language of Arabic, O Messenger, so that they take heed.
- 44:59
So await your help and their destruction; they are awaiting your destruction.
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah Ad-Dukhan?
59 verses and 346 words. It starts in juz 25 and covers pages 496 to 498 of the Madani Mushaf.
Is Ad-Dukhan Meccan or Medinan?
Meccan, according to the classification of the Madani Mushaf. In the order of revelation, it comes 64th.
How long does it take to listen to Ad-Dukhan?
8 min 59 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation (al-Mushaf al-Mu'allim), which is slower than a usual recitation.
Which tajweed rules are in Ad-Dukhan?
314 rules are color-coded on this page. The most frequent in Ad-Dukhan: Madd at a stop (58), Hamzat al-Wasl (56) and Madd Tabee'ee (39).
How can I practice reciting Surah Ad-Dukhan and get corrected?
Recite Surah Ad-Dukhan out loud in the Tilawa app, on iPhone or Android: it follows every word of Ad-Dukhan, then shows you the words and tajweed rules to work on, with the correct recitation to replay.
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