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Text: Chapter 44: Ad-Dukhan (The Haze)

44:1

حم

Ḥâ-Mĩm.

44:2

وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ

By the clear Book!

44:3

إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

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

44:4

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

On that night every matter of wisdom is ordained

44:5

أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

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

44:6

رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

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

44:7

رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

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

44:8

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

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.

44:9

بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ

In fact, they are in doubt, amusing themselves.

44:10

فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

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

44:11

يَغْشَى النَّاسَ ۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

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

44:12

رَّبَّنَا اكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

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

44:13

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ الذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ

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

44:14

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ

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

44:15

إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ

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

44:16

يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

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

44:17

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ

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

44:18

أَنْ أَدُّوا إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

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

44:19

وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي آتِيكُم بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

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

44:20

وَإِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

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

44:21

وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا لِي فَاعْتَزِلُونِ

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

44:22

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ

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

44:23

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

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

44:24

وَاتْرُكِ الْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ

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

44:25

كَمْ تَرَكُوا مِن جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

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

44:26

وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

as well as ˹various˺ crops and splendid residences,

44:27

وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا فِيهَا فَاكِهِينَ

and luxuries which they fully enjoyed.

44:28

كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ

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

44:29

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنظَرِينَ

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

44:30

وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ

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

44:31

مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ

of Pharaoh. He was truly a tyrant, a transgressor.

44:32

وَلَقَدِ اخْتَرْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ

And indeed, We chose the Israelites knowingly above the others.

44:33

وَآتَيْنَاهُم مِّنَ الْآيَاتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَاءٌ مُّبِينٌ

And We showed them signs in which there was a clear test.

44:34

إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

Indeed, these ˹Meccans˺ say,

44:35

إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

“There is nothing beyond our first death, and we will never be resurrected.

44:36

فَأْتُوا بِآبَائِنَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Bring ˹back˺ our forefathers, if what you say is true.”

44:37

أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ

Are they superior to the people of Tubba’¹ and those before them? We destroyed them ˹all˺, ˹for˺ they were truly wicked.

44:38

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ

We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport.

44:39

مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

We only created them for a purpose, but most of these ˹pagans˺ do not know.

44:40

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Surely the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is the time appointed for all—

44:41

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

the Day no kith or kin will be of benefit to another whatsoever, nor will they be helped,

44:42

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

except those shown mercy by Allah. He is truly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

44:43

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقُّومِ

Surely ˹the fruit of˺ the tree of Zaqqûm¹

44:44

طَعَامُ الْأَثِيمِ

will be the food of the evildoer.

44:45

كَالْمُهْلِ يَغْلِي فِي الْبُطُونِ

Like molten metal, it will boil in the bellies

44:46

كَغَلْيِ الْحَمِيمِ

like the boiling of hot water.

44:47

خُذُوهُ فَاعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ

˹It will be said,˺ “Seize them and drag them into the depths of the Hellfire.

44:48

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِيمِ

Then pour over their heads the torment of boiling water.”

44:49

ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ

˹The wicked will be told,˺ “Taste this. You mighty, noble one!¹

44:50

إِنَّ هَٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِ تَمْتَرُونَ

This is truly what you ˹all˺ used to doubt.”

44:51

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ

Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place,

44:52

فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

amid Gardens and springs,

44:53

يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ

dressed in fine silk and rich brocade, facing one another.

44:54

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

So it will be. And We will pair them to maidens with gorgeous eyes.

44:55

يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ آمِنِينَ

There they will call for every fruit in serenity.

44:56

لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا الْمَوْتَ إِلَّا الْمَوْتَةَ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَاهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ

There they will never taste death, beyond the first death. And He will protect them from the punishment of the Hellfire—

44:57

فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

as ˹an act of˺ grace from your Lord. That is ˹truly˺ the ultimate triumph.

44:58

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Indeed, We have made this ˹Quran˺ easy in your own language ˹O Prophet˺ so perhaps they will be mindful.

44:59

فَارْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ

Wait then! They too are certainly waiting.