The Holy Qur'an: Ad-Dukhan (Smoke)

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Legend: R = Revelational Circumstance | X = Abrogated | C = Commentary
E = Contradiction | Mc = Meccan Surah | Md = Medinan Surah | No. = Chronological Order

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

¹ Ha-Mim.

² By the Book that makes things clear;-

³ We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).^E

⁴ In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,

⁵ By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),

⁶ As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);

⁷ The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.

⁸ There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.

⁹ Yet they play about in doubt.

¹⁰ Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,^R

¹¹ Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.

¹² (They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"

¹³ How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that a Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them,-

¹⁴ Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!"

¹⁵ We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).

¹⁶ One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution!^R

¹⁷ We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them an apostle most honourable,

¹⁸ Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah. I am to you an apostle worthy of all trust;

¹⁹ "And be not arrogant as against Allah. for I come to you with authority manifest.

²⁰ "For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.

²¹ "If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."

²² (But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."

²³ (The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.

²⁴ "And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned."

²⁵ How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,

²⁶ And corn-fields and noble buildings,

²⁷ And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!

²⁸ Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!

²⁹ And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).

³⁰ We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,

³¹ Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

³² And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

³³ And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

³⁴ As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

³⁵ "There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

³⁶ "Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

³⁷ What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.

³⁸ We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:

³⁹ We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand.

⁴⁰ Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,-

⁴¹ The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,

⁴² Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

⁴³ Verily the tree of Zaqqum

⁴⁴ Will be the food of the Sinful,-

⁴⁵ Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.

⁴⁶ Like the boiling of scalding water.

⁴⁷ (A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!

⁴⁸ "Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,

⁴⁹ "Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!

⁵⁰ "Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"

⁵¹ As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,

⁵² Among Gardens and Springs;

⁵³ Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;

⁵⁴ So; and We shall join them to Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.

⁵⁵ There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;

⁵⁶ Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire,-

⁵⁷ As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!

⁵⁸ Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed.

⁵⁹ So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.^X

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