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Ad-Dukhan · The Smoke

59 ayahs Makki Pages 496–498 Juz 25
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Translation
Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah
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حمٓ ﴿١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHa. Mim.

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وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴿٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBy the Scripture that maketh plain

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إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ ﴿٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -

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فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ ﴿٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhereon every wise command is made clear

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أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ ﴿٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAs a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -

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رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallA mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,

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رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ ﴿٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.

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لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThere is no God save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.

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بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ ﴿٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNay, but they play in doubt.

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فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke

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يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿١١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.

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رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿١٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.

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أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿١٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHow can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,

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ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ ﴿١٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman?

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إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ ﴿١٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).

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يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ ﴿١٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOn the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.

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۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿١٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,

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أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿١٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSaying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.

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وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.

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وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ ﴿٢٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.

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وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ ﴿٢١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.

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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ ﴿٢٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.

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فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,

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وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.

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كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ﴿٢٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHow many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,

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وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ ﴿٢٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the cornlands and the goodly sites

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وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ ﴿٢٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd pleasant things wherein they took delight!

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كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ ﴿٢٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallEven so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;

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فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.

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وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ ﴿٣٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;

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مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿٣١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.

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وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٣٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.

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وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ ﴿٣٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.

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إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ ﴿٣٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! these, forsooth, are saying:

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إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ ﴿٣٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThere is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

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فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿٣٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

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أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAre they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

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وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ ﴿٣٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.

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مَا خَلَقْنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWe created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.

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إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAssuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,

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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).