Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Ad-Dukhan)
Ayah 1
حمٓ
Ha Meem
Ayah 2
وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
By the Book the clear
Ayah 3
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
Indeed, We revealed it in a Night Blessed Indeed, We [We] are (ever) warning
Ayah 4
فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
Therein is made distinct every affair wise
Ayah 5
أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
A command from Us Indeed, We [We] are (ever) sending
Ayah 6
رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
As Mercy from your Lord Indeed, He [He] (is) the All-Hearer the All-Knower
Ayah 7
رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
Lord (of) the heavens and the earth and whatever (is) between both of them if you are certain
Ayah 8
لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
(There is) no god except Him He gives life and causes death your Lord and (the) Lord (of) your fathers the former
Ayah 9
بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ
Nay they (are) in doubt playing
Ayah 10
فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Then watch (for the) Day (when) will bring the sky smoke visible
Ayah 11
يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Enveloping the people This (will be) a punishment painful
Ayah 12
رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
Our Lord Remove from us the punishment indeed, we (are) believers
Ayah 13
أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
How can (there be) for them the reminder when verily had come to them a Messenger clear
Ayah 14
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ
Then they turned away from him and said One taught a mad man
Ayah 15
إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَآئِدُونَ
Indeed, We (will) remove the punishment a little indeed, you (will) return
Ayah 16
يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
(The) Day We will seize (with) the seizure the greatest indeed, We (will) take retribution
Ayah 17
۞ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
And certainly We tried before them (the) people (of) Firaun and came to them a Messenger noble
Ayah 18
أَنْ أَدُّوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
That Deliver to me (the) servants (of) Allah Indeed, I am to you a Messenger trustworthy
Ayah 19
وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
And that (do) not exalt yourselves against Allah Indeed, I [I] have come to you with an authority clear
Ayah 20
وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ
And indeed, I [I] seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord lest you stone me
Ayah 21
وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ
And if not you believe me then leave me alone
Ayah 22
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ
So he called his Lord That these (are) a people criminals
Ayah 23
فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
Then "Set out with My slaves (by) night Indeed, you (will be) followed
Ayah 24
وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ
And leave the sea at rest Indeed, they (are) an army (to be) drowned
Ayah 25
كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
How many (did) they leave of gardens and springs
Ayah 26
وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
And cornfields and places noble
Ayah 27
وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ
And pleasant things they used to therein take delight
Ayah 28
كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
Thus And We made it (an) inherit(ance) (for) a people another
Ayah 29
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ
And not wept for them the heaven and the earth and not they were given respite
Ayah 30
وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ
And certainly We saved (the) Children of Israel (the) Children of Israel from the punishment the humiliating
Ayah 31
مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
From Firaun Indeed, he was arrogant among the transgressors
Ayah 32
وَلَقَدِ ٱخْتَرْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
And certainly We chose them by knowledge over the worlds
Ayah 33
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَـٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ
And We gave them of the Signs that in it (was) a trial clear
Ayah 34
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
Indeed these surely, they say
Ayah 35
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
Not it (is) but our death the first and not we (will be) raised again
Ayah 36
فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
Then bring our forefathers if you are truthful
Ayah 37
أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ
Are they better or (the) people (of) Tubba and those before them before them We destroyed them indeed, they were criminals
Ayah 38
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ
And not We created the heavens and the earth and whatever (is) between them (in) play
Ayah 39
مَا خَلَقْنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Not We created both of them but in [the] truth but most of them (do) not know
Ayah 40
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَـٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Indeed (the) Day of Judgment (the) Day of Judgment (is) an appointed term for them all
Ayah 41
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
(The) Day not will avail a relation for a relation anything and not they will be helped
Ayah 42
إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Except (on) whom Allah has mercy Allah has mercy Indeed, He [He] (is) the All-Mighty the Most Merciful
Ayah 43
إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Indeed (the) tree (of) Zaqqum
Ayah 44
طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ
(Will be) food (of) the sinner(s)
Ayah 45
كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
Like the murky oil it will boil in the bellies
Ayah 46
كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Like boiling (of) scalding water
Ayah 47
خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Seize him and drag him into (the) midst (of) the Hellfire
Ayah 48
ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Then pour over his head of (the) punishment (of) the scalding water
Ayah 49
ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
Taste Indeed, you [you] (were) the mighty the noble
Ayah 50
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمْتَرُونَ
Indeed this (is) what you used to [about it] doubt
Ayah 51
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ
Indeed the righteous (will be) in a place secure
Ayah 52
فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
In gardens and springs
Ayah 53
يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ
Wearing garments of fine silk and heavy silk facing each other
Ayah 54
كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
Thus And We will marry them (to) companions with beautiful eyes (to) companions with beautiful eyes
Ayah 55
يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
They will call therein for every (kind) (of) fruit secure
Ayah 56
لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Not they will taste therein the death except the death the first And He will protect them (from the) punishment (of) the Hellfire
Ayah 57
فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
A Bounty from your Lord That it (will be) the success the great
Ayah 58
فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
Indeed We have made it easy in your tongue so that they may take heed
Ayah 59
فَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ
So watch indeed, they (too are) watching
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Ad-Dukhan?
Surat Ad-Dukhan (الدخان) has 59 verses.
Was Surat Ad-Dukhan revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Ad-Dukhan was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Ad-Dukhan on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Ad-Dukhan spans pages 496 to 498.
What is Surat Ad-Dukhan about?
The Surah takes its name from the word dukhan which occurs in verse 10.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.