Surah 44. Ad-Dukhan

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Verses [Section]: 1-29[1], 30-42 [2], 43-59 [3]

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Quran Text of Verse 30-42وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyنَجَّیْنَاWe savedبَنِیْۤ(the) Children of Israelاِسْرَآءِیْلَ(the) Children of Israelمِنَfromالْعَذَابِthe punishmentالْمُهِیْنِۙthe humiliating مِنْFromفِرْعَوْنَ ؕFiraunاِنَّهٗIndeed heكَانَwasعَالِیًاarrogantمِّنَamongالْمُسْرِفِیْنَ the transgressors وَ لَقَدِAnd certainlyاخْتَرْنٰهُمْWe chose themعَلٰیbyعِلْمٍknowledgeعَلَیoverالْعٰلَمِیْنَۚthe worlds وَ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْAnd We gave themمِّنَofالْاٰیٰتِthe Signsمَاthatفِیْهِin itبَلٰٓؤٌا(was) a trialمُّبِیْنٌ clear اِنَّIndeedهٰۤؤُلَآءِtheseلَیَقُوْلُوْنَۙsurely they say اِنْNotهِیَitاِلَّا(is) butمَوْتَتُنَاour deathالْاُوْلٰیthe firstوَ مَاand notنَحْنُweبِمُنْشَرِیْنَ (will be) raised again فَاْتُوْاThen bringبِاٰبَآىِٕنَاۤour forefathersاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areصٰدِقِیْنَ truthful اَهُمْAre theyخَیْرٌbetterاَمْorقَوْمُ(the) peopleتُبَّعٍ ۙ(of) Tubbaوَّ الَّذِیْنَand thoseمِنْbefore themقَبْلِهِمْ ؕbefore themاَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ ؗWe destroyed themاِنَّهُمْindeed, theyكَانُوْاwereمُجْرِمِیْنَ criminals وَ مَاAnd notخَلَقْنَاWe createdالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضَand the earthوَ مَاand whateverبَیْنَهُمَا(is) between themلٰعِبِیْنَ (in) play مَاNotخَلَقْنٰهُمَاۤWe created both of themاِلَّاbutبِالْحَقِّin [the] truthوَ لٰكِنَّbutاَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ know 44. Ad-Dukhan Page 498اِنَّIndeedیَوْمَ(the) Day of Judgmentالْفَصْلِ(the) Day of Judgmentمِیْقَاتُهُمْ(is) an appointed term for themاَجْمَعِیْنَۙall یَوْمَ(The) Dayلَاnotیُغْنِیْwill availمَوْلًیa relationعَنْforمَّوْلًیa relationشَیْـًٔاanythingوَّ لَاand notهُمْtheyیُنْصَرُوْنَۙwill be helped اِلَّاExceptمَنْ(on) whomرَّحِمَAllah has mercyاللّٰهُ ؕAllah has mercyاِنَّهُIndeed, Heهُوَ[He]الْعَزِیْزُ(is) the All-Mightyالرَّحِیْمُ۠the Most Merciful

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Translation of Verse 30-42

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

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

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

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

34. Indeed, these ˹Meccans˺ say,

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

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

37. Are they superior to the people of Tubba' ¹⁰²⁴ and those before them? We destroyed them ˹all˺, ˹for˺ they were truly wicked.

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

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

40. Surely the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is the time appointed for all-

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

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

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Commentary

1024. Tubba' Al-Ḥimiari was an ancient righteous Yemeni king whose people persisted in disbelief and were destroyed, although they were superior to Meccans in strength and manpower.