Surah Ad-Dukhan

Smoke, smoke of heedlessness, a state of confused thought, a state of being two minds

1-Hâ, Mîm.

2-Every being is a clear book.

3-Every being carries divine truths. We have presented those truths so that you may be saved from thedarkness of ignorance. Indeed, We show you the truths clearly from every being at every moment.

4-We are the Rulers of the functioning of all beings that seem different.

5-The functioning of every being belongs to Us. Everything that comes into being is from Us.

6-The One who created you is the Owner of Mercy. Indeed, He is the Hearer, the One who createswith His wisdom.

7-He is the One who created everything in the heavens and the earth and in them. Be among those whoseek to understand closeness.

8-There is no deity, but He. He is the Giver of Life and the Limiter. He created you and yourforefathers.

9-But those who are in doubt are distracted.

10-From now on, in order to be saved from the state of that confused thought that prevents one fromseeing the clear truths and that has taken control of man, and to understand the truths of the SublimeWorld, always look and observe.

11-That confused thought that leaves one in doubt takes hold of man. This is a painful distress.

12-They say: O our Lord! Let us solve our difficulties, let us be of those who are secure.

13-The Messenger came to them explaining the truths. How did they understand?

14-Then, they turned away from him and returned to their old knowledge and said, “He is a madteacher.”

15-If you experience even a little trouble on the path of understanding Our truths, you will indeedreturn to your old state.

16-You do not understand that We hold you tightly at every moment, and you cling even more to yourold state. Indeed, those who cannot understand Us are deprived of the perception of the truths.

17-Indeed, the people of Pharaoh remained in falsehood before Us, and a Messenger came to themwith nobility, explaining the truth.

18-He said: Understand that you are servants of Allah, as I am. I have come to you as a person whoyou can trust, explaining the truth.

19-Do not be arrogant towards Allah. I have come to inform you of the Owner of the universe withclear proofs.

20-Even if you remove me, I seek refuge with Him who created me and you.

21-If you do not believe in me, then stay away from me.

22-Thus, he turned to his Lord for his people who remained in evil.

23-It has been announced: So bring out from the darkness of ignorance those who seek to know Yourservice. Indeed, your old bonds will follow you.

24-And leave them in peace, that they may be of those who are wise. Surely, those who attributeexistence to themselves will drown in their own ignorance.

25-Those who abandon their evils are in peace, in unity.

26-They are in the knowledge of the truths and in noble stations.

27-They are in the pleasure of the secret of the truth.28-Thus, We have left to the following generations the state of the former.

29-So that they may not complain about the realities of the heavens and the earth, and may not say,“The realities were not revealed to us.”

30-Indeed, the Israelites found salvation in Us from humiliating hardships.

31-Indeed, Pharaoh was one of the arrogant, the transgressors.

32-Indeed, those of them who perceive Us are in the wisdom of the worlds.33-And they ponder Our signs which We have presented to them.

34-35-36-Yet some of them say: We will die like those before us and we will not be resurrected. Bringback our ancestors if you claim to be telling the truth.

37-Are they the righteous or the ones who deny and reject? Those before them also failed tounderstand Us and were destroyed. Indeed, they were in evil.

38-We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is in them so that you may be indifferent.

39-We did not create all that is in them except to show the truth. But most of them do not know.

40-Surely, all of them have their limits and their times.

41-When the time of death comes, friend will not benefit friend, nor will they have any helper.

42-Only those who understand that all existence comes from the essence of Allah will be saved.Indeed, He is the Supreme Owner of all values, the One who creates all existence from His essence.

43-44- Indeed, those who transmit evil and harmful states are nourished by evil states.

45-Evil states are always boiling inside them.46-Their burning and destructive, angry states keep coming out.

47-He always clings to those states. Thus, he moves himself away from understanding those truths. Heremains in the ignorance of attributing the qualities to himself.

48-Now his states and thoughts are to remain in burning states, angry states, and distresses.

49-Surely, he who sees himself as exalted and the Owner of the qualities is in the feelings of thosestates.

50-Surely, those who do not know the truths are those who remain in doubts.

51-Surely, those who avoid evil and do not associate partners with Allah are in a state of security fromthe truths in their stations.

52-They are in the peace of unity.

53-They are in the perfection of knowing inside and out and are in the course of understanding theapparent.

54-Thus, they are with those who understand Us, their gazes are pure and clear.

55-They always want to understand the truths and be secure.

56-They do not fear death like the previous ones, and they avoid the troubles of ignorance ofattributing qualities to themselves.

57-They are in virtue by understanding their Lord. This is the sublime salvation.

58-We made your tongue fluent for those truths. It is hoped that you would think about the creation ofexistence and act with the truths you have reached.

59-From now on, observe to understand the truths, observe like those who understand.

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