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Surah Ad-Dukhan

La fumée

Chapter 44 of 114

Belle récitation du Coran

Surah Ad-Dukhan

Recited by Salaah Bukhaatir

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About this Surah

It is derived from the very first verse; Wayl-ul-lil mutaffifin.

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Surah 44 of 114

Translation
French
Recitation
Salaah Bukhaatir

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Tafsir

<h2>Name</h2>
<p>It is derived from the very <a href=/83/1>first verse</a>; <em>Wayl-ul-lil mutaffifin</em>.</p>
<h2>Period of Revelation</h2>
<p>The style of the Surah and its subject matter clearly show that it was revealed in the earliest stage at Makkah, when surah after surah was being revealed to impress the doctrine of the Hereafter on the people's minds. This Surah was revealed when they had started ridiculing the Muslims and disgracing them publicly in the streets and in their assemblies, but persecution and manhandling of the Muslims had not yet started. Some commentators regard this as a Madani Surah. This misunderstanding has been caused by a tradition from Ibn Abbas according to which when the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) arrived in Madinah, the evil of giving short weight and measure was widespread among the people there. Then Allah sent down <em>Wayl ul-lil mutaffifin</em> and the people began to give full weight and measure. (Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, Ibn Marduyah, Ibn Jarir, Baihaqi: <em>Shu\`ab-il-Iman</em>) But, as we have explained in the introduction to Surah Ad-Dahr, the common practice with the
Companions and their successors was that when they found that a verse applied to a certain matter of life, they would say that it had been sent down concerning that particular matter. Therefore, what is proved by the tradition of Ibn Abbas is that when after his emigration to Madinah the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) saw that the evil was widespread among the people there, he recited this Surah before them by Allah's Command and this helped them mend their ways.</p>
<h2>Theme and Subject Matter</h2>
<p>The theme of this Surah too is the Hereafter. In the <a href=/83/1-6>first six verses</a> the people have been taken to task for the prevalent evil practice in their commercial dealings. When they had to receive their due from others, they demanded that it be given in full, but when they had to measure or weigh for others, they would give less than what was due. Taking this one evil as an example out of countless evils prevalent in society, it has been said that it is an inevitable result of the heedlessness of the Hereafter. Unless the people realized that one day they would have to appear before God and account for each single act they performed in the world, it was not possible that they would adopt piety and righteousness in their daily affairs. Even if a person might practice honesty in some of his less important dealings in view of "honesty is the best policy," he would never practice honesty on occasions when dishonesty would seem to be "the best policy". Man can develop true and enduring
honesty only when he fears God and sincerely believes in the Hereafter, for then he would regard honesty not merely as "a policy" but as "a duty" and obligation, and his being constant in it, or otherwise, would not be dependent on its being useful or useless in the world.</p>
<p>Thus, after making explicit the relation between morality and the doctrine of the Hereafter in an effective and impressive way, in <a href=/83/7-17>vv. 7-17</a>, it has been said: The deeds of the wicked are already being recorded in the black list of the culprits, and in the Hereafter they will meet with utter ruin. Then in <a href=/83/18-28>vv. 18-28</a>, the best end of the virtuous has been described and it has been laid that their deeds are being recorded in the list of the exalted people, on which are appointed the angels nearest to Allah.</p>
<p>In conclusion, the believers have been consoled, and the disbelievers warned, as if to say: "The people who are disgracing and humiliating the believers today, are culprits who, on the Resurrection Day, will meet with a most evil end in consequence of their conduct, and these very believers will feel comforted when they see their fate."</p>

Verse by verse

Surah Ad-Dukhan · La fumée

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. Ayah 1

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ حم

    H'â, Mîm.

  2. Ayah 2

    وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ

    Par le Livre (le Coran) explicite.

  3. Ayah 3

    إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

    Nous l'avons fait descendre en une nuit bénie, Nous sommes en vérité Celui qui avertit,

  4. Ayah 4

    فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

    durant laquelle est décidé tout ordre sage,

  5. Ayah 5

    أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

    c'est là un commandement venant de Nous. C'est Nous qui envoyons [les Messagers],

  6. Ayah 6

    رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

    à titre de miséricorde de la part de ton Seigneur, car c'est Lui l'Audient, l'Omniscient,

  7. Ayah 7

    رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

    Seigneur des cieux et de la terre et de ce qui est entre eux, si seulement vous pouviez en avoir la conviction.

  8. Ayah 8

    لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

    Point de divinité à part Lui. Il donne la vie et donne la mort, et Il est votre Seigneur et le Seigneur de vos premiers ancêtres.

  9. Ayah 9

    بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ

    Mais ces gens-là, dans le doute, s'amusent.

  10. Ayah 10

    فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Eh bien, attends le jour où le ciel apportera une fumée visible

  11. Ayah 11

    يَغْشَى النَّاسَ ۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    qui couvrira les gens. Ce sera un châtiment douloureux.

  12. Ayah 12

    رَّبَّنَا اكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

    «Seigneur, éloigne de nous le châtiment. Car, [à présent] nous croyons».

  13. Ayah 13

    أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ الذِّكْرَىٰ وَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ

    D'où leur vient cette prise de conscience alors qu'un Messager explicite leur est déjà venu,

  14. Ayah 14

    ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَّجْنُونٌ

    Puis ils s'en détournèrent en disant: «C'est un homme instruit [par d'autres], un possédé».

  15. Ayah 15

    إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ

    Nous dissiperons le châtiment pour peu de temps; car vous récidiverez.

  16. Ayah 16

    يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

    Le jour où Nous userons de la plus grande violence et Nous Nous vengerons.

  17. Ayah 17

    وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ

    Et avant eux Nous avons déjà éprouvé le peuple de Pharaon, quand un noble Messager leur était venu,

  18. Ayah 18

    أَنْ أَدُّوا إِلَيَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

    [leur disant]: «Livrez-moi les serviteurs d'Allah! Je suis pour vous un Messager digne de confiance.

  19. Ayah 19

    وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي آتِيكُم بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Ne vous montrez pas hautains vis-à-vis d'Allah, car je vous apporte une preuve évidente.

  20. Ayah 20

    وَإِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

    Et je cherche protection auprès de mon Seigneur et votre Seigneur, pour que vous ne me lapidiez pas.

  21. Ayah 21

    وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا لِي فَاعْتَزِلُونِ

    Si vous ne voulez pas croire en moi, éloignez-vous de moi».

  22. Ayah 22

    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنَّ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ

    Il invoqua alors son Seigneur: «Ce sont des gens criminels».

  23. Ayah 23

    فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

    «Voyage de nuit avec Mes serviteurs; vous serez poursuivis.

  24. Ayah 24

    وَاتْرُكِ الْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ

    Laisse la mer calme; [telle que tu l'as franchie] ce sont, des armées [vouées] à la noyade».

  25. Ayah 25

    كَمْ تَرَكُوا مِن جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

    Que de jardins et de sources ils laissèrent [derrière eux]

  26. Ayah 26

    وَزُرُوعٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

    que de champs et de superbes résidences,

  27. Ayah 27

    وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا فِيهَا فَاكِهِينَ

    que de délices au sein desquels ils se réjouissaient.

  28. Ayah 28

    كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ

    Il en fut ainsi et Nous fîmes qu'un autre peuple en hérita.

  29. Ayah 29

    فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنظَرِينَ

    Ni le ciel ni la terre ne les pleurèrent et ils n'eurent aucun délai.

  30. Ayah 30

    وَلَقَدْ نَجَّيْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ

    Et certes, Nous sauvâmes les Enfants d'Israël du châtiment avilissant

  31. Ayah 31

    مِن فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ

    de Pharaon qui était hautain et outrancier.

  32. Ayah 32

    وَلَقَدِ اخْتَرْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ

    A bon escient Nous les choisîmes parmi tous les peuples de l'univers,

  33. Ayah 33

    وَآتَيْنَاهُم مِّنَ الْآيَاتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَاءٌ مُّبِينٌ

    et leur apportâmes des miracles de quoi les mettre manifestement à l'épreuve.

  34. Ayah 34

    إِنَّ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

    Ceux-là (les Mecquois) disent:

  35. Ayah 35

    إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوْتَتُنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

    «Il n'y a pour nous qu'une mort, la première. Et nous ne serons pas ressuscités.

  36. Ayah 36

    فَأْتُوا بِآبَائِنَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

    Faites donc revenir nos ancêtres, si vous êtes véridiques».

  37. Ayah 37

    أَهُمْ خَيْرٌ أَمْ قَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ

    Sont-ils les meilleurs ou le peuple de Tubba' et ceux qui les ont précédés? Nous les avons fait périr parce que vraiment ils étaient criminels.

  38. Ayah 38

    وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ

    Ce n'est pas par divertissement que Nous avons créé les cieux et la terre et ce qui est entre eux.

  39. Ayah 39

    مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    Nous ne les avons créés qu'en toute vérité. Mais la plupart d'entre eux ne savent pas.

  40. Ayah 40

    إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    En vérité, le Jour de la Décision sera leur rendez-vous à tous,

  41. Ayah 41

    يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    le jour où un allié ne sera d'aucune utilité à un [autre] allié; et ils ne seront point secourus non plus,

  42. Ayah 42

    إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

    sauf celui à qui Allah fera miséricorde. Car c'est Lui, le Puissant, le Très Miséricordieux.

  43. Ayah 43

    إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ الزَّقُّومِ

    Certes l'arbre de Zakkûm

  44. Ayah 44

    طَعَامُ الْأَثِيمِ

    sera la nourriture du grand pécheur.

  45. Ayah 45

    كَالْمُهْلِ يَغْلِي فِي الْبُطُونِ

    Comme du métal en fusion; il bouillonnera dans les ventres

  46. Ayah 46

    كَغَلْيِ الْحَمِيمِ

    comme le bouillonnement de l'eau surchauffée.

  47. Ayah 47

    خُذُوهُ فَاعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ

    Qu'on le saisisse et qu'on l'emporte en plein dans la fournaise;

  48. Ayah 48

    ثُمَّ صُبُّوا فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْحَمِيمِ

    qu'on verse ensuite sur sa tête de l'eau bouillante comme châtiment.

  49. Ayah 49

    ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ

    Goûte! Toi [qui prétendait être] le puissant, le noble.

  50. Ayah 50

    إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِ تَمْتَرُونَ

    Voilà ce dont vous doutiez.

  51. Ayah 51

    إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ

    Les pieux seront dans une demeure sûre,

  52. Ayah 52

    فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

    parmi des jardins et des sources,

  53. Ayah 53

    يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ

    Ils porteront des vêtements de satin et de brocart et seront placés face à face.

  54. Ayah 54

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

    C'est ainsi! Et Nous leur donnerons pour épouses des houris aux grands yeux.

  55. Ayah 55

    يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ آمِنِينَ

    Ils y demanderont en toute quiétude toutes sortes de fruits.

  56. Ayah 56

    لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا الْمَوْتَ إِلَّا الْمَوْتَةَ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَوَقَاهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ

    Ils n'y goûteront pas à la mort sauf leur mort première. Et [Allah] les protègera du châtiment de la Fournaise,

  57. Ayah 57

    فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

    c'est là une grâce de ton Seigneur. Et c'est là l'énorme succès.

  58. Ayah 58

    فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    Nous ne l'avons facilité dans ta langue, qu'afin qu'ils se rappellent!

  59. Ayah 59

    فَارْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ

    Attends donc. Eux aussi attendent.

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