Meccan·Surah 44

الدخان

Surah Ad-Dukhan — Ayah 23

The Smoke

59 Ayahs·Verse 44:23
44:23

فَأَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى لَيْلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

[Allah said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued.

Context in Surah Ad-Dukhan

Nearby ayahs help place verse 44:23 in sequence and meaning.

وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ

But if you do not believe me, then leave me alone."

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ مُّجْرِمُونَ

And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.

وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ

And leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned."

كَمْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

How much they left behind of gardens and springs