Meccan·Surah 44

الدخان

Surah Ad-Dukhan — Ayah 43

The Smoke

59 Ayahs·Verse 44:43
44:43

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Indeed, the tree of zaqqum

Context in Surah Ad-Dukhan

Nearby ayahs help place verse 44:43 in sequence and meaning.

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

The Day when no relation will avail a relation at all, nor will they be helped -

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Except those [believers] on whom Allah has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ

Is food for the sinful.

كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ

Like murky oil, it boils within bellies