Meccan·Surah 44

الدخان

Surah Ad-Dukhan — Ayah 46

The Smoke

59 Ayahs·Verse 44:46
44:46

كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

Like the boiling of scalding water.

Context in Surah Ad-Dukhan

Nearby ayahs help place verse 44:46 in sequence and meaning.

طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ

Is food for the sinful.

كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ

Like murky oil, it boils within bellies

خُذُوهُ فَٱعْتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

[It will be commanded], "Seize him and drag him into the midst of the Hellfire,

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِۦ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

Then pour over his head from the torment of scalding water."