| Translations | Suras |
| ENGLISH, M.H. SHAKIR | |
44 - The Evident Smoke | |
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. | |
| 1 | Ha Mim! |
| 2 | I swear by the Book that makes manifest (the truth). |
| 3 | Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning-- |
| 4 | Therein every wise affair is made distinct, |
| 5 | A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of apostles), |
| 6 | A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing, |
| 7 | The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure. |
| 8 | There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore. |
| 9 | Nay, they are in doubt, they sport. |
| 10 | Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke, |
| 11 | That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment. |
| 12 | Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers. |
| 13 | How shall they be reminded, and there came to them an Apostle making clear (the truth), |
| 14 | Yet they turned their backs on him and said: One taught (by others), a madman. |
| 15 | Surely We will remove the punishment a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil). |
| 16 | On the day when We will seize (them) with the most violent seizing; surely We will inflict retribution. |
| 17 | And certainly We tried before them the people of Firon, and there came to them a noble apostle, |
| 18 | Saying: Deliver to me the servants of Allah, surely I am a faithful apostle to you, |
| 19 | And that do not exalt yourselves against Allah, surely I will bring to you a clear authority: |
| 20 | And surely I take refuge with my Lord and your Lord that you should stone me to death: |
| 21 | And if you do not believe in me, then leave me alone. |
| 22 | Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people. |
| 23 | So go forth with My servants by night; surely you will be pursued: |
| 24 | And leave the sea intervening; surely they are a host that shall be drowned |
| 25 | How many of the gardens and fountains have they left! |
| 26 | And cornfields and noble places! |
| 27 | And goodly things wherein they rejoiced; |
| 28 | Thus (it was), and We gave them as a heritage to another people. |
| 29 | So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they respited |
| 30 | And certainly We delivered the children of Israel from the abasing chastisement, |
| 31 | From Firon; surely he was haughty, (and) one of the extravagant. |
| 32 | And certainly We chose them, having knowledge, above the nations. |
| 33 | And We gave them of the communications wherein was clear blessing. |
| 34 | Most surely these do say: |
| 35 | There is naught but our first death and we shall not be raised again. |
| 36 | So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful. |
| 37 | Are they better or the people of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty. |
| 38 | And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport. |
| 39 | We did not create them both but with the truth, but most of them do not know. |
| 40 | Surely the day of separation is their appointed term, of all of them |
| 41 | The day on which a friend shall not avail (his) friend aught, nor shall they be helped, |
| 42 | Save those on whom Allah shall have mercy; surely He is the Mighty the Merciful. |
| 43 | Surely the tree of the Zaqqum, |
| 44 | Is the food of the sinful |
| 45 | Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies, |
| 46 | Like the boiling of hot water. |
| 47 | Seize him, then drag him down into the middle of the hell; |
| 48 | Then pour above his head of the torment of the boiling water: |
| 49 | Taste; you forsooth are the mighty, the honorable: |
| 50 | Surely this is what you disputed about. |
| 51 | Surely those who guard (against evil) are in a secure place, |
| 52 | In gardens and springs; |
| 53 | They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face; |
| 54 | Thus (shall it be), and We will wed them with Houris pure, beautiful ones. |
| 55 | They shall call therein for every fruit in security; |
| 56 | They shall not taste therein death except the first death, and He will save them from the punishment of the hell, |
| 57 | A grace from your Lord; this is the great achievement. |
| 58 | So have We made it easy in your tongue that they may be mindful. |
| 59 | Therefore wait; surely they are waiting. |
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