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Chapter 44 (Sura 44)
1; HA MIM.
2; The perspicuous Book is witness
3; (That) We sent it down one night of blessing — so that We could warn —
4; On which all affairs are sorted out and decided
5; As commands from Us. It is indeed We who send (messengers),
6; A mercy from your Lord. Verily He is all-hearing and all-knowing,
7; The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, if you really do believe.
8; There is no god other than He, who gives you life and death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
9; Yet they are lost in doubt and play.
10; So watch for the day when the sky begins to emit clear smoke,
11; Which would envelope mankind. That would be a grievous affliction.
12; “O Lord, take away this torment from us,” (they will pray); “we have come to believe.”
13; How can a warning benefit them? The Apostle who explained all things clearly had come to them,
14; But they turned away from him, and said: “He is well-instructed, (but) possessed.”
15; If We remove the torment a little, you revert back (to misdeeds).
16; The day that We shall seize them with a grievous hold, We will indeed castigate them.
17; We had tried the people of Pharaoh before them. A respected prophet had come to them (saying):
18; “Deliver the creatures of God to me. I am the trusted messenger sent to you.
19; Do not think yourselves to be above God: I have come to you with clear authority.
20; I have taken refuge in my Lord and your Lord against your stoning me to death.
21; If you do not believe in me, leave me alone.”
22; Then he called to his Lord: “These are a sinful people.”
23; “Journey by night with My devotees,” (it was said); “you will certainly be pursued.
24; (Cross and) leave the sea undisturbed. The (pursuing) hosts will surely be drowned,”
25; How many gardens and fountains did they leave behind,
26; And fields and stately mansions,
27; And the comfort they enjoyed.
28; Thus it was; and We passed them on to another people.
29; Neither did the heavens weep for them, nor the earth, nor were they granted respite.
30; So We saved the children of Israel from degrading suffering
31; They (had experienced) under the Pharaoh. He was certainly a tyrant, guilty of excess.
32; And We exalted them over the other people knowingly,
33; And sent them tokens to bring out the best in them.
34; Even then they say:
35; “There is no dying for us but once; and we shall not be raised again.
36; So bring our ancestors back, if you are truthful.”
37; Are they better than the people of Tubba, and those who had lived before them, whom We destroyed as they were sinners?
38; We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, out of play.
39; We created them with definite purpose; but most of them do not understand.
40; The Day of Judgement is your promised day of meeting,
41; The day when friend will help no friend in the least, nor will they be helped,
42; Apart from those to whom God is kind. He is all-mighty and all-merciful.
43; The tree of Zaqqum will indeed be
44; The food of sinners.
45; It is like pitch. It will fume in the belly
46; As does boiling water.
47; “Seize him and drag him into the depths of Hell,” (it will be said),
48; “Then pour over his head the torment of scalding water.”
49; “Taste it,” (they will be told). “You were indeed the mighty and noble!
50; This is certainly what you had denied.”
51; Surely those who fear and follow the straight path will be in a place of peace and security
52; In the midst of gardens and of springs,
53; Dressed in brocade and shot silk, facing one another.
54; Just like that. We shall pair them with companions with large black eyes.
55; They will call for every kind of fruit with satisfaction.
56; There they will not know any death apart from the first death they had died, and will be kept safe from the torment of Hell
57; By the beneficence of your Lord. This will be the great success.
58; Therefore We have made this (Qur´an) easy in your tongue. They may haply take a warning.
59; So you wait. They are also waiting.