Smoke, The Evident Smoke — Musharraf Hussain Translation

44:1

حمۤ ۝١

Musharraf Hussain

Ha Meem

hha-mee

44:2

وَٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِینِ ۝٢

Musharraf Hussain

By the clear readable book,

wal-kitābi l-mubīn

44:3

إِنَّاۤ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِی لَیۡلَةࣲ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِینَ ۝٣

Musharraf Hussain

We revealed it on a blessed night and have been warning humanity.

innā anzalnāhu fī laylatin mubārakatin innā kunnā mundhirīn

44:4

فِیهَا یُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِیمٍ ۝٤

Musharraf Hussain

In it every matter is decided wisely;

fīhā yuf'raqu kullu amrin ḥakīmi

44:5

أَمۡرࣰا مِّنۡ عِندِنَاۤۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِینَ ۝٥

Musharraf Hussain

all the commands come from Ourselves, We send Message and messengers, </i

amran min ʿindinā innā kunnā mur'silīn

44:6

رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ۝٦

Musharraf Hussain

a favour from Your Lord – the Hearer, the Knower,

raḥmatan min rabbika innahu huwa l-samīʿu l-ʿalīm

44:7

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَاۤۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِینَ ۝٧

Musharraf Hussain

the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and what is between them – if only you are firm believers

rabbi l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā in kuntum mūqinīn

44:8

لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ یُحۡیِۦ وَیُمِیتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَاۤىِٕكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ۝٨

Musharraf Hussain

There is no god but Him, He gives life and death, Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.

lā ilāha illā huwa yuḥ'yī wayumītu rabbukum warabbu ābāikumu l-awalīn

44:9

بَلۡ هُمۡ فِی شَكࣲّ یَلۡعَبُونَ ۝٩

Musharraf Hussain

Unfortunately, they are in doubt, dilly-dallying.

bal hum fī shakkin yalʿabūn

44:10

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ یَوۡمَ تَأۡتِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ بِدُخَانࣲ مُّبِینࣲ ۝١٠

Musharraf Hussain

So wait for a Day when the sky brings clouds of smoke

fa-ir'taqib yawma tatī l-samāu bidukhānin mubīni

44:11

یَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَۖ هَـٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِیمࣱ ۝١١

Musharraf Hussain

that will cover up people and they will cry: “This is painful punishment!

yaghshā l-nāsa hādhā ʿadhābun alīmu

44:12

رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ ۝١٢

Musharraf Hussain

Our Lord, relieve us, and we will believe.”

rabbanā ik'shif ʿannā l-ʿadhāba innā mu'minūn

44:13

أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَاۤءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ۝١٣

Musharraf Hussain

They will not learn a lesson even when a Messenger has come to them,

annā lahumu l-dhik'rā waqad jāahum rasūlun mubīnu

44:14

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوۡا۟ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمࣱ مَّجۡنُونٌ ۝١٤

Musharraf Hussain

they turn away from him and say, “He’s been taught by someone and is possessed!”

thumma tawallaw ʿanhu waqālū muʿallamun majnūnu

44:15

إِنَّا كَاشِفُوا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابِ قَلِیلًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ عَاۤىِٕدُونَ ۝١٥

Musharraf Hussain

Shortly We shall remove the punishment, but they will turn back to their disbelief.

innā kāshifū l-ʿadhābi qalīlan innakum ʿāidūn

44:16

یَوۡمَ نَبۡطِشُ ٱلۡبَطۡشَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰۤ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ ۝١٦

Musharraf Hussain

The Day We seize them brutally, We shall take full revenge

yawma nabṭishu l-baṭshata l-kub'rā innā muntaqimūn

44:17

۞ وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَاۤءَهُمۡ رَسُولࣱ كَرِیمٌ ۝١٧

Musharraf Hussain

Long ago We tested Pharaoh’s people, when a noble messenger came saying to them,

walaqad fatannā qablahum qawma fir'ʿawna wajāahum rasūlun karīmu

44:18

أَنۡ أَدُّوۤا۟ إِلَیَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّی لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِینࣱ ۝١٨

Musharraf Hussain

“Hand over to me the servants of Allah; I am a trustworthy messenger sent to you.

an addū ilayya ʿibāda l-lahi innī lakum rasūlun amīnu

44:19

وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّیۤ ءَاتِیكُم بِسُلۡطَـٰنࣲ مُّبِینࣲ ۝١٩

Musharraf Hussain

Don’t regard yourself greater than Allah; I’ve come with distinct authority to you.

wa-an lā taʿlū ʿalā l-lahi innī ātīkum bisul'ṭānin mubīni

44:20

وَإِنِّی عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّی وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ ۝٢٠

Musharraf Hussain

I’ve sought protection from my Lord and your Lord from your abuse;

wa-innī ʿudh'tu birabbī warabbikum an tarjumūn

44:21

وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُوا۟ لِی فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ ۝٢١

Musharraf Hussain

if you don’t believe me then leave me alone.”

wa-in lam tu'minū lī fa-iʿ'tazilūn

44:22

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥۤ أَنَّ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ قَوۡمࣱ مُّجۡرِمُونَ ۝٢٢

Musharraf Hussain

Musa called out to His Lord, “These are wicked people.”

fadaʿā rabbahu anna hāulāi qawmun muj'rimūn

44:23

فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِی لَیۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ۝٢٣

Musharraf Hussain

So We ordered him: “Take my servants by night, though you will be chased,

fa-asri biʿibādī laylan innakum muttabaʿūn

44:24

وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندࣱ مُّغۡرَقُونَ ۝٢٤

Musharraf Hussain

after crossing the sea leave it parted, they will be a drowned army.”

wa-ut'ruki l-baḥra rahwan innahum jundun mugh'raqūn

44:25

كَمۡ تَرَكُوا۟ مِن جَنَّـٰتࣲ وَعُیُونࣲ ۝٢٥

Musharraf Hussain

They, the Pharaoh’s lot, left behind many gardens, springs,

kam tarakū min jannātin waʿuyūni

44:26

وَزُرُوعࣲ وَمَقَامࣲ كَرِیمࣲ ۝٢٦

Musharraf Hussain

cornfields and spacious homes and

wazurūʿin wamaqāmin karīmi

44:27

وَنَعۡمَةࣲ كَانُوا۟ فِیهَا فَـٰكِهِینَ ۝٢٧

Musharraf Hussain

clubs where they had fun.

wanaʿmatin kānū fīhā fākihīn

44:28

كَذَ ٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَـٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِینَ ۝٢٨

Musharraf Hussain

We raised other people to inherit them,

kadhālika wa-awrathnāhā qawman ākharīn

44:29

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِینَ ۝٢٩

Musharraf Hussain

neither the Heavens nor the Earth wept over them, they weren’t given respite

famā bakat ʿalayhimu l-samāu wal-arḍu wamā kānū munẓarīn

44:30

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّیۡنَا بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِینِ ۝٣٠

Musharraf Hussain

We delivered the Israelites from the shameful punishment

walaqad najjaynā banī is'rāīla mina l-ʿadhābi l-muhīn

44:31

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِیࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِینَ ۝٣١

Musharraf Hussain

of the Pharaoh; he was arrogant and had gone beyond limits.

min fir'ʿawna innahu kāna ʿāliyan mina l-mus'rifīn

44:32

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝٣٢

Musharraf Hussain

We knowingly favoured them above other people of their time.

walaqadi ikh'tarnāhum ʿalā ʿil'min ʿalā l-ʿālamīn

44:33

وَءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ مَا فِیهِ بَلَـٰۤؤࣱا۟ مُّبِینٌ ۝٣٣

Musharraf Hussain

We showed them many miracles; in them was a clear test

waātaynāhum mina l-āyāti mā fīhi balāon mubīnu

44:34

إِنَّ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ لَیَقُولُونَ ۝٣٤

Musharraf Hussain

These Makkans say:

inna hāulāi layaqūlūn

44:35

إِنۡ هِیَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِینَ ۝٣٥

Musharraf Hussain

“There is only one death for us; we won’t be resurrected.

in hiya illā mawtatunā l-ūlā wamā naḥnu bimunsharīn

44:36

فَأۡتُوا۟ بِءَابَاۤىِٕنَاۤ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ۝٣٦

Musharraf Hussain

Why don’t you bring to life our forefathers if you are truthful.”

fatū biābāinā in kuntum ṣādiqīn

44:37

أَهُمۡ خَیۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعࣲ وَٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوا۟ مُجۡرِمِینَ ۝٣٧

Musharraf Hussain

Are they better, or the people of Tubba and the people before them? We destroyed them since they were wicked.

ahum khayrun am qawmu tubbaʿin wa-alladhīna min qablihim ahlaknāhum innahum kānū muj'rimīn

44:38

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِینَ ۝٣٨

Musharraf Hussain

We didn’t create the Heavens and the Earth and what is between them as an amusement park.

wamā khalaqnā l-samāwāti wal-arḍa wamā baynahumā lāʿibīn

44:39

مَا خَلَقۡنَـٰهُمَاۤ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٣٩

Musharraf Hussain

We created them for a purpose, but most don’t know.

mā khalaqnāhumā illā bil-ḥaqi walākinna aktharahum lā yaʿlamūn

44:40

إِنَّ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ مِیقَـٰتُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ ۝٤٠

Musharraf Hussain

The Day of Decision is the fixed time for all of them,

inna yawma l-faṣli mīqātuhum ajmaʿīn

44:41

یَوۡمَ لَا یُغۡنِی مَوۡلًى عَن مَّوۡلࣰى شَیۡءࣰا وَلَا هُمۡ یُنصَرُونَ ۝٤١

Musharraf Hussain

a Day when no friend will benefit a friend in the slightest, nor will they be helped,

yawma lā yugh'nī mawlan ʿan mawlan shayan walā hum yunṣarūn

44:42

إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ ۝٤٢

Musharraf Hussain

except anyone Allah wants to be kind to. He is the Mighty, the Caring

illā man raḥima l-lahu innahu huwa l-ʿazīzu l-raḥīm

44:43

إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ۝٤٣

Musharraf Hussain

The tree of Zaqqum

inna shajarata l-zaqūm

44:44

طَعَامُ ٱلۡأَثِیمِ ۝٤٤

Musharraf Hussain

will be the sinners’ food,

ṭaʿāmu l-athīm

44:45

كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ یَغۡلِی فِی ٱلۡبُطُونِ ۝٤٥

Musharraf Hussain

like molten copper that boils in the stomach,

kal-muh'li yaghlī fī l-buṭūn

44:46

كَغَلۡیِ ٱلۡحَمِیمِ ۝٤٦

Musharraf Hussain

bubbling like boiling water.

kaghalyi l-ḥamīm

44:47

خُذُوهُ فَٱعۡتِلُوهُ إِلَىٰ سَوَاۤءِ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ ۝٤٧

Musharraf Hussain

It will be said: “Seize him and drag him to the middle of Hell!

khudhūhu fa-iʿ'tilūhu ilā sawāi l-jaḥīm

44:48

ثُمَّ صُبُّوا۟ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِهِۦ مِنۡ عَذَابِ ٱلۡحَمِیمِ ۝٤٨

Musharraf Hussain

Then pour the punishment of boiling water over his head.

thumma ṣubbū fawqa rasihi min ʿadhābi l-ḥamīm

44:49

ذُقۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡكَرِیمُ ۝٤٩

Musharraf Hussain

Taste it! You were the honourable influential one!

dhuq innaka anta l-ʿazīzu l-karīm

44:50

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَمۡتَرُونَ ۝٥٠

Musharraf Hussain

This is what you doubted!

inna hādhā mā kuntum bihi tamtarūn

44:51

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِینَ فِی مَقَامٍ أَمِینࣲ ۝٥١

Musharraf Hussain

The pious will live in a safe place;

inna l-mutaqīna fī maqāmin amīni

44:52

فِی جَنَّـٰتࣲ وَعُیُونࣲ ۝٥٢

Musharraf Hussain

of gardens and water fountains,

fī jannātin waʿuyūni

44:53

یَلۡبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسࣲ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقࣲ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِینَ ۝٥٣

Musharraf Hussain

wearing embroidered silken dress enjoying each other’s company.

yalbasūna min sundusin wa-is'tabraqin mutaqābilīn

44:54

كَذَ ٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِینࣲ ۝٥٤

Musharraf Hussain

That’s how it will be, We shall wed them with pure spouses with gorgeous eyes.

kadhālika wazawwajnāhum biḥūrin ʿīni

44:55

یَدۡعُونَ فِیهَا بِكُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِینَ ۝٥٥

Musharraf Hussain

Safe and satisfied, they will enjoy every kind of fruit.

yadʿūna fīhā bikulli fākihatin āminīn

44:56

لَا یَذُوقُونَ فِیهَا ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوۡتَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۖ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ ۝٥٦

Musharraf Hussain

They will taste death only once and will be protected from the punishment of Hell,

lā yadhūqūna fīhā l-mawta illā l-mawtata l-ūlā wawaqāhum ʿadhāba l-jaḥīm

44:57

فَضۡلࣰا مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِیمُ ۝٥٧

Musharraf Hussain

a bounty from your Lord! That is the supreme victory.

faḍlan min rabbika dhālika huwa l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīm

44:58

فَإِنَّمَا یَسَّرۡنَـٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَتَذَكَّرُونَ ۝٥٨

Musharraf Hussain

We made the Quran easy to understand in your language, so they may pay attention.

fa-innamā yassarnāhu bilisānika laʿallahum yatadhakkarūn

44:59

فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ إِنَّهُم مُّرۡتَقِبُونَ ۝٥٩

Musharraf Hussain

So wait, they’re waiting too

fa-ir'taqib innahum mur'taqibūn

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