English - Chapter 44 - Ad-Dukhan

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By the perspicuous book of the Koran

verily We have sent down the same on a blessed night, -- for We had engaged so to do

on the night wherein is distinctly sent down the decree of every determined thing, as a command from Us

Verily We have ever used to send apostles with revelations, at proper intervals

as a mercy from thy Lord; for it is He who heareth and knoweth

The Lord of heaven and earth, and of whatever is between them; if ye are men of sure knowledge

There is no God but He: He giveth life, and He causeth to die; he is your Lord, and the Lord of your fore-fathers

Yet do they amuse themselves with doubt

But observe them on the day whereon the heaven shall produce a visible smoke

which shall cover mankind: This will be a tormenting plague

They shall say, O Lord, take this plague from off us: Verily we will become true believers

How should an admonition be of avail to them in this condition; when a manifest apostle came unto them

but they retired from him, saying, this man is instructed by others, or is a distracted person

We will take the plague from off you, a little: But ye will certainly return to your infidelity

On the day whereon We shall fiercely assault them with great power, verily We will take vengeance on them

We made trial of the people of Pharaoh before them, and an honourable messenger came unto them, saying

send unto me the servants of God; verily I am a faithful messenger unto you

And lift not yourselves up against God: For I come unto you with manifest power

And I fly for protection unto my Lord, and your Lord, that ye stone me not

If ye do not believe me, at least depart from me

And when they accused him of imposture, he called upon his Lord, saying, these are a wicked people

And God said unto him, march forth with my servants by night; for ye will be pursued

And leave the sea divided, that the Egyptians may enter the same; for they are a host doomed to be drowned

How many gardens, and fountains

and fields of corn, and fair dwellings

and advantages which they enjoyed, did they leave behind them

Thus We dispossessed them thereof; and We gave the same for an inheritance unto another people

Neither heaven nor earth wept for them; neither were they respited any longer

And We delivered the children of Israel from a shameful affliction

from Pharaoh; for he was haughty, and a transgressor

And We chose them, knowingly, above all people

and We shewed them several signs, wherein was an evident trial

Verily these Meccans say

assuredly our final end will be no other than our first natural death; neither shall we be raised again

Bring now our forefathers back to life, if ye speak truth

Are they better, or the people of Tobba, and those who were before them? We destroyed them, because they wrought wickedness

We have not created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, by way of sport

We have created them no otherwise than in truth; but the greater part of them do not understand

Verily the day of separation shall be the appointed term of them all

a day, whereon the master and the servant shall be of no advantage to one another, neither shall they be helped

excepting those on whom God shall have mercy: For He is the mighty, the merciful

Verily the fruit of the tree of al Zakkum

shall be the food of the impious

As the dregs of oil shall it boil in the bellies of the damned

like the boiling of the hottest water

And it shall be said to the tormentors, take him, and drag him into the midst of hell

And pour on his head the torture of boiling water

saying, taste this; for thou art that mighty and honourable person

Verily this is the punishment of which ye doubted

But the pious shall be lodged in a place of security

among gardens and fountains

They shall be cloathed in fine silk, and in satin; and they shall sit facing one another

Thus shall it be: And We will espouse them to fair damsels, having large black eyes

In that place shall they call for all kinds of fruits, in full security

They shall not taste death therein, after the first death; and God shall deliver from the pains of hell

Moreover We have rendered the Koran easy for thee, by revealing it in thine own tongue: To the end that they may be admonished

Wherefore do thou wait the event; for they wait to see some misfortune befall thee