| | George Sale rendition of Surah Smoke, The Evident Smoke(ad-Dukhan)
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| 44:1 | | H.M |
| 44:2 | | By the perspicuous book of the Koran |
| 44:3 | | verily We have sent down the same on a blessed night, -- for We had engaged so to do, - |
| 44:4 | | on the night wherein is distinctly sent down the decree of every determined thing, as a command from Us |
| 44:5 | | Verily We have ever used to send apostles with revelations, at proper intervals |
| 44:6 | | as a mercy from thy Lord; for it is He who heareth and knoweth |
| 44:7 | | The Lord of heaven and earth, and of whatever is between them; if ye are men of sure knowledge |
| 44:8 | | 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 |
| 44:9 | | Yet do they amuse themselves with doubt |
| 44:10 | | But observe them on the day whereon the heaven shall produce a visible smoke |
| 44:11 | | which shall cover mankind: This will be a tormenting plague |
| 44:12 | | They shall say, O Lord, take this plague from off us: Verily we will become true believers |
| 44:13 | | How should an admonition be of avail to them in this condition; when a manifest apostle came unto them |
| 44:14 | | but they retired from him, saying, this man is instructed by others, or is a distracted person |
| 44:15 | | We will take the plague from off you, a little: But ye will certainly return to your infidelity |
| 44:16 | | On the day whereon We shall fiercely assault them with great power, verily We will take vengeance on them |
| 44:17 | | We made trial of the people of Pharaoh before them, and an honourable messenger came unto them, saying |
| 44:18 | | send unto me the servants of God; verily I am a faithful messenger unto you |
| 44:19 | | And lift not yourselves up against God: For I come unto you with manifest power |
| 44:20 | | And I fly for protection unto my Lord, and your Lord, that ye stone me not |
| 44:21 | | If ye do not believe me, at least depart from me |
| 44:22 | | And when they accused him of imposture, he called upon his Lord, saying, these are a wicked people |
| 44:23 | | And God said unto him, march forth with my servants by night; for ye will be pursued |
| 44:24 | | And leave the sea divided, that the Egyptians may enter the same; for they are a host doomed to be drowned |
| 44:25 | | How many gardens, and fountains |
| 44:26 | | and fields of corn, and fair dwellings |
| 44:27 | | and advantages which they enjoyed, did they leave behind them |
| 44:28 | | Thus We dispossessed them thereof; and We gave the same for an inheritance unto another people |
| 44:29 | | Neither heaven nor earth wept for them; neither were they respited any longer |
| 44:30 | | And We delivered the children of Israel from a shameful affliction |
| 44:31 | | from Pharaoh; for he was haughty, and a transgressor |
| 44:32 | | And We chose them, knowingly, above all people |
| 44:33 | | and We shewed them several signs, wherein was an evident trial |
| 44:34 | | Verily these Meccans say |
| 44:35 | | assuredly our final end will be no other than our first natural death; neither shall we be raised again |
| 44:36 | | Bring now our forefathers back to life, if ye speak truth |
| 44:37 | | Are they better, or the people of Tobba, and those who were before them? We destroyed them, because they wrought wickedness |
| 44:38 | | We have not created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, by way of sport |
| 44:39 | | We have created them no otherwise than in truth; but the greater part of them do not understand |
| 44:40 | | Verily the day of separation shall be the appointed term of them all |
| 44:41 | | a day, whereon the master and the servant shall be of no advantage to one another, neither shall they be helped |
| 44:42 | | excepting those on whom God shall have mercy: For He is the mighty, the merciful |
| 44:43 | | Verily the fruit of the tree of al Zakku |
| 44:44 | | shall be the food of the impious |
| 44:45 | | As the dregs of oil shall it boil in the bellies of the damned |
| 44:46 | | like the boiling of the hottest water |
| 44:47 | | And it shall be said to the tormentors, take him, and drag him into the midst of hell |
| 44:48 | | And pour on his head the torture of boiling water |
| 44:49 | | saying, taste this; for thou art that mighty and honourable person |
| 44:50 | | Verily this is the punishment of which ye doubted |
| 44:51 | | But the pious shall be lodged in a place of security |
| 44:52 | | among gardens and fountains |
| 44:53 | | They shall be cloathed in fine silk, and in satin; and they shall sit facing one another |
| 44:54 | | Thus shall it be: And We will espouse them to fair damsels, having large black eyes |
| 44:55 | | In that place shall they call for all kinds of fruits, in full security |
| 44:56 | | They shall not taste death therein, after the first death; and God shall deliver from the pains of hell |
| 44:57 | | Through the gracious bounty of thy Lord. This will be great felicity |
| 44:58 | | Moreover We have rendered the Koran easy for thee, by revealing it in thine own tongue: To the end that they may be admonished |
| 44:59 | | Wherefore do thou wait the event; for they wait to see some misfortune befall thee |
