English Translation and Commentary of the Holy Quran (2010)

by Maulana Muhammad Ali

Chapter 44: Ad-Dukhan — The Drought (Revealed at Makkah: 3 sections, 59 verses)

Section 2 (Verses 44:30–44:42): Good and Evil Rewarded

Translation:

وَ لَقَدۡ نَجَّیۡنَا بَنِیۡۤ اِسۡرَآءِیۡلَ مِنَ الۡعَذَابِ الۡمُہِیۡنِ ﴿ۙ۳۰﴾

44:30 And We indeed delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating punishment,

مِنۡ فِرۡعَوۡنَ ؕ اِنَّہٗ کَانَ عَالِیًا مِّنَ الۡمُسۡرِفِیۡنَ ﴿۳۱﴾

44:31 from Pharaoh. Surely he was high-handed, committing excesses.

وَ لَقَدِ اخۡتَرۡنٰہُمۡ عَلٰی عِلۡمٍ عَلَی الۡعٰلَمِیۡنَ ﴿ۚ۳۲﴾

44:32 And certainly We chose them above the nations, in having knowledge.

وَ اٰتَیۡنٰہُمۡ مِّنَ الۡاٰیٰتِ مَا فِیۡہِ بَلٰٓـؤٌا مُّبِیۡنٌ ﴿۳۳﴾

44:33 And We gave them signs in which was clear blessing.

اِنَّ ہٰۤؤُلَآءِ لَیَقُوۡلُوۡنَ ﴿ۙ۳۴﴾

44:34 These do indeed say:

اِنۡ ہِیَ اِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا الۡاُوۡلٰی وَ مَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنۡشَرِیۡنَ ﴿۳۵﴾

44:35 There is only our first death and we shall not be raised again.

فَاۡتُوۡا بِاٰبَآئِنَاۤ اِنۡ کُنۡتُمۡ صٰدِقِیۡنَ ﴿۳۶﴾

44:36 So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.

اَہُمۡ خَیۡرٌ اَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٍ ۙ وَّ الَّذِیۡنَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِہِمۡ ؕ اَہۡلَکۡنٰہُمۡ ۫ اِنَّہُمۡ کَانُوۡا مُجۡرِمِیۡنَ ﴿۳۷﴾

44:37 Are they better or the people of Tubba,¹ and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

وَ مَا خَلَقۡنَا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الۡاَرۡضَ وَ مَا بَیۡنَہُمَا لٰعِبِیۡنَ ﴿۳۸﴾

44:38 And We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in sport.

مَا خَلَقۡنٰہُمَاۤ اِلَّا بِالۡحَقِّ وَ لٰکِنَّ اَکۡثَرَہُمۡ لَا یَعۡلَمُوۡنَ ﴿۳۹﴾

44:39 We did not create them but with truth, but most of them do not know.

اِنَّ یَوۡمَ الۡفَصۡلِ مِیۡقَاتُہُمۡ اَجۡمَعِیۡنَ ﴿ۙ۴۰﴾

44:40 Surely the day of Decision is the term for them all,

یَوۡمَ لَا یُغۡنِیۡ مَوۡلًی عَنۡ مَّوۡلًی شَیۡئًا وَّ لَا ہُمۡ یُنۡصَرُوۡنَ ﴿ۙ۴۱﴾

44:41 the day when friend will not avail friend in the least, nor will they be helped —

اِلَّا مَنۡ رَّحِمَ اللّٰہُ ؕ اِنَّہٗ ہُوَ الۡعَزِیۡزُ الرَّحِیۡمُ ﴿٪۴۲﴾

44:42 except those on whom Allah has mercy. Surely He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

Commentary:

1. Generally Tubba‘ is taken to be the title of the kings of the Himyar in Yaman. The particular Tubba spoken of here is said to have been a prophet. ↩

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