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Quran Translation and Commentary by Shams Pirzada
Translation in English by Abdul Karim Shaikh

Quran Translation
Word for Word by
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh
& Kausar Khatri

Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah
2. Al-Baqarah
3. Al-Imran
4. Al-Nisa
5. Al-Maidah
6. Al-Anam
7. Al-Araf
8. Al-Anfal
9. Al-Taubah
10. Yunus
11. Hud
12. Yusuf
13. Al-Rad
14. Ibrahim
15. Al-Hijr
16. Al-Nahl
17. Bani Israil
18. Al-Kahf
19. Maryam
20. Ta-Ha
21. Al-Anbiya
22. Al-Hajj
23. Al-Muminun
24. An-Nur
25. Al-Furqan
26. Ash-Shuara
27. An-Naml
28. Al-Qasas
29. Al-Ankabut
30. Ar-Rum
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah
33. Al-Ahzab
34. Saba
35. Fatir
36. Yasin
37. As-Saffat
38. Saad
39. Az-Zumar
40. Al-Mumin
41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah
42. AShura
43. Az-Zukhruf
44. Ad-Dukhan
45. Al-Jathiyah
46. Al-Ahqaf
47. Muhammad
48. Al-Fath
49. Al-Hujurat
50. Al-Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat
52. At-Tur
53. An-Najm
54. Al-Qamar
55. Al-Rahman
56. Al-Waqiah
57. Al-Hadid
58. Al-Mujadalah
59. Al-Hashr
60. Al-Mumtahinah
61. As-Saff
62. Al-Jumuah
63. Al-Munafiqun
64. Al-Taghabun
65. At-Talaq
66. At-Tahrim
67. Al-Mulk
68. Al-Qalam
69. Al-Haqqah
70. Al-Maarij
71. Nuh
72. Al-Jinn
73. Al-Muzzammil
74. Al-Muddhththir
75. Al-Qiyamah
76. Ad-Dahr
77. Al-Mursalat
78. An-Naba
79. An-Naziat
80. Abas
81. At-Takwir
82. Al-Infitar
83. At-Tatfif
84. Al-Inshiqaq
85. Al-Buruj
86. At-Tariq
87. Al-Ala
88. Al-Ghashiyah
89. Al-Fajr
90. Al-Balad
91. Ash-Shams
92. Al-Lail
93. Ad-Duha
94. Al-Inshirah
95. At-Tin
96. Al-Alaq
97. Al-Qadr
98. Al-Bayyinah
99. Az-Zilzal
100. Al-Adiyat
101. Al-Qariah
102. At-Takathur
103. Al-Asr
104. Al-Humazah
105. Al-Fil
106. Al-Quraish
107. Al-Maun
108. Al-Kauthar
109. Al-Kafirun
110. An-Nasr
111. Al-Lahab
112. Al-Ikhlas
113. Al-Falaq
114. An-Nas
Surah 47. Muhammad
Verses [Section]: 1-11[1], 12-19 [2], 20-28 [3], 29-38 [4]

Quran Text of Verse 29-38
اَمْOr doحَسِبَthinkالَّذِیْنَthose whoفِیْinقُلُوْبِهِمْtheir heartsمَّرَضٌ(is) a diseaseاَنْthatلَّنْneverیُّخْرِجَwill Allah bring forthاللّٰهُwill Allah bring forthاَضْغَانَهُمْ their hatred 47. Muhammad Page 510وَ لَوْAnd ifنَشَآءُWe willedلَاَرَیْنٰكَهُمْsurely We could show them to youفَلَعَرَفْتَهُمْand you would know themبِسِیْمٰىهُمْ ؕby their marksوَ لَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْbut surely you will know themفِیْbyلَحْنِ(the) toneالْقَوْلِ ؕ(of their) speechوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahیَعْلَمُknowsاَعْمَالَكُمْ your deeds وَ لَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْAnd surely We will test youحَتّٰیuntilنَعْلَمَWe make evidentالْمُجٰهِدِیْنَthose who striveمِنْكُمْamong youوَ الصّٰبِرِیْنَ ۙand the patient onesوَ نَبْلُوَاۡand We will testاَخْبَارَكُمْ your affairs اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveوَ صَدُّوْاand turn awayعَنْfromسَبِیْلِ(the) way of Allahاللّٰهِ(the) way of Allahوَ شَآقُّواand opposedالرَّسُوْلَthe Messengerمِنْۢafterبَعْدِafterمَا[what]تَبَیَّنَ(has been) made clearلَهُمُto themالْهُدٰی ۙthe guidanceلَنْneverیَّضُرُّواwill they harmاللّٰهَAllahشَیْـًٔا ؕ(in) anythingوَ سَیُحْبِطُand He will make worthlessاَعْمَالَهُمْ their deeds یٰۤاَیُّهَاO (you who)الَّذِیْنَ(O) you whoاٰمَنُوْۤاbelieveاَطِیْعُواObeyاللّٰهَAllahوَ اَطِیْعُواand obeyالرَّسُوْلَthe Messengerوَ لَاand (do) notتُبْطِلُوْۤاmake vainاَعْمَالَكُمْ your deeds اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveوَ صَدُّوْاand turn awayعَنْfromسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ(of) Allahثُمَّthenمَاتُوْاdiedوَ هُمْwhile theyكُفَّارٌ(were) disbelieversفَلَنْneverیَّغْفِرَwill Allah forgiveاللّٰهُwill Allah forgiveلَهُمْ them فَلَاSo (do) notتَهِنُوْاweakenوَ تَدْعُوْۤاand callاِلَیforالسَّلْمِ ۖۗpeaceوَاَنْتُمُwhile youالْاَعْلَوْنَ ۖۗ(are) superiorوَ اللّٰهُand Allahمَعَكُمْ(is) with youوَ لَنْand neverیَّتِرَكُمْwill deprive youاَعْمَالَكُمْ (of) your deeds اِنَّمَاOnlyالْحَیٰوةُthe lifeالدُّنْیَا(of) the worldلَعِبٌ(is) playوَّ لَهْوٌ ؕand amusementوَ اِنْAnd ifتُؤْمِنُوْاyou believeوَ تَتَّقُوْاand fear (Allah)یُؤْتِكُمْHe will give youاُجُوْرَكُمْyour rewardsوَ لَاand notیَسْـَٔلْكُمْwill ask youاَمْوَالَكُمْ (for) your wealth اِنْIfیَّسْـَٔلْكُمُوْهَاHe were to ask you for itفَیُحْفِكُمْand press youتَبْخَلُوْاyou will withholdوَ یُخْرِجْand He will bring forthاَضْغَانَكُمْ your hatred هٰۤاَنْتُمْHere you areهٰۤؤُلَآءِtheseتُدْعَوْنَcalledلِتُنْفِقُوْاto spendفِیْinسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ ۚ(of) Allahفَمِنْكُمْbut among youمَّنْ(are some) whoیَّبْخَلُ ۚwithholdوَ مَنْand whoeverیَّبْخَلْwithholdsفَاِنَّمَاthen onlyیَبْخَلُhe withholdsعَنْfromنَّفْسِهٖ ؕhimselfوَ اللّٰهُBut Allahالْغَنِیُّ(is) Free of needوَ اَنْتُمُwhile youالْفُقَرَآءُ ۚ(are) the needyوَ اِنْAnd ifتَتَوَلَّوْاyou turn awayیَسْتَبْدِلْHe will replace youقَوْمًا(with) a peopleغَیْرَكُمْ ۙother than youثُمَّthenلَاnotیَكُوْنُوْۤاthey will beاَمْثَالَكُمْ۠(the) likes of you
Translation of Verse 29-38

29. Do those in whose hearts is a disease47 deem that Allah will not bring to light their ill-will?48

30. (O prophet!) If We so willed, we would have shown them to you and you would have recognised them by their marks. And you shall know them by their style of talking.49 Allah knows your deeds.

31. Verily We shall try you until We see who among you strive hard and persevere in patience and till We test your conditions.50

32. Those who disbelieved 51 and hindered (people) from the path of Allah and opposed prophets after the guidance had been quite clear to them will not hurt Allah at all, and Allah will make their deeds of no-effect.

33. O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the prophet and do not make your deeds vain.52

34. Those who disbelieved and hindered others from the path of Allah and then died in the state of disbelief, Allah will never pardon them. 53

35. So be not weak nor cry out for peace.54 You will be uppermost.55 Allah is with you and He will not destroy your deeds. 56

36. The life of the world is but a play and amusement. And if you believe and fear Allah He will grant you your recompense57 and will not demand from you your possessions.58

37. If He were to ask you for possessions and to demand all of your wealth you will be stingy and He will expose your malice.59

38. You are those 60 who are called to spend in the way of Allah, yet among you there are some who are miserly.61 Though who is miserly is a miser with his own soul. 62 Allah is free of all wants and you are the needy. And if you will turn away He will substitute in your stead some other people and they will not be like you.63


Commentary

47. Means the illness of Munafiqat (hypocrisy).

48. Will HE not expose the bitter hate and rancour against Islam which they are hiding in their hearts?

49. That is: If We would, we would have shown you the condition of each and every hypocrite individually in such a way that you could have known their internal condition merely by looking at their faces. It should be kept in mind that this is being said about those people who were Muslims apparently but who were hiding disbelief in their hearts. They are real hypocrites. They are worse than the infidels because the mischief which they are playing while remaining hidden in Muslim society is more dangerous than that of the outspoken and apparent disbelievers. The condition of hypocrites had begun to be exposed when this Surah was reaveald. But it was not possible to explicitly declare anyone a disbeliever. However, they could be recognised by their tone of talking and way of discussing. But in the following stages there remained no doubt about their being hypocrites in view of their behaviour. Hence the holy prophet was given the order of waging jihad (war) against them and of being harsh toward them in Surah Taubah :- “O prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and deal strictly with them.” (At Taubah; 73)

50. That is: We see as to what extent your outward is consistent with your inward and how true you are in your claim of being faithful.

51. Be their disbelief open or hidden.

52. This is a word of warning to Muslims that if you do not make it a point to obey Allah and to obey His prophet in every field of life your deeds will go in vain.

53. For being pardoned that condition of a man will be taken into account in which he breathed his last. The doors of pardon are closed for one who dies in disbelief.

54. It is a sign of cowardice to call for peace when the infidels are bent upon fighting. Hence it has been prohibited. Of course, when the disbelievers themselves invite you to truce that proposal can be accepted. Surah Anfal says:- “If they incline to peace, you also incline to it, and put your trust in Allah”. (Anfal:61)

55. And it is a fact that the Muslims remained uppermost in every war and they won over the infidels. Thus Quran’s prophecy came true word by word.

56. That is: your efforts for raising the word of Allah will not be ineffective either in this world or in the Hereafter.

57. It automatically becomes clear from this that the lives of those who accept faith and live fearful of Allah are not like a play or pastime. Rather they are serious and purposeful. Of course the life of this world is not more than mere play and pastime for those who make it their aim and who are negligent about Allah and the Hereafter.

58. That is: HE will not demand your entire possessions as is described later.

59. That is: If He were to ask you to spend your entire possession in the way of Allah and not to save anything for yourselves, you would have become niggardly and it would have become obvious that even in the event of war between Islam and infidelity your wealth is dear to you. But Allah did not put you to such severe test and called upon you to depart with only a portion of your wealth to be spent in His path so that you may have an opportunity to improve yourselves and so that your hearts may be purified. It should be remembered that the address in this Ayah is to those hypocrites who were shirking from spending in the way of Allah.

60. This is an address to general Muslim masses.

61. These were insincere Muslims who were hesitating to spend in the way of Allah.

62. He is harming only himself by such misery,

63. That is: the opportunity of spending in the way of Allah which is being offered to you is, in fact, a great blessing for you. If you will not appreciate it then Allah will bring in some other group for raising His word and they will not be weak like you. Ayah 54 of Surah Maaidah explains this:- “O you who believe! Whoever turns away from his religion, (he will not in any way harm Allah), soon Allah will bring forth a people whom He will love and they will love Him, humble towards believers, stern towards disbelievers, striving in the cause of Allah, and fearing not the reproaching of the reproachers.”