Dawat ul Quran
Quran Translation and Commentary by Shams PirzadaTranslation 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
76. Al-Insan بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ هَلْ Has اَتٰی (there) come عَلَی upon الْاِنْسَانِ man حِیْنٌ a period مِّنَ of الدَّهْرِ time لَمْ not یَكُنْ he was شَیْـًٔا a thing مَّذْكُوْرًا mentioned اِنَّا Indeed We خَلَقْنَا [We] created الْاِنْسَانَ man مِنْ from نُّطْفَةٍ a sperm-drop اَمْشَاجٍ ۖۗ mixture نَّبْتَلِیْهِ (that) We test him; فَجَعَلْنٰهُ so We made (for) him سَمِیْعًۢا hearing بَصِیْرًا and sight اِنَّا Indeed We هَدَیْنٰهُ guided him السَّبِیْلَ (to) the way اِمَّا whether شَاكِرًا (he) be grateful وَّ اِمَّا and whether كَفُوْرًا (he) be ungrateful اِنَّاۤ Indeed We اَعْتَدْنَا [We] have prepared لِلْكٰفِرِیْنَ for the disbelievers سَلٰسِلَاۡ chains وَ اَغْلٰلًا and shackles وَّ سَعِیْرًا and a Blazing Fire اِنَّ Indeed الْاَبْرَارَ the righteous یَشْرَبُوْنَ will drink مِنْ from كَاْسٍ a cup كَانَ is مِزَاجُهَا its mixture كَافُوْرًاۚ (of) Kafur 76. Al-Insan Page 579 عَیْنًا A spring یَّشْرَبُ will drink بِهَا from it عِبَادُ (the) slaves اللّٰهِ (of) Allah یُفَجِّرُوْنَهَا causing it to gush forth تَفْجِیْرًا abundantly یُوْفُوْنَ They fulfill بِالنَّذْرِ the vows وَ یَخَافُوْنَ and fear یَوْمًا a Day كَانَ (which) is شَرُّهٗ its evil مُسْتَطِیْرًا widespread وَ یُطْعِمُوْنَ And they feed الطَّعَامَ the food عَلٰی in spite of حُبِّهٖ love (for) it مِسْكِیْنًا (to the) needy وَّ یَتِیْمًا and (the) orphan وَّ اَسِیْرًا and (the) captive اِنَّمَا Only نُطْعِمُكُمْ we feed you لِوَجْهِ for (the) Countenance اللّٰهِ (of) Allah لَا Not نُرِیْدُ we desire مِنْكُمْ from you جَزَآءً any reward وَّ لَا and not شُكُوْرًا thanks اِنَّا Indeed we نَخَافُ fear مِنْ from رَّبِّنَا our Lord یَوْمًا a Day عَبُوْسًا harsh قَمْطَرِیْرًا and distressful فَوَقٰىهُمُ But will protect them اللّٰهُ Allah شَرَّ (from the) evil ذٰلِكَ (of) that الْیَوْمِ Day وَ لَقّٰىهُمْ and will cause them to meet نَضْرَةً radiance وَّ سُرُوْرًاۚ and happiness وَ جَزٰىهُمْ And will reward them بِمَا because صَبَرُوْا they were patient جَنَّةً (with) a Garden وَّ حَرِیْرًاۙ and silk مُّتَّكِـِٕیْنَ Reclining فِیْهَا therein عَلَی on الْاَرَآىِٕكِ ۚ couches لَا Not یَرَوْنَ they will see فِیْهَا therein شَمْسًا any sun وَّ لَا and not زَمْهَرِیْرًاۚ freezing cold وَ دَانِیَةً And near عَلَیْهِمْ above them ظِلٰلُهَا (are) its shades وَ ذُلِّلَتْ and will hang low قُطُوْفُهَا its cluster of fruits تَذْلِیْلًا very low وَ یُطَافُ And will be circulated عَلَیْهِمْ among them بِاٰنِیَةٍ vessels مِّنْ of فِضَّةٍ silver وَّ اَكْوَابٍ and cups كَانَتْ that are قَوَارِیْرَاۡؔ ۙ (of) crystal قَوَارِیْرَاۡؔ Crystal-clear مِنْ of فِضَّةٍ silver قَدَّرُوْهَا They will determine its تَقْدِیْرًا measure وَ یُسْقَوْنَ And they will be given to drink فِیْهَا therein كَاْسًا a cup كَانَ is مِزَاجُهَا its mixture زَنْجَبِیْلًاۚ (of) Zanjabil عَیْنًا A spring فِیْهَا therein تُسَمّٰی named سَلْسَبِیْلًا Salsabil وَ یَطُوْفُ And will circulate عَلَیْهِمْ among them وِلْدَانٌ young boys مُّخَلَّدُوْنَ ۚ made eternal اِذَا When رَاَیْتَهُمْ you see them حَسِبْتَهُمْ you would think them لُؤْلُؤًا (as) pearls مَّنْثُوْرًا scattered وَ اِذَا And when رَاَیْتَ you look ثَمَّ then رَاَیْتَ you will see نَعِیْمًا blessings وَّ مُلْكًا and a kingdom كَبِیْرًا great عٰلِیَهُمْ Upon them ثِیَابُ (will be) garments سُنْدُسٍ (of) fine silk خُضْرٌ green وَّ اِسْتَبْرَقٌ ؗ and heavy brocade وَّ حُلُّوْۤا And they will be adorned اَسَاوِرَ (with) bracelets مِنْ of فِضَّةٍ ۚ silver وَ سَقٰىهُمْ and will give them to drink رَبُّهُمْ their Lord شَرَابًا a drink طَهُوْرًا pure اِنَّ Indeed هٰذَا this كَانَ is لَكُمْ for you جَزَآءً a reward وَّ كَانَ and has been سَعْیُكُمْ your effort مَّشْكُوْرًا۠ appreciated
1. Has there not come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing worth mentioning. 1
2. WE created man from a sperm mixed 2 So as to try him. Hence WE made him hearing and seeing. 3
3. WE have shown him the way 4 he may become grateful or ungrateful. 5
4. For the unbelievers, WE have prepared chains and yokes and a blazing fire. 6
5. The righteous 7 shall drink cups of wine blended with camphor.
6. It will be a fountain 8 wherefrom the slaves of Allah will drink9 and canalize it (wherever they wish). 10
7. They fulfill their vows 11 and fear a Day the calamity whereof will be spreading all-around.
8. and they feed the poor, the orphan and the captive for the sake of HIS love. 12
9. (saying): we are feeding you only for the sake of Allah, we desire from you neither reward nor thanks.13
10. (for) we fear from our Lord a Day which will be distressful and very hard. 14
11. So Allah protected them from the calamity of that Day and bestowed upon them freshness and joy. 15
12. and awarded them for their patience paradise and silken garment. 16
13. There they will recline on couches 17 they will feel neither excessive heat nor biting cold. 18
14. its shades will be bent upon them and19 its fruit-bunches will be hanging down.20
15. Before them, vessels of silver and 21 goblets of glass will take rounds.
16. glass made of silver 22 which they themselves will measure. 23
17. there, they will be served with cups of wine mixed with Zanjabeel (gingerflavoured).
18. that will be a spring 24 called Salsabeel 25
19. And There will go round about them boys ever-young 26 when you behold them you would imagine they are pearls scattered. 27
20. wherever you look you will find only blessings upon blessings and a great kingdom. 28
21. upon them will be green garments of fine silk and satin (thick silk) 29 they will be adorned with silver bracelets 30 and their LORD will give them the purest beverage. 31
22. This is your reward and your endeavour has been accepted. 32
1. Ever since man is born on this planet he is displaying marvels of advancement and perfection. In other words this age of man’s arrival on earth is superior to all the past ages in the history of the universe. Now though man is proud of his worldly progress he never cares to ponder over his past as to what he was in the beginning and what God has made him today. There was a time when man was in the process of being moulded in human form from decomposed mud which was not a significant thing. Thereafter the creation of Adam, the line of his progeny was continued from semen which is a very lowly drop of water. Each and every body has passed from a stage in which he was not worth mention. Is this truth, about his past, not enough to remind man that it was the wonder of his Lord’s Might that turned an atom of earth into the shining sun?
2. The semen (sperm) in itself is an amalgamation of several moistures. From the standpoint of modern physiology one of the liquids is that one which contains spermatozoon which comes out of the testicles and gathers in seminal vesicles i.e. the second liquid. The third liquid is that of the prostate gland which creates certain smell in it and the fourth one is that which is created by the glands situated near the urethra and which make it glossy. The semen is made up of all these liquids. When it meets with the ovum in the womb it becomes fertilized causing pregnancy. Thus man’s life creation begins with the mixing of the male sperm and the female ovum (egg).
3. Man is created so that he may be tried. Therefore, he is given the faculties of seeing and hearing. These God-given powers have made him a responsible specie among the creation, and they have made him intelligent enough to distinguish between the good and the bad.
4. That is, WE made him aware of the path of guidance clearly both through the natural directions, and the universal signs spread all over the horizons as well as through the Revelation sent with the Messengers.
5. Now he is free either to be a thankful slave of Allah or be a thankless fellow. Since the aim was to try him, he was also given the freedom to be either a thankful believer or a thankless disbeliever.
6. Though the freedom to become disbeliever is given, those who choose to be so should remember that they have failed in their trial as submitting to their wishes, selected a wrong path to tread. Therefore, he will suffer a severe punishment in the Hereafter. They will be fastened with iron chains and shackles will be put on their necks. They will be hurled in blazing fire. How fearful torment for those who turn away from their Lord’s Guidance!
7. ‘Abraar’ is the plural of ‘Barrun’ which is derived from ‘Birr’ which means truth and obedience and loyalty. A person having these virtues is call ‘nek’ (righteous) in Urdu. A reference to the context of this ayah shows that by ‘abraar’ is meant those slaves of Allah who lived like HIS thankful and obedient servants and who, keeping in mind the Hereafter, remained righteous throughout their lives.
8.’Kafoor’ will be a spring in Paradise which should not be equated with the camphor available in this world. However, some idea about it can be gained by knowing that, in purity and coolness, it will be like camphor and its taste and smell will give a very pleasant delight to its drinkers. A few drops of it will be enough to make the heavenly drink delicious and hence it will be mixed with it.
9.’Ibadullah’ means selfless servants of God.
10. It will not be necessary that they should come to this spring to be benefited by it. No, it will be in their control to make such springs flow wherever they like.
11. ‘Nazr’ (vow) is a God-pleasing thing which a man may determine to do. For example, he may decide that if I get such and such bounty I will observe so many days’ fast for Allah’s pleasure. Or he may heartily intend to give away certain amount to poor on recovery from an illness. It is obligatory to fulfill such ‘nazr’ because, a word with Allah is a very important business and only its fulfill ness can be regarded as a proof of a man’s truth and righteousness.
Islam has not encouraged the practice of ‘nazr’ It is recorded in ‘Mughni’.
Had ‘nazr’ been a desired thing the holy prophet and his companions would have resorted to it.” (Al-Mughni, Vol. 9, p.l) And it is written in ‘Fiqhus Sunnah’ that:
“Though Islam has regarded ‘nazar’ (vow) as permissible yet it is not a ‘mustahab’ (desirable) thing. Ibne Umar says the holy prophet has forbidden ‘nazr’ and said that there is no good in it, of course, some wealth is being released from the clutches of a miser thereby.” (“Fiqhus Sunnah” Lis Sayed Saabiq, Vol.3,P.35)
Moreover, it is also a fact that there is little scope for ‘nazr’ after the compliance with religious orders, because, the main thing is the performance of Divine orders and also there is no limit for doing optional good deeds. Thereafter it is only putting oneself to extra difficulties if one takes upon himself further obligations. Therefore, Islam has not encouraged ‘nazr’ but it has emphatically commanded the fulfillment of that oath if at all taken.
It should be understood that ‘nazr’ (vow) is a kind of ‘Ibadat’ (worship) and hence it can be for ONLY ONE GOD. To make a ‘Minnat’(Nazr) in the name of anyone other than ALLAH is ‘Shirk’(polytheism) even if it is in the name of a Dev or Devi or a Peer or a Wali.
12. They help the poor just for their love for Allah. Feeding the needy is their first requirement. Hence it has been mentioned especially. Otherwise it is also an essential and good deed to clothe them, to house them if shelter less and also to take care of their health if ill.
In those days there were no regular prisons for the captives, where they could be fed regularly. Therefore, special emphasis has been put on encouragement to feed the captives and here no distinction has been made between a Muslim and a non-Muslim and criminal and a POW (prisoner of war). Morality and humanity demand that the pain of their hunger should be removed and food must be provided to them.
13. They are helping the helpless not with an eye on reward of any sort nor to get praise and thanks. They overlook such temptations and help them only to please Allah. The real ‘sadaqah’ is only that which is only for God’s pleasure without entertaining any desire for fame or reward. Even a slight appearance of an element of ‘riyaa’ (show business) rids the deed of every good.
There they will recline on couches they will feel neither excessive heat nor biting cold. Its shades will be bent upon them and its fruit-bunches will be hanging down.(Al-Quran)
14. It means whatever good we do, we do it for improving our life in the Hereafter; that we tremble at the thought of that Day of calamities; we regarded it our highest success to be protected from that Day’s torment. That the Day of Resurrection will be sour-making means it will turn the faces of criminals sour.
15. Allah will protect the people having the aforesaid virtues from the calamity of the Day of Resurrection. They will have no worries. Their faces will be fresh and their hearts happy because they succeeded in the trial in which they were put during their worldly lives.
16. So Jannat (Paradise) is not a cheap thing. It requires patience and perseverance. A life in accord with Sharaee (religious) commands regarding righteousness is indeed painstaking and hard. But the doors to eternal heavenly happiness are opened up for those who pass out successfully from this examination.
Everything in Paradise will be of the highest quality including the dress which will be made of fine pure silk. Among the above-described heavenly bounties the description of dress is made first so as to say that the very first honour which will be granted to the people of the Paradise will be a dress of distinction.
17. These ayah give only a slight glimpse of the Paradise to make man realise how grand it will be and how pompously the righteous people will dwell therein! ‘This glimpse of the Paradise has been provided only by the Holy Quran and it is a distinctive feature of this Divine Book that it takes us to its tour while we are still in this world.
The people of the Paradise will be seated reclining on thrones and this shows their imperial way of living there.
18. That is, the atmosphere of Paradise will be extremely pleasing. There will be no trouble due to heat. Everything will be moderate.
19. Shades of heavenly trees will be spread upon them. This gives us an idea that Paradise will be a place of perfect peace and tranquility and rest and comfort.
20. The bunches of heavenly fruits will be hanging so near that it will be very easy to pluck them at will. No effort will have to be made to avail of it.
21. In ayah 71 of Surah Zukhruf there is a mention of golden utensils in Paradise. Here it is said that there will be silver vessels. This shows that both the kinds will be available there.
It should be known that Islam has prohibited the use of golden and silver vessels in this world. Such luxury is fit only for Paradise.
22. The cups will be made of glass and the glass of silver. In other words they will be made of high quality transparent silver. It will be the distinct quality of heavenly silver. No such silver is found in this world. By giving an idea of a thing which is not existing in this world, the holy Quran has arranged a wonderfully spiritual flight for the believers!
23. This means that probably the heavenly glasses will be adjustable. The people of the Paradise will themselves adjust them according to their need or desire.
24. Ginger is a good-smelling, warmth-giving thing. This gives us a little glimpse of the heavenly spring. Otherwise, the worldly ginger cannot be compared with the heavenly one. A little mixture of it will make a drink very delicious, and exhilarating.
25. The literal meaning of ‘Salsabeel’ is that which can go down the throat with ease, running smoothly. This name given to a spring of the Paradise indicates that its water will have no bitter taste and that it will go down the throat very easily and pleasantly.
Like other bounties of the Paradise we cannot correctly imagine the specialties of this spring also while still living in this world. Only those who will be fortunate enough to dwell in Paradise will be able to comprehend them perfectly.
26. This has been explained in Surah Toor, note: 22.
27. The handsomeness and the discipline of these boys will make them look like scattered pearls.
28. The bounties of Paradise will not be limited like those available in this world. On the contrary they will be limitless there. Everyone there will live like a king enjoying grand honour every where.
29. This has been explained in Surah Kahf, note: 48.
30. It is mentioned in Surah Kahf that they will be made to wear golden bracelets. Here it is said that they will wear silver ones. It shows that both will be granted.
31. This is, so to say, a distinct Mercy of Allah that HE will give them a very special kind of drink in addition to the ones mentioned above. No one can imagine the taste and delight of this extremely pure drink.
32. That is, this is the reward and consequence of those good deeds which you did in the world. God appreciated your efforts. HE became pleased with it. This will be a very high kind of honour to be given to the people of the Paradise.