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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 35. Fatir
Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-14 [2], 15-26 [3], 27-37 [4], 38-45 [5]

Quran Text of Verse 1-7
35. Fatirبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِاَلْحَمْدُAll praisesلِلّٰهِ(be) to AllahفَاطِرِCreatorالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِand the earthجَاعِلِ(Who) makesالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِthe Angelsرُسُلًاmessengersاُولِیْۤhaving wingsاَجْنِحَةٍhaving wingsمَّثْنٰیtwoوَ ثُلٰثَor threeوَ رُبٰعَ ؕor fourیَزِیْدُHe increasesفِیinالْخَلْقِthe creationمَاwhatیَشَآءُ ؕHe willsاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعَلٰی(is) onكُلِّeveryشَیْءٍthingقَدِیْرٌ All-Powerful مَاWhatیَفْتَحِAllah grantsاللّٰهُAllah grantsلِلنَّاسِto mankindمِنْofرَّحْمَةٍMercyفَلَاthen noneمُمْسِكَ(can) withholdلَهَا ۚitوَ مَاAnd whatیُمْسِكْ ۙHe withholdsفَلَاthen noneمُرْسِلَ(can) releaseلَهٗitمِنْۢthereafterبَعْدِهٖ ؕthereafterوَ هُوَAnd Heالْعَزِیْزُ(is) the All-Mightyالْحَكِیْمُ the All-Wise یٰۤاَیُّهَاOالنَّاسُmankindاذْكُرُوْاRememberنِعْمَتَ(the) Favorاللّٰهِ(of) Allahعَلَیْكُمْ ؕupon youهَلْIsمِنْ(there) anyخَالِقٍcreatorغَیْرُother (than) Allahاللّٰهِother (than) Allahیَرْزُقُكُمْwho provides for youمِّنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyوَ الْاَرْضِ ؕand the earthلَاۤ(There is) noاِلٰهَgodاِلَّاbutهُوَ ۖؗHeفَاَنّٰیThen, howتُؤْفَكُوْنَ (are) you deluded 35. Fatir Page 435وَ اِنْAnd ifیُّكَذِّبُوْكَthey deny youفَقَدْthen certainlyكُذِّبَتْwere deniedرُسُلٌMessengersمِّنْbefore youقَبْلِكَ ؕbefore youوَ اِلَیAnd toاللّٰهِAllahتُرْجَعُreturnالْاُمُوْرُ the matters یٰۤاَیُّهَاOالنَّاسُmankind!اِنَّIndeedوَعْدَ(the) promiseاللّٰهِ(of) Allahحَقٌّ(is) trueفَلَاSo (let) notتَغُرَّنَّكُمُdeceive youالْحَیٰوةُthe lifeالدُّنْیَا ۥ(of) the worldوَ لَاand (let) notیَغُرَّنَّكُمْdeceive youبِاللّٰهِabout Allahالْغَرُوْرُ the Deceiver اِنَّIndeedالشَّیْطٰنَthe Shaitaanلَكُمْ(is) to youعَدُوٌّan enemyفَاتَّخِذُوْهُso take himعَدُوًّا ؕ(as) an enemyاِنَّمَاOnlyیَدْعُوْاhe invitesحِزْبَهٗhis partyلِیَكُوْنُوْاthat they may beمِنْamongاَصْحٰبِ(the) companionsالسَّعِیْرِؕ(of) the Blaze اَلَّذِیْنَThose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveلَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(will be) a punishmentشَدِیْدٌ ؕ۬severeوَ الَّذِیْنَand thoseاٰمَنُوْاwho believeوَ عَمِلُواand doالصّٰلِحٰتِrighteous deedsلَهُمْfor themمَّغْفِرَةٌ(will be) forgivenessوَّ اَجْرٌand a rewardكَبِیْرٌ۠great
Translation of Verse 1-7
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Praise be to Allah, Creator 1 of the heavens and the earth, who makes angels messengers 2 having wings two, three and four.3 He multiplies 4 in creation what He will. Verily, Allah is able to do all things.

2. The (gate of) mercy which Allah opens for mankind, none can withhold it, and that which He withholds, none can release thereafter.5 He is the Mighty, the Wise.

3. O People! Remember Allah’s favours on you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? There is no god except Him.6 Where then are you turned? 7

4. If they deny you (O Prophet!), messengers before you were also denied. To Allah all things shall return.8

5. O People! Verily, the promise of Allah is true.9 So let not the life of the world deceive you10, and let not that big deceiver 11 deceive you with regard to Allah.

6. Satan is your enemy, so treat him, as an enemy.12 He only summons his faction so that it may become people of the Fire. 13

7. Those who disbelieve, theirs will be a severe punishment, and those who believe and perform good acts, theirs will be forgiveness and great reward.


Commentary

1. Allah’s being the Creator of the heavens and the earth is an incontrovertible reality, and when He is the Creator, then He alone is worthy of being praised and thanked. ‘Therefore, only His praises be sung and only He may be thanked. And this is the origin and reality of Tawheed, and it cuts at the root of polytheism.

It is also included in the sense of the ayah that Allah can only be praised for creating this universe, because it is beautiful and attractive and it is a manifestation of the fact that its Creator is the Possessor of great excellence. The present day atheists say that there is no creator of the universe, but this statement of theirs is without any proof and quite senseless. If it were to come into existence without a creator, then there would have been no changes in it, nor there have been any creatures in it, but we observe that changes take place in the matter and we also believe that the present development of the universe has gone through various stages of evolution, and we also know that the existence of man on the earth manifested much later. The question is: how did man, who is a very high kind of creature and who rules over the land and the sea, come to exist on the earth suddenly? Does this universe have in itself the attributes of intellect, knowledge, will and method? These questions have their answers in the negative, because it does not conform to our observation, nor is there any reasonable argument in its favour. Therefore the denial of the existence of the Creator is the denial of the most open, clear and bright reality.

2. Angels are sent as messengers to the prophets (peace be upon them), who convey to them Allah’s revelation. Apart from this in what way the work of sending messages is taken from them and to which creatures they are sent is known to Allah only.

3. Wings are the symbols of power of flight. The more wings an angel has, the more powerful it is in its flight. In a hadith the Prophet has said that the Archangel Jibril has six hundred wings. By stating that the angels have more than one wings, the Quran has added to our knowledge, otherwise we had no other source to know it.

4. It is not so that once what He had created, His work is over and he has nothing to create. He goes on adding to His creation, as can be seen from the continuous increase in the human population, and its noble example will be the next world which will appear after this world is wound up.

5. This reality has been expressed by the Prophet in the language of prayer thus:

“O Allah! whatever You give, there is none to stop it, and whatever you withhold, there is none to give it, and no riches of a wealthy man can benefit him against Allah’s will. -(Muslim-Kitabus Salat).

6. That is: Whoever is the Provider, he is worthy of being worshipped. Those who are not providers, how can they be gods?

7. That is: Where you are being misled turning away from Allah? It means that Satan is enticing you and turning you away from Allah, so act intelligently and do not be misled by Satan.

8. Therefore, this dispute of yours will also be decided on the Day of Judgment in the court of Allah, and at that time you will realise what a big crime you had committed by denying the messenger of Allah.

9. Means the promise of the Day of Resurrection and the Hereafter.

10. The apparent attraction of the world is such that it turns away man’s attention from the Hereafter and makes him a worshipper of the material pleasures. This is a great deception and the people have been warned to be wary of that. Even today when man’s intellect has passed many stages of progress, man is regularly being deceived by the charms and attractions of the material world. Accordingly, a majority of people of the world are not prepared to care for the next world in preference to this world.

11. By big deceiver is meant Satan, who is continually deceiving men by his promptings concerning Allah.

12. To consider Satan as a friend is the greatest idiocy. It is necessary to consider him an enemy and to be wary of his tricks.

Quran has alerted man that mischievous elements are present to influence him from outside, who although are not discernible, they are doing their nefarious work. These are satans, from whose evils man should always be wary.

13. Those who make friends with Satan, they enter his group, and he lead his group to the path of Hell. His purpose is only to mislead men, so that they may be sent to Hell.