P:  As a command from Our presence — Lo!  We are ever sending —

S:  A command from Us; surely We are the senders (of messengers),

044.006 Y:  As Mercy from thy Lord:  for He hears and knows (all things);

P:  A mercy from thy Lord.  Lo!  He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,

S:  A mercy from your Lord, surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing,

044.007 Y:  The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.

P:  Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.

S:  The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.

044.008 Y:  There is no god but He:  It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.

P:  There is no God save Him.  He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.

S:  There is no god but He; He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore.

044.009 Y:  Yet they play about in doubt.

P:  Nay, but they play in doubt.

S:  Nay, they are in doubt, they sport.

044.010 Y:  Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,

P:  But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke

S:  Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke,

044.011 Y:  Enveloping the people:  this will be a Penalty Grievous.

P:  That will envelop the people.  This will be a painful torment.

S:  That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment.

044.012 Y:  (They will say:) “Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!”

P:  (Then they will say):  Our Lord relieve us of the torment.  Lo! we are believers.

S:  Our Lord! remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.

044.013 Y:  How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them,-

P:  How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,

S:  How shall they be reminded, and there came to them a Messenger making clear (the truth),

044.014 Y:  Yet they turn away from him and say:  “Tutored (by others), a man possessed!”

P:  And they had turned away from him and said:  One taught (by others), a madman?

S:  Yet they turned their backs on him and said:  One taught (by others), a madman.

044.015 Y:  We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).

P:  Lo!  We withdraw the torment a little.  Lo! ye return (to disbelief).

S:  Surely We will remove the punishment a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil).