الزخرف Az-Zukhruf

43:1

حمٓ ۝١

Ha-meem

Ḥa Mīm!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Ha, Meem.Ali Quli Qarai

Ḥā, Meem.Saheeh International

43:2

وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ۝٢

Walkitabi almubeen

I swear by the Qur’ān, the Clear Book!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

By the Manifest Book:Ali Quli Qarai

By the clear Book,Saheeh International

43:3

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّۭا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ۝٣

Inna jaAAalnahu qur-ananAAarabiyyan laAAallakum taAAqiloona

Verily We have made it an Arabic Qur’ān, in your own language, hopefully, you will understand it.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We have made it an Arabic Quran so that you may exercise your reason,Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur’ān that you might understand.Saheeh International

43:4

وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ ۝٤

Wa-innahu fee ommi alkitabi ladaynalaAAaliyyun hakeem

And do not underestimate this Book; it is based on what is in the ‘Main Book’ with Us, and it is truly sublime and wise.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and it is sublime and wise with Us in the Mother Book.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.Saheeh International

43:5

أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًۭا مُّسْرِفِينَ ۝٥

Afanadribu AAankumu aththikrasafhan an kuntum qawman musrifeen

What! Shall We withhold the Reminder (i.e., the Qur’ān) from you just because you are a prodigal people?! No, not at all. We have always guided all people, even those who exceeded the limits.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Shall We keep back the Reminder from you and disregard you because you are an unrestrained lot?Ali Quli Qarai

Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?Saheeh International

43:6

وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِىٍّۢ فِى ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝٦

Wakam arsalna min nabiyyin feeal-awwaleen

And do not you remember how many a prophet We sent among the ancients?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

How many a prophet We have sent to the former peoples!Ali Quli Qarai

And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples,Saheeh International

43:7

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ۝٧

Wama ya/teehim min nabiyyin illakanoo bihi yastahzi-oon

But alas, never did a prophet come to them but that they used to mock at him!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There did not come to them any prophet but that they used to deride him.Ali Quli Qarai

But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him.Saheeh International

43:8

فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًۭا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝٨

Faahlakna ashadda minhum batshanwamada mathalu al-awwaleen

So We destroyed those who were stronger than these in power, and the example of the ancients has passed away.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So We destroyed those who were stronger than these, and the example of the former peoples has already come to pass.Ali Quli Qarai

And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.Saheeh International

43:9

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٩

Wala-in saaltahum man khalaqa assamawatiwal-arda layaqoolunna khalaqahunna alAAazeezualAAaleem

If you were to ask them, “Who created the heavens and the earth?” they would surely say, “The Mighty, the Knowing One, has created them.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

If you ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and the earth?’ they will surely say, ‘The All-mighty, the All-knowing created them.’Ali Quli Qarai

And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing,"Saheeh International

43:10

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًۭا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ۝١٠

Allathee jaAAala lakumu al-ardamahdan wajaAAala lakum feeha subulan laAAallakum tahtadoon

God’s power and wisdom are reflected in the following examples: (1) He who made the earth a cradle for you so that you may peacefully rest in it; (2) and made in it ways and passages for you so that you may be rightly guided.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He, who made the earth a cradle for you, and made for you in it ways so that you may be guided [to your destinations],Ali Quli Qarai

[The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guidedSaheeh International

43:11

وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍۢ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةًۭ مَّيْتًۭا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ ۝١١

Wallathee nazzala mina assama-imaan biqadarin faansharna bihi baldatan maytan kathalikatukhrajoon

(3) And He who sends down water from the cloud in a measure appropriate for the place and season—and We revived thereby the land of a dead city. (This is how you shall be brought forth from death.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and who sent down water from the sky in a measured manner, and We revived with it a dead country. Likewise, you shall be raised [from the dead].Ali Quli Qarai

And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -Saheeh International

43:12

وَٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْفُلْكِ وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ ۝١٢

Wallathee khalaqa al-azwajakullaha wajaAAala lakum mina alfulki wal-anAAamima tarkaboon

(4) And He who created all the pairs: among humans, animals as well as plants. (5) And made for you of the ships and the cattle such that you ride on them andS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He created all the kinds and made for you the ships and the cattle such which you ride,Ali Quli Qarai

And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mountSaheeh International

43:13

لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ ۝١٣

Litastawoo AAala thuhoorihithumma tathkuroo niAAmata rabbikum itha istawaytumAAalayhi wataqooloo subhana allathee sakhkhara lanahatha wama kunna lahu muqrineen

that you may firmly sit on their backs. Therefore, remember the favor of your Lord when you are firmly seated thereon and say: “Glory be to Him who made this subservient to us; otherwise, we were not capable of dominating it;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

that you may sit on their backs, then remember the blessing of your Lord when you are settled on them, and say, ‘Immaculate is He who has disposed this for us, and we [by ourselves] were no match for it.Ali Quli Qarai

That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.Saheeh International

43:14

وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ ۝١٤

Wa-inna ila rabbinalamunqaliboon

and surely to our Lord we shall indeed return.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed we shall return to our Lord.’Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."Saheeh International

43:15

وَجَعَلُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزْءًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌۭ مُّبِينٌ ۝١٥

WajaAAaloo lahu min AAibadihi juz-aninna al-insana lakafoorun mubeen

The idol-worshippers of Mecca believed that the angels are God’s daughters: and they linked to Him a part of His creatures (i.e., the angels). Verily the human is indeed obviously ungrateful.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They ascribe to Him offspring from among His servants! Man is indeed a manifest ingrate.Ali Quli Qarai

But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.Saheeh International

43:16

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍۢ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ ۝١٦

Ami ittakhatha mimma yakhluqubanatin waasfakum bilbaneen

What! Has He taken for Himself daughters from what He creates and preferred for you sons?! You have left the daughters for God because you consider them to be worthless:S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Did He adopt daughters from what He creates while He preferred you with sons?Ali Quli Qarai

Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?Saheeh International

43:17

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ مَثَلًۭا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّۭا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ۝١٧

Wa-itha bushshira ahaduhum bimadaraba lirrahmani mathalan thallawajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheem

when one of them is given the good news of what he ascribes to the Beneficent God (i.e., daughter), his face shows signs of displeasure and he is filled with anger.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When one of them is brought the news of what he ascribes to the All-beneficent, his face becomes darkened and he chokes with suppressed rage, [and says]Ali Quli Qarai

And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.Saheeh International

43:18

أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍۢ ۝١٨

Awaman yunashshao fee alhilyatiwahuwa fee alkhisami ghayru mubeen

What! you consider one who is brought up in ornaments (i.e., in luxury) and is not articulate in dispute as Allāh’s daughters and keep sons for yourselves?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘What! One who is brought up amid ornaments and is inconspicuous in contests?’Ali Quli Qarai

So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allāh]?Saheeh International

43:19

وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًا ۚ أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسَْٔلُونَ ۝١٩

WajaAAaloo almala-ikata allatheenahum AAibadu arrahmani inathanashahidoo khalqahum satuktabu shahadatuhum wayus-aloon

They consider the angels who are actually servants of the Beneficent God as females! What! Did they witness their creation?! Their testimony about the angels being females will be recorded, and they shall be questioned about it.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They have made the angels—who are servants of the All-beneficent—females. Were they witness to their creation? Their testimony will be written down and they shall be questioned.Ali Quli Qarai

And they described the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.Saheeh International

43:20

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم ۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ ۝٢٠

Waqaloo law shaa arrahmanuma AAabadnahum ma lahum bithalika minAAilmin in hum illa yakhrusoon

When confronted with clear arguments, they say: “If the Beneficent God had willed, we would not have worshipped them (i.e., angels).” They do not have any knowledge about it; they are just surmising this issue.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They say, ‘Had the All-beneficent wished, we would not have worshipped them.’ They do not have any knowledge of that, and they do nothing but surmise.Ali Quli Qarai

And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but misjudging.Saheeh International

43:21

أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ كِتَٰبًۭا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ ۝٢١

Am ataynahum kitabanmin qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoon

Or have We given them a book before this, so that they are holding fast onto it? No, not all!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Did We give them a Book before this, so that they are holding fast to it?Ali Quli Qarai

Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?Saheeh International

43:22

بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍۢ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ ۝٢٢

Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaanaAAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihimmuhtadoon

Rather they say, “Surely we found our fathers on a religion, and we are just following their footsteps.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

No, they said, ‘We found our fathers following a creed, and we are indeed guided in their footsteps.’Ali Quli Qarai

Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."Saheeh International

43:23

وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍۢ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍۢ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ ۝٢٣

Wakathalika ma arsalnamin qablika fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qalamutrafooha inna wajadna abaanaAAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihimmuqtadoon

O Muḥammad, similar to this response was seen by the past nations: We have not sent any warner to a town before you but that its wealthy class said, “Surely we found our fathers on a religion, and we are indeed following their footsteps.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So it has been that We did not send any warner to a town before you, without its affluent ones saying, ‘We found our fathers following a creed and we are indeed following in their footsteps.’Ali Quli Qarai

And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."Saheeh International

43:24

۞ قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ ۝٢٤

Qala awa law ji/tukum bi-ahdamimma wajadtum AAalayhi abaakum qalooinna bima orsiltum bihi kafiroon

The warner would say, “What if I bring you a better guidance than what you found your fathers upon?” They usually responded, “We indeed reject the message that you have been sent with.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He would say, ‘What! Even if I bring you a better guidance than what you found your fathers following?!’ They would say, ‘We indeed disbelieve in what you are sent with.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."Saheeh International

43:25

فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ ۖ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٢٥

Fantaqamna minhum fanthurkayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeen

Therefore, We took vengeance upon them; and so see how was the end of those who belied the messengers.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thereupon We took vengeance on them; so observe how was the fate of the deniers.Ali Quli Qarai

So We took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.Saheeh International

43:26

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِى بَرَآءٌۭ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ ۝٢٦

Wa-ith qala ibraheemuli-abeehi waqawmihi innanee baraon mimma taAAbudoon

If these Meccans want to follow the example of the past, then why don’t they look at their ancestor Ibrãhīm? Remember when Ibrãhīm said to his uncle and his people, “Surely I disassociate myself from whatever you worshipS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When Abraham said to his father and his people, ‘I repudiate what you worship,Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worshipSaheeh International

43:27

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهْدِينِ ۝٢٧

Illa allathee fataraneefa-innahu sayahdeen

except for Him who originated me, and so He will indeed guide me.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

excepting Him who originated me; indeed He will guide me.’Ali Quli Qarai

Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."Saheeh International

43:28

وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةًۢ بَاقِيَةًۭ فِى عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٢٨

WajaAAalaha kalimatan baqiyatanfee AAaqibihi laAAallahum yarjiAAoon

Not only did Ibrãhīm disassociate himself from his people’s idolatry and promoted monotheism, he made it a perpetual statement of faith among his posterity; hopefully, they will return to the faith.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He made it a lasting word among his posterity so that they may come back [to the right path].Ali Quli Qarai

And he made it a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].Saheeh International

43:29

بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ۝٢٩

Bal mattaAAtu haola-i waabaahumhatta jaahumu alhaqqu warasoolunmubeen

As for the Meccans, I would have punished them right away; instead, I blessed them and their fathers until the truth and a manifest Messenger in the form of Muḥammad came to them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed, I provided for these and their fathers until the truth and a manifest apostle came to them.Ali Quli Qarai

However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.Saheeh International

43:30

وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌۭ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ ۝٣٠

Walamma jaahumu alhaqquqaloo hatha sihrun wa-inna bihi kafiroon

But when the truth came to them, they said, “This is sorcery, and we surely disbelieve in it.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But when the truth came to them, they said, ‘This is magic, and we indeed disbelieve in it.’Ali Quli Qarai

But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."Saheeh International

43:31

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ ۝٣١

Waqaloo lawla nuzzila hathaalqur-anu AAala rajulin mina alqaryatayni AAatheem

Another argument of the Meccans against the Prophet was that God’s Messenger should have been a wealthy and affluent person. They said, “Why was not this Qur’ãn sent down to a man of great social and economic status from the two cities of Mecca and Ṭã’if?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And they said, ‘Why was not this Quran sent down to some great man from the two cities?’Ali Quli Qarai

And they said, "Why was this Qur’ān not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"Saheeh International

43:32

أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ ۚ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍۢ دَرَجَٰتٍۢ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًۭا سُخْرِيًّۭا ۗ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌۭ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ ۝٣٢

Ahum yaqsimoona rahmata rabbika nahnuqasamna baynahum maAAeeshatahum fee alhayatiaddunya warafaAAna baAAdahum fawqabaAAdin darajatin liyattakhitha baAAduhumbaAAdan sukhriyyan warahmatu rabbika khayrun mimmayajmaAAoon

What! Are they those who distribute the mercy (i.e., prophethood) of your Lord?! No, not at all; We have distributed their livelihood (a lower form of mercy) among them in the worldly life in order to test them how they handle Our blessings: do they share with the poor and needy or not? And it is for the same reason that We have thus raised some of them above others in economic status so that some of them may take others in service and share the wealth through work and employment. The mercy of your Lord in the form of guidance is better than what they amass.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Is it they who dispense the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have dispensed among them their livelihood in the present life, and raised some of them above others in rank, so that some may take others into service, and your Lord’s mercy is better than what they amass.Ali Quli Qarai

Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.Saheeh International

43:33

وَلَوْلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًۭا مِّن فِضَّةٍۢ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ ۝٣٣

Walawla an yakoona annasuommatan wahidatan lajaAAalna liman yakfuru birrahmanilibuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wamaAAarijaAAalayha yathharoon

Were it not that all people had been one community of disbelievers, We would surely have made for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent God, silver roofs for their houses, silver stairs on which they ascend,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Were it not [for the danger] that mankind would be one community, We would have made for those who defy the All-beneficent, silver roofs for their houses and [silver] stairways by which they ascend,Ali Quli Qarai

And if it were not that the people would become one community [of disbelievers], We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful - for their houses - ceilings and stairways of silver upon which to mount.Saheeh International

43:34

وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكُِٔونَ ۝٣٤

Walibuyootihim abwaban wasururanAAalayha yattaki-oon

silver doors for their houses, couches on which they recline,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and [silver] doors for their houses and [silver] couches on which they recline,Ali Quli Qarai

And for their houses - doors and couches [of silver] upon which to reclineSaheeh International

43:35

وَزُخْرُفًۭا ۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَٱلَْٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ۝٣٥

Wazukhrufan wa-in kullu thalika lammamataAAu alhayati addunya wal-akhiratuAAinda rabbika lilmuttaqeen

and ornaments. Yet all this is nothing but the enjoyment of the worldly life while the Hereafter with your Lord is for those who fear displeasing Allãh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and ornaments of gold; yet all that would be nothing but the wares of the life of this world, and the Hereafter is for the Godwary near your Lord.Ali Quli Qarai

And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.Saheeh International

43:36

وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَٰنًۭا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌۭ ۝٣٦

Waman yaAAshu AAan thikri arrahmaninuqayyid lahu shaytanan fahuwa lahu qareen

Gross indulgence into materialism leads to forgetting Allãh and whoever turns away from the remembrance of the Beneficent God, We assign for him a satan who becomes his companion;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We assign a devil to be the companion of him who turns a blind eye to the remembrance of the All-beneficent.Ali Quli Qarai

And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.Saheeh International

43:37

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ ۝٣٧

Wa-innahum layasuddoonahum AAani assabeeliwayahsaboona annahum muhtadoon

and they surely prevent them from going onto the right path while they think that they are rightly guided.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed they bar them from the way [of Allah], while they suppose that they are [rightly] guided.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, they [i.e., the devils] avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guidedSaheeh International

43:38

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ ۝٣٨

Hatta itha jaanaqala ya layta baynee wabaynaka buAAda almashriqaynifabi/sa alqareen

In such a level of misguidance, they reach to the point of no return until when he comes to Us on the day of judgement, he will say to his satan, “I wish there were between me and you the distance between east and west! You are an evil companion.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When he comes to Us, he will say, ‘I wish there had been between me and you the distance between the east and the west! What an evil companion [you are]!’Ali Quli Qarai

Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "How I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west; and what a wretched companion."Saheeh International

43:39

وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ ۝٣٩

Walan yanfaAAakumu alyawma ith thalamtumannakum fee alAAathabi mushtarikoon

Such a wish will never benefit you today; since you did evil, so shall you be partners in the punishment.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘Today that will be of no avail to you. As you did wrong, so will you share in the punishment.’Ali Quli Qarai

And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.Saheeh International

43:40

أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ ۝٤٠

Afaanta tusmiAAu assumma awtahdee alAAumya waman kana fee dalalinmubeen

O Muḥammad, do not waste your time on such people. Can you make the deaf hear or guide the blind and one who is in manifest error?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Can you, then, make the deaf hear or guide the blind and those who are in manifest error?Ali Quli Qarai

Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muḥammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?Saheeh International

43:41

فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ ۝٤١

Fa-imma nathhabanna bikafa-inna minhum muntaqimoon

If We take you away, either We shall take vengeance upon themS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We will indeed take vengeance on them, whether We take you awayAli Quli Qarai

And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.Saheeh International

43:42

أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِى وَعَدْنَٰهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ ۝٤٢

Aw nuriyannaka allathee waAAadnahumfa-inna AAalayhim muqtadiroon

or We shall show you what We have promised them of the punishment—in both cases, We surely have power over them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

or show you what We have promised them, for indeed We hold them in Our power.Ali Quli Qarai

Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.Saheeh International

43:43

فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ ۝٤٣

Fastamsik billatheeoohiya ilayka innaka AAala siratinmustaqeem

So, O Muḥammad, hold fast onto the Qur’ãn that has been revealed to you; surely you are on the straight path;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So hold fast to what has been revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.Ali Quli Qarai

So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.Saheeh International

43:44

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكْرٌۭ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ ۖ وَسَوْفَ تُسَْٔلُونَ ۝٤٤

Wa-innahu lathikrun laka waliqawmikawasawfa tus-aloon

and it is indeed a reminder for you and your people, and soon you shall be questioned about it on the day of judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed it is a reminder for you and your people, and soon you will be questioned.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.Saheeh International

43:45

وَسَْٔلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ءَالِهَةًۭ يُعْبَدُونَ ۝٤٥

Was-al man arsalna minqablika min rusulina ajaAAalna min dooni arrahmanialihatan yuAAbadoon

Ask those of Our Messengers We sent before you: Have We set up gods to be worshipped besides the Beneficent One?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Ask those of Our apostles We have sent before you: Did We set up any gods to be worshipped besides the All-beneficent?Ali Quli Qarai

And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?Saheeh International

43:46

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بَِٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝٤٦

Walaqad arsalna moosa bi-ayatinaila firAAawna wamala-ihi faqala innee rasoolu rabbialAAalameen

Mūsā’s Story: We certainly sent Mūsa with Our signs to Fir‘awn and his aristocrats. He said to them, “Verily, I am the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his elite. He said, ‘I am indeed an apostle of the Lord of all the worlds.’Ali Quli Qarai

And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."Saheeh International

43:47

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بَِٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ ۝٤٧

Falamma jaahum bi-ayatinaitha hum minha yadhakoon

But when he brought to them Our miraculous signs, lo, they laughed at them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But when he brought them Our signs, they indeed laughed at them.Ali Quli Qarai

But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.Saheeh International

43:48

وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا ۖ وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٤٨

Wama nureehim min ayatin illahiya akbaru min okhtiha waakhathnahum bilAAathabilaAAallahum yarjiAAoon

We did not stop at the two initial signs, We did not show them a sign but that it was greater than its earlier sample, and We also seized them with various punishments so that hopefully they may return to the straight path.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not show them a sign but it was greater than the other, and We visited on them punishment so that they might come back.Ali Quli Qarai

And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].Saheeh International

43:49

وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ ۝٤٩

Waqaloo ya ayyuha asahiruodAAu lana rabbaka bima AAahida AAindaka innanalamuhtadoon

Overcome by some of the punishments, they said, “O Sorcerer! Pray to your Lord for us based on the covenant He has made with you, we will surely be guided aright.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They would say, ‘O magician! Invoke your Lord for us by the covenant He has made with you [to remove this scourge]. We will indeed be guided [when it is removed].’Ali Quli Qarai

And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."Saheeh International

43:50

فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ ۝٥٠

Falamma kashafna AAanhumualAAathaba itha hum yankuthoon

But when We removed from them the punishment, behold, they broke the pledge.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But when We lifted the punishment from them, behold, they would break their pledge.Ali Quli Qarai

But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.Saheeh International

43:51

وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى قَوْمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِىٓ ۖ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ ۝٥١

Wanada firAAawnu fee qawmihi qalaya qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahathihial-anharu tajree min tahtee afala tubsiroon

Fir‘awn then proclaimed among his people, “O my people! Is not the kingdom of Egypt mine as well as these rivers that flow beneath me? Do not you see the real honour and prestige?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And Pharaoh proclaimed to his people, saying, ‘O my people! Do not the kingdom of Egypt and these rivers that run at my feet belong to me? Do you not perceive?Ali Quli Qarai

And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?Saheeh International

43:52

أَمْ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ مَهِينٌۭ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ ۝٥٢

Am ana khayrun min hatha allatheehuwa maheenun wala yakadu yubeen

Am I not better than this person who is of humble background and can hardly speak clearly?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Am I not better than this wretch who cannot even speak clearly?Ali Quli Qarai

Or am I [not] better than this one [i.e., Moses] who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?Saheeh International

43:53

فَلَوْلَآ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌۭ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ ۝٥٣

Falawla olqiya AAalayhi aswiratun minthahabin aw jaa maAAahu almala-ikatumuqtarineen

Why have no bracelets of gold cast upon him, nor the angels came with him as companions to support him?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Why no bracelets of gold have been thrown to him, nor any angels accompany him as escorts?’Ali Quli Qarai

Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"Saheeh International

43:54

فَٱسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۭا فَٰسِقِينَ ۝٥٤

Fastakhaffa qawmahu faataAAoohuinnahum kanoo qawman fasiqeen

Thus he brainwashed his people and they obeyed him. They were indeed transgressing people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thus did he mislead his people and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were a transgressing lot.Ali Quli Qarai

So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allāh].Saheeh International

43:55

فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ۝٥٥

Falamma asafoonaintaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeen

And so when they angered Us by their transgressions, We took vengeance on them and drowned them all together.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So when they roused Our wrath, We took vengeance on them and drowned them all.Ali Quli Qarai

And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.Saheeh International

43:56

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ سَلَفًۭا وَمَثَلًۭا لِّلَْٔاخِرِينَ ۝٥٦

FajaAAalnahum salafan wamathalan lil-akhireen

made them a precedence for Our wrath and an example for generations to come.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thus We made them the vanguard and an example for posterity.Ali Quli Qarai

And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.Saheeh International

43:57

۞ وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ ۝٥٧

Walamma duriba ibnu maryamamathalan itha qawmuka minhu yasiddoon

‘Īsa’s Story: When the Prophet described that the polytheists and their idols would be fuel of the Hell-fire, they said that then ‘Īsa also will burn because people worship him like they worship the idols. When the son of Maryam is cited as an example, behold, your people laughingly turn away from it, saying that ‘Īsa will also burn with our idols.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When the Son of Mary was cited as an example, behold, your people raise an outcry.Ali Quli Qarai

And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud.Saheeh International

43:58

وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ ۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًۢا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ ۝٥٨

Waqaloo aalihatunakhayrun am huwa ma daraboohu laka illajadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoon

Then they sarcastically ask, “Are our gods better or is he?” They do not cite him to you except for the sake of argument; they are indeed a contentious people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They say, ‘Are our gods better or he?’ They cite him to you only for the sake of contention. Indeed, they are a contentious lot.Ali Quli Qarai

And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?" They did not present it [i.e., the comparison] except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.Saheeh International

43:59

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ مَثَلًۭا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ۝٥٩

In huwa illa AAabdun anAAamnaAAalayhi wajaAAalnahu mathalan libanee isra-eel

‘Īsa was just a servant like other humans; the only difference is that We bestowed favor upon him (in the form of messengership, knowledge and miracles), and We made him an example for the Children of Isrã’īl. He never claimed to be God or the Son of God—so their comparison of him with their idols is invalid.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He was just a servant whom We had blessed and made an exemplar for the Children of Israel.Ali Quli Qarai

He [i.e., Jesus] was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.Saheeh International

43:60

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةًۭ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ ۝٦٠

Walaw nashao lajaAAalna minkummala-ikatan fee al-ardi yakhlufoon

Let the idolaters of Mecca know that We don’t need them for Our worship. If We wished, We could have made the angels to succeed you on the earth and they would obediently worship Me without any opposition.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Had We wished We would have set angels in your stead to be [your] successors on the earth.Ali Quli Qarai

And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.Saheeh International

43:61

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلْمٌۭ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِ ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ۝٦١

Wa-innahu laAAilmun lissaAAatifala tamtarunna biha wattabiAAooni hathasiratun mustaqeem

The coming of ‘Īsa is a sign of the Hour of Doom, so do not doubt about it and follow Me—this is the straight pathS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[Say,] ‘Indeed he is a portent of the Hour; so do not doubt it and follow me. This is a straight path.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, he [i.e., Jesus] will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a straight path.Saheeh International

43:62

وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ۝٦٢

Wala yasuddannakumu ashshaytanuinnahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeen

and do not let the Satan prevent you from it for he is surely your open enemy.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not let Satan bar you [from the way of Allah]. Indeed he is your manifest enemy.’Ali Quli Qarai

And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.Saheeh International

43:63

وَلَمَّا جَآءَ عِيسَىٰ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى تَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ۝٦٣

Walamma jaa AAeesa bilbayyinatiqala qad ji/tukum bilhikmati wali-obayyinalakum baAAda allathee takhtalifoona feehi fattaqooAllaha waateeAAoon

When ‘Īsa came with clear signs to the Israelites, he said, “I have come to you with wisdom and to clarify for you some of the issues in which you differ with one another. So fear displeasing Allāh and obey me.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When Jesus brought those manifest proofs, he said, ‘I have certainly brought you wisdom, and [I have come] to make clear to you some of the things that you differ about. So be wary of Allah and obey me.Ali Quli Qarai

And when Jesus brought clear proofs, he said, "I have come to you with wisdom [i.e., prophethood] and to make clear to you some of that over which you differ, so fear Allāh and obey me.Saheeh International

43:64

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ۝٦٤

Inna Allaha huwa rabbee warabbukum faAAbudoohuhatha siratun mustaqeem

Verily Allāh is my Lord and your Lord; so worship Him, this is the straight path.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed Allah is my Lord and your Lord; so worship Him. This is a straight path.’Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, Allāh is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path."Saheeh International

43:65

فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ ۝٦٥

Fakhtalafa al-ahzabumin baynihim fawaylun lillatheena thalamoomin AAathabi yawmin aleem

But the groups among them differed on his status. So woe to those who were unjust for the punishment of a painful day.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But the factions differed among themselves. So woe to the wrongdoers for the punishment of a painful day.Ali Quli Qarai

But the denominations from among them differed [and separated], so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful Day.Saheeh International

43:66

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةًۭ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ۝٦٦

Hal yanthuroona illa assaAAataan ta/tiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroon

Do they, the unbelievers, wait for nothing but the Hour of Doom that it should come upon them suddenly while they are unaware?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do they not consider that the Hour may overtake them suddenly while they are unaware?Ali Quli Qarai

Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?Saheeh International

43:67

ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ۝٦٧

Al-akhillao yawma-ithin baAAduhumlibaAAdin AAaduwwun illa almuttaqeen

On that day, even friends will be enemies of one another, except for those who fear from displeasing Allāh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

On that day, friends will be one another’s enemies, except for the Godwary.Ali Quli Qarai

Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteousSaheeh International

43:68

يَٰعِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَآ أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ ۝٦٨

Ya AAibadi la khawfunAAalaykumu alyawma wala antum tahzanoon

The pious ones will be welcomed by Allāh: “O My servants! Today you shall have no fear on you, nor shall you grieve,”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[They will be told,] ‘O My servants! Today you will have no fear, nor will you grieveAli Quli Qarai

[To whom Allāh will say], "O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,Saheeh International

43:69

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ ۝٦٩

Allatheena amanoo bi-ayatinawakanoo muslimeen

these are those who believed in Our signs and had submitted to Our message,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

—those who believed in Our signs and had been Muslims.Ali Quli Qarai

[You] who believed in Our verses and were Muslims.Saheeh International

43:70

ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ أَنتُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ ۝٧٠

Odkhuloo aljannata antum waazwajukumtuhbaroon

“Enter the Paradise, you and your wives, in the state of obvious joy;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Enter paradise, you and your spouses, rejoicing.’Ali Quli Qarai

Enter Paradise, you and your kinds, delighted."Saheeh International

43:71

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍۢ مِّن ذَهَبٍۢ وَأَكْوَابٍۢ ۖ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلْأَعْيُنُ ۖ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ ۝٧١

Yutafu AAalayhim bisihafinmin thahabin waakwabin wafeeha matashtaheehi al-anfusu watalaththu al-aAAyunu waantum feehakhalidoon

they shall be served around with golden trays and cups, and in it will be whatever the souls desire and the eyes feel delightful, and in it you shall abide forever.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They will be served around with golden dishes and goblets, and therein will be whatever the souls desire and eyes delight in. ‘You will remain in it [forever].Ali Quli Qarai

Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.Saheeh International

43:72

وَتِلْكَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٧٢

Watilka aljannatu allatee oorithtumoohabima kuntum taAAmaloon

This is the Paradise that you have inherited as a result of what you used to do in the world;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

That is the paradise you have been given to inherit for what you used to do.Ali Quli Qarai

And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.Saheeh International

43:73

لَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌۭ كَثِيرَةٌۭ مِّنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ ۝٧٣

Lakum feeha fakihatunkatheeratun minha ta/kuloon

in it you shall have abundant fruits of which you shall eat.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There are abundant fruits for you in it, from which you will eat.’Ali Quli Qarai

For you therein is much fruit from which you will eat.Saheeh International

43:74

إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ ۝٧٤

Inna almujrimeena fee AAathabijahannama khalidoon

On the other hand, surely the guilty ones shall be in the chastisement of Hell forever;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed the guilty will remain [forever] in the punishment of hell.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.Saheeh International

43:75

لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ ۝٧٥

La yufattaru AAanhum wahum feehimublisoon

it shall not be gradually lightened for them, and they will be utterly hopeless in it. By putting them into Hell,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It will not be lightened for them, and they will be despondent in it.Ali Quli Qarai

It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.Saheeh International

43:76

وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ۝٧٦

Wama thalamnahumwalakin kanoo humu aththalimeen

We were not unjust to them; rather, they themselves were unjust to themselves by rejecting the message.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not wrong them, but they themselves were wrongdoers.Ali Quli Qarai

And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.Saheeh International

43:77

وَنَادَوْا۟ يَٰمَٰلِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّٰكِثُونَ ۝٧٧

Wanadaw ya maliku liyaqdiAAalayna rabbuka qala innakum makithoon

Out of utter hopelessness, they will call out to the warden of Hell, “O Mãlik, let your Lord be done with us (i.e., give us death)!” The warden will say, “You are surely to abide here.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They will call out, ‘O Malik! Let your Lord finish us off!’ He will say, ‘Indeed you will stay on.’Ali Quli Qarai

And they will call, "O Mālik, let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."Saheeh International

43:78

لَقَدْ جِئْنَٰكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ ۝٧٨

Laqad ji/nakum bilhaqqiwalakinna aktharakum lilhaqqi karihoon

We certainly brought you the truth, but most of you were averse to the truth.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘We certainly brought you the truth, but most of you were averse to the truth.’Ali Quli Qarai

We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.Saheeh International

43:79

أَمْ أَبْرَمُوٓا۟ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَ ۝٧٩

Am abramoo amran fa-inna mubrimoon

It seemed as if they had solidified the plan to destroy Islam, but they did not realize that We are the stronger in plans.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have they settled on some [devious] plan? Indeed, We too are settling [on Our plans].Ali Quli Qarai

Or have they devised [some] affair? But indeed, We are devising [a plan].Saheeh International

43:80

أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ۝٨٠

Am yahsaboona anna lanasmaAAu sirrahum wanajwahum bala warusulunaladayhim yaktuboon

Do they think that We do not hear their secret thoughts and their whispers? Yes, indeed, We hear as well as Our messengers in the form of angels assigned to them to write down whatever they say and do.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do they suppose that We do not hear their secret thoughts and their secret talks? Yes indeed [We do]! And with them are Our messengers, writing down [everything].Ali Quli Qarai

Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers [i.e., angels] are with them recording.Saheeh International

43:81

قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدٌۭ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَٰبِدِينَ ۝٨١

Qul in kana lirrahmaniwaladun faana awwalu alAAabideen

O Muḥammad, say to these Meccans, “If the Beneficent God had a son, I would be the first to worship him!” Of course, this was a rhetorical response to their belief that the angels were God’s children.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘If the All-beneficent had offspring, I would have been the first to worship [him].’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, [O Muḥammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."Saheeh International

43:82

سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ۝٨٢

Subhana rabbi assamawatiwal-ardi rabbi alAAarshi AAamma yasifoon

Glory be to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, beyond what they describe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Clear is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, of whatever they allege [concerning Him]!Ali Quli Qarai

Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.Saheeh International

43:83

فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ ۝٨٣

Fatharhum yakhoodoowayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allatheeyooAAadoon

O Muḥammad, leave them to be engrossed in their falsehood and to play until they encounter their day which they are promised.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So leave them to gossip and play until they encounter the day they are promised.Ali Quli Qarai

So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised.Saheeh International

43:84

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌۭ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٨٤

Wahuwa allathee fee assama-iilahun wafee al-ardi ilahun wahuwa alhakeemualAAaleem

He is God who is in the sky as well as the God who is in the earth, and He is the Wise, the Knowing.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It is He who is God in the sky, and God on the earth, and He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.Ali Quli Qarai

And it is He [i.e., Allāh] who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.Saheeh International

43:85

وَتَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ۝٨٥

Watabaraka allathee lahu mulkuassamawati wal-ardi wamabaynahuma waAAindahu AAilmu assaAAatiwa-ilayhi turjaAAoon

Blessed is He to whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them; and with Him is the knowledge of the Hour of Doom, and to Him, you shall be returned.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Blessed is He to whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and with Him is the knowledge of the Hour, and to Him you will be brought back.Ali Quli Qarai

And blessed is He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them and with whom is knowledge of the Hour and to whom you will be returned.Saheeh International

43:86

وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٨٦

Wala yamliku allatheenayadAAoona min doonihi ashshafaAAata illaman shahida bilhaqqi wahum yaAAlamoon

Those whom they call upon besides Him for intercession have no authority of intercession by themselves except those who are witness to the truth of God’s monotheism and absolute power, and they know the perimeters of interceding for others.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Those whom they invoke besides Him have no power of intercession, except those who are witness to the truth and who know [for whom to intercede].Ali Quli Qarai

And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.Saheeh International

43:87

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ ۝٨٧

Wala-in saaltahum man khalaqahumlayaqoolunna Allahu faanna yu/fakoon

If you ask them, “Who created you?” They will surely say, “Allāh.” So where and why do they turn away?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

If you ask them, ‘Who created them?’ they will surely say, ‘Allah.’ Then where do they stray?Ali Quli Qarai

And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say, "Allāh." So how are they deluded?Saheeh International

43:88

وَقِيلِهِۦ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌۭ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٨٨

Waqeelihi ya rabbi inna haola-iqawmun la yu/minoon

After all attempts to guide them, the Prophet complains to the Lord: His statement: “O my Lord! These are the people who will not believe!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And his plaint: ‘My Lord! Indeed these are a people who will not have faith!’Ali Quli Qarai

And [Allāh acknowledges] his saying, "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."Saheeh International

43:89

فَٱصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَٰمٌۭ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٨٩

Fasfah AAanhum waqulsalamun fasawfa yaAAlamoon

The Lord responds: “O Muḥammad, just ignore them and say, ‘Peace,’ soon they will come to know the reality.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So disregard them, and say, ‘Peace!’ Soon they will know.Ali Quli Qarai

So turn aside from them and say, "Peace." But they are going to know.Saheeh International