Surah Az-Zukhruf

Verse 43:1

حٰمٓ ۟ۚۛ

Ḥaa-Meeem.

Ḥâ-Mĩm.

Verse 43:2

وَالْكِتٰبِ الْمُبِیْنِ ۟ۙۛ

Wal-Kitaabil Mubeen,―

By the clear Book!

Verse 43:3

اِنَّا جَعَلْنٰهُ قُرْءٰنًا عَرَبِیًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹInnaa jaʻalnaahu Q̣urʹaanan ʻArabiyyal laʻallakum taʻq̣iloon.

Certainly, We have made it a Quran in Arabic so perhaps you will understand.

Verse 43:4

وَاِنَّهٗ فِیْۤ اُمِّ الْكِتٰبِ لَدَیْنَا لَعَلِیٌّ حَكِیْمٌ ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹinnahoo feee ʹUmmil Kitaabi ladaynaa laʻaliyyun Ḥakeem.

And indeed, it is—in the Master Record with Us—highly esteemed, rich in wisdom.

Verse 43:5

اَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنْكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا اَنْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِیْنَ ۟

ʹA-fanaḍribu ʻañkumuẓ Ẓikra ṣafḥan ʹañ kuñtum q̣awmam musrifeen?

Should We then turn the ˹Quranic˺ Reminder away from you ˹simply˺ because you have been a transgressing people?

Verse 43:6

وَكَمْ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ نَّبِیٍّ فِی الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-kam ʹarsalnaa min nabiyyiñ fil ʹawwaleen?

˹Imagine˺ how many prophets We sent to those ˹destroyed˺ before!

Verse 43:7

وَمَا یَاْتِیْهِمْ مِّنْ نَّبِیٍّ اِلَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa yaʹteehim min nabiyyin ʹillaa kaanoo bihee yastahziʹoon.

But no prophet ever came to them without being mocked.

Verse 43:8

فَاَهْلَكْنَاۤ اَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ بَطْشًا وَّمَضٰی مَثَلُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟

Faʹahlaknaaa ʹashadda minhum̃ baṭshañw wamaḍaa Mas̤alul ʹawwaleen.

So We destroyed those who were far mightier than these ˹Meccans˺. The examples of ˹their˺ predecessors have ˹already˺ been related.

Verse 43:9

وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ لَیَقُوْلُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ الْعَزِیْزُ الْعَلِیْمُ ۟ۙ

Wa-laʹiñ saʹaltahum man khalaq̣as samaawaati wal-ʹarḍa layaq̣oolunna khalaq̣ahunnal ʻAzeezul ʻAleem;―

If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, “The Almighty, All-Knowing did.”

Verse 43:10

الَّذِیْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِیْهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹAllaẓee jaʻala lakumul ʹarḍa mahdañw wajaʻala lakum feehaa subulal laʻallakum tahtadoon;

˹He is the One˺ Who has laid out the earth for you, and set in it pathways for you so that you may find your way.

Verse 43:11

وَالَّذِیْ نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً بِقَدَرٍ ۚ فَاَنْشَرْنَا بِهٖ بَلْدَةً مَّیْتًا ۚ كَذٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُوْنَ ۟

Wallaẓee nazzala minas samaaaʹi maaaʹam biq̣adar;― faʹañsharnaa bihee baldatam maytaa; kaẓaalika tukhrajoon;―

And ˹He is the One˺ Who sends down rain from the sky in perfect measure, with which We give life to a lifeless land. And so will you be brought forth ˹from the grave˺.

Verse 43:12

وَالَّذِیْ خَلَقَ الْاَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْفُلْكِ وَالْاَنْعَامِ مَا تَرْكَبُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓee khalaq̣al ʹazwaaja kullahaa wa-jaʻala lakum minal fulki wal-ʹanʻaami maa- tarkaboon.

And ˹He is the One˺ Who created all ˹things in˺ pairs, and made for you ships and animals to ride

Verse 43:13

لِتَسْتَوٗا عَلٰی ظُهُوْرِهٖ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ اِذَا اسْتَوَیْتُمْ عَلَیْهِ وَتَقُوْلُوْا سُبْحٰنَ الَّذِیْ سَخَّرَ لَنَا هٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهٗ مُقْرِنِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Litastawoo ʻalaa z̤̣uhoorihee s̤umma taẓkuroo niʻmata Rabbikum ʹiẓas tawaytum ʻalayhi wa-taq̣ooloo ʻʻSubḥaanal laẓee sakhkhara lanaa haaẓaa wa-maa kunnaa lahoo muq̣rineen.

so that you may sit firmly on their backs, and remember your Lord’s blessings once you are settled on them, saying, “Glory be to the One Who has subjected these for us, for we could have never done so ˹on our own˺.

Verse 43:14

وَاِنَّاۤ اِلٰی رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹinnaaa ʹilaa Rabbinaa lamuñq̣aliboon!ʹʹ

And surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return.”

Verse 43:15

وَجَعَلُوْا لَهٗ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ جُزْءًا ؕ اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَكَفُوْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟ؕ۠

Wa-jaʻaloo lahoo min ʻibaadihee juzʹaa! ʹInnal ʹiñsaana lakafoorum mubeen!

Still the pagans have made some of His creation out to be a part of Him. Indeed, humankind is clearly ungrateful.

Verse 43:16

اَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا یَخْلُقُ بَنٰتٍ وَّاَصْفٰىكُمْ بِالْبَنِیْنَ ۟

ʹAmit takhaẓa mimmaa yakhluq̣u banaatiñw waʹaṣfaakum bilbaneen?

Has He taken ˹angels as His˺ daughters from what He created, and favoured you ˹O pagans˺ with sons?

Verse 43:17

وَاِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُهُمْ بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهٗ مُسْوَدًّا وَّهُوَ كَظِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa bushshira ʹaḥaduhum̃ bimaa ḍaraba lir-Raḥmaani mas̤alañ z̤̣alla wajhuhoo muswaddañw wahuwa kaz̤̣eem!

Whenever one of them is given the good news of what they attribute to the Most Compassionate, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

Verse 43:18

اَوَمَنْ یُّنَشَّؤُا فِی الْحِلْیَةِ وَهُوَ فِی الْخِصَامِ غَیْرُ مُبِیْنٍ ۟

ʹA-wamañy yunashshaʹu fil ḥilyati wa-huwa fil khiṣaami g̣ayru mubeen?

˹Do they attribute to Him˺ those who are brought up in fineries and are not commanding in disputes?

Verse 43:19

وَجَعَلُوا الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَ الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ عِبٰدُ الرَّحْمٰنِ اِنَاثًا ؕ اَشَهِدُوْا خَلْقَهُمْ ؕ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ وَیُسْـَٔلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-jaʻalul malaaaʹikatal laẓeena hum ʻibaadur Raḥmaani ʹinaas̤aa. ʹA-shahidoo khalq̣ahum? Satuktabu shahaadatuhum wa-yusʹaloon!

Still they have labelled the angels, who are servants of the Most Compassionate, as female. Did they witness their creation? Their statement will be recorded, and they will be questioned!

Verse 43:20

وَقَالُوْا لَوْ شَآءَ الرَّحْمٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنٰهُمْ ؕ مَا لَهُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۗ اِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا یَخْرُصُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-q̣aaloo law shaaaʹar Raḥmaanu Maa- ʻabadnaahum! maa- lahum̃ biẓaalika min ʻilm! ʹIn hum ʹillaa yakhruṣoon!

And they argue, “Had the Most Compassionate willed, we would have never worshipped them.” They have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this ˹claim˺. They do nothing but lie.

Verse 43:21

اَمْ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ كِتٰبًا مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ فَهُمْ بِهٖ مُسْتَمْسِكُوْنَ ۟

ʹAm ʹaataynaahum Kitaabam miñ q̣ablihee fahum̃ bihee mustamsikoon?

Or have We given them a Book ˹for proof˺, before this ˹Quran˺, to which they are holding firm?

Verse 43:22

بَلْ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا وَجَدْنَاۤ اٰبَآءَنَا عَلٰۤی اُمَّةٍ وَّاِنَّا عَلٰۤی اٰثٰرِهِمْ مُّهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Bal q̣aalooo ʹinnaa wajadnaaa ʹaabaaaʹanaa ʻalaaa ʹummatiñw Waʹinnaa ʻalaaa ʹaas̤aarihim muhtadoon.

In fact, they say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are following in their footsteps.”

Verse 43:23

وَكَذٰلِكَ مَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فِیْ قَرْیَةٍ مِّنْ نَّذِیْرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوْهَاۤ ۙ اِنَّا وَجَدْنَاۤ اٰبَآءَنَا عَلٰۤی اُمَّةٍ وَّاِنَّا عَلٰۤی اٰثٰرِهِمْ مُّقْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-kaẓaalika maaa ʹarsalnaa miñ q̣ablika fee q̣aryatim min Naẓeerin ʹillaa q̣aala mutrafoohaaa ʹinnaa wajadnaaa ʹaabaaaʹanaa ʻalaaa ʹummatiñw waʹinnaa ʻalaaa ʹaas̤aarihim muq̣tadoon.

Similarly, whenever We sent a warner to a society before you ˹O Prophet˺, its ˹spoiled˺ elite would say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are walking in their footsteps.”

Verse 43:24

قٰلَ اَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاَهْدٰی مِمَّا وَجَدْتُّمْ عَلَیْهِ اٰبَآءَكُمْ ؕ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا بِمَاۤ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala ʹa-wa law jiʹtukum̃ biʹahdaa mimmaa wajattum ʻalayhi ʹaabaaaʹakum? Q̣aalooo ʹinnaa bimaaa ʹursiltum̃ bihee kaafiroon.

Each ˹warner˺ asked, “Even if what I brought you is better guidance than what you found your forefathers practicing?” They replied, “We totally reject whatever you have been sent with.”

Verse 43:25

فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَانْظُرْ كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟۠

Fañtaq̣amnaa minhum fañz̤̣ur kayfa kaana ʻaaq̣ibatul mukaẓẓibeen!

So We inflicted punishment upon them. See then what was the fate of the deniers!

Verse 43:26

وَاِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰهِیْمُ لِاَبِیْهِ وَقَوْمِهٖۤ اِنَّنِیْ بَرَآءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aala ʹIbraaheemu liʹabeehi wa-q̣awmiheee ʹinnanee baraaaʹum mimmaa taʻbudoon:

˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when Abraham declared to his father and his people, “I am totally free of whatever ˹gods˺ you worship,

Verse 43:27

اِلَّا الَّذِیْ فَطَرَنِیْ فَاِنَّهٗ سَیَهْدِیْنِ ۟

ʹIllal laẓee faṭaranee faʹinnahoo sayahdeen.

except the One Who originated me, and He will surely guide me.”

Verse 43:28

وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةً بَاقِیَةً فِیْ عَقِبِهٖ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-jaʻalahaa Kalimatam baaq̣iyatañ fee ʻaq̣ibihee laʻallahum yarjiʻoon.

And he left this enduring declaration among his descendants, so they may ˹always˺ turn back ˹to Allah˺.

Verse 43:29

بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ وَاٰبَآءَهُمْ حَتّٰی جَآءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ وَرَسُوْلٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Bal mattaʻtu haaaʹulaaaʹi wa-ʹaabaaaʹahum ḥattaa jaaaʹahumul Ḥaq̣q̣u wa-Rasoolum mubeen.

In fact, I had allowed enjoyment for these ˹Meccans˺ and their forefathers, until the truth came to them along with a messenger making things clear.

Verse 43:30

وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ قَالُوْا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَّاِنَّا بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-lammaa jaaaʹahumul Ḥaq̣q̣u q̣aaloo haaẓaa siḥruñw waʹinnaa bihee kaafiroon.

˹But˺ when the truth came to them, they said, “This is magic, and we totally reject it.”

Verse 43:31

وَقَالُوْا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنُ عَلٰی رَجُلٍ مِّنَ الْقَرْیَتَیْنِ عَظِیْمٍ ۟

Waq̣aaloo Law-laa nuzzila haaẓal Q̣urʹaanu ʻalaa rajulim minal q̣aryatayni ʻaz̤̣eem?

And they exclaimed, “If only this Quran was revealed to a great man from ˹one of˺ the two cities!”

Verse 43:32

اَهُمْ یَقْسِمُوْنَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ ؕ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَیْنَهُمْ مَّعِیْشَتَهُمْ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجٰتٍ لِّیَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا سُخْرِیًّا ؕ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَیْرٌ مِّمَّا یَجْمَعُوْنَ ۟

ʹAhum yaq̣simoona Raḥmata Rabbik? Naḥnu q̣asamnaa baynahum maʻeeshatahum fil ḥayaatid dunyaa wa-rafaʻnaa baʻḍahum fawq̣a baʻḍiñ darajaatil liyattakhiẓa baʻḍuhum̃ baʻḍañ sukhriyyaa. Wa-Raḥmatu Rabbika khayrum mimmaa yajmaʻoon.

Is it they who distribute your Lord’s mercy? We ˹alone˺ have distributed their ˹very˺ livelihood among them in this worldly life and raised some of them in rank above others so that some may employ others in service. ˹But˺ your Lord’s mercy is far better than whatever ˹wealth˺ they amass.

Verse 43:33

وَلَوْلَاۤ اَنْ یَّكُوْنَ النَّاسُ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَنْ یَّكْفُرُ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ لِبُیُوْتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّنْ فِضَّةٍ وَّمَعَارِجَ عَلَیْهَا یَظْهَرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-lawlaaa ʹañy yakoonan naasu ʹummatañw waaḥidatal lajaʻalnaa limañy yakfuru bir-Raḥmaani libuyootihim suq̣ufam miñ fiḍḍatiñw wamaʻaarija ʻalayhaa yaz̤̣haroon,

Were it not that people might ˹be tempted to˺ become one community ˹of disbelievers˺, We would have supplied the homes of ˹only˺ those who disbelieve in the Most Compassionate with silver roofs and ˹silver˺ stairways to ascend,

Verse 43:34

وَلِبُیُوْتِهِمْ اَبْوَابًا وَّسُرُرًا عَلَیْهَا یَتَّكِـُٔوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-li-buyootihim ʹabwaabañw Wasururan ʻalayhaa yattakiʹoon,

as well as ˹silver˺ gates and thrones to recline on,

Verse 43:35

وَزُخْرُفًا ؕ وَاِنْ كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَاعُ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ؕ وَالْاٰخِرَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-ZUKHRUFAA. Wa-ʹiñ kullu ẓaalika lammaa mataaʻul ḥayaatid dunyaa: wal-ʹAakhiratu ʻiñda Rabbika lil-Muttaq̣een.

and ornaments ˹of gold˺. Yet all this is no more than a ˹fleeting˺ enjoyment in this worldly life. ˹But˺ the Hereafter with your Lord is ˹only˺ for those mindful ˹of Him˺.

Verse 43:36

وَمَنْ یَّعْشُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمٰنِ نُقَیِّضْ لَهٗ شَیْطٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهٗ قَرِیْنٌ ۟

Wa-mañy yaʻshu ʻañ ẓikrir Raḥmaani nuq̣ayyiḍ lahoo shayṭaanañ fahuwa lahoo q̣areen.

And whoever turns a blind eye to the Reminder of the Most Compassionate, We place at the disposal of each a devilish one as their close associate,

Verse 43:37

وَاِنَّهُمْ لَیَصُدُّوْنَهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِیْلِ وَیَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ مُّهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹinnahum layaṣuddoonahum ʻanis sabeeli wa-yaḥsaboona ʹannahum muhtadoon!

who will certainly hinder them from the ˹Right˺ Way while they think they are ˹rightly˺ guided.

Verse 43:38

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ یٰلَیْتَ بَیْنِیْ وَبَیْنَكَ بُعْدَ الْمَشْرِقَیْنِ فَبِئْسَ الْقَرِیْنُ ۟

Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa jaaaʹanaa q̣aala yaa-layta baynee wa-baynaka buʻdal Mashriq̣ayni fabiʹsal q̣areen!

But when such a person comes to Us, one will say ˹to their associate˺, “I wish you were as distant from me as the east is from the west! What an evil associate ˹you were˺!”

Verse 43:39

وَلَنْ یَّنْفَعَكُمُ الْیَوْمَ اِذْ ظَّلَمْتُمْ اَنَّكُمْ فِی الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُوْنَ ۟

Wa-lañy yañfaʻakumul yawma ʹiz̤̣ z̤̣alamtum ʹannakum fil ʻaẓaabi mushtarikoon!

˹It will be said to both,˺ “Since you all did wrong, sharing in the punishment will be of no benefit to you this Day.”

Verse 43:40

اَفَاَنْتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ اَوْ تَهْدِی الْعُمْیَ وَمَنْ كَانَ فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟

ʹA-faʹañta tusmiʻuṣ ṣumma ʹaw tahdil ʻumya wa-mañ kaana fee ḍalaalim mubeen?

Can you make the deaf hear, or guide the blind or those clearly astray?

Verse 43:41

فَاِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَاِنَّا مِنْهُمْ مُّنْتَقِمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Faʹimmaa naẓhabanna bika faʹinnaa minhum muñtaq̣imoon,

Even if We take you away ˹from this world˺, We will surely inflict punishment upon them.

Verse 43:42

اَوْ نُرِیَنَّكَ الَّذِیْ وَعَدْنٰهُمْ فَاِنَّا عَلَیْهِمْ مُّقْتَدِرُوْنَ ۟

ʹAw nuriyannakal laẓee waʻadnaahum faʹinnaa ʻalayhim muq̣tadiroon.

Or if We show you what We threaten them with, We certainly have full power over them.

Verse 43:43

فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّذِیْۤ اُوْحِیَ اِلَیْكَ ۚ اِنَّكَ عَلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟

Fastamsik billaẓeee ʹooḥiya ʹilayk: ʹinnaka ʻalaa Ṣiraaṭim Mustaq̣eem.

So hold firmly to what has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺. You are truly on the Straight Path.

Verse 43:44

وَاِنَّهٗ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ ۚ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹinnahoo la-Ẓikrul laka wa-liq̣awmik; wa-sawfa tusʹaloon.

Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a glory for you and your people. And you will ˹all˺ be questioned ˹about it˺.

Verse 43:45

وَسْـَٔلْ مَنْ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رُّسُلِنَاۤ اَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ دُوْنِ الرَّحْمٰنِ اٰلِهَةً یُّعْبَدُوْنَ ۟۠

Wasʹal man ʹarsalnaa miñ q̣ablika mir rusulinaaa ʹajaʻalnaa miñ doonir Raḥmaani ʹaalihatañy yuʻbadoon?

Ask ˹the followers of˺ the messengers that We already sent before you if We ˹ever˺ appointed ˹other˺ gods to be worshipped besides the Most Compassionate.

Verse 43:46

وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا مُوْسٰی بِاٰیٰتِنَاۤ اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَاۡىِٕهٖ فَقَالَ اِنِّیْ رَسُوْلُ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹarsalnaa Moosaa biʹAayaatinaaa ʹilaa Firʻawna wa-malaʹihee faq̣aala ʹinnee Rasoolu Rabbil ʻAalameen.

Indeed, We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: “I am a messenger of the Lord of all worlds.”

Verse 43:47

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ بِاٰیٰتِنَاۤ اِذَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا یَضْحَكُوْنَ ۟

Falammaa jaaaʹahum̃ biʹAayaatinaaa ʹiẓaa hum minhaa yaḍḥakoon.

But as soon as he came to them with Our signs, they laughed at them,

Verse 43:48

وَمَا نُرِیْهِمْ مِّنْ اٰیَةٍ اِلَّا هِیَ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ اُخْتِهَا ؗ وَاَخَذْنٰهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa nureehim min ʹaayatin ʹillaa hiya ʹakbaru min ʹukhtihaa, wa-ʹakhaẓnaahum̃ bilʻaẓaabi laʻallahum yarjiʻoon.

although every sign We showed them was greater than the one before. Ultimately, We seized them with torments so that they might return ˹to the Right Path˺.

Verse 43:49

وَقَالُوْا یٰۤاَیُّهَ السّٰحِرُ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِنْدَكَ ۚ اِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aaloo yaaaʹayyuhas saaḥirud ʹu lanaa Rabbaka bimaa ʻahida ʻiñdak; ʹinnanaa lamuhtadoon.

˹Then˺ they pleaded, “O ˹mighty˺ magician! Pray to your Lord on our behalf, by virtue of the covenant He made with you. We will certainly accept guidance.”

Verse 43:50

فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ اِذَا هُمْ یَنْكُثُوْنَ ۟

Falammaa kashafnaa ʻanhumul ʻaẓaaba ʹiẓaa hum yañkus̤oon.

But as soon as We removed the torments from them, they broke their promise.

Verse 43:51

وَنَادٰی فِرْعَوْنُ فِیْ قَوْمِهٖ قَالَ یٰقَوْمِ اَلَیْسَ لِیْ مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهٰذِهِ الْاَنْهٰرُ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِیْ ۚ اَفَلَا تُبْصِرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-naadaa Firʻawnu fee q̣awmihee q̣aala yaa-q̣awmi ʹalaysa lee mulku Miṣra wa-haaẓihil ʹanhaaru tajree miñ taḥtee? ʹAfalaa tubṣiroon?

And Pharaoh called out to his people, boasting, “O my people! Am I not sovereign over Egypt as well as ˹all˺ these streams flowing at my feet? Can you not see?

Verse 43:52

اَمْ اَنَا خَیْرٌ مِّنْ هٰذَا الَّذِیْ هُوَ مَهِیْنٌ ۙ۬ وَّلَا یَكَادُ یُبِیْنُ ۟

ʹAm ʹana khayrum min haaẓal laẓee huwa maheenuñw walaa yakaadu yubeen?

Am I not better than this nobody who can hardly express himself?

Verse 43:53

فَلَوْلَاۤ اُلْقِیَ عَلَیْهِ اَسْوِرَةٌ مِّنْ ذَهَبٍ اَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِیْنَ ۟

Falawlaaa ʹulq̣iya ʻalayhi ʹaswiratum miñ ẓahabin ʹaw jaaaʹa maʻahul malaaaʹikatu muq̣tarineen?

Why then have no golden bracelets ˹of kingship˺ been granted to him or angels come with him as escorts!”

Verse 43:54

فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهٗ فَاَطَاعُوْهُ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا قَوْمًا فٰسِقِیْنَ ۟

Fastakhaffa q̣awmahoo faʹaṭaaʻooh: ʹinnahum kaanoo q̣awmañ faasiq̣een.

And so he fooled his people, and they obeyed him. They were truly a rebellious people.

Verse 43:55

فَلَمَّاۤ اٰسَفُوْنَا انْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَاَغْرَقْنٰهُمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Falammaaa ʹaasafoonañ taq̣amnaa minhum faʹag̣raq̣naahum ʹajmaʻeen.

So when they enraged Us, We inflicted punishment upon them, drowning them all.

Verse 43:56

فَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَّمَثَلًا لِّلْاٰخِرِیْنَ ۟۠

Fajaʻalnaahum Salafañw Wa-Mas̤alal lil-ʹaakhireen.

And We made them an example and a lesson for those after them.

Verse 43:57

وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ مَثَلًا اِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ یَصِدُّوْنَ ۟

Wa-lammaa ḍuribab nu Maryama mas̤alan ʹiẓaa q̣awmuka minhu yaṣiddoon!

When the son of Mary was cited as an example ˹in argument˺, your people ˹O Prophet˺ broke into ˹joyful˺ applause.

Verse 43:58

وَقَالُوْۤا ءَاٰلِهَتُنَا خَیْرٌ اَمْ هُوَ ؕ مَا ضَرَبُوْهُ لَكَ اِلَّا جَدَلًا ؕ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalooo ʹa-ʹaalihatunaa khayrun ʹam hoo? Maa- ḍaraboohu laka ʹillaa jadalaa: bal hum q̣awmun khaṣimoon.

They exclaimed, “Which is better: our gods or Jesus?” They cite him only to argue. In fact, they are a people prone to dispute.

Verse 43:59

اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا عَبْدٌ اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَیْهِ وَجَعَلْنٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۟ؕ

ʹIn huwa ʹillaa ʻabdun ʹanʻamnaa ʻalayhi wa-jaʻalnaahu mas̤alal li-Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeel.

He was only a servant We showed favour to, and made as an example for the Children of Israel.

Verse 43:60

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنْكُمْ مَّلٰٓىِٕكَةً فِی الْاَرْضِ یَخْلُفُوْنَ ۟

Wa-law nashaaaʹu lajaʻalnaa miñkum malaaaʹikatañ fil ʹarḍi yakhlufoon.

Had We willed, We could have easily replaced you ˹all˺ with angels, succeeding one another on earth.

Verse 43:61

وَاِنَّهٗ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَاتَّبِعُوْنِ ؕ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-ʹinnahoo laʻilmul lis-Saaʻati falaa tamtarunna bihaa wattabiʻoon: haaẓaa Ṣiraṭum Mustaq̣eem.

And his ˹second˺ coming is truly a sign for the Hour. So have no doubt about it, and follow me. This is the Straight Path.

Verse 43:62

وَلَا یَصُدَّنَّكُمُ الشَّیْطٰنُ ۚ اِنَّهٗ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Wa-laa yaṣuddannakumush Shayṭaan: ʹinnahoo lakum ʻaduwwum mubeen.

And do not let Satan hinder you, ˹for˺ he is certainly your sworn enemy.

Verse 43:63

وَلَمَّا جَآءَ عِیْسٰی بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَلِاُبَیِّنَ لَكُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِیْ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ فِیْهِ ۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟

Wa-lammaa jaaaʹa ʻEesaa bil-Bayyinaati q̣aala q̣ad jiʹtukum̃ bil-Ḥikmati wa-liʹubayyina lakum baʻḍal laẓee takhtalifoona feeh: fattaq̣ul laaha wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon.

When Jesus came with clear proofs, he declared, “I have come to you with wisdom, and to clarify to you some of what you differ about. So fear Allah, and obey me.

Verse 43:64

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ رَبِّیْ وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْهُ ؕ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnal laaha Huwa Rabbee wa-Rabbukum faʻbudooh: haaẓaa Ṣiraaṭum Mustaq̣eem.

Surely Allah ˹alone˺ is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”

Verse 43:65

فَاخْتَلَفَ الْاَحْزَابُ مِنْ بَیْنِهِمْ ۚ فَوَیْلٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْ عَذَابِ یَوْمٍ اَلِیْمٍ ۟

Fakhtalafal ʹaḥzaabu mim baynihim: fawaylul lil-laẓeena z̤̣alamoo min ʻaẓaabi Yawmin ʹAleem!

Yet their ˹various˺ groups have differed among themselves ˹about him˺, so woe to the wrongdoers when they face the torment of a painful Day!

Verse 43:66

هَلْ یَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَّا السَّاعَةَ اَنْ تَاْتِیَهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَّهُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

Hal yañz̤̣uroona ʹillas Saaʻata ʹañ taʹtiyahum̃ bag̣tatañw wahum laa- yashʻuroon?

Are they waiting for the Hour to take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺?

Verse 43:67

اَلْاَخِلَّآءُ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ اِلَّا الْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟ؕ۠

ʹAlʹakhillaaaʹu Yawmaʹizim baʻḍuhum libaʻḍin ʻaduwwun ʹillal Muttaq̣een.

Close friends will be enemies to one another on that Day, except the righteous,

Verse 43:68

یٰعِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْكُمُ الْیَوْمَ وَلَاۤ اَنْتُمْ تَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Yaa-ʻibaadi laa- khawfun ʻalaykumul Yawma wa-laaa ʹañtum taḥzanoon,―

˹who will be told,˺ “O My servants! There is no fear for you Today, nor will you grieve—

Verse 43:69

اَلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا وَكَانُوْا مُسْلِمِیْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹAllaẓeena ʹaamanoo biʹAayaatinaa wa-kaanoo Muslimeen.

˹those˺ who believed in Our signs and ˹fully˺ submitted ˹to Us˺.

Verse 43:70

اُدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ اَنْتُمْ وَاَزْوَاجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُوْنَ ۟

ʹUdkhulul Jannata ʹañtum wa-ʹazwaajukum tuḥbaroon.

Enter Paradise, you and your spouses, rejoicing.”

Verse 43:71

یُطَافُ عَلَیْهِمْ بِصِحَافٍ مِّنْ ذَهَبٍ وَّاَكْوَابٍ ۚ وَفِیْهَا مَا تَشْتَهِیْهِ الْاَنْفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ الْاَعْیُنُ ۚ وَاَنْتُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Yuṭaafu ʻalayhim̃ biṣiḥaafim miñ ẓahabiñw waʹakwaab: wafeehaa maa- tashtaheehil ʹañfusu wa-talaẓẓul ʹaʻyun: wa-ʹañtum feehaa khaalidoon.

Golden trays and cups will be passed around to them. There will be whatever the souls desire and the eyes delight in. And you will be there forever.

Verse 43:72

وَتِلْكَ الْجَنَّةُ الَّتِیْۤ اُوْرِثْتُمُوْهَا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-tilkal Jannatul lateee ʹooris̤tumoohaa bimaa kuñtum taʻmaloon.

That is the Paradise which you will be awarded for what you used to do.

Verse 43:73

لَكُمْ فِیْهَا فَاكِهَةٌ كَثِیْرَةٌ مِّنْهَا تَاْكُلُوْنَ ۟

Lakum feeha faakihatuñ kas̤eeratum minhaa taʹkuloon.

There you will have abundant fruit to eat from.

Verse 43:74

اِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ فِیْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟ۚۖ

ʹInnal mujrimeena fee ʻaẓaabi Jahannama khaalidoon.

Indeed, the wicked will be in the torment of Hell forever.

Verse 43:75

لَا یُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِیْهِ مُبْلِسُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Laa- yufattaru ʻanhum wa-hum feehi mublisoon.

It will never be lightened for them, and there they will be overwhelmed with despair.

Verse 43:76

وَمَا ظَلَمْنٰهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْا هُمُ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maa z̤̣alamnaahum wa-laakiñ kaanoo humuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

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

Verse 43:77

وَنَادَوْا یٰمٰلِكُ لِیَقْضِ عَلَیْنَا رَبُّكَ ؕ قَالَ اِنَّكُمْ مّٰكِثُوْنَ ۟

Wa-naadaw yaa-Maaliku liyaq̣ḍi ʻalaynaa Rabbuk! Q̣aala ʹinnakum maakis̤oon.

They will cry, “O Mâlik! Let your Lord finish us off.” He will answer, “You are definitely here to stay.”

Verse 43:78

لَقَدْ جِئْنٰكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كٰرِهُوْنَ ۟

Laq̣ad jiʹnaakum̃ bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i wa-laakinna ʹaks̤arakum lil-Ḥaq̣q̣i kaarihoon.

We certainly brought the truth to you, but most of you were resentful of the truth.

Verse 43:79

اَمْ اَبْرَمُوْۤا اَمْرًا فَاِنَّا مُبْرِمُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹAm ʹabramooo ʹamrañ faʹinnaa mubrimoon.

Or have they mastered some ˹evil˺ plan? Then We ˹too˺ are surely planning.

Verse 43:80

اَمْ یَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوٰىهُمْ ؕ بَلٰی وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَیْهِمْ یَكْتُبُوْنَ ۟

ʹAm yaḥsaboona ʹannaa laa- nasmaʻu sirrahum wa-najwaahum? Balaa wa-Rusulunaa ladayhim yaktuboon.

Or do they think that We do not hear their ˹evil˺ thoughts and secret talks? Yes ˹We do˺! And Our messenger-angels are in their presence, recording ˹it all˺.

Verse 43:81

قُلْ اِنْ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدٌ ۖۗ فَاَنَا اَوَّلُ الْعٰبِدِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹiñ kaana lir-Raḥmaani waladuñ faʹana ʹawwalul ʻaabideen.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If the Most Compassionate ˹really˺ had offspring, I would be the first worshipper.”

Verse 43:82

سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا یَصِفُوْنَ ۟

Subḥaana Rabbis samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi Rabbil ʻArshi ʻammaa yaṣifoon!

Glorified is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, far above what they claim.

Verse 43:83

فَذَرْهُمْ یَخُوْضُوْا وَیَلْعَبُوْا حَتّٰی یُلٰقُوْا یَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِیْ یُوْعَدُوْنَ ۟

Faẓarhum yakhooḍoo wa-yalʻaboo ḥattaa yulaaq̣oo Yawmahumul laẓee yooʻadoon.

So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been warned of.

Verse 43:84

وَهُوَ الَّذِیْ فِی السَّمَآءِ اِلٰهٌ وَّفِی الْاَرْضِ اِلٰهٌ ؕ وَهُوَ الْحَكِیْمُ الْعَلِیْمُ ۟

Wa-Huwal laẓee fis samaaaʹi ʹIlaahuñw Wafil ʹarḍi ʹIlaah; wa-Huwal Ḥakeemul ʻAleem.

It is He Who is ˹the only˺ God in the heavens and ˹the only˺ God on the earth. For He is the All-Wise, All-Knowing.

Verse 43:85

وَتَبٰرَكَ الَّذِیْ لَهٗ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَا ۚ وَعِنْدَهٗ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ ۚ وَاِلَیْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-tabaarakal laẓee lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi wa-maa baynahumaa: wa-ʻiñdahoo ʻilmus Saaʻah: wa-ʹilayhi turjaʻoon.

And Blessed is the One to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between! With Him ˹alone˺ is the knowledge of the Hour. And to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

Verse 43:86

وَلَا یَمْلِكُ الَّذِیْنَ یَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِ الشَّفَاعَةَ اِلَّا مَنْ شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laa yamlikul laẓeena yadʻoona miñ doonihish Shafaaʻata ʹillaa mañ shahida bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i wa-hum yaʻlamoon.

˹But˺ those ˹objects of worship˺ they invoke besides Him have no power to intercede, except those who testify to the truth knowingly.

Verse 43:87

وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَیَقُوْلُنَّ اللّٰهُ فَاَنّٰی یُؤْفَكُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-laʹiñ saʹaltahum man khalaq̣ahum layaq̣oolun nallaahu faʹannaa yuʹfakoon?

If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created them, they will certainly say, “Allah!” How can they then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?

Verse 43:88

وَقِیْلِهٖ یٰرَبِّ اِنَّ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ لَّا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟ۘ

Wa-q̣eelihee yaa-Rabbi ʹinna haaaʹulaaaʹi q̣awmul laa yuʹminoon!

˹Allah is Aware of˺ the Prophet’s cry: “O my Lord! Indeed, these are a people who persist in disbelief.”

Verse 43:89

فَاصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلٰمٌ ؕ فَسَوْفَ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟۠

Faṣfaḥ ʻanhum wa-q̣ul salaam! Fasawfa yaʻlamoon!

So bear with them and respond with peace. They will soon come to know.