Sourate Az-Zukhruf (43) original (rasm)

In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Ha. Mim.i 1

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حم

By the clear Scripture! We have made it a flawless recitation, that you may reason.i 3

والكتب المبين انا جعلنه قرنا عربيا لعلكم تعقلون

And it is, in the Matrix of the Scripture with Us, indeed exalted, full of wisdom.i 4

وانه في ام الكتب لدينا لعلي حكيم

Shall We cease to multiply for you the pages of the Reminder, because you are an excessive people?i 5

افنضرب عنكم الذكر صفحا ان كنتم قوما مسرفين

How many a prophet did We send among the earlier peoples! 6

وكم ارسلنا من نبي في الاولين

Yet no prophet came to them without their mocking him. 7

وما ياتيهم من نبي الا كانوا به يستهزون

So We destroyed [peoples] more formidable than they in might, 8

فاهلكنا اشد منهم بطشا

and the example of the earlier peoples has already passed. 8

ومضي مثل الاولين

And if you ask them: "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they will surely say: "The All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, created them."i 9

ولين سالتهم من خلق السموت والارض ليقولن خلقهن العزيز العليم

[He] who made the earth for you a spread-out expanse, and made for you upon it pathways, that you may be guided.i 10

الذي جعل لكم الارض مهدا وجعل لكم فيها سبلا لعلكم تهتدون

and who sent down from the sky water in due measure, by which We revived a dead land — 11

والذي نزل من السما ما بقدر فانشرنا به بلده ميتا

thus will you be brought forth. 11

كذلك تخرجون

and who created all the pairs, and gave you, among ships and cattle, that which you ride, that you may settle yourselves upon their backs, then remember the favor of your Guardian once settled upon them, and say: "Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, for we were not capable of it by ourselves; and to our Guardian we shall indeed return." 14

والذي خلق الازوج كلها وجعل لكم من الفلك والانعم ما تركبون لتستوا علي ظهوره ثم تذكروا نعمه ربكم اذا استويتم عليه وتقولوا سبحن الذي سخر لنا هذا وما كنا له مقرنين وانا الي ربنا لمنقلبون

Yet they have assigned to Him, from among His obedient ones, a part [of Himself]. 15

وجعلوا له من عباده جزا

Man is indeed clearly given to denying. 15

ان الانسن لكفور مبين

Would He have taken, from what He creates, daughters, while reserving for you sons? 16

ام اتخذ مما يخلق بنات واصفيكم بالبنين

Yet when one of them is given the glad tidings of what he himself sets up as an example for the All-Benevolent, his face turns dark, and he is filled with suppressed rage. 17

واذا بشر احدهم بما ضرب للرحمن مثلا ظل وجهه مسودا وهو كظيم

[Would one attribute to God] someone who is raised amid adornment and who, in argument, lacks clarity? 18

اومن ينشوا في الحليه وهو في الخصام غير مبين

And they have made the Agents, who are the obedient ones of the All-Benevolent, female beings.i 19

وجعلوا المليكه الذين هم عبد الرحمن انثا

Did they witness their creation? 19

اشهدوا خلقهم

Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned. 19

ستكتب شهدتهم ويسلون

And they say: "Had the All-Benevolent willed, we would not have obeyed them." 20

وقالوا لو شا الرحمن ما عبدنهم

They have no knowledge of that; 20

ما لهم بذلك من علم

they do nothing but conjecture. 20

ان هم الا يخرصون

Or have We given them a Scripture before this, to which they hold fast?i 21

ام اتينهم كتبا من قبله فهم به مستمسكون

They say rather: "We found our ancestors upon a way, and it is in their footsteps that we are guided."i 22

بل قالوا انا وجدنا ابانا علي امه وانا علي اثرهم مهتدون

Thus We never sent, before you, a warner into a city, without its affluent ones saying: "We found our ancestors upon a way, and it is in their footsteps that we walk."i 23

وكذلك ما ارسلنا من قبلك في قريه من نذير الا قال مترفوها انا وجدنا ابانا علي امه وانا علي اثرهم مقتدون

He said: "Even if I brought you [guidance] more right than what you found your ancestors upon?"i 24

قل اولو جيتكم باهدي مما وجدتم عليه اباكم

They said: "We deny what you have been sent with." 24

قالوا انا بما ارسلتم به كفرون

So We took vengeance upon them; observe, then, what became of those who denied. 25

فانتقمنا منهم فانظر كيف كان عقبه المكذبين

And when Ibrahim said to his father and his people: "I am free of what you obey, except Him who originated me, for it is He who will guide me" —i 27

واذ قال ابرهيم لابيه وقومه انني برا مما تعبدون الا الذي فطرني فانه سيهدين

and he made it a lasting word among his descendants, that they might return [to it]. 28

وجعلها كلمه باقيه في عقبه لعلهم يرجعون

Rather, I granted enjoyment to these and to their ancestors, until truth came to them, and a clear messenger.i 29

بل متعت هولا واباهم حتي جاهم الحق ورسول مبين

And when the truth came to them, they said: "This is an illusion, and we deny it." 30

ولما جاهم الحق قالوا هذا سحر وانا به كفرون

And they said: "Why was this recitation not sent down upon some great man from the two cities?" 31

وقالوا لولا نزل هذا القران علي رجل من القريتين عظيم

Is it they who apportion the benevolence of your Guardian? 32

اهم يقسمون رحمت ربك

It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the present life, and raised some of them above others in degree, so that some of them may take others into their service; 32

نحن قسمنا بينهم معيشتهم في الحيوه الدنيا ورفعنا بعضهم فوق بعض درجت ليتخذ بعضهم بعضا سخريا

and the benevolence of your Guardian is better than what they amass. 32

ورحمت ربك خير مما يجمعون

And were it not that mankind might have [risked] becoming a single community [in evil], We would have given those who deny the All-Benevolent roofs of silver for their houses, and stairways by which they ascend, and doors for their houses, and couches upon which they recline, and ornaments. 35

ولولا ان يكون الناس امه وحده لجعلنا لمن يكفر بالرحمن لبيوتهم سقفا من فضه ومعارج عليها يظهرون ولبيوتهم ابوبا وسررا عليها يتكون وزخرفا

And all that is nothing but the enjoyment of the present life; 35

وان كل ذلك لما متع الحيوه الدنيا

while the Hereafter, with your Guardian, is for those who are mindful [of Him]. 35

والاخره عند ربك للمتقين

And whoever turns away, blinded, from the Reminder of the All-Benevolent, We assign him a Diverter who becomes an inseparable companion to him;i 36

ومن يعش عن ذكر الرحمن نقيض له شيطنا فهو له قرين

and these [the Shayatin] indeed bar them from the way, while they suppose themselves to be guided. 37

وانهم ليصدونهم عن السبيل ويحسبون انهم مهتدون

until, when he comes to Us, he says: "Would that between me and you there were the distance of the two easts!" 38

حتي اذا جانا قال يليت بيني وبينك بعد المشرقين

What a wretched companion! 38

فبيس القرين

It will not benefit you at all today, since you have done wrong, that you are partners in the punishment. 39

ولن ينفعكم اليوم اذ ظلمتم انكم في العذاب مشتركون

Is it you who will make the deaf hear, or guide the blind and whoever is in manifest error? 40

افانت تسمع الصم او تهدي العمي ومن كان في ضلل مبين

Whether We take you away — We will indeed take vengeance upon them; or whether We show you what We promised them — We have, in any case, full mastery over them. 42

فاما نذهبن بك فانا منهم منتقمون او نرينك الذي وعدنهم فانا عليهم مقتدرون

So hold fast to what has been revealed to you; 43

فاستمسك بالذي اوحي اليك

you are indeed upon a straight path. 43

انك علي صرط مستقيم

And it is indeed a Reminder for you and for your people; 44

وانه لذكر لك ولقومك

and you will soon be questioned. 44

وسوف تسلون

And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before you: 45

وسل من ارسلنا من قبلك من رسلنا

did We appoint, besides the All-Benevolent, deities to be obeyed? 45

اجعلنا من دون الرحمن الهه يعبدون

And We indeed sent Moussa with Our signs to Fir'awn and his notables; he said: "I am the messenger of the Guardian of all beings."i 46

ولقد ارسلنا موسي بايتنا الي فرعون وملايه فقال اني رسول رب العلمين

But when he brought them Our signs, they laughed at them. 47

فلما جاهم بايتنا اذا هم منها يضحكون

And every sign We showed them was greater than the one before it; 48

وما نريهم من ايه الا هي اكبر من اختها

and We seized them with punishment, that they might return [to reason]. 48

واخذنهم بالعذاب لعلهم يرجعون

And they said: "O worker of illusion, call upon your Guardian for us by virtue of what He has pledged to you; we shall indeed be well guided." 49

وقالوا يايه الساحر ادع لنا ربك بما عهد عندك اننا لمهتدون

But when We removed the punishment from them, they broke their word. 50

فلما كشفنا عنهم العذاب اذا هم ينكثون

And Fir'awn called out among his people, saying: "O my people, does not the dominion of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me?i 51

ونادي فرعون في قومه قال يقوم اليس لي ملك مصر وهذه الانهر تجري من تحتي

Do you not see, then? 51

افلا تبصرون

Am I not better than this one, who is contemptible and can hardly express himself clearly? 52

ام انا خير من هذا الذي هو مهين ولا يكاد يبين

Why, then, were bracelets of gold not cast upon him, or the Agents not come with him in procession!"i 53

فلولا القي عليه اسوره من ذهب او جا معه المليكه مقترنين

He made light of his people, and they obeyed him; 54

فاستخف قومه فاطاعوه

they were indeed an overstepping people. 54

انهم كانوا قوما فسقين

So when they angered Us, We took vengeance upon them: We drowned them all, and made of them a precedent and an example for later generations. 56

فلما اسفونا انتقمنا منهم فاغرقنهم اجمعين فجعلنهم سلفا ومثلا للاخرين

And when the son of Maryam was set up as an example, your people turned away from it with cries [of mockery].i 57

ولما ضرب ابن مريم مثلا اذا قومك منه يصدون

and they said: "Are our gods better, or is he?" 58

وقالوا الهتنا خير ام هو

They set this example before you only out of a spirit of contention. 58

ما ضربوه لك الا جدلا

They are rather a people prone to dispute.i 58

بل هم قوم خصمون

He is only a the obedient one whom We favored with grace, and whom We made an example for the Children of Israel; 59

ان هو الا عبد انعمنا عليه وجعلنه مثلا لبني اسريل

and had We willed, We would have made of you Agents succeeding one another on the earth.i 60

ولو نشا لجعلنا منكم مليكه في الارض يخلفون

And this is indeed a knowledge of the Hour; so have no doubt about it, 61

وانه لعلم للساعه فلا تمترن بها

and follow me: this is a straight path. 61

واتبعون هذا صرط مستقيم

And let not the Diverter bar you;i 62

ولا يصدنكم الشيطن

he is to you a declared enemy. 62

انه لكم عدو مبين

And when Issa came with the clear proofs, he said: "I have brought you wisdom, and to make clear to you some of that over which you differ;i 63

ولما جا عيسي بالبينت قال قد جيتكم بالحكمه ولابين لكم بعض الذي تختلفون فيه

so be mindful of God, and obey me. 63

فاتقوا الله واطيعون

God is my Guardian and your Guardian; so obey Him: 64

ان الله هو ربي وربكم فاعبدوه

this is a straight path." 64

هذا صرط مستقيم

Yet the factions differed among themselves; 65

فاختلف الاحزاب من بينهم

so woe to those who did wrong, from the punishment of a painful day! 65

فويل للذين ظلموا من عذاب يوم اليم

Do they await anything but the Hour, that it should come upon them suddenly, while they perceive it not? 66

هل ينظرون الا الساعه ان تاتيهم بغته وهم لا يشعرون

On that Day, close friends will be, to one another, enemies, except those who are mindful [of God]. 67

الاخلا يوميذ بعضهم لبعض عدو الا المتقين

"O My obedient ones, no fear shall be upon you today, nor shall you grieve, 68

يعباد لا خوف عليكم اليوم ولا انتم تحزنون

you who believed in Our signs and were true to God alone: enter the Garden, you and your spouses, rejoicing."i 70

الذين امنوا بايتنا وكانوا مسلمين ادخلوا الجنه انتم وازوجكم تحبرون

Trays of gold and cups will be passed among them, 71

يطاف عليهم بصحاف من ذهب واكواب

and therein will be whatever the Self may desire, and whatever delights the eyes; 71

وفيها ما تشتهيه الانفس وتلذ الاعين

and you will abide therein forever. 71

وانتم فيها خلدون

Such is the Garden that you have been given as an inheritance for what you used to do. 72

وتلك الجنه التي اورثتموها بما كنتم تعملون

Therein you will have abundant fruit, from which you will eat. 73

لكم فيها فكهه كثيره منها تاكلون

The severed, meanwhile, will abide forever in the punishment of Jahannam,i 74

ان المجرمين في عذاب جهنم خلدون

it will not be lightened for them, and they will be therein in despair. 75

لا يفتر عنهم وهم فيه مبلسون

We did them no wrong, 76

وما ظلمنهم

but it was they who were the wrongdoers. 76

ولكن كانوا هم الظلمين

And they will call out: "O Malik, let your Guardian put an end to us!"i 77

ونادوا يملك ليقض علينا ربك

He will say: "You are to remain [here]." 77

قال انكم مكثون

We had indeed brought you the truth, 78

لقد جينكم بالحق

but most of you had an aversion to the truth. 78

ولكن اكثركم للحق كرهون

Or have they settled upon some plan? We too have settled one. 79

ام ابرموا امرا فانا مبرمون

Or do they think that We do not hear their secret talk and their private counsel? Yes indeed, [We do]! 80

ام يحسبون انا لا نسمع سرهم ونجويهم بلي

and Our envoys, with them, are recording [it all]. 80

ورسلنا لديهم يكتبون

Say: "If the All-Benevolent had a child, 81

قل ان كان للرحمن ولد

I would be the first to obey [him as such]." 81

فانا اول العبدين

Glory be to the Guardian of the heavens and the earth, Guardian of the Edifice, above what they describe!i 82

سبحن رب السموت والارض رب العرش عما يصفون

So leave them to plunge and play, until they meet their Day, the one they are promised. 83

فذرهم يخوضوا ويلعبوا حتي يلقوا يومهم الذي يوعدون

And it is He who is, in the heaven, Deity, and on the earth, Deity; 84

وهو الذي في السما اله وفي الارض اله

and He is the Wise, the All-Knowing. 84

وهو الحكيم العليم

Blessed be He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them; 85

وتبارك الذي له ملك السموت والارض وما بينهما

and with Him is the knowledge of the Hour; 85

وعنده علم الساعه

and to Him you will be returned. 85

واليه ترجعون

And those they invoke besides Him have no power of intercession, except those who bear witness to the truth, and who know [it]. 86

ولا يملك الذين يدعون من دونه الشفعه الا من شهد بالحق وهم يعلمون

And if you ask them who created them, they will surely say: "God." 87

ولين سالتهم من خلقهم ليقولن الله

How then are they turned away [from the truth]? 87

فاني يوفكون

And [He knows] his saying: "O my Guardian, these are indeed a people who do not believe." 88

وقيله يرب ان هولا قوم لا يومنون

So pass over them, and say: "Peace!" 89

فاصفح عنهم وقل سلم

They will soon know.i 89

فسوف يعلمون