Surah 43. Az-Zukhruf

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Verses [Section]: 1-15[1], 16-25 [2], 26-35 [3], 36-45 [4], 46-56 [5], 57-67 [6], 68-89 [7]

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Quran Text of Verse 16-25اَمِOrاتَّخَذَhas He takenمِمَّاof whatیَخْلُقُHe has createdبَنٰتٍdaughtersوَّ اَصْفٰىكُمْand He has chosen (for) youبِالْبَنِیْنَ sons وَ اِذَاAnd whenبُشِّرَis given good newsاَحَدُهُمْ(to) one of themبِمَاof whatضَرَبَhe sets upلِلرَّحْمٰنِfor the Most Graciousمَثَلًا(as) a likenessظَلَّbecomesوَجْهُهٗhis faceمُسْوَدًّاdarkوَّ هُوَand heكَظِیْمٌ (is) filled with grief اَوَ مَنْThen (is one) whoیُّنَشَّؤُاis brought upفِیinالْحِلْیَةِornamentsوَ هُوَand heفِیinالْخِصَامِthe disputeغَیْرُ(is) notمُبِیْنٍ clear وَ جَعَلُواAnd they madeالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَthe Angelsالَّذِیْنَthose whoهُمْthemselvesعِبٰدُ(are) slavesالرَّحْمٰنِ(of) the Most Graciousاِنَاثًا ؕfemalesاَشَهِدُوْاDid they witnessخَلْقَهُمْ ؕtheir creationسَتُكْتَبُWill be recordedشَهَادَتُهُمْtheir testimonyوَ یُسْـَٔلُوْنَ and they will be questioned وَ قَالُوْاAnd they sayلَوْIfشَآءَhad willedالرَّحْمٰنُthe Most Graciousمَا(we would) notعَبَدْنٰهُمْ ؕhave worshiped themمَاNotلَهُمْthey haveبِذٰلِكَabout thatمِنْanyعِلْمٍ ۗknowledgeاِنْNothingهُمْthey (do)اِلَّاbutیَخْرُصُوْنَؕlie اَمْOrاٰتَیْنٰهُمْhave We given themكِتٰبًاa bookمِّنْbefore itقَبْلِهٖbefore itفَهُمْso theyبِهٖto itمُسْتَمْسِكُوْنَ (are) holding fast بَلْNayقَالُوْۤاthey sayاِنَّاIndeed weوَجَدْنَاۤ[we] foundاٰبَآءَنَاour forefathersعَلٰۤیuponاُمَّةٍa religionوَّ اِنَّاand indeed weعَلٰۤیonاٰثٰرِهِمْtheir footstepsمُّهْتَدُوْنَ (are) guided 43. Az-Zukhruf Page 491وَ كَذٰلِكَAnd thusمَاۤnotاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمِنْbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youفِیْinقَرْیَةٍa townمِّنْanyنَّذِیْرٍwarnerاِلَّاexceptقَالَsaidمُتْرَفُوْهَاۤ ۙ(the) wealthy ones of itاِنَّاIndeed, weوَجَدْنَاۤ[we] foundاٰبَآءَنَاour forefathersعَلٰۤیonاُمَّةٍa religionوَّ اِنَّاand indeed, weعَلٰۤی[on]اٰثٰرِهِمْtheir footstepsمُّقْتَدُوْنَ (are) following قٰلَHe saidاَوَ لَوْEven ifجِئْتُكُمْI brought youبِاَهْدٰیbetter guidanceمِمَّاthan whatوَجَدْتُّمْyou foundعَلَیْهِon itاٰبَآءَكُمْ ؕyour forefathersقَالُوْۤاThey saidاِنَّاIndeed weبِمَاۤwith whatاُرْسِلْتُمْyou are sentبِهٖwith [it]كٰفِرُوْنَ (are) disbelievers فَانْتَقَمْنَاSo We took retributionمِنْهُمْfrom themفَانْظُرْThen seeكَیْفَhowكَانَwasعَاقِبَةُ(the) endالْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ۠(of) the deniers

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Translation of Verse 16-25

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

17. Whenever one of them is given the good news of what they attribute to the Most Compassionate, ¹⁰⁰⁵ his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

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

19. 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!

20. 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.

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

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

23. 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."

24. 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."

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

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Commentary

1005. i.e., the birth of a baby girl.