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 36-45وَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّعْشُturns awayعَنْfromذِكْرِ(the) remembranceالرَّحْمٰنِ(of) the Most GraciousنُقَیِّضْWe appointلَهٗfor himشَیْطٰنًاa devilفَهُوَthen heلَهٗ(is) to himقَرِیْنٌ a companion وَ اِنَّهُمْAnd indeed theyلَیَصُدُّوْنَهُمْsurely turn them awayعَنِfromالسَّبِیْلِthe Pathوَ یَحْسَبُوْنَand they thinkاَنَّهُمْthat theyمُّهْتَدُوْنَ (are) guided حَتّٰۤیUntilاِذَاwhenجَآءَنَاhe comes to Usقَالَhe saysیٰلَیْتَO would thatبَیْنِیْbetween meوَ بَیْنَكَand between youبُعْدَ(were the) distanceالْمَشْرِقَیْنِ(of) the East and the WestفَبِئْسَHow wretched isالْقَرِیْنُ the companion! وَ لَنْAnd will neverیَّنْفَعَكُمُbenefit youالْیَوْمَthe Dayاِذْwhenظَّلَمْتُمْyou have wrongedاَنَّكُمْthat youفِی(will be) inالْعَذَابِthe punishmentمُشْتَرِكُوْنَ sharing اَفَاَنْتَThen can youتُسْمِعُcause to hearالصُّمَّthe deafاَوْorتَهْدِیguideالْعُمْیَthe blindوَ مَنْand (one) whoكَانَisفِیْinضَلٰلٍan errorمُّبِیْنٍ clear فَاِمَّاAnd whetherنَذْهَبَنَّWe take you awayبِكَWe take you awayفَاِنَّاthen indeed, Weمِنْهُمْfrom themمُّنْتَقِمُوْنَۙ(will) take retribution اَوْOrنُرِیَنَّكَWe show youالَّذِیْthat whichوَعَدْنٰهُمْWe have promised themفَاِنَّاthen indeed Weعَلَیْهِمْover themمُّقْتَدِرُوْنَ have full power فَاسْتَمْسِكْSo hold fastبِالَّذِیْۤto that whichاُوْحِیَis revealedاِلَیْكَ ۚto youاِنَّكَIndeed youعَلٰی(are) onصِرَاطٍa Pathمُّسْتَقِیْمٍ Straight وَ اِنَّهٗAnd indeed itلَذِكْرٌ(is) surely a Reminderلَّكَfor youوَ لِقَوْمِكَ ۚand your peopleوَ سَوْفَand soonتُسْـَٔلُوْنَ you will be questioned وَ سْـَٔلْAnd askمَنْ(those) whomاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمِنْbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youمِنْofرُّسُلِنَاۤOur Messengersاَجَعَلْنَاdid We makeمِنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesالرَّحْمٰنِthe Most Graciousاٰلِهَةًgodsیُّعْبَدُوْنَ۠to be worshipped

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Translation of Verse 36-45

36. 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,

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

38. 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˺!"

39. ˹It will be said to both,˺ "Since you all did wrong, sharing in the punishment will be of no benefit to you this Day." ¹⁰⁰⁸

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

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

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

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

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

45. 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.

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Commentary

1008. From a worldly perspective, many people are comforted when they hear of others who went through similar trials as them. But this will not be the case on Judgment Day. Everyone will be desperate to save themselves from the punishment, regardless of others.