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 46-56وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمُوْسٰیMusaبِاٰیٰتِنَاۤwith Our SignsاِلٰیtoفِرْعَوْنَFiraunوَ مَلَاۡىِٕهٖand his chiefsفَقَالَand he saidاِنِّیْIndeed I amرَسُوْلُa Messengerرَبِّ(of the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَ (of) the worlds فَلَمَّاBut whenجَآءَهُمْhe came to themبِاٰیٰتِنَاۤwith Our Signsاِذَاbehold!هُمْTheyمِّنْهَاat themیَضْحَكُوْنَ laughed 43. Az-Zukhruf Page 493وَ مَاAnd notنُرِیْهِمْWe showed themمِّنْofاٰیَةٍa Signاِلَّاbutهِیَitاَكْبَرُ(was) greaterمِنْthanاُخْتِهَا ؗits sisterوَ اَخَذْنٰهُمْand We seized themبِالْعَذَابِwith the punishmentلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَرْجِعُوْنَ return وَ قَالُوْاAnd they saidیٰۤاَیُّهَOالسّٰحِرُ[the] magician!ادْعُInvokeلَنَاfor usرَبَّكَyour Lordبِمَاby whatعَهِدَHe has made covenantعِنْدَكَ ۚwith youاِنَّنَاIndeed weلَمُهْتَدُوْنَ (will) surely be guided فَلَمَّاBut whenكَشَفْنَاWe removedعَنْهُمُfrom themالْعَذَابَthe punishmentاِذَاbehold!هُمْTheyیَنْكُثُوْنَ broke (their word) وَ نَادٰیAnd called outفِرْعَوْنُFiraunفِیْamongقَوْمِهٖhis peopleقَالَhe saidیٰقَوْمِO my peopleاَلَیْسَIs notلِیْfor meمُلْكُ(the) kingdomمِصْرَ(of) Egyptوَ هٰذِهِand theseالْاَنْهٰرُ[the] riversتَجْرِیْflowingمِنْunderneath meتَحْتِیْ ۚunderneath meاَفَلَاThen do notتُبْصِرُوْنَؕyou see اَمْOrاَنَاam Iخَیْرٌbetterمِّنْthanهٰذَاthisالَّذِیْone whoهُوَheمَهِیْنٌ ۙ۬(is) insignificantوَّ لَاand hardlyیَكَادُand hardlyیُبِیْنُ clear فَلَوْ لَاۤThen why notاُلْقِیَare placedعَلَیْهِon himاَسْوِرَةٌbraceletsمِّنْofذَهَبٍgoldاَوْorجَآءَcomeمَعَهُwith himالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُthe Angelsمُقْتَرِنِیْنَ accompanying (him) فَاسْتَخَفَّSo he bluffedقَوْمَهٗhis peopleفَاَطَاعُوْهُ ؕand they obeyed himاِنَّهُمْIndeed theyكَانُوْاwereقَوْمًاa peopleفٰسِقِیْنَ defiantly disobedient فَلَمَّاۤSo whenاٰسَفُوْنَاthey angered UsانْتَقَمْنَاWe took retributionمِنْهُمْfrom themفَاَغْرَقْنٰهُمْand We drowned themاَجْمَعِیْنَۙall فَجَعَلْنٰهُمْAnd We made themسَلَفًاa precedentوَّ مَثَلًاand an exampleلِّلْاٰخِرِیْنَ۠for the later (generations)

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Translation of Verse 46-56

46. 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."

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

48. although every sign We showed them was greater than the one before. ¹⁰⁰⁹ Ultimately, We seized them with torments so that they might return ˹to the Right Path˺. ¹⁰¹⁰

49. ˹Then˺ they pleaded, "O ˹mighty˺ magician! Pray to your Lord on our behalf, by virtue of the covenant He made with you. ¹⁰¹¹ We will certainly accept guidance."

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

51. And Pharaoh called out to his people, boasting, "O my people! Am I not sovereign over Egypt as well as ˹all˺ these streams ¹⁰¹² flowing at my feet? Can you not see?

52. Am I not better than this nobody who can hardly express himself? ¹⁰¹³

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

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

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

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

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Commentary

1009. i.e., the hand and the staff ( see 20:17-22).

1010. The torments were: famine, shortage of crops, floods, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood ( see 7:130-133).

1011. See 7:134.

1012. Branches of the Nile.

1013. Moses used to have a speech impediment. But when he became a prophet he prayed to Allah to help him speak clearly, and his prayer was answered ( see 20:25-36).