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 26-35وَ اِذْAnd whenقَالَIbrahim saidاِبْرٰهِیْمُIbrahim saidلِاَبِیْهِto his fatherوَ قَوْمِهٖۤand his peopleاِنَّنِیْIndeed, I (am)بَرَآءٌdisassociatedمِّمَّاfrom whatتَعْبُدُوْنَۙyou worship اِلَّاExceptالَّذِیْthe One Whoفَطَرَنِیْcreated meفَاِنَّهٗand indeed Heسَیَهْدِیْنِ will guide me وَ جَعَلَهَاAnd he made itكَلِمَةًۢa wordبَاقِیَةًlastingفِیْamongعَقِبِهٖhis descendentsلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَرْجِعُوْنَ return بَلْNayمَتَّعْتُI gave enjoymentهٰۤؤُلَآءِ(to) theseوَ اٰبَآءَهُمْand their forefathersحَتّٰیuntilجَآءَهُمُcame to themالْحَقُّthe truthوَ رَسُوْلٌand a Messengerمُّبِیْنٌ clear وَ لَمَّاAnd whenجَآءَهُمُcame to themالْحَقُّthe truthقَالُوْاthey saidهٰذَاThisسِحْرٌ(is) magicوَّ اِنَّاand indeed weبِهٖof itكٰفِرُوْنَ (are) disbelievers وَ قَالُوْاAnd they sayلَوْ لَاWhy notنُزِّلَwas sent downهٰذَاthisالْقُرْاٰنُthe Quranعَلٰیtoرَجُلٍa manمِّنَfromالْقَرْیَتَیْنِthe two townsعَظِیْمٍ great اَهُمْDo theyیَقْسِمُوْنَdistributeرَحْمَتَ(the) Mercyرَبِّكَ ؕ(of) your LordنَحْنُWeقَسَمْنَا[We] distributeبَیْنَهُمْamong themمَّعِیْشَتَهُمْtheir livelihoodفِیinالْحَیٰوةِthe lifeالدُّنْیَا(of) the worldوَ رَفَعْنَاand We raiseبَعْضَهُمْsome of themفَوْقَaboveبَعْضٍothersدَرَجٰتٍ(in) degreesلِّیَتَّخِذَso that may takeبَعْضُهُمْsome of themبَعْضًاothersسُخْرِیًّا ؕ(for) serviceوَ رَحْمَتُBut (the) Mercyرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordخَیْرٌ(is) betterمِّمَّاthan whatیَجْمَعُوْنَ they accumulate وَ لَوْ لَاۤAnd if notاَنْthatیَّكُوْنَ(would) becomeالنَّاسُ[the] mankindاُمَّةًa communityوَّاحِدَةًoneلَّجَعَلْنَاWe (would have) madeلِمَنْfor (one) whoیَّكْفُرُdisbelievesبِالرَّحْمٰنِin the Most Graciousلِبُیُوْتِهِمْfor their housesسُقُفًاroofsمِّنْofفِضَّةٍsilverوَّ مَعَارِجَand stairwaysعَلَیْهَاupon whichیَظْهَرُوْنَۙthey mount 43. Az-Zukhruf Page 492وَ لِبُیُوْتِهِمْAnd for their housesاَبْوَابًاdoorsوَّ سُرُرًاand couchesعَلَیْهَاupon whichیَتَّكِـُٔوْنَۙthey recline وَ زُخْرُفًا ؕAnd ornaments of goldوَ اِنْAnd not (is)كُلُّallذٰلِكَthatلَمَّاbutمَتَاعُan enjoymentالْحَیٰوةِ(of) the lifeالدُّنْیَا ؕ(of) the worldوَ الْاٰخِرَةُAnd the Hereafterعِنْدَwithرَبِّكَyour Lordلِلْمُتَّقِیْنَ۠(is) for the righteous

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Translation of Verse 26-35

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

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

28. And he left this enduring declaration among his descendants, so they may ˹always˺ turn back ˹to Allah˺. ¹⁰⁰⁶

29. 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.

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

31. And they exclaimed, "If only this Quran was revealed to a great man from ˹one of˺ the two cities!" ¹⁰⁰⁷

32. 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.

33. 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,

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

35. 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˺.

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Commentary

1006. See 2:130-132.

1007. This refers to Mecca and Ṭâif, two cities in Arabia, around 100 km apart.