43. Az-Zukhruf

حمٓHa Meem﴿١﴾

Ha, Meem

وَٱلْكِتَٰبِBy the Bookٱلْمُبِينِthe clear﴿٢﴾

By the clear Book

إِنَّاIndeed, Weجَعَلْنَٰهُ(have) made itقُرْءَٰنًاa Quranعَرَبِيًّا(in) Arabicلَّعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَعْقِلُونَunderstand﴿٣﴾

Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand

وَإِنَّهُۥAnd indeed, itفِىٓ(is) inأُمِّ(the) Motherٱلْكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookلَدَيْنَاwith Usلَعَلِىٌّsurely exaltedحَكِيمٌfull of wisdom﴿٤﴾

And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom

أَفَنَضْرِبُThen should We take awayعَنكُمُfrom youٱلذِّكْرَthe Reminderصَفْحًاdisregarding (you)أَنbecauseكُنتُمْyou areقَوْمًاa peopleمُّسْرِفِينَtransgressing﴿٥﴾

Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people

وَكَمْAnd how manyأَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمِنofنَّبِىٍّa Prophetفِىamongٱلْأَوَّلِينَthe former (people)﴿٦﴾

And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples

وَمَاAnd notيَأْتِيهِمcame to themمِّنany Prophetنَّبِىٍّany Prophetإِلَّاbutكَانُوا۟they used toبِهِۦmock at himيَسْتَهْزِءُونَmock at him﴿٧﴾

But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him

فَأَهْلَكْنَآThen We destroyedأَشَدَّstrongerمِنْهُمthan themبَطْشًا(in) powerوَمَضَىٰand has passedمَثَلُ(the) exampleٱلْأَوَّلِينَ(of) the former (people)﴿٨﴾

And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded

وَلَئِنAnd ifسَأَلْتَهُمyou ask themمَّنْWhoخَلَقَcreatedٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthلَيَقُولُنَّThey will surely sayخَلَقَهُنَّCreated themٱلْعَزِيزُthe All-Mightyٱلْعَلِيمُthe All-Knower﴿٩﴾

And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing

ٱلَّذِىThe One Whoجَعَلَmadeلَكُمُfor youٱلْأَرْضَthe earthمَهْدًاa bedوَجَعَلَand madeلَكُمْfor youفِيهَاthereinسُبُلًاroadsلَّعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَهْتَدُونَ(be) guided﴿١٠﴾

[The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided

وَٱلَّذِىAnd the One Whoنَزَّلَsends downمِنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًۢwaterبِقَدَرٍin (due) measureفَأَنشَرْنَاthen We reviveبِهِۦwith itبَلْدَةًa landمَّيْتًاdeadكَذَٰلِكَthusتُخْرَجُونَyou will be brought forth﴿١١﴾

And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth

وَٱلَّذِىAnd the One Whoخَلَقَcreatedٱلْأَزْوَٰجَthe pairsكُلَّهَاall of themوَجَعَلَand madeلَكُمfor youمِّنَ[of]ٱلْفُلْكِthe shipsوَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِand the cattleمَاwhatتَرْكَبُونَyou ride﴿١٢﴾

And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount

لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟That you may sit firmlyعَلَىٰonظُهُورِهِۦtheir backsثُمَّthenتَذْكُرُوا۟rememberنِعْمَةَ(the) favorرَبِّكُمْ(of) your Lordإِذَاwhenٱسْتَوَيْتُمْyou sit firmlyعَلَيْهِon themوَتَقُولُوا۟and sayسُبْحَٰنَGlory be (to)ٱلَّذِىthe One Whoسَخَّرَ(has) subjectedلَنَاto usهَٰذَاthisوَمَاand notكُنَّاwe wereلَهُۥof itمُقْرِنِينَcapable﴿١٣﴾

That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say. "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it

وَإِنَّآAnd indeed, weإِلَىٰtoرَبِّنَاour Lordلَمُنقَلِبُونَwill surely return﴿١٤﴾

And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return

وَجَعَلُوا۟But they attributeلَهُۥto HimمِنْfromعِبَادِهِۦHis slavesجُزْءًاa portionإِنَّIndeedٱلْإِنسَٰنَmanلَكَفُورٌsurely (is) clearly ungratefulمُّبِينٌsurely (is) clearly ungrateful﴿١٥﴾

But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful

أَمِOrٱتَّخَذَhas He takenمِمَّاof whatيَخْلُقُHe has createdبَنَاتٍdaughtersوَأَصْفَىٰكُمand He has chosen (for) youبِٱلْبَنِينَsons﴿١٦﴾

Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons

وَإِذَاAnd whenبُشِّرَis given good newsأَحَدُهُم(to) one of themبِمَاof whatضَرَبَhe sets upلِلرَّحْمَٰنِfor the Most Graciousمَثَلًا(as) a likenessظَلَّbecomesوَجْهُهُۥhis faceمُسْوَدًّاdarkوَهُوَand heكَظِيمٌ(is) filled with grief﴿١٧﴾

And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief

أَوَمَنThen (is one) whoيُنَشَّؤُا۟is brought upفِىinٱلْحِلْيَةِornamentsوَهُوَand heفِىinٱلْخِصَامِthe disputeغَيْرُ(is) notمُبِينٍclear﴿١٨﴾

So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah]

وَجَعَلُوا۟And they madeٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَthe Angelsٱلَّذِينَthose whoهُمْthemselvesعِبَٰدُ(are) slavesٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ(of) the Most Graciousإِنَٰثًاfemalesأَشَهِدُوا۟Did they witnessخَلْقَهُمْtheir creationسَتُكْتَبُWill be recordedشَهَٰدَتُهُمْtheir testimonyوَيُسْـَٔلُونَand they will be questioned﴿١٩﴾

And they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned

وَقَالُوا۟And they sayلَوْIfشَآءَhad willedٱلرَّحْمَٰنُthe Most Graciousمَاwe would not have worshipped themعَبَدْنَٰهُمwe would not have worshipped themمَّاNotلَهُمthey haveبِذَٰلِكَabout thatمِنْanyعِلْمٍknowledgeإِنْNothingهُمْthey (do)إِلَّاbutيَخْرُصُونَlie﴿٢٠﴾

And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying