Al Zukhruf

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.

1 Hameem

2 By the Scripture which maketh plain,

2 Waalkitabi almubeeni

3 Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture, in Arabic that haply ye may understand.

3 Inna jaAAalnahu quranan AAarabiyyan laAAallakum taAAqiloona

4 And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive.

4 Wainnahu fee ommi alkitabi ladayna laAAaliyyun hakeemun

5 Shall We utterly ignore you because ye are a wanton folk ?

5 Afanadribu AAankumu alththikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeena

6 How many a prophet did We send among the men of old!

6 Wakam arsalna min nabiyyin fee alawwaleena

7 And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him.

7 Wama yateehim min nabiyyin illa kanoo bihi yastahzioona

8 Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them).

8 Faahlakna ashadda minhum batshan wamada mathalu alawwaleena

9 And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them;

9 Walain saaltahum man khalaqa alssamawati waalarda layaqoolunna khalaqahunna alAAazeezu alAAaleemu

10 Who made the earth a resting - place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way;

10 Allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda mahdan wajaAAala lakum feeha subulan laAAallakum tahtadoona

11 And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth;

11 Waallathee nazzala mina alssamai maan biqadarin faansharna bihi baldatan maytan kathalika tukhrajoona

12 He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride.

12 Waallathee khalaqa alazwaja kullaha wajaAAala lakum mina alfulki waalanAAami ma tarkaboona

13 That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);

13 Litastawoo AAala thuhoorihi thumma tathkuroo niAAmata rabbikum itha istawaytum AAalayhi wataqooloo subhana allathee sakhkhara lana hatha wama kunna lahu muqrineena

14 And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning.

14 Wainna ila rabbina lamunqaliboona

15 And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate.

15 WajaAAaloo lahu min AAibadihi juzan inna alinsana lakafoorun mubeenun

16 Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons ?

16 Ami ittakhatha mimma yakhluqu banatin waasfakum bialbaneena

17 And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage.

17 Waitha bushshira ahaduhum bima daraba lilrrahmani mathalan thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun

18 (Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain ?

18 Awaman yunashshao fee alhilyati wahuwa fee alkhisami ghayru mubeenin

19 And they make the angels, who are the slaves of the Beneficent, females. Did they witness their creation ? Their testimony will be recorded and they will be questioned.

19 WajaAAaloo almalaikata allatheena hum AAibadu alrrahmani inathan ashahidoo khalqahum satuktabu shahadatuhum wayusaloona

20 And they say: If the Beneficent One had (so) willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess.

20 Waqaloo law shaa alrrahmanu ma AAabadnahum ma lahum bithalika min AAilmin in hum illa yakhrusoona

21 Or have We given them any scripture before (this Qur'an) so that they are holding fast thereto ?

21 Am ataynahum kitaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoona

22 Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints.

22 Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muhtadoona

23 And even so We sent not a warner before thee (Muhammad) into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints.

23 Wakathalika ma arsalna min qablika fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qala mutrafooha inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muqtadoona

24 (And the warner) said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following ? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers.

24 Qala awalaw jitukum biahda mimma wajadtum AAalayhi abaakum qaloo inna bima orsiltum bihi kafiroona

25 So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters!

25 Faintaqamna minhum faonthur kayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeena

26 And when Abraham said unto his father and his folk: Lo! I am innocent of what ye worship

26 Waith qala ibraheemu liabeehi waqawmihi innanee baraon mimma taAAbudoona

27 Save Him Who did create me, for He will surely guide me.

27 Illa allathee fataranee fainnahu sayahdeeni

28 And he made it a word enduring among his seed, that haply they might return.

28 WajaAAalaha kalimatan baqiyatan fee AAaqibihi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

29 Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life (only) till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain.

29 Bal mattaAAtu haolai waabaahum hatta jaahumu alhaqqu warasoolun mubeenun

30 And now that the Truth hath come unto them they say: This is mere magic, and lo! we are disbelievers therein.

30 Walamma jaahumu alhaqqu qaloo hatha sihrun wainna bihi kafiroona

31 And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns ?

31 Waqaloo lawla nuzzila hatha alquranu AAala rajulin mina alqaryatayni AAatheemun

32 Is it they who apportion thy Lord's mercy ? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world, and raised some of them above others in rank that some of them may take labour from others; and the mercy of thy Lord is better than (the wealth) that they amass.

32 Ahum yaqsimoona rahmata rabbika nahnu qasamna baynahum maAAeeshatahum fee alhayati alddunya warafaAAna baAAdahum fawqa baAAdin darajatin liyattakhitha baAAduhum baAAdan sukhriyyan warahmatu rabbika khayrun mimma yajmaAAoona

33 And were it not that mankind would have become one community, We might well have appointed, for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent, roofs of silver for their houses and stairs (of silver) whereby to mount,

33 Walawla an yakoona alnnasu ommatan wahidatan lajaAAalna liman yakfuru bialrrahmani libuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wamaAAarija AAalayha yathharoona

34 And for their houses doors (of silver) and couches of silver whereon to recline,

34 Walibuyootihim abwaban wasururan AAalayha yattakioona

35 And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil.

35 Wazukhrufan wain kullu thalika lamma mataAAu alhayati alddunya waalakhiratu AAinda rabbika lilmuttaqeena

36 And he whose sight is dim to the remembrance of the Beneficent, We assign unto him a devil who becometh his comrade;

36 Waman yaAAshu AAan thikri alrrahmani nuqayyid lahu shaytanan fahuwa lahu qareenun

37 And lo! they surely turn them from the way of Allah, and yet they deem that they are rightly guided;

37 Wainnahum layasuddoonahum AAani alssabeeli wayahsaboona annahum muhtadoona

38 Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith (unto his comrade): Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade!

38 Hatta itha jaana qala ya layta baynee wabaynaka buAAda almashriqayni fabisa alqareenu

39 And it profiteth you not this day, because ye did wrong, that ye will be sharers in the doom.

39 Walan yanfaAAakumu alyawma ith thalamtum annakum fee alAAathabi mushtarikoona

40 Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest ?

40 Afaanta tusmiAAu alssumma aw tahdee alAAumya waman kana fee dalalin mubeenin

41 And if We take thee away, We surely shall take vengeance on them,

41 Faimma nathhabanna bika fainna minhum muntaqimoona

42 Or (if) We show thee that wherewith We threaten them; for lo! We have complete command of them.

42 Aw nuriyannaka allathee waAAadnahum fainna AAalayhim muqtadiroona

43 So hold thou fast to that which is inspired in thee. Lo! thou art on a right path.

43 Faistamsik biallathee oohiya ilayka innaka AAala siratin mustaqeemin

44 And lo! it is in truth a Reminder for thee and for thy folk; and ye will be questioned.

44 Wainnahu lathikrun laka waliqawmika wasawfa tusaloona

45 And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent ?

45 Waisal man arsalna min qablika min rusulina ajaAAalna min dooni alrrahmani alihatan yuAAbadoona

46 And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.

46 Walaqad arsalna moosa biayatina ila firAAawna wamalaihi faqala innee rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

47 But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them.

47 Falamma jaahum biayatina itha hum minha yadhakoona

48 And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again.

48 Wama nureehim min ayatin illa hiya akbaru min okhtiha waakhathnahum bialAAathabi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

49 And they said: O wizard! Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee. Lo! we verily will walk aright.

49 Waqaloo ya ayyuha alsahiru odAAu lana rabbaka bima AAahida AAindaka innana lamuhtadoona

50 But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word.

50 Falamma kashafna AAanhumu alAAathaba itha hum yankuthoona

51 And Pharaoh caused a proclamation to be made among his people saying: O my people! Is not mine the sovereignty of Egypt and these rivers flowing under me ? Can ye not then discern ?

51 Wanada firAAawnu fee qawmihi qala ya qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahathihi alanharu tajree min tahtee afala tubsiroona

52 I am surely better than this fellow, who is despicable and can hardly make (his meaning) plain!

52 Am ana khayrun min hatha allathee huwa maheenun wala yakadu yubeenu

53 Why, then, have armlets of gold not been set upon him, or angels sent along with him ?

53 Falawla olqiya AAalayhi aswiratun min thahabin aw jaa maAAahu almalaikatu muqtarineena

54 Thus he persuaded his people to make light (of Moses), and they obeyed him. Lo! they were a wanton folk.

54 Faistakhaffa qawmahu faataAAoohu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena

55 So, when they angered Us, We punished them and drowned them every one.

55 Falamma asafoona intaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena

56 And We made them a thing past, and an example for those after (them).

56 FajaAAalnahum salafan wamathalan lilakhireena

57 And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example, behold! the folk laugh out,

57 Walamma duriba ibnu maryama mathalan itha qawmuka minhu yasiddoona

58 And say: Are our gods better, or is he ? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk.

58 Waqaloo aalihatuna khayrun am huwa ma daraboohu laka illa jadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoona

59 He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favour, and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel.

59 In huwa illa AAabdun anAAamna AAalayhi wajaAAalnahu mathalan libanee israeela

60 And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth.

60 Walaw nashao lajaAAalna minkum malaikatan fee alardi yakhlufoona

61 And lo! verily there is knowledge of the Hour. So doubt ye not concerning it, but follow Me. This is the right path.

61 Wainnahu laAAilmun lilssaAAati fala tamtarunna biha waittabiAAooni hatha siratun mustaqeemun

62 And let not Satan turn you aside. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.

62 Wala yasuddannakumu alshshaytanu innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun

63 When Jesus came with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.

63 Walamma jaa AAeesa bialbayyinati qala qad jitukum bialhikmati waliobayyina lakum baAAda allathee takhtalifoona feehi faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

64 Lo! Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. This is a right path.

64 Inna Allaha huwa rabbee warabbukum faoAAbudoohu hatha siratun mustaqeemun

65 But the factions among them differed. Then woe unto those who do wrong from the doom of a painful day.

65 Faikhtalafa alahzabu min baynihim fawaylun lillatheena thalamoo min AAathabi yawmin aleemin

66 Await they aught save the Hour, that it shall come upon them suddenly, when they know not ?

66 Hal yanthuroona illa alssaAAata an tatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona

67 Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty (to Allah).

67 Alakhillao yawmaithin baAAduhum libaAAdin AAaduwwun illa almuttaqeena

68 O My slaves! For you there is no fear this day, nor is it ye who grieve;

68 Ya AAibadi la khawfun AAalaykumu alyawma wala antum tahzanoona

69 (Ye) who believed Our revelations and were self - surrendered,

69 Allatheena amanoo biayatina wakanoo muslimeena

70 Enter the Garden, ye and your wives, to be made glad.

70 Odkhuloo aljannata antum waazwajukum tuhbaroona

71 Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein.

71 Yutafu AAalayhim bisihafin min thahabin waakwabin wafeeha ma tashtaheehi alanfusu watalaththu alaAAyunu waantum feeha khalidoona

72 This is the Garden which ye are made to inherit because of what ye used to do.

72 Watilka aljannatu allatee oorithtumooha bima kuntum taAAmaloona

73 Therein for you is fruit in plenty whence to eat.

73 Lakum feeha fakihatun katheeratun minha takuloona

74 Lo! the guilty are immortal in hell's torment.

74 Inna almujrimeena fee AAathabi jahannama khalidoona

75 It is not relaxed for them, and they despair therein.

75 La yufattaru AAanhum wahum feehi mublisoona

76 We wronged them not, but they it was who did the wrong.

76 Wama thalamnahum walakin kanoo humu alththalimeena

77 And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain.

77 Wanadaw ya maliku liyaqdi AAalayna rabbuka qala innakum makithoona

78 We verily brought the Truth unto you, but ye were, most of you, averse to the Truth.

78 Laqad jinakum bialhaqqi walakinna aktharakum lilhaqqi karihoona

79 Or do they determine any thing (against the Prophet) ? Lo! We (also) are determining.

79 Am abramoo amran fainna mubrimoona

80 Or deem they that We cannot hear their secret thoughts and private confidences ? Nay, but Our envoys, present with them, do record.

80 Am yahsaboona anna la nasmaAAu sirrahum wanajwahum bala warusuluna ladayhim yaktuboona

81 Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son).

81 Qul in kana lilrrahmani waladun faana awwalu alAAabideena

82 Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, from that which they ascribe (unto Him)!

82 Subhana rabbi alssamawati waalardi rabbi alAAarshi AAamma yasifoona

83 So let them flounder (in their talk) and play until they meet the Day which they are promised.

83 Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona

84 And He it is Who in the heaven is God, and in the earth God. He is the Wise, the Knower.

84 Wahuwa allathee fee alssamai ilahun wafee alardi ilahun wahuwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu

85 And blessed be He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and with Whom is knowledge of the Hour, and unto Whom ye will be returned.

85 Watabaraka allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma waAAindahu AAilmu alssaAAati wailayhi turjaAAoona

86 And those unto whom they cry instead of Him possess no power of intercession, saving him who beareth witness unto the Truth knowingly.

86 Wala yamliku allatheena yadAAoona min doonihi alshshafaAAata illa man shahida bialhaqqi wahum yaAAlamoona

87 And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away ?

87 Walain saaltahum man khalaqahum layaqoolunna Allahu faanna yufakoona

88 And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! these are a folk who believe not.

88 Waqeelihi yarabbi inna haolai qawmun la yuminoona

89 Then bear with them (O Muhammad) and say: Peace. But they will come to know.

89 Faisfah AAanhum waqul salamun fasawfa yaAAlamoona