٤٣ - ٱلْزُّخْرُف

43 - Az-Zukhruf

وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا اِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْہُ يَصِدُّوْنَ۝۵۷
Walamma duriba ibnu maryama mathalan itha qawmuka minhu yasiddoona

English

Ahmed Ali

When the example of Mary's son is quoted before them, your people cry out at it,

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وَقَالُوْۗا ءَ اٰلِہَتُنَا خَيْرٌ اَمْ ہُوَ۝۰ۭ مَا ضَرَبُوْہُ لَكَ اِلَّا جَدَلًا۝۰ۭ بَلْ ہُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُوْنَ۝۵۸
Waqaloo aalihatuna khayrun am huwa ma daraboohu laka illa jadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoona

English

Ahmed Ali

And say: "Are our deities better or he?" They say this only for disputing. Surely they are a contentious people.

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اِنْ ہُوَ اِلَّا عَبْدٌ اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْہِ وَجَعَلْنٰہُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِيْۗ اِسْرَاۗءِيْلَ۝۵۹ۭ
In huwa illa AAabdun anAAamna AAalayhi wajaAAalnahu mathalan libanee israeela

English

Ahmed Ali

(Jesus) was only a creature whom We favoured and made an example for the children of Israel.

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وَلَوْ نَشَاۗءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنْكُمْ مَّلٰۗىِٕكَۃً فِي الْاَرْضِ يَخْلُفُوْنَ۝۶۰
Walaw nashao lajaAAalna minkum malaikatan fee alardi yakhlufoona

English

Ahmed Ali

If We pleased We could have put angels in place of you as trustees on the earth.

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وَاِنَّہٗ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَۃِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِہَا وَاتَّبِعُوْنِ۝۰ۭ ھٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيْمٌ۝۶۱
Wainnahu laAAilmun lilssaAAati fala tamtarunna biha waittabiAAooni hatha siratun mustaqeemun

English

Ahmed Ali

He is certainly the sign of the Hour (of change). So have no doubt about it, and listen to me. This is the straight path.

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وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُ۝۰ۚ اِنَّہٗ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِيْنٌ۝۶۲
Wala yasuddannakumu alshshaytanu innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun

English

Ahmed Ali

Let not Satan misdirect you. He is your open enemy.

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وَ لَمَّا جَاۗءَ عِيْسٰى بِالْبَيِّنٰتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِالْحِكْمَۃِ وَلِاُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِيْ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ فِيْہِ۝۰ۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللہَ وَاَطِيْعُوْنِ۝۶۳
Walamma jaa AAeesa bialbayyinati qala qad jitukum bialhikmati waliobayyina lakum baAAda allathee takhtalifoona feehi faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

English

Ahmed Ali

When Jesus came with the signs, he said: "I have come to you with authority, and to explain some thing about which you are at variance. So fear God, and follow me.

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اِنَّ اللہَ ہُوَرَبِّيْ وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْہُ۝۰ۭ ھٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيْمٌ۝۶۴
Inna Allaha huwa rabbee warabbukum faoAAbudoohu hatha siratun mustaqeemun

English

Ahmed Ali

Verily God is my Lord and your Lord; so worship Him. This is the straight path."

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فَاخْتَلَفَ الْاَحْزَابُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِہِمْ۝۰ۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ اَلِيْمٍ۝۶۵
Faikhtalafa alahzabu min baynihim fawaylun lillatheena thalamoo min AAathabi yawmin aleemin

English

Ahmed Ali

But the factions differed among themselves. Woe alas to the sinners for the torment of the grievous Day!

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ہَلْ يَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَّا السَّاعَۃَ اَنْ تَاْتِيَہُمْ بَغْتَۃً وَّہُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ۝۶۶
Hal yanthuroona illa alssaAAata an tatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Are they waiting (for any thing) but the Hour (of Doom) which would descend upon them suddenly, and catch them unawares?

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