Ruku 425, Juz 25 (ٱلْرُكوع 425, جزء 25)

٤٣ - ٱلْزُّخْرُف

43 - Az-Zukhruf

اَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنٰتٍ وَّاَصْفٰىكُمْ بِالْبَنِيْنَ۝۱۶
Ami ittakhatha mimma yakhluqu banatin waasfakum bialbaneena

English

Ahmed Ali

Or has He taken from those He has created daughters for Himself, and assigned sons to you?

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وَاِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُہُمْ بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْہُہٗ مُسْوَدًّا وَّہُوَكَظِيْمٌ۝۱۷
Waitha bushshira ahaduhum bima daraba lilrrahmani mathalan thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun

English

Ahmed Ali

Yet when news of (a daughter) they had reserved for Ar-Rahman comes to one of them, his face is blackened (with shame), and he grieves in silence inwardly.

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اَوَمَنْ يُّنَشَّؤُا فِي الْحِلْيَۃِ وَہُوَفِي الْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِيْنٍ۝۱۸
Awaman yunashshao fee alhilyati wahuwa fee alkhisami ghayru mubeenin

English

Ahmed Ali

Can one who has been raised on ornaments and cannot present her case coolly in a dispute (be associated with God?)

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وَجَعَلُوا الْمَلٰۗىِٕكَۃَ الَّذِيْنَ ہُمْ عِبٰدُ الرَّحْمٰنِ اِنَاثًا۝۰ۭ اَشَہِدُوْا خَلْقَہُمْ۝۰ۭ سَـتُكْتَبُ شَہَادَتُہُمْ وَيُسْــَٔــلُوْنَ۝۱۹
WajaAAaloo almalaikata allatheena hum AAibadu alrrahmani inathan ashahidoo khalqahum satuktabu shahadatuhum wayusaloona

English

Ahmed Ali

Yet they have made the angels, who are creatures of Ar-Rahman, females. Did they witness their creation? We shall record their testimony, and they will be interrogated.

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وَقَالُوْا لَوْ شَاۗءَ الرَّحْمٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنٰہُمْ۝۰ۭ مَا لَہُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ۝۰ۤ اِنْ ہُمْ اِلَّا يَخْرُصُوْنَ۝۲۰ۭ
Waqaloo law shaa alrrahmanu ma AAabadnahum ma lahum bithalika min AAilmin in hum illa yakhrusoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Yet they say: "If Ar-Rahman had so pleased we would not have worshipped them." They have no knowledge of it in the least. They only make up lies.

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اَمْ اٰتَيْنٰہُمْ كِتٰبًا مِّنْ قَبْلِہٖ فَہُمْ بِہٖ مُسْتَمْسِكُوْنَ۝۲۱
Am ataynahum kitaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Did We give them a Scripture before this to which they are holding fast?

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بَلْ قَالُـوْۗا اِنَّا وَجَدْنَاۗ اٰبَاۗءَنَا عَلٰۗي اُمَّۃٍ وَّاِنَّا عَلٰۗي اٰثٰرِہِمْ مُّہْتَدُوْنَ۝۲۲
Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muhtadoona

English

Ahmed Ali

In fact they say: "We found our fathers following a certain way, and are guided by their footprints."

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وَكَذٰلِكَ مَاۗ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فِيْ قَرْيَۃٍ مِّنْ نَّذِيْرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوْہَاۗ ۝۰ۙ اِنَّا وَجَدْنَاۗ اٰبَاۗءَنَا عَلٰۗي اُمَّۃٍ وَّاِنَّا عَلٰۗي اٰثٰرِہِمْ مُّقْتَدُوْنَ۝۲۳
Wakathalika ma arsalna min qablika fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qala mutrafooha inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muqtadoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Thus, We never sent an admonisher to a settlement before you but the decadent among them said. "We found our fathers following this way, and we are walking in their footsteps."

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قٰلَ اَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاَہْدٰى مِمَّا وَجَدْتُّمْ عَلَيْہِ اٰبَاۗءَكُمْ۝۰ۭ قَالُـوْۗا اِنَّا بِمَاۗ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِہٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۲۴
Qala awalaw jitukum biahda mimma wajadtum AAalayhi abaakum qaloo inna bima orsiltum bihi kafiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

"Even if I bring you a better guidance," he rejoined, "than the one you found your fathers on?" Still they said: "We do not believe in what you have brought."

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فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْہُمْ فَانْـظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَۃُ الْمُكَذِّبِيْنَ۝۲۵ۧ
Faintaqamna minhum faonthur kayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Then We punished them. So look at the fate of those who denied.

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