Ruku 426, Juz 25 (ٱلْرُكوع 426, جزء 25)

٤٣ - ٱلْزُّخْرُف

43 - Az-Zukhruf

وَاِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰہِيْمُ لِاَبِيْہِ وَقَوْمِہٖۗ اِنَّنِيْ بَرَاۗءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُوْنَ۝۲۶ۙ
Waith qala ibraheemu liabeehi waqawmihi innanee baraon mimma taAAbudoona

English

Ahmed Ali

When Abraham said to his father and his people: "I am rid of what you worship

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اِلَّا الَّذِيْ فَطَرَنِيْ فَاِنَّہٗ سَيَہْدِيْنِ۝۲۷
Illa allathee fataranee fainnahu sayahdeeni

English

Ahmed Ali

Other than Him who created me. He will show me the right way."

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وَجَعَلَہَا كَلِمَۃًۢ بَاقِيَۃً فِيْ عَقِبِہٖ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ۝۲۸
WajaAAalaha kalimatan baqiyatan fee AAaqibihi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

English

Ahmed Ali

This is the legacy he left to his descendants so that they may turn (to God).

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بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ ہٰۗؤُلَاۗءِ وَاٰبَاۗءَہُمْ حَتّٰى جَاۗءَہُمُ الْحَقُّ وَرَسُوْلٌ مُّبِيْنٌ۝۲۹
Bal mattaAAtu haolai waabaahum hatta jaahumu alhaqqu warasoolun mubeenun

English

Ahmed Ali

In fact, I allowed them and their fathers to enjoy this life till the truth, and the apostle preaching it lucidly, came to them.

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وَلَمَّا جَاۗءَہُمُ الْحَقُّ قَالُوْا ھٰذَا سِحْـرٌ وَّاِنَّا بِہٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۳۰
Walamma jaahumu alhaqqu qaloo hatha sihrun wainna bihi kafiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Yet when the truth had come to them, they said: "This is sorcery. We shall never believe in it."

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وَقَالُوْا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ ھٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنُ عَلٰي رَجُلٍ مِّنَ الْقَرْيَـتَيْنِ عَظِيْمٍ۝۳۱
Waqaloo lawla nuzzila hatha alquranu AAala rajulin mina alqaryatayni AAatheemun

English

Ahmed Ali

They also said: "Why was this Qur'an not sent down to some great man of the two cities?"

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اَہُمْ يَــقْسِمُوْنَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ۝۰ۭ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَہُمْ مَّعِيْشَتَہُمْ فِي الْحَيٰوۃِ الدُّنْيَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَہُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجٰتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُہُمْ بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا۝۰ۭ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُوْنَ۝۳۲
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

English

Ahmed Ali

Are they the ones who dispense the favour of your Lord? It is He who apportions the means of livelihood among them in this world, and raises some in position over the others to make some others submissive. The favours of your Lord are better than what they amass.

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وَلَوْلَاۗ اَنْ يَّكُوْنَ النَّاسُ اُمَّۃً وَّاحِدَۃً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَنْ يَّكْفُرُ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ لِبُيُوْتِہِمْ سُقُفًا مِّنْ فِضَّۃٍ وَّمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْہَا يَظْہَرُوْنَ۝۳۳ۙ
Walawla an yakoona alnnasu ommatan wahidatan lajaAAalna liman yakfuru bialrrahmani libuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wamaAAarija AAalayha yathharoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Had it not been that all people would become one community (of unbelievers), We might have given those who disbelieve in Ar-Rahman roofs of silver for their dwellings and (silver) stairs for mounting,

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وَلِبُيُوْتِہِمْ اَبْوَابًا وَّسُرُرًا عَلَيْہَا يَتَّكِـــــُٔـوْنَ۝۳۴ۙ
Walibuyootihim abwaban wasururan AAalayha yattakioona

English

Ahmed Ali

And doors (of silver) for their houses, (silver) couches for reclining,

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وَزُخْرُفًا۝۰ۭ وَاِنْ كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَاعُ الْحَيٰوۃِ الدُّنْيَا۝۰ۭ وَالْاٰخِرَۃُ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ۝۳۵ۧ
Wazukhrufan wain kullu thalika lamma mataAAu alhayati alddunya waalakhiratu AAinda rabbika lilmuttaqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

And ornaments of gold. But all this would have been nothing but the vanity of this world. The Hereafter with your Lord is for those who take heed for themselves and follow the straight path.

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