Ruku 428, Juz 25 (ٱلْرُكوع 428, جزء 25)

٤٣ - ٱلْزُّخْرُف

43 - Az-Zukhruf

وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا مُوْسٰى بِاٰيٰتِنَاۗ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَا۟ىِٕہٖ فَقَالَ اِنِّىْ رَسُوْلُ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ۝۴۶
Walaqad arsalna moosa biayatina ila firAAawna wamalaihi faqala innee rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

English

Ahmed Ali

We sent Moses with Our signs to the Pharaoh and his nobles. He said: "I have been sent by the Lord of all the worlds."

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فَلَمَّا جَاۗءَہُمْ بِاٰيٰتِنَاۗ اِذَا ہُمْ مِّنْہَا يَضْحَكُوْنَ۝۴۷
Falamma jaahum biayatina itha hum minha yadhakoona

English

Ahmed Ali

But when he brought to them Our signs they laughed at them,

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وَمَا نُرِيْہِمْ مِّنْ اٰيَۃٍ اِلَّا ہِىَ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ اُخْتِہَا۝۰ۡوَ اَخَذْنٰہُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّہُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ۝۴۸
Wama nureehim min ayatin illa hiya akbaru min okhtiha waakhathnahum bialAAathabi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

English

Ahmed Ali

(Even though) each miracle that We showed them was greater than the other. So We seized them with chastisement so that they may turn back.

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وَقَالُوْا يٰۗاَيُّہَ السّٰحِرُ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَہِدَ عِنْدَكَ۝۰ۚ اِنَّنَا لَمُہْتَدُوْنَ۝۴۹
Waqaloo ya ayyuha alsahiru odAAu lana rabbaka bima AAahida AAindaka innana lamuhtadoona

English

Ahmed Ali

But they said: "O sorcerer, call on your Lord for us in accordance with the compact He has made with you. We shall certainly come to guidance."

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فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْہُمُ الْعَذَابَ اِذَا ہُمْ يَنْكُثُوْنَ۝۵۰
Falamma kashafna AAanhumu alAAathaba itha hum yankuthoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Yet no sooner did We take away the affliction from them than they broke their pledge.

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وَنَادٰى فِرْعَوْنُ فِيْ قَوْمِہٖ قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اَلَيْسَ لِيْ مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَہٰذِہِ الْاَنْہٰرُ تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِيْ۝۰ۚ اَفَلَا تُبْصِرُوْنَ۝۵۱ۭ
Wanada firAAawnu fee qawmihi qala ya qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahathihi alanharu tajree min tahtee afala tubsiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

And the Pharaoh said to his people: "O people, is not mine the kingdom of Egypt and these rivers that flow at my feet? Can you still not comprehend?

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اَمْ اَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْ ھٰذَا الَّذِيْ ہُوَ مَہِيْنٌ۝۰ۥۙ وَّلَا يَكَادُ يُبِيْنُ۝۵۲
Am ana khayrun min hatha allathee huwa maheenun wala yakadu yubeenu

English

Ahmed Ali

Am I (not) better than him who is contemptible, and cannot even express himself clearly?

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فَلَوْلَاۗ اُلْقِيَ عَلَيْہِ اَسْوِرَۃٌ مِّنْ ذَہَبٍ اَوْ جَاۗءَ مَعَہُ الْمَلٰۗىِٕكَۃُ مُقْتَرِنِيْنَ۝۵۳
Falawla olqiya AAalayhi aswiratun min thahabin aw jaa maAAahu almalaikatu muqtarineena

English

Ahmed Ali

Why were then no bracelets of gold shed upon him from above, or angels sent down as a retinue with him?"

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فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَہٗ فَاَطَاعُوْہُ۝۰ۭ اِنَّہُمْ كَانُوْا قَوْمًا فٰسِقِيْنَ۝۵۴
Faistakhaffa qawmahu faataAAoohu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

Thus he made light (of the matter) to his people, and they obeyed him. They were certainly wicked.

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فَلَمَّاۗ اٰسَفُوْنَا انْتَقَمْنَا مِنْہُمْ فَاَغْرَقْنٰہُمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ۝۵۵ۙ
Falamma asafoona intaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena

English

Ahmed Ali

But when they roused Our anger We inflicted retributive punishment and drowned them all,

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