Chapter 43 · 89 verses
Az-Zukhruf
Ornaments of gold
الزخرف
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
43:1
حمٓ١
English
Ḥâ-Mĩm.
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43:2
وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ٢
English
By the clear Book!
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43:3
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَـٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ٣
English
Certainly, We have made it a Quran in Arabic so perhaps you will understand.
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43:4
وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ٤
English
And indeed, it is—in the Master Record with Us—highly esteemed, rich in wisdom.
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43:5
أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ٥
English
Should We then turn the ˹Quranic˺ Reminder away from you ˹simply˺ because you have been a transgressing people?
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43:6
وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِىٍّ فِى ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ٦
English
˹Imagine˺ how many prophets We sent to those ˹destroyed˺ before!
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43:7
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ٧
English
But no prophet ever came to them without being mocked.
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43:8
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ٨
English
So We destroyed those who were far mightier than these ˹Meccans˺. The examples of ˹their˺ predecessors have ˹already˺ been related.
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43:9
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ٩
English
If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, “The Almighty, All-Knowing did.”
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43:10
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ١٠
English
˹He is the One˺ Who has laid out the earth for you, and set in it pathways for you so that you may find your way.
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43:11
وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ١١
English
And ˹He is the One˺ Who sends down rain from the sky in perfect measure, with which We give life to a lifeless land. And so will you be brought forth ˹from the grave˺.
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43:12
وَٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْفُلْكِ وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ١٢
English
And ˹He is the One˺ Who created all ˹things in˺ pairs, and made for you ships and animals to ride
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43:13
لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ١٣
English
so that you may sit firmly on their backs, and remember your Lord’s blessings once you are settled on them, saying, “Glory be to the One Who has subjected these for us, for we could have never done so ˹on our own˺.
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43:14
وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ١٤
English
And surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return.”
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43:15
وَجَعَلُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزْءًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ مُّبِينٌ١٥
English
Still the pagans have made some of His creation out to be a part of Him. Indeed, humankind is clearly ungrateful.
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43:16
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ١٦
English
Has He taken ˹angels as His˺ daughters from what He created, and favoured you ˹O pagans˺ with sons?
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43:17
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ١٧
English
Whenever one of them is given the good news of what they attribute to the Most Compassionate, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.
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43:18
أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍ١٨
English
˹Do they attribute to Him˺ those who are brought up in fineries and are not commanding in disputes?
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43:19
وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَـٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ إِنَـٰثًا ۚ أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَـٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ١٩
English
Still they have labelled the angels, who are servants of the Most Compassionate, as female. Did they witness their creation? Their statement will be recorded, and they will be questioned!
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43:20
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَـٰهُم ۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ٢٠
English
And they argue, “Had the Most Compassionate willed, we would have never worshipped them.” They have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this ˹claim˺. They do nothing but lie.
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About Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold)
Named "the Ornaments" (al-Zukhruf), a Meccan sūrah warning against being deceived by worldly adornment, with the example of ʿĪsā and earlier peoples.
- Chapter
- 43 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 89
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Az-Zukhruf about?
Named "the Ornaments" (al-Zukhruf), a Meccan sūrah warning against being deceived by worldly adornment, with the example of ʿĪsā and earlier peoples.
How many verses are in Surah Az-Zukhruf?
Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold) has 89 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Az-Zukhruf Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Az-Zukhruf is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Az-Zukhruf in the Qurʾān?
Surah Az-Zukhruf is the 43rd chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.