42:52
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhalika
And thus
أَوۡحَيۡنَآ
awhayna
We have revealed
إِلَيۡكَ
ilayka
to you
رُوحٗا
ruhan
an inspiration
مِّنۡ
min
by
أَمۡرِنَاۚ
amrina
Our Command
مَا
ma
Not
كُنتَ
kunta
(did) you
تَدۡرِي
tadri
know
مَا
ma
what
ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ
al-kitabu
the Book (is)
وَلَا
wala
and not
ٱلۡإِيمَٰنُ
al-imanu
the faith
وَلَٰكِن
walakin
But
جَعَلۡنَٰهُ
ja'alnahu
We have made it
نُورٗا
nuran
a light
نَّهۡدِي
nahdi
We guide
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
مَن
man
whom
نَّشَآءُ
nashau
We will
مِنۡ
min
of
عِبَادِنَاۚ
ibadina
Our slaves
وَإِنَّكَ
wa-innaka
And indeed you
لَتَهۡدِيٓ
latahdi
surely guide
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
صِرَٰطٖ
siratin
(the) Path
مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ
mus'taqimin
Straight
٥٢

So We have revealed a spirit to you [Prophet] by Our command: you knew neither the Scripture nor the faith, but We made it a light, guiding with it whoever We will of Our servants. You give guidance to the straight path

Translation 1260

42:53
صِرَٰطِ
sirati
(The) path
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
the One
لَهُۥ
lahu
to Whom
مَا
ma
(belongs) whatever
فِي
fi
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَمَا
wama
and whatever
فِي
fi
(is) in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
al-ardi
the earth
أَلَآ
ala
Unquestionably
إِلَى
ila
To
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
تَصِيرُ
tasiru
reach
ٱلۡأُمُورُ
al-umuru
all affairs
٥٣

the path of God, to whom belongs all that is in the heavens and earth: truly everything will return to God

Translation 1260

43:1
حمٓ
ha-meem
Ha Meem
١

Ha Mim

Translation 1260

43:2
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
wal-kitabi
By the Book
ٱلۡمُبِينِ
al-mubini
the clear
٢

By the Scripture that makes things clear

Translation 1260

43:3
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed We
جَعَلۡنَٰهُ
ja'alnahu
(have) made it
قُرۡءَٰنًا
qur'anan
a Quran
عَرَبِيّٗا
arabiyyan
(in) Arabic
لَّعَلَّكُمۡ
la'allakum
so that you may
تَعۡقِلُونَ
ta'qiluna
understand
٣

We have made it a Quran in Arabic so that you [people] may understand

Translation 1260

43:4
وَإِنَّهُۥ
wa-innahu
And indeed it
فِيٓ
fi
(is) in
أُمِّ
ummi
(the) Mother
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
al-kitabi
(of) the Book
لَدَيۡنَا
ladayna
with Us
لَعَلِيٌّ
la'aliyyun
surely exalted
حَكِيمٌ
hakimun
full of wisdom
٤

It is truly exalted in the Source of Scripture kept with Us, and full of wisdom

Translation 1260

43:5
أَفَنَضۡرِبُ
afanadribu
Then should We take away
عَنكُمُ
ankumu
from you
ٱلذِّكۡرَ
al-dhik'ra
the Reminder
صَفۡحًا
safhan
disregarding (you)
أَن
an
because
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you are
قَوۡمٗا
qawman
a people
مُّسۡرِفِينَ
mus'rifina
transgressing
٥

Should We ignore you and turn this revelation away from you because you are insolent people

Translation 1260

43:6
وَكَمۡ
wakam
And how many
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
arsalna
We sent
مِن
min
of
نَّبِيّٖ
nabiyyin
a Prophet
فِي
fi
among
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
al-awalina
the former (people)
٦

We have sent many a prophet to earlier people

Translation 1260

43:7
وَمَا
wama
And not
يَأۡتِيهِم
yatihim
came to them
مِّن
min
any Prophet
نَّبِيٍّ
nabiyyin
any Prophet
إِلَّا
illa
but
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
بِهِۦ
bihi
mock at him
يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
yastahziuna
mock at him
٧

and they mocked every one of them

Translation 1260

43:8
فَأَهۡلَكۡنَآ
fa-ahlakna
Then We destroyed
أَشَدَّ
ashadda
stronger
مِنۡهُم
min'hum
than them
بَطۡشٗا
batshan
(in) power
وَمَضَىٰ
wamada
and has passed
مَثَلُ
mathalu
(the) example
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
al-awalina
(of) the former (people)
٨

so We have destroyed mightier people than [the disbelievers of Mecca] and their example has gone down in history

Translation 1260

43:9
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
سَأَلۡتَهُم
sa-altahum
you ask them
مَّنۡ
man
Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
wal-arda
and the earth
لَيَقُولُنَّ
layaqulunna
They will surely say
خَلَقَهُنَّ
khalaqahunna
Created them
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
al-'azizu
the All-Mighty
ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
al-'alimu
the All-Knower
٩

If you [Prophet] ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and earth?’ they are sure to say, ‘They were created by the Almighty, the All Knowing.’

Translation 1260

43:10
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
The One Who
جَعَلَ
ja'ala
made
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
al-arda
the earth
مَهۡدٗا
mahdan
a bed
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
and made
لَكُمۡ
lakum
for you
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
سُبُلٗا
subulan
roads
لَّعَلَّكُمۡ
la'allakum
so that you may
تَهۡتَدُونَ
tahtaduna
(be) guided
١٠

It is He who smoothed out the earth for you and traced out routes on it for you to find your way

Translation 1260