Az-Zukhruf 43:88

43:76
وَمَا
wama
And not
ظَلَمۡنَٰهُمۡ
zalamnahum
We wronged them
وَلَٰكِن
walakin
but
كَانُواْ
kanu
they were
هُمُ
humu
themselves
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
al-zalimina
wrongdoers
٧٦

We never wronged them; they were the ones who did wrong

Translation 1260

43:77
وَنَادَوۡاْ
wanadaw
And they will call
يَٰمَٰلِكُ
yamaliku
O Malik
لِيَقۡضِ
liyaqdi
Let put an end
عَلَيۡنَا
alayna
to us
رَبُّكَۖ
rabbuka
your Lord
قَالَ
qala
He (will) say
إِنَّكُم
innakum
Indeed you
مَّٰكِثُونَ
makithuna
(will) remain
٧٧

They will cry, ‘Malik, if only your Lord would finish us off,’ but he will answer, ‘No! You are here to stay.’

Translation 1260

43:78
لَقَدۡ
laqad
Certainly
جِئۡنَٰكُم
ji'nakum
We have brought you
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
bil-haqi
the truth
وَلَٰكِنَّ
walakinna
but
أَكۡثَرَكُمۡ
aktharakum
most of you
لِلۡحَقِّ
lil'haqqi
to the truth
كَٰرِهُونَ
karihuna
(are) averse
٧٨

We have brought you the Truth but most of you despise it

Translation 1260

43:79
أَمۡ
am
Or
أَبۡرَمُوٓاْ
abramu
have they determined
أَمۡرٗا
amran
an affair
فَإِنَّا
fa-inna
Then indeed We
مُبۡرِمُونَ
mub'rimuna
(are) determined
٧٩

Have these disbelievers thought up some scheme? We too have been scheming

Translation 1260

43:80
أَمۡ
am
Or
يَحۡسَبُونَ
yahsabuna
(do) they think
أَنَّا
anna
that We
لَا
la
(can) not
نَسۡمَعُ
nasma'u
hear
سِرَّهُمۡ
sirrahum
their secret(s)
وَنَجۡوَىٰهُمۚ
wanajwahum
and their private counsel(s)
بَلَىٰ
bala
Nay
وَرُسُلُنَا
warusuluna
and Our Messengers
لَدَيۡهِمۡ
ladayhim
with them
يَكۡتُبُونَ
yaktubuna
are recording
٨٠

Do they think We cannot hear their secret talk and their private counsel? Yes we can: Our messengers are at their sides, recording everything

Translation 1260

43:81
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِن
in
If
كَانَ
kana
had
لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
lilrrahmani
the Most Gracious
وَلَدٞ
waladun
a son
فَأَنَا۠
fa-ana
Then I
أَوَّلُ
awwalu
(would be the) first
ٱلۡعَٰبِدِينَ
al-'abidina
(of) the worshippers
٨١

Say [Prophet], ‘If the Lord of Mercy [truly] had offspring I would be the first to worship [them], but

Translation 1260

43:82
سُبۡحَٰنَ
sub'hana
Glory be
رَبِّ
rabbi
(to the) Lord
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
رَبِّ
rabbi
(the) Lord
ٱلۡعَرۡشِ
al-'arshi
(of) the Throne
عَمَّا
amma
above what
يَصِفُونَ
yasifuna
they ascribe
٨٢

exalted be the Lord of the heavens and earth, the Lord of the Throne- He is far above their false descriptions.’

Translation 1260

43:83
فَذَرۡهُمۡ
fadharhum
So leave them
يَخُوضُواْ
yakhudu
(to) converse vainly
وَيَلۡعَبُواْ
wayal'abu
and play
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
until
يُلَٰقُواْ
yulaqu
they meet
يَوۡمَهُمُ
yawmahumu
their Day
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
which
يُوعَدُونَ
yu'aduna
they are promised
٨٣

Leave them to wade in deeper and play about, until they face the Day they have been promised

Translation 1260

43:84
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
(is) the One Who
فِي
fi
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the heaven
إِلَٰهٞ
ilahun
God
وَفِي
wafi
and in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
إِلَٰهٞۚ
ilahun
God
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
al-hakimu
(is) the All-Wise
ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
al-'alimu
the All-Knower
٨٤

It is He who is God in heaven and God on earth; He is the All Wise, the All Knowing

Translation 1260

43:85
وَتَبَارَكَ
watabaraka
And blessed (is)
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
the One Who
لَهُۥ
lahu
to Whom
مُلۡكُ
mul'ku
(belongs the) dominion
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
وَمَا
wama
and whatever
بَيۡنَهُمَا
baynahuma
(is) between both of them
وَعِندَهُۥ
wa'indahu
and with Him
عِلۡمُ
il'mu
(is the) knowledge
ٱلسَّاعَةِ
al-sa'ati
(of) the Hour
وَإِلَيۡهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
تُرۡجَعُونَ
tur'ja'una
you will be returned
٨٥

Exalted is He who has control of the heavens and earth and everything between them; He has knowledge of the Hour; you will all be returned to Him

Translation 1260

43:86
وَلَا
wala
And not
يَمۡلِكُ
yamliku
have power
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those whom
يَدۡعُونَ
yad'una
they invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِ
dunihi
besides Him
ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ
al-shafa'ata
(for) the intercession
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَن
man
who
شَهِدَ
shahida
testifies
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
bil-haqi
to the truth
وَهُمۡ
wahum
and they
يَعۡلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know
٨٦

Those gods they invoke besides Him have no power of intercession, unlike those who bore witness to the truth and recognized it

Translation 1260

43:87
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
سَأَلۡتَهُم
sa-altahum
you ask them
مَّنۡ
man
who
خَلَقَهُمۡ
khalaqahum
created them
لَيَقُولُنَّ
layaqulunna
they will certainly say
ٱللَّهُۖ
al-lahu
Allah
فَأَنَّىٰ
fa-anna
Then how
يُؤۡفَكُونَ
yu'fakuna
are they deluded
٨٧

If you [Prophet] ask them who created them they are sure to say, ‘God,’ so why are they so deluded

Translation 1260

43:88
وَقِيلِهِۦ
waqilihi
And his saying
يَٰرَبِّ
yarabbi
O my Lord
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
haulai
these
قَوۡمٞ
qawmun
(are) a people
لَّا
la
(who do) not
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe
٨٨

The Prophet has said, ‘My Lord, truly these are people who do not believe,’

Translation 1260

43:89
فَٱصۡفَحۡ
fa-is'fah
So turn away
عَنۡهُمۡ
anhum
from them
وَقُلۡ
waqul
and say
سَلَٰمٞۚ
salamun
Peace
فَسَوۡفَ
fasawfa
But soon
يَعۡلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
they will know
٨٩

but turn away from them and say, ‘Peace’: they will come to know

Translation 1260