Surah Az-Zukhruf

الزخرف

Surah 43 · Ruku 5 of 7 · ayahs 46–56 · Juz 25 · pages 492–493 · Makki

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وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿46﴾

And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."

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And certainlyوَلَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
We sentأَرْسَلْنَاF
MosesمُوسَىI
With our signsبِآيَاتِنَاCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِOur signs+نَاus / our
ToإِلَىH
PharaohفِرْعَوْنَI
And his chiefsوَمَلَئِهِCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+مَلَئِHis chiefs+هِhim / his / it
And he saidفَقَالَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالَAnd he said
Indeed i amإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i am+نيme
A MessengerرَسُولُI
Of the LordرَبِّI
Of the worldsالْعَالَمِينَIالthe+عَالَمِينَOf the worlds

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ ﴿47﴾

But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.

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But whenفَلَمَّاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when
He came to themجَاءَهُمْCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَHe came to+هُمْthem / their
With our signsبِآيَاتِنَاCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِOur signs+نَاus / our
BeholdإِذَاI
TheyهُمْI
At themمِنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAt+هَاher / it / its
LaughedيَضْحَكُونَF

وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا ۖ وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿48﴾

And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].

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And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
We showed themنُرِيهِمْCBFV+PRONATTنُرِيWe showed+هِمْthem / their
OfمِنْH
A signآيَةٍI
ButإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
ItهِيَI
Was greaterأَكْبَرُI
ThanمِنْH
Its sisterأُخْتِهَاCBIN+PRONATTأُخْتِIts sister+هَاher / it / its
And we seized themوَأَخَذْنَاهُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَخَذْنَاWe seized+هُمْthem / their
With the punishmentبِالْعَذَابِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عَذَابِPunishment
So that they mayلَعَلَّهُمْCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that they may+هُمْthem / their
ReturnيَرْجِعُونَF

وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ ﴿49﴾

And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."

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And they saidوَقَالُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey said
OيَاأَيُّهَH
[the] magicianالسَّاحِرُIالthe+سَاحِرُ[the] magician
InvokeادْعُF
For usلَنَاCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَاus / our
Your LordرَبَّكَCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your
By whatبِمَاCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاWhat
He has made covenantعَهِدَF
With youعِنْدَكَCBILOC+PRONATTعِنْدَWith+كَyou / your
Indeed weإِنَّنَاCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed we+نَاus / our
Will surely be guidedلَمُهْتَدُونَCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+مُهْتَدُونَWill surely be guided

فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ ﴿50﴾

But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.

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But whenفَلَمَّاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when
We removedكَشَفْنَاF
From themعَنْهُمُCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هُمُthem / their
The punishmentالْعَذَابَIالthe+عَذَابَPunishment
BeholdإِذَاI
TheyهُمْI
Broke their wordيَنْكُثُونَF

وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى قَوْمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِىٓ ۖ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿51﴾

And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?

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And called outوَنَادَىCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَادَىCalled out
PharaohفِرْعَوْنُI
AmongفِيH
His peopleقَوْمِهِCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it
He saidقَالَF
O my peopleيَاقَوْمِCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
Is notأَلَيْسَCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+لَيْسَNot
For meلِيCBHP+PRONATTلِfor / to+يme / my
The kingdomمُلْكُI
Of egyptمِصْرَI
And theseوَهَذِهِCBICONJ+DEMوَand+هَذِهِThese
[the] riversالْأَنْهَارُIالthe+أَنْهَارُ[the] rivers
FlowingتَجْرِيF
Underneath meمِنْH
Underneath meتَحْتِيCBIN+PRONATTتَحْتِUnderneath+يme / my
Then do notأَفَلَاCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+لَاDo not
You seeتُبْصِرُونَF

أَمْ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ ﴿52﴾

Or am I [not] better than this one who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?

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OrأَمْH
Am iأَنَاI
BetterخَيْرٌI
ThanمِنْH
ThisهَذَاI
One whoالَّذِيI
HeهُوَI
Is insignificantمَهِينٌI
And hardlyوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاHardly
And hardlyيَكَادُF
ClearيُبِينُF

فَلَوْلَآ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ ﴿53﴾

Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"

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Then why notفَلَوْلَاCBHCONJ+EXHفَso / then+لَوْلَاWhy not
Are placedأُلْقِيَF
On himعَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِhim / his / it
BraceletsأَسْوِرَةٌI
OfمِنْH
GoldذَهَبٍI
OrأَوْH
ComeجَاءَF
With himمَعَهُI
The angelsالْمَلَائِكَةُIالthe+مَلَائِكَةُAngels
Accompanying himمُقْتَرِنِينَI

فَٱسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ ﴿54﴾

So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allah].

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So he bluffedفَاسْتَخَفَّCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَخَفَّHe bluffed
His peopleقَوْمَهُCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمَHis people+هُhim / his / it
And they obeyed himفَأَطَاعُوهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَطَاعُوAnd they obeyed+هُhim / his / it
Indeed theyإِنَّهُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُمْthem / their
WereكَانُواF
A peopleقَوْمًاI
Defiantly disobedientفَاسِقِينَI

فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿55﴾

And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

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So whenفَلَمَّاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen
They angered usآسَفُونَاCBFV+PRONATTآسَفُوThey angered+نَاus / our
We took retributionانْتَقَمْنَاF
From themمِنْهُمْCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُمْthem / their
And we drowned themفَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَغْرَقْنَاAnd we drowned+هُمْthem / their
AllأَجْمَعِينَI

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْءَاخِرِينَ ﴿56﴾

And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.

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And we made themفَجَعَلْنَاهُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+جَعَلْنَاAnd we made+هُمْthem / their
A precedentسَلَفًاI
And an exampleوَمَثَلًاCBICONJ+Nوَand+مَثَلًاAn example
For the later generationsلِلْآخِرِينَCBIP+Nلِلfor the+آخِرِينَLater generations

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.