43. Surah Az-Zukhruf – Verses 41–80

And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.

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Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.

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So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.

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And indeed, it is a remembrance1 for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.

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And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?

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

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

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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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Or am I [not] better than this one [i.e., Moses] who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?1

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

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

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

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

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And when the son of Mary was presented as an example,1 immediately your people laughed aloud.

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And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?"1 They did not present it [i.e., the comparison] except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.

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He [i.e., Jesus] was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.

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And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another]1 on the earth.

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And indeed, he [i.e., Jesus] will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me.1 This is a straight path.

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And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

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And when Jesus brought clear proofs, he said, "I have come to you with wisdom [i.e., prophethood] and to make clear to you some of that over which you differ, so fear Allāh and obey me.

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Indeed, Allāh is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path."

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But the denominations from among them differed [and separated], so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful Day.

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Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?

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Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous

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[To whom Allāh will say], "O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,

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[You] who believed in Our verses and were Muslims.

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Enter Paradise, you and your kinds,1 delighted."

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Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.

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And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.

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For you therein is much fruit1 from which you will eat.

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Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.

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It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.

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And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.

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And they will call, "O Mālik,1 let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."

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We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.

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Or have they devised [some] affair?1 But indeed, We are devising [a plan].

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Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers [i.e., angels] are with them recording.

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