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Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub * - Translations’ Index

Translation of the meanings Surah: Az-Zukhruf   Ayah:
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Ayah: 23

وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ فِي قَرۡيَةٖ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتۡرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقۡتَدُونَ
23. Thus We did not send before you any warner in a town, but those affluent people in it said: "We found our fathers on a way, and we are followers of their footsteps."
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Ayah: 24

۞ قَٰلَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِأَهۡدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمۡ عَلَيۡهِ ءَابَآءَكُمۡۖ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرۡسِلۡتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
24. 'The warner' said: "Even if I bring to you a better guide than that 'religion' on which you found your fathers?" They said: "We are deniers in that with which you are sent."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 25

فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡۖ فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
25. So We took retribution from them, then see how was the end of the deniers.
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Ayah: 26

وَإِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِي بَرَآءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡبُدُونَ
26. When Abraham said to his father and his people: "I strongly renounce what you worship,
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Ayah: 27

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنِي فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهۡدِينِ
27. Except Him⁵ Who created me, He will certainly guide me.
5. I.e. I worship none but Allāh Alone.
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Ayah: 28

وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةَۢ بَاقِيَةٗ فِي عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ
28. And he made it⁶ a word remaining among his descendants that they may return to it⁷.
6. I.e., that you shall not take any other gods besides Allāh.
7. When they slip and then repent to Allāh or receive admonition.
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Ayah: 29

بَلۡ مَتَّعۡتُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَرَسُولٞ مُّبِينٞ
29. But I let these 'pagans' and their fathers to enjoy until there came to them the Truth and a clear messenger⁸.
8. I.e., the Prophet Muhammad
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Ayah: 30

وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ قَالُواْ هَٰذَا سِحۡرٞ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
30. But when there came to them the Truth they said: "This is magic, and we totally reject it."
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Ayah: 31

وَقَالُواْ لَوۡلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَتَيۡنِ عَظِيمٍ
31. And they said: "Why is not the Qur’an sent down to a man of importance from one of the two towns⁹?
9. Of Makkah and Ta’if in Arabia.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 32

أَهُمۡ يَقۡسِمُونَ رَحۡمَتَ رَبِّكَۚ نَحۡنُ قَسَمۡنَا بَيۡنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ وَرَفَعۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ فَوۡقَ بَعۡضٖ دَرَجَٰتٖ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعۡضُهُم بَعۡضٗا سُخۡرِيّٗاۗ وَرَحۡمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيۡرٞ مِّمَّا يَجۡمَعُونَ
32. Do they distribute the Mercy of 'Allāh' your Lord? It is We Who have distributed among them their livelihood in the life of this world, and We have raised some of them above others in degrees, that they may serve one another. The Mercy of 'Allāh' your Lord is better than what they amass 'of worldly wealth'.
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Ayah: 33

وَلَوۡلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ لَّجَعَلۡنَا لِمَن يَكۡفُرُ بِٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمۡ سُقُفٗا مِّن فِضَّةٖ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيۡهَا يَظۡهَرُونَ
33. Were it not that all people would become one community¹⁰, We would have made for those who deny 'Allāh' the Most  Compassionate, for their houses, ceilings out of silver and elevators by which they ascend up.
10. I.e., all deniers desiring only the life of this world.
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Translation of the meanings Surah: Az-Zukhruf
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