ترجمهٔ معانی سوره زُخرُف - ترجمه‌ى انگلیسی ـ عبدالله حسن یعقوب - شماره صفحه 493 - دایرة المعارف قرآن کریم

آیه: 48

وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنۡ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِيَ أَكۡبَرُ مِنۡ أُخۡتِهَاۖ وَأَخَذۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ

48. Every sign We showed them was greater than the one before. So We seized them with torment so that they might return (to the right Path of Islam).

آیه: 49

وَقَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهۡتَدُونَ

49. They said 'to Moses': "O sorcerer¹³, invoke your Lord for us, as Allāh has made the covenant with you. (If He removes this torment from us) we will certainly accept guidance."

13. i.e., man of vast learning

آیه: 50

فَلَمَّا كَشَفۡنَا عَنۡهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمۡ يَنكُثُونَ

50. But when We removed from them the torment, at once they broke their pledge.

آیه: 51

وَنَادَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي قَوۡمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ أَلَيۡسَ لِي مُلۡكُ مِصۡرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِيٓۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

51. And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people: "O my people, is not the kingdom of Egypt mine? And these streams flow beneath me, do you not then see 'my grandeur'?

آیه: 52

أَمۡ أَنَا۠ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٞ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ

52. Am I not better than this lowly man who can hardly express himself?

آیه: 53

فَلَوۡلَآ أُلۡقِيَ عَلَيۡهِ أَسۡوِرَةٞ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوۡ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقۡتَرِنِينَ

53. Why then have not bracelets of gold been placed upon him, or why have there not come with him angels as companions?"

آیه: 54

فَٱسۡتَخَفَّ قَوۡمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمٗا فَٰسِقِينَ

54. So he 'Pharaoh' bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. They were a sinful people.

آیه: 55

فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

55. When they angered Us, We took 'Divine' Retribution on them, so We drowned them all together,

آیه: 56

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ سَلَفٗا وَمَثَلٗا لِّلۡأٓخِرِينَ

56. Thus We made them a precedent and an example for the later generations.

آیه: 57

۞ وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوۡمُكَ مِنۡهُ يَصِدُّونَ

57. When the son of Mary 'Jesus Christ' was quoted as an example¹⁴, your people laughed out 'at the example'¹⁵.

14. Of being worshiped along with Allāh.
15. Arguing that Jesus will be in Hell as well! The Prophet replied that the verse was talking exclusively about idols, adding that Jesus himself did not ask to be worshiped. 

آیه: 58

وَقَالُوٓاْ ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ هُوَۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلَۢاۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمٌ خَصِمُونَ

58. They said: "Are our gods better, or he 'Jesus'?" They did not quote it 'the comparison' except for 'mere' dispute, rather they are a quarrelsome people.

آیه: 59

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبۡدٌ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ مَثَلٗا لِّبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

59. Jesus was no more than a humble being (servant and messenger of God) on whom We bestowed Favor 'Prophethood'. We made him an example for the children of Israel16.

16. Jesus said to her: “Mary!” On turning around, she said to him in Hebrew: “Rab·boʹni!” (which means “Teacher!”) Jesus said to her: “Stop clinging to me, for I have not yet ascended to Allāh. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to Allāh, my Lord and your Lord and to my God and your God.’
"As he went out into the street, a man came running up, greeted him with great reverence, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?” Jesus said, “Why are you calling me good? No one is good, only Allāh. You know the commandments: Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, don’t cheat, honor your father and mother.”

آیه: 60

وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةٗ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَخۡلُفُونَ

60. Had We so willed, We could have made 'instead' of you angels to be successors on the earth.