Verses 80–89
43. Az-Zukhruf · Ornaments of gold
Makkan89 verses
أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
43:80Do they suppose that We do not hear their secret thoughts and their secret talks? Yes indeed [We do]! And with them are Our messengers, writing down [everything].1
قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدٌۭ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَٰبِدِينَ
43:81Say, ‘If the All-beneficent had offspring, I would have been the first to worship [him].’
سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
43:82Clear is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, of whatever they allege [concerning Him]!
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
43:83So leave them to gossip and play until they encounter the day they are promised.
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌۭ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
43:84It is He who is God in the sky, and God on the earth, and He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.
وَتَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
43:85Blessed is He to whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and with Him is the knowledge of the Hour, and to Him you will be brought back.
وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
43:86Those whom they invoke besides Him have no power of intercession, except those who are witness to the truth and who know [for whom to intercede].
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ
43:87If you ask them, ‘Who created them?’ they will surely say, ‘Allah.’ Then where do they stray?
وَقِيلِهِۦ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌۭ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
43:88And his plaint: ‘My Lord! Indeed these are a people who will not have faith!’2
فَٱصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَٰمٌۭ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
43:89So disregard them, and say, ‘Peace!’ Soon they will know.
Tafsir
Commentary on this passage
Verse 81
1.Commentators have stated many meanings of this blessed verse and its two sides are entirely clear. If Allah can make anyone His own son, I would be foremost of those who serve, He should have made me His son. When He has not made me His son there is no question of anyone else being His son. There is no possibility of birth. He can adopt and when He has not chosen me for this work, then no question arises to choose others. And another thing is that I was the first worshipper and if I am not made a son how can anyone else become the son of Allah. I am also firm in my affair. You prove that Allah has a son, I am ready to worship your God. In the end it is clarified that the whole universe is His creation and He is the Master of all. The only relationship possible with Him is that of a Master and slave.
Footnotes
Explanations of words and phrases in these verses
Benefit
The 77th ayat is explained by the traditions that the short reply of the sentry of Hell will be received after a thousand years and during this period they will not be fit to be given the reply and the reply is also terrible.
- 1
The infidels think that Allah is also not aware of their deeds and Allah says that His representatives are present with you. They are writing your deeds but you can neither see them nor restrain them from writing.
- 2
Qeel and Qaul is one and the same thing. It is related to Indahoo Ilmus Sa’at. That Allah has the knowledge of Qiyamat and also the knowledge of the statement of the Prophet (s.a.) that these people will never start believing.