43. Zuhruf · verses 53–57

سورة الزخرف
53

فَلَوۡلَآ أُلۡقِيَ عَلَيۡهِ أَسۡوِرَةٞ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوۡ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقۡتَرِنِينَ

Falawla olqiya AAalayhi aswiratun min thahabin aw jaa maAAahu almalaikatu muqtarineena

"Then why are not gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why) come (not) with him angels accompanying him in procession?"

54

فَٱسۡتَخَفَّ قَوۡمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمٗا فَٰسِقِينَ

Faistakhaffa qawmahu faataAAoohu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena

Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah).

55

فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Falamma asafoona intaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena

When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and We drowned them all.

56

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ سَلَفٗا وَمَثَلٗا لِّلۡأٓخِرِينَ

FajaAAalnahum salafan wamathalan lilakhireena

And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages.

57

۞ وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوۡمُكَ مِنۡهُ يَصِدُّونَ

Walamma duriba ibnu maryama mathalan itha qawmuka minhu yasiddoona

When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)!