43. Zukhruf(Gold)
Mecca 63 [89 verses]
The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
وَالْكِتَابِ
الْمُبِين ِ﴿٢﴾
2. By the Book that makes things clear --
إِنَّا
جَعَلْنَاهُ
قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا
لَّعَلَّكُمْ
تَعْقِلُونَ
﴿٣﴾
3. We have made it a Qur'án in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand (and learn wisdom).
وَإِنَّهُ
فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ
لَدَيْنَا
لَعَلِيٌّ
حَكِيمٌ
﴿٤﴾
4. And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom.
C4606. Cf. 3:7, n. 347: and 13:39, n. 1864.
The Mother of the Book, the Foundation of Revelation, the Preserved Tablet (Lauh Mahfuz. 85:22), is the core or essence of revelation, the original principle or fountain-head of Allah's Eternal and Universal Law. From this fountain-head are derived all streams of knowledge and wisdom, that flow through Time and feed the intelligence of created minds.
The Mother of the Book is in Allah's own Presence, and its dignity and wisdom are more than all we can think of in the spiritual world.
Asad’s Version:
43:1 Ha. Mim 1
CONSIDER this divine writ, clear in itself and clearly showing the truth: 2
(43:3) behold, We have caused it to be a discourse in the Arabic tongue, so that you might encompass it with your reason. 3
(43:4) And, verily, [originating as it does] in the source, with Us, of all
revelation, 4 it is indeed sublime, full of wisdom.