43 Zukhruf(Gold)

Mecca 63 [89 verses]

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَإِنَّهُ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ ...

43: 61. And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment):

C4662. This is understood to refer to the second coming of Jesus in the Last Days before the Resurrection, when he will destroy the false doctrines that pass under his name, and prepare the way for the universal acceptance of Islam, the Gospel of Unity and Peace, the Straight Way of the Quran.

... فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَاتَّبِعُونِ...

therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me:

...هَذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ ﴿٦١﴾

this is a Straight Way.

وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿٦٢﴾

43: 62. Let not the Evil One hinder you: for he is to you an enemy avowed.

وَلَمَّا جَاء عِيسَى بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ قَالَ...

43: 63. When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said:

...قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي تَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ...

"Now have I come to you with Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) on which ye dispute:

C4663. True wisdom consists in understanding the unity of the Divine purpose and the Unity of the Divine Personality. The man Jesus came to reconcile the jarring sects in Israel, and his true teaching was just the same as that which was expounded in a wider form by Islam. He did not claim to be God: why should not the Christians follow the doctrine of Unity rather than what has become their ancestral and traditional custom?

...فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿٦٣﴾

therefore fear Allah and obey me.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ ...

43: 64. "For Allah;

He is my Lord and your Lord: so worship ye Him:

C4664.

- In verses 26-28 an appeal is made to the pagan Arabs, that Islam is their own religion, the religion of Abraham their ancestor;

- in verses 46-54, an appeal is made to the Jews that Islam is the same religion as was taught by Moses, and that they should not allow their leaders to make fools of them;

- in verses 57-65 an appeal is made to the Christians that Islam is the same religion as was taught by Jesus, and that they should give up their sectarian attitude and follow the universal religion, which shows the Straight Way.

... هَذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ ﴿٦٤﴾

this is a Straight Way."

Asad’s Version:

Yuksel’s version

Jesus' Birth as a Sign for the End of the World

43:61 He was a sign for knowing the moment. You should have no doubt about it. Follow Me; this is a straight path.*

43:61 AND, BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a means to know [that] the Last Hour [is bound to come]; 48 hence, have no doubt whatever about it, but follow Me: this [alone] is a straight way.

(43:62) And let not Satan bar you [from it] - for, verily, he is your open foe!

43:63 NOW WHEN Jesus came [to his people] with all evidence of the truth, he said: "I have now come unto you with wisdom, 49 and to make clear unto you some of that on which you are at variance: 50 hence, be conscious of God, and pay heed unto me.

43:64 "Verily, God is my Sustainer as well as your Sustainer; so worship [none but) Him: this [alone] is a straight way!"

Yuksel’s version

Jesus' Birth as a Sign for the End of the World

43:61 He was a sign for knowing the moment. You should have no doubt about it. Follow Me; this is a straight path.*

43:62 Let not the devil repel you; he is to you a clear enemy.

43:63 When Jesus came with the proofs, he said, "I have come to you with the wisdom, and to clarify some of the matters in which you dispute. So be aware of God and obey me."

43:64 "God is my Lord and your Lord. So serve Him. This is a straight path."