Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 53 (43:53)

ٱلزُّخْرُف

فَلَوْلَآ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ

Quran 43:53 is ayah 53 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (“The Ornaments of Gold”), a Meccan surah of 89 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 493 of the Madani Mushaf.

43:53
فَلَوْلَآأُلْقِىَعَلَيْهِأَسْوِرَةٌمِّنذَهَبٍأَوْجَآءَمَعَهُٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُمُقْتَرِنِينَ٥٣
falawlā ul'qiya ʿalayhi aswiratun min dhahabin aw jāa maʿahu l-malāikatu muq'tarinīna

Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"(53)

Word by word

  1. فَلَوْلَآfalawlāThen why not
  2. أُلْقِىَul'qiyaare placed
  3. عَلَيْهِʿalayhion him
  4. أَسْوِرَةٌaswiratunbracelets
  5. مِّنminof
  6. ذَهَبٍdhahabingold
  7. أَوْawor
  8. جَآءَjāacome
  9. مَعَهُmaʿahuwith him
  10. ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
  11. مُقْتَرِنِينَmuq'tarinīnaaccompanying (him)

Tafsir (commentary) of 43:53

Available in English, Bengali, Urdu, Arabic, Russian.

English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

This commentary explains ayahs 43:51–56 together.

Read the English tafsir of 43:51–56 →

Read the full Surah Az-Zukhruf