سورة الزخرف، الآية ٤
وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ ٤
wa-innahu fī ummi l-kitābi ladaynā laʿaliyyun ḥakīmun
And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book1430 with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.1431
[1430] i.e., the Preserved Slate (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ).
[1431] Also, "precise" or "specific."
Verse 4 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (43:4), a Meccan surah, is in juz 25, on page 489 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.
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This Qur’ān is in the Preserved Tablet with us in the highest gathering and is high in status, honour and position. It is wise in that the instructions contained in it are not devoid of wisdom, and it is perfect without any contradiction or disagreement.
and it is in the Master Book2 with us, highly esteemed, full of wisdom.
[2] i.e., the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfūz).
And verily, it (this Qur’ân) is in the Mother of the Book (i.e. Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz), with Us, indeed exalted, full of wisdom.
And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive.
And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom.
And surely it is in the original of the Book with Us, truly elevated, full of wisdom.
And surely it is in the Mother (i.e., the Essence; the preserved tablet) of the Book, close to Us, indeed ever-exalted, ever-wise.
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ…
إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ …
Indeed, it is a noble Qur’ān. …
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ …
No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder; …
