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Quran 43:17

Az-Zukhruf, ayah 17

Arabic text, transliteration, audio and English translation of ayah 43:17 from Surah Az-Zukhruf.

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Arabic text

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

Transliteration

Waitha bushshira ahaduhum bima daraba lilrrahmani mathalan thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun

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Yasser Al-Dosari

English translation

And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief

Translation: Saheeh International

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