Al-Qur'an Surah Az-Zukhruf Verse 42

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Or (if) We show you (in your life) that (punishment) with which We have threatened them, then We have full control over them.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Or if We show you what We threaten them with, We certainly have full power over them.

Ruwwad Translation Center

or We will show you what We warned them of, for We have full power over them.

A. J. Arberry

or We show thee a part of that We promised them, surely We have power over them.

Abdul Haleem

or We shall let you witness the punishment We threatened them with; We have full power over them.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Or if We shew thee that wherewith We threaten them, verily We are going to prevail over them.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Or We shall show thee that (accomplished) which We have promised them; for verily We shall prevail over them.

Abul Ala Maududi

or make you see the end that We had promised them, for We have full power over them.

Ahmed Ali

Or show you some of what We have promised them. They are certainly well within Our power.

Ahmed Raza Khan

Or show you what We have promised them – We therefore have complete control over them.

Ali Quli Qarai

or show you what We have promised them, for indeed We hold them in Our power.

Ali Ünal

Or We let you see (in your lifetime) the fulfillment of what We have promised them: (either way) We have full power over them.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Or We shall show you (in your life-time) that (punishment) which We have promised them, for, evidently, We have absolute power over them.

English Literal

Or We show you/make you understand what We promised them, so We are on them, We are capable/over powering .

Faridul Haque

Or show you what We have promised them - We therefore have complete control over them.

Hamid S. Aziz

Or We will show you that which We have promised them; for surely We are the possessors of full power over them.

Hilali & Khan

Or (if) We show you that wherewith We threaten them, then verily, We have perfect command over them.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

So if We take thee away, still We shall exact retribution from them,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Rather We will certainly show you that which We have promised them; for surely We are the possessors of full power over them.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Or (if) We show thee that wherewith We threaten them; for lo! We have complete command of them.

Muhammad Sarwar

or show them to you suffering the torment with which We had threatened them. We are certainly dominant over them all.

Qaribullah & Darwish

or We show you a part of that which We have promised them, for indeed We have power over them.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Or (if) We show you that wherewith We threaten them, then verily, We have perfect command over them.

Wahiduddin Khan

or We shall show you what We have promised them; for surely We have complete power over them.

Talal Itani

Or show you what We have promised them; for We have absolute power over them.

Tafsir jalalayn

or We show you, during your lifetime, that which We have promised them, in the way of chastisement, for surely We have power over, [surely] We are able to chastise, them.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Or (if) We show you that wherewith We threaten them, then verily, We have perfect command over them.

means, `We are able to do both,' but Allah will not take His Messenger (in death) until He gives him the joy of seeing his enemies brought low and gives him power and authority over them and their wealth.

This was the view of As-Suddi and was the opinion favored by Ibn Jarir.
Encouragement to adhere to the Qur'an

Allah then says;

فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّذِي أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ

إِنَّكَ عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ