Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:29 — translation and meaning
الزخرف · Verse 29 / 89 · Page 491
بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هَؤُلَاءِ وَآبَاءَهُمْ حَتَّى جَاءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ
Word by Word
بَلْ
bal
Nay
مَتَّعْتُ
matta'tu
I gave enjoyment
هَؤُلَاءِ
haulai
(to) these
وَآبَاءَهُمْ
waabaahum
and their forefathers
حَتَّى
hatta
until
جَاءَهُمُ
jaahumu
came to them
الْحَقُّ
al-haqu
the truth
وَرَسُولٌ
warasulun
and a Messenger
مُّبِينٌ
mubinun
clear
Transliteration
Bal matta'tu haaa'ulaaa'i wa aabaaa'ahum hattaa jaaa'a humul haqqu wa Rasoolum mubeen
Translation
However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
I did not hasten the destruction upon these rejecting idolaters. Rather, I let them enjoy remaining in the world and I let their forefathers do the same, until the Qur’ān and a clear Messenger: Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to them.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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