Az-Zukhruf (الزخرف)
Chapter 43 · The Ornaments of Gold · Juz 25
لَقَدْ جِئْنَٰكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ
Laqad ji'naakum bilhaqqi wa laakinna aksarakum lilhaqqi kaarihoon
We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.
Quran 43:78 — Surah Az-Zukhruf
This is verse 78 of 89 in Surah Az-Zukhruf (الزخرف), meaning “The Ornaments of Gold”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 25 (Part 25) of the Quran.
Surah Az-Zukhruf is the 43th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 89 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Laqad ji'naakum bilhaqqi wa laakinna aksarakum lilhaqqi kaarihoon
وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.
وَنَادَوْا۟ يَٰمَٰلِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّٰكِثُونَ
And they will call, "O Malik, let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."
لَقَدْ جِئْنَٰكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ
We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.
أَمْ أَبْرَمُوٓا۟ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَ
Or have they devised [some] affair? But indeed, We are devising [a plan].
أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers are with them recording.