بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

In the name of The God, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Az-Zukhruf 43:1

حم

Ha, Mim.

Az-Zukhruf 43:2

وَالكِتٰبِ المُبينِ

By the clarifying Book.

Az-Zukhruf 43:3

إِنّا جَعَلنٰهُ قُرءٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَعَلَّكُم تَعقِلونَ

We made it an Arabic Quran, so that you may reason.

Az-Zukhruf 43:4

وَإِنَّهُ فى أُمِّ الكِتٰبِ لَدَينا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكيمٌ

And it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and wise.

Az-Zukhruf 43:5

أَفَنَضرِبُ عَنكُمُ الذِّكرَ صَفحًا أَن كُنتُم قَومًا مُسرِفينَ

Shall We turn the reminder away from you, disregarding you, because you have been an excessive people?

Az-Zukhruf 43:6

وَكَم أَرسَلنا مِن نَبِىٍّ فِى الأَوَّلينَ

And how many a prophet We sent among the earlier peoples.

Az-Zukhruf 43:7

وَما يَأتيهِم مِن نَبِىٍّ إِلّا كانوا بِهِ يَستَهزِءونَ

No prophet came to them without their mocking him.

Az-Zukhruf 43:8

فَأَهلَكنا أَشَدَّ مِنهُم بَطشًا وَمَضىٰ مَثَلُ الأَوَّلينَ

So We destroyed those mightier than them in force, and the example of the earlier peoples has passed.

Az-Zukhruf 43:9

وَلَئِن سَأَلتَهُم مَن خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضَ لَيَقولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ العَزيزُ العَليمُ

If you ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely say: The Almighty, the Knowing, created them.

Az-Zukhruf 43:10

الَّذى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الأَرضَ مَهدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم فيها سُبُلًا لَعَلَّكُم تَهتَدونَ

The One who made the earth a resting place for you and made paths in it for you, so that you may find your way.

Az-Zukhruf 43:11

وَالَّذى نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّماءِ ماءً بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرنا بِهِ بَلدَةً مَيتًا ۚ كَذٰلِكَ تُخرَجونَ

And the One who sent down water from the sky in measure; then with it We revived a dead land. Thus you will be brought out.

Az-Zukhruf 43:12

وَالَّذى خَلَقَ الأَزوٰجَ كُلَّها وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِنَ الفُلكِ وَالأَنعٰمِ ما تَركَبونَ

And the One who created all the pairs and made for you, of ships and livestock, what you ride,

Az-Zukhruf 43:13

لِتَستَوۥا عَلىٰ ظُهورِهِ ثُمَّ تَذكُروا نِعمَةَ رَبِّكُم إِذَا استَوَيتُم عَلَيهِ وَتَقولوا سُبحٰنَ الَّذى سَخَّرَ لَنا هٰذا وَما كُنّا لَهُ مُقرِنينَ

So that you may settle upon its back, then remember your Lord’s favor when you have settled upon it and say: Glory be to the One who subjected this to us, for we could not have mastered it.

Az-Zukhruf 43:14

وَإِنّا إِلىٰ رَبِّنا لَمُنقَلِبونَ

And surely we are returning to our Lord.

Az-Zukhruf 43:15

وَجَعَلوا لَهُ مِن عِبادِهِ جُزءًا ۚ إِنَّ الإِنسٰنَ لَكَفورٌ مُبينٌ

Yet they assigned to Him a portion of His servants. Indeed, the human being is clearly ungrateful.

Az-Zukhruf 43:16

أَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمّا يَخلُقُ بَناتٍ وَأَصفىٰكُم بِالبَنينَ

Or has He taken daughters from what He creates and favored you with sons?

Az-Zukhruf 43:17

وَإِذا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِما ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحمٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجهُهُ مُسوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظيمٌ

When one of them is given news of what he has attributed to the Entirely Merciful as a likeness, his face darkens and he suppresses his anger.

Az-Zukhruf 43:18

أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى الحِليَةِ وَهُوَ فِى الخِصامِ غَيرُ مُبينٍ

Or one brought up amid ornaments and unclear in dispute?

Az-Zukhruf 43:19

وَجَعَلُوا المَلٰئِكَةَ الَّذينَ هُم عِبٰدُ الرَّحمٰنِ إِنٰثًا ۚ أَشَهِدوا خَلقَهُم ۚ سَتُكتَبُ شَهٰدَتُهُم وَيُسـَٔلونَ

They made the angels, who are servants of the Entirely Merciful, female. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

Az-Zukhruf 43:20

وَقالوا لَو شاءَ الرَّحمٰنُ ما عَبَدنٰهُم ۗ ما لَهُم بِذٰلِكَ مِن عِلمٍ ۖ إِن هُم إِلّا يَخرُصونَ

They said: Had the Entirely Merciful willed, we would not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge of this; they only conjecture.

Az-Zukhruf 43:21

أَم ءاتَينٰهُم كِتٰبًا مِن قَبلِهِ فَهُم بِهِ مُستَمسِكونَ

Or have We given them a book before it to which they hold fast?

Az-Zukhruf 43:22

بَل قالوا إِنّا وَجَدنا ءاباءَنا عَلىٰ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنّا عَلىٰ ءاثٰرِهِم مُهتَدونَ

Rather, they said: We found our fathers following a way, and we are guided in their footsteps.

Az-Zukhruf 43:23

وَكَذٰلِكَ ما أَرسَلنا مِن قَبلِكَ فى قَريَةٍ مِن نَذيرٍ إِلّا قالَ مُترَفوها إِنّا وَجَدنا ءاباءَنا عَلىٰ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنّا عَلىٰ ءاثٰرِهِم مُقتَدونَ

Likewise, We sent no warner before you to any town without its affluent people saying: We found our fathers following a way, and we follow in their footsteps.

Az-Zukhruf 43:24

قٰلَ أَوَلَو جِئتُكُم بِأَهدىٰ مِمّا وَجَدتُم عَلَيهِ ءاباءَكُم ۖ قالوا إِنّا بِما أُرسِلتُم بِهِ كٰفِرونَ

He said: Even if I bring you better guidance than what you found your fathers following? They said: We disbelieve in what you have been sent with.

Az-Zukhruf 43:25

فَانتَقَمنا مِنهُم ۖ فَانظُر كَيفَ كانَ عٰقِبَةُ المُكَذِّبينَ

So We took retribution from them. Look, then, at how the deniers ended.

Az-Zukhruf 43:26

وَإِذ قالَ إِبرٰهيمُ لِأَبيهِ وَقَومِهِ إِنَّنى بَراءٌ مِمّا تَعبُدونَ

And when Abraham said to his father and his people: I am free of what you worship,

Az-Zukhruf 43:27

إِلَّا الَّذى فَطَرَنى فَإِنَّهُ سَيَهدينِ

Except the One who brought me into being; He will guide me.

Az-Zukhruf 43:28

وَجَعَلَها كَلِمَةً باقِيَةً فى عَقِبِهِ لَعَلَّهُم يَرجِعونَ

He made it an enduring word among his descendants, so that they might return.

Az-Zukhruf 43:29

بَل مَتَّعتُ هٰؤُلاءِ وَءاباءَهُم حَتّىٰ جاءَهُمُ الحَقُّ وَرَسولٌ مُبينٌ

Rather, I let these people and their fathers enjoy themselves until the truth and a clarifying messenger came to them.

Az-Zukhruf 43:30

وَلَمّا جاءَهُمُ الحَقُّ قالوا هٰذا سِحرٌ وَإِنّا بِهِ كٰفِرونَ

When the truth came to them, they said: This is magic, and we disbelieve in it.

Az-Zukhruf 43:31

وَقالوا لَولا نُزِّلَ هٰذَا القُرءانُ عَلىٰ رَجُلٍ مِنَ القَريَتَينِ عَظيمٍ

They said: Why was this Quran not sent down to a great man from the two towns?

Az-Zukhruf 43:32

أَهُم يَقسِمونَ رَحمَتَ رَبِّكَ ۚ نَحنُ قَسَمنا بَينَهُم مَعيشَتَهُم فِى الحَيوٰةِ الدُّنيا ۚ وَرَفَعنا بَعضَهُم فَوقَ بَعضٍ دَرَجٰتٍ لِيَتَّخِذَ بَعضُهُم بَعضًا سُخرِيًّا ۗ وَرَحمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيرٌ مِمّا يَجمَعونَ

Do they distribute your Lord’s mercy? We have distributed their livelihood among them in the worldly life and raised some above others in degrees, so that some may take others into service. Your Lord’s mercy is better than what they gather.

Az-Zukhruf 43:33

وَلَولا أَن يَكونَ النّاسُ أُمَّةً وٰحِدَةً لَجَعَلنا لِمَن يَكفُرُ بِالرَّحمٰنِ لِبُيوتِهِم سُقُفًا مِن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعارِجَ عَلَيها يَظهَرونَ

Were it not that people would become one community, We would have made, for those who disbelieve in the Entirely Merciful, silver roofs for their houses and stairways on which they ascend,

Az-Zukhruf 43:34

وَلِبُيوتِهِم أَبوٰبًا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيها يَتَّكِـٔونَ

And doors for their houses and couches on which they recline,

Az-Zukhruf 43:35

وَزُخرُفًا ۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ لَمّا مَتٰعُ الحَيوٰةِ الدُّنيا ۚ وَالـٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلمُتَّقينَ

And gold adornment. All that is merely the enjoyment of the worldly life; the Hereafter with your Lord is for the mindful.

Az-Zukhruf 43:36

وَمَن يَعشُ عَن ذِكرِ الرَّحمٰنِ نُقَيِّض لَهُ شَيطٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرينٌ

Whoever turns a blind eye to the remembrance of the Entirely Merciful, We assign a devil to him, to be his companion.

Az-Zukhruf 43:37

وَإِنَّهُم لَيَصُدّونَهُم عَنِ السَّبيلِ وَيَحسَبونَ أَنَّهُم مُهتَدونَ

They surely turn them away from the path, while they think they are guided.

Az-Zukhruf 43:38

حَتّىٰ إِذا جاءَنا قالَ يٰلَيتَ بَينى وَبَينَكَ بُعدَ المَشرِقَينِ فَبِئسَ القَرينُ

Until, when he comes to Us, he says: If only between me and you were the distance of the two easts! What an evil companion!

Az-Zukhruf 43:39

وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ اليَومَ إِذ ظَلَمتُم أَنَّكُم فِى العَذابِ مُشتَرِكونَ

Today, since you did wrong, your sharing in the punishment will not benefit you.

Az-Zukhruf 43:40

أَفَأَنتَ تُسمِعُ الصُّمَّ أَو تَهدِى العُمىَ وَمَن كانَ فى ضَلٰلٍ مُبينٍ

Can you make the deaf hear, or guide the blind and one who is in clear error?

Az-Zukhruf 43:41

فَإِمّا نَذهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنّا مِنهُم مُنتَقِمونَ

So if We take you away, We will surely take retribution from them,

Az-Zukhruf 43:42

أَو نُرِيَنَّكَ الَّذى وَعَدنٰهُم فَإِنّا عَلَيهِم مُقتَدِرونَ

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

Az-Zukhruf 43:43

فَاستَمسِك بِالَّذى أوحِىَ إِلَيكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلىٰ صِرٰطٍ مُستَقيمٍ

So hold fast to what has been revealed to you; you are on a straight path.

Az-Zukhruf 43:44

وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكرٌ لَكَ وَلِقَومِكَ ۖ وَسَوفَ تُسـَٔلونَ

It is a reminder for you and your people, and you will be questioned.

Az-Zukhruf 43:45

وَسـَٔل مَن أَرسَلنا مِن قَبلِكَ مِن رُسُلِنا أَجَعَلنا مِن دونِ الرَّحمٰنِ ءالِهَةً يُعبَدونَ

Ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before you: Have We appointed gods besides the Entirely Merciful to be worshipped?

Az-Zukhruf 43:46

وَلَقَد أَرسَلنا موسىٰ بِـٔايٰتِنا إِلىٰ فِرعَونَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِ فَقالَ إِنّى رَسولُ رَبِّ العٰلَمينَ

We certainly sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of all worlds.

Az-Zukhruf 43:47

فَلَمّا جاءَهُم بِـٔايٰتِنا إِذا هُم مِنها يَضحَكونَ

When he brought them Our signs, they immediately laughed at them.

Az-Zukhruf 43:48

وَما نُريهِم مِن ءايَةٍ إِلّا هِىَ أَكبَرُ مِن أُختِها ۖ وَأَخَذنٰهُم بِالعَذابِ لَعَلَّهُم يَرجِعونَ

We showed them no sign but it was greater than its counterpart. We seized them with punishment, so that they might return.

Az-Zukhruf 43:49

وَقالوا يٰأَيُّهَ السّاحِرُ ادعُ لَنا رَبَّكَ بِما عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنا لَمُهتَدونَ

They said: O magician, call upon your Lord for us by what He has pledged with you; we will surely be guided.

Az-Zukhruf 43:50

فَلَمّا كَشَفنا عَنهُمُ العَذابَ إِذا هُم يَنكُثونَ

But when We removed the punishment from them, they immediately broke their pledge.

Az-Zukhruf 43:51

وَنادىٰ فِرعَونُ فى قَومِهِ قالَ يٰقَومِ أَلَيسَ لى مُلكُ مِصرَ وَهٰذِهِ الأَنهٰرُ تَجرى مِن تَحتى ۖ أَفَلا تُبصِرونَ

Pharaoh called out among his people, saying: My people, do I not possess the kingdom of Egypt and these rivers flowing beneath me? Do you not see?

Az-Zukhruf 43:52

أَم أَنا۠ خَيرٌ مِن هٰذَا الَّذى هُوَ مَهينٌ وَلا يَكادُ يُبينُ

Or am I better than this one who is lowly and can hardly speak clearly?

Az-Zukhruf 43:53

فَلَولا أُلقِىَ عَلَيهِ أَسوِرَةٌ مِن ذَهَبٍ أَو جاءَ مَعَهُ المَلٰئِكَةُ مُقتَرِنينَ

Why, then, have bracelets of gold not been cast upon him, or angels come with him in company?

Az-Zukhruf 43:54

فَاستَخَفَّ قَومَهُ فَأَطاعوهُ ۚ إِنَّهُم كانوا قَومًا فٰسِقينَ

He treated his people lightly, and they obeyed him; they were a defiant people.

Az-Zukhruf 43:55

فَلَمّا ءاسَفونَا انتَقَمنا مِنهُم فَأَغرَقنٰهُم أَجمَعينَ

When they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

Az-Zukhruf 43:56

فَجَعَلنٰهُم سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِلـٔاخِرينَ

We made them a precedent and an example for those who came after.

Az-Zukhruf 43:57

وَلَمّا ضُرِبَ ابنُ مَريَمَ مَثَلًا إِذا قَومُكَ مِنهُ يَصِدّونَ

When the son of Mary was presented as an example, your people immediately raised an outcry over it.

Az-Zukhruf 43:58

وَقالوا ءَأٰلِهَتُنا خَيرٌ أَم هُوَ ۚ ما ضَرَبوهُ لَكَ إِلّا جَدَلًا ۚ بَل هُم قَومٌ خَصِمونَ

They said: Are our gods better, or he? They presented it to you only for argument. Rather, they are a contentious people.

Az-Zukhruf 43:59

إِن هُوَ إِلّا عَبدٌ أَنعَمنا عَلَيهِ وَجَعَلنٰهُ مَثَلًا لِبَنى إِسرٰءيلَ

He is only a servant whom We favored and made an example for the Children of Israel.

Az-Zukhruf 43:60

وَلَو نَشاءُ لَجَعَلنا مِنكُم مَلٰئِكَةً فِى الأَرضِ يَخلُفونَ

If We will, We can make from you angels succeeding one another on earth.

Az-Zukhruf 43:61

وَإِنَّهُ لَعِلمٌ لِلسّاعَةِ فَلا تَمتَرُنَّ بِها وَاتَّبِعونِ ۚ هٰذا صِرٰطٌ مُستَقيمٌ

He is surely knowledge of the Hour; so do not doubt it, and follow me. This is a straight path.

Az-Zukhruf 43:62

وَلا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ الشَّيطٰنُ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَكُم عَدُوٌّ مُبينٌ

Do not let Satan turn you away; he is a clear enemy to you.

Az-Zukhruf 43:63

وَلَمّا جاءَ عيسىٰ بِالبَيِّنٰتِ قالَ قَد جِئتُكُم بِالحِكمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعضَ الَّذى تَختَلِفونَ فيهِ ۖ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

When Jesus came with clear proofs, he said: I have brought you wisdom, and to make clear to you some of what you differ about; so be mindful of The God and obey me.

Az-Zukhruf 43:64

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ رَبّى وَرَبُّكُم فَاعبُدوهُ ۚ هٰذا صِرٰطٌ مُستَقيمٌ

The God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path.

Az-Zukhruf 43:65

فَاختَلَفَ الأَحزابُ مِن بَينِهِم ۖ فَوَيلٌ لِلَّذينَ ظَلَموا مِن عَذابِ يَومٍ أَليمٍ

Then the factions among them differed. Woe to those who did wrong, from the punishment of a painful day.

Az-Zukhruf 43:66

هَل يَنظُرونَ إِلَّا السّاعَةَ أَن تَأتِيَهُم بَغتَةً وَهُم لا يَشعُرونَ

Do they await anything but the Hour coming upon them suddenly while they are unaware?

Az-Zukhruf 43:67

الأَخِلّاءُ يَومَئِذٍ بَعضُهُم لِبَعضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا المُتَّقينَ

Close friends that day will be enemies to one another, except the mindful.

Az-Zukhruf 43:68

يٰعِبادِ لا خَوفٌ عَلَيكُمُ اليَومَ وَلا أَنتُم تَحزَنونَ

My servants, no fear is upon you today, nor will you grieve,

Az-Zukhruf 43:69

الَّذينَ ءامَنوا بِـٔايٰتِنا وَكانوا مُسلِمينَ

Those who believed in Our signs and were submitting.

Az-Zukhruf 43:70

ادخُلُوا الجَنَّةَ أَنتُم وَأَزوٰجُكُم تُحبَرونَ

Enter the Garden, you and your spouses, made joyful.

Az-Zukhruf 43:71

يُطافُ عَلَيهِم بِصِحافٍ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكوابٍ ۖ وَفيها ما تَشتَهيهِ الأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ الأَعيُنُ ۖ وَأَنتُم فيها خٰلِدونَ

Trays of gold and cups will be passed around them. In it is whatever souls desire and eyes delight in, and you will remain in it.

Az-Zukhruf 43:72

وَتِلكَ الجَنَّةُ الَّتى أورِثتُموها بِما كُنتُم تَعمَلونَ

That is the Garden you have been made to inherit because of what you used to do.

Az-Zukhruf 43:73

لَكُم فيها فٰكِهَةٌ كَثيرَةٌ مِنها تَأكُلونَ

There is abundant fruit for you in it, from which you eat.

Az-Zukhruf 43:74

إِنَّ المُجرِمينَ فى عَذابِ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدونَ

The guilty will remain in the punishment of Hell.

Az-Zukhruf 43:75

لا يُفَتَّرُ عَنهُم وَهُم فيهِ مُبلِسونَ

It will not be eased for them, and in it they are despairing.

Az-Zukhruf 43:76

وَما ظَلَمنٰهُم وَلٰكِن كانوا هُمُ الظّٰلِمينَ

We did not wrong them; rather, they themselves were the wrongdoers.

Az-Zukhruf 43:77

وَنادَوا يٰمٰلِكُ لِيَقضِ عَلَينا رَبُّكَ ۖ قالَ إِنَّكُم مٰكِثونَ

They will call: O Malik, let your Lord put an end to us. He will say: You are staying.

Az-Zukhruf 43:78

لَقَد جِئنٰكُم بِالحَقِّ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَكُم لِلحَقِّ كٰرِهونَ

We certainly brought you the truth, but most of you disliked the truth.

Az-Zukhruf 43:79

أَم أَبرَموا أَمرًا فَإِنّا مُبرِمونَ

Or have they firmly resolved a matter? We too are firmly resolving.

Az-Zukhruf 43:80

أَم يَحسَبونَ أَنّا لا نَسمَعُ سِرَّهُم وَنَجوىٰهُم ۚ بَلىٰ وَرُسُلُنا لَدَيهِم يَكتُبونَ

Or do they think We do not hear their secrets and private conversations? Yes indeed, and Our messengers are with them, writing.

Az-Zukhruf 43:81

قُل إِن كانَ لِلرَّحمٰنِ وَلَدٌ فَأَنا۠ أَوَّلُ العٰبِدينَ

Say: If the Entirely Merciful had a child, I would be the first of the worshippers.

Az-Zukhruf 43:82

سُبحٰنَ رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ رَبِّ العَرشِ عَمّا يَصِفونَ

Glory be to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

Az-Zukhruf 43:83

فَذَرهُم يَخوضوا وَيَلعَبوا حَتّىٰ يُلٰقوا يَومَهُمُ الَّذى يوعَدونَ

So leave them to plunge in and play until they meet their day which they are promised.

Az-Zukhruf 43:84

وَهُوَ الَّذى فِى السَّماءِ إِلٰهٌ وَفِى الأَرضِ إِلٰهٌ ۚ وَهُوَ الحَكيمُ العَليمُ

He is the One who is God in heaven and God on earth, and He is the Wise, the Knowing.

Az-Zukhruf 43:85

وَتَبارَكَ الَّذى لَهُ مُلكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما وَعِندَهُ عِلمُ السّاعَةِ وَإِلَيهِ تُرجَعونَ

Blessed is the One to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them. With Him is knowledge of the Hour, and to Him you will be returned.

Az-Zukhruf 43:86

وَلا يَملِكُ الَّذينَ يَدعونَ مِن دونِهِ الشَّفٰعَةَ إِلّا مَن شَهِدَ بِالحَقِّ وَهُم يَعلَمونَ

Those they call upon besides Him possess no intercession, except those who testify to the truth while knowing.

Az-Zukhruf 43:87

وَلَئِن سَأَلتَهُم مَن خَلَقَهُم لَيَقولُنَّ اللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنّىٰ يُؤفَكونَ

If you ask them who created them, they will surely say: The God. How, then, are they turned away?

Az-Zukhruf 43:88

وَقيلِهِ يٰرَبِّ إِنَّ هٰؤُلاءِ قَومٌ لا يُؤمِنونَ

And his saying: My Lord, these are a people who do not believe.

Az-Zukhruf 43:89

فَاصفَح عَنهُم وَقُل سَلٰمٌ ۚ فَسَوفَ يَعلَمونَ

So pardon them and say: Peace. They will soon know.