Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey)
Surah Al-Isra in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَيۡلࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِي بَٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَآۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ ﴿1﴾
17:1 Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
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سُبْحَـٰنَ Exalted · ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who · أَسْرَىٰ took · بِعَبْدِهِۦ His servant · لَيْلًۭا (by) night · مِّنَ from · ٱلْمَسْجِدِ Al-Masjid Al-Haraam · ٱلْحَرَامِ Al-Masjid Al-Haraam · إِلَى to · ٱلْمَسْجِدِ Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa · ٱلْأَقْصَا Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa · ٱلَّذِى which · بَـٰرَكْنَا We blessed · حَوْلَهُۥ its surroundings · لِنُرِيَهُۥ that We may show him · مِنْ of · ءَايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ Our Signs · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed He · هُوَ He · ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearer · ٱلْبَصِيرُ the All-Seer
وَءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ هُدࣰ ى لِّبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُواْ مِن دُونِي وَكِيلࣰ ا ﴿2﴾
17:2 And We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs,
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وَءَاتَيْنَا And We gave · مُوسَى Musa · ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book · وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ and made it · هُدًۭى a guidance · لِّبَنِىٓ for the Children · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel · أَلَّا That not · تَتَّخِذُوا۟ you take · مِن other than Me · دُونِى other than Me · وَكِيلًۭا (as) a Disposer of affairs
ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنۡ حَمَلۡنَا مَعَ نُوحٍۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَبۡدࣰ ا شَكُورࣰ ا ﴿3﴾
17:3 O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.
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ذُرِّيَّةَ Offsprings · مَنْ (of one) who · حَمَلْنَا We carried · مَعَ with · نُوحٍ ۚ Nuh · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · كَانَ was · عَبْدًۭا a servant · شَكُورًۭا grateful
وَقَضَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَتُفۡسِدُنَّ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَّتَيۡنِ وَلَتَعۡلُنَّ عُلُوࣰّ ا كَبِيرࣰ ا ﴿4﴾
17:4 And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness.
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وَقَضَيْنَآ And We decreed · إِلَىٰ for · بَنِىٓ (the) Children · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel · فِى in · ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book · لَتُفْسِدُنَّ Surely you will cause corruption · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · مَرَّتَيْنِ twice · وَلَتَعْلُنَّ and surely you will reach · عُلُوًّۭا haughtiness · كَبِيرًۭا great
فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ أُولَىٰهُمَا بَعَثۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمۡ عِبَادࣰ ا لَّنَآ أُوْلِي بَأۡسࣲ شَدِيدࣲ فَجَاسُواْ خِلَٰلَ ٱلدِّيَارِۚ وَكَانَ وَعۡدࣰ ا مَّفۡعُولࣰ ا ﴿5﴾
17:5 So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.
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فَإِذَا So when · جَآءَ came · وَعْدُ (the) promise · أُولَىٰهُمَا (for) the first of the two · بَعَثْنَا We raised · عَلَيْكُمْ against you · عِبَادًۭا servants · لَّنَآ of Ours · أُو۟لِى those of great military might · بَأْسٍۢ those of great military might · شَدِيدٍۢ those of great military might · فَجَاسُوا۟ and they entered · خِلَـٰلَ the inner most part · ٱلدِّيَارِ ۚ (of) the homes · وَكَانَ and (it) was · وَعْدًۭا a promise · مَّفْعُولًۭا fulfilled
ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَا لَكُمُ ٱلۡكَرَّةَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَأَمۡدَدۡنَٰكُم بِأَمۡوَٰلࣲ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ أَكۡثَرَ نَفِيرًا ﴿6﴾
17:6 Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower
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ثُمَّ Then · رَدَدْنَا We gave back · لَكُمُ to you · ٱلْكَرَّةَ the return victory · عَلَيْهِمْ over them · وَأَمْدَدْنَـٰكُم And We reinforced you · بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ with the wealth · وَبَنِينَ and sons · وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ and made you · أَكْثَرَ more · نَفِيرًا numerous
إِنۡ أَحۡسَنتُمۡ أَحۡسَنتُمۡ لِأَنفُسِكُمۡۖ وَإِنۡ أَسَأۡتُمۡ فَلَهَاۚ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لِيَسُـُٔواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ وَلِيَدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةࣲ وَلِيُتَبِّرُواْ مَا عَلَوۡاْ تَتۡبِيرًا ﴿7﴾
17:7 [And said], "If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, [you do it] to yourselves." Then when the final promise came, [We sent your enemies] to sadden your faces and to enter the temple in Jerusalem, as they entered it the first time, and to destroy what they had taken over with [total] destruction.
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إِنْ If · أَحْسَنتُمْ you do good · أَحْسَنتُمْ you do good · لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ for yourselves · وَإِنْ and if · أَسَأْتُمْ you do evil · فَلَهَا ۚ then it is for it · فَإِذَا So when · جَآءَ came · وَعْدُ promise · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the last · لِيَسُـۥٓـُٔوا۟ to sadden · وُجُوهَكُمْ your faces · وَلِيَدْخُلُوا۟ and to enter · ٱلْمَسْجِدَ the Masjid · كَمَا just as · دَخَلُوهُ they (had) entered it · أَوَّلَ first · مَرَّةٍۢ time · وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا۟ and to destroy · مَا what · عَلَوْا۟ they had conquered · تَتْبِيرًا (with) destruction
عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمۡ أَن يَرۡحَمَكُمۡۚ وَإِنۡ عُدتُّمۡ عُدۡنَاۚ وَجَعَلۡنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ حَصِيرًا ﴿8﴾
17:8 [Then Allah said], "It is expected, [if you repent], that your Lord will have mercy upon you. But if you return [to sin], We will return [to punishment]. And We have made Hell, for the disbelievers, a prison-bed."
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عَسَىٰ (It) may be · رَبُّكُمْ that your Lord · أَن that your Lord · يَرْحَمَكُمْ ۚ (may) have mercy upon you · وَإِنْ But if · عُدتُّمْ you return · عُدْنَا ۘ We will return · وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made · جَهَنَّمَ Hell · لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ for the disbelievers · حَصِيرًا a prison-bed
إِنَّ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ يَهۡدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقۡوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرࣰ ا كَبِيرࣰ ا ﴿9﴾
17:9 Indeed, this Qur'an guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great reward.
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إِنَّ Indeed · هَـٰذَا this · ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran · يَهْدِى guides · لِلَّتِى to that · هِىَ which · أَقْوَمُ (is) most straight · وَيُبَشِّرُ and gives glad tidings · ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ to the believers · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · يَعْمَلُونَ do · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ the righteous deeds · أَنَّ that · لَهُمْ for them · أَجْرًۭا (is) a reward · كَبِيرًۭا great
وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمࣰ ا ﴿10﴾
17:10 And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter - We have prepared for them a painful punishment.
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وَأَنَّ And that · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · لَا (do) not · يُؤْمِنُونَ believe · بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter · أَعْتَدْنَا We have prepared · لَهُمْ for them · عَذَابًا a punishment · أَلِيمًۭا painful
وَيَدۡعُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ بِٱلشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُۥ بِٱلۡخَيۡرِۖ وَكَانَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ عَجُولࣰ ا ﴿11﴾
17:11 And man supplicates for evil as he supplicates for good, and man is ever hasty.
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وَيَدْعُ And prays · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ the man · بِٱلشَّرِّ for evil · دُعَآءَهُۥ (as) he prays · بِٱلْخَيْرِ ۖ for the good · وَكَانَ And is · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ the man · عَجُولًۭا ever hasty
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ءَايَتَيۡنِۖ فَمَحَوۡنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَجَعَلۡنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلنَّهَارِ مُبۡصِرَةࣰ لِّتَبۡتَغُواْ فَضۡلࣰ ا مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَلِتَعۡلَمُواْ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلۡحِسَابَۚ وَكُلَّ شَيۡءࣲ فَصَّلۡنَٰهُ تَفۡصِيلࣰ ا ﴿12﴾
17:12 And We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail.
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وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made · ٱلَّيْلَ the night · وَٱلنَّهَارَ and the day · ءَايَتَيْنِ ۖ (as) two signs · فَمَحَوْنَآ Then We erased · ءَايَةَ (the) sign · ٱلَّيْلِ (of) the night · وَجَعَلْنَآ and We made · ءَايَةَ (the) sign · ٱلنَّهَارِ (of) the day · مُبْصِرَةًۭ visible · لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ that you may seek · فَضْلًۭا bounty · مِّن from · رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord · وَلِتَعْلَمُوا۟ and that you may know · عَدَدَ (the) number · ٱلسِّنِينَ (of) the years · وَٱلْحِسَابَ ۚ and the account · وَكُلَّ And every · شَىْءٍۢ thing · فَصَّلْنَـٰهُ We have explained it · تَفْصِيلًۭا (in) detail
وَكُلَّ إِنسَٰنٍ أَلۡزَمۡنَٰهُ طَٰٓئِرَهُۥ فِي عُنُقِهِۦۖ وَنُخۡرِجُ لَهُۥ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ كِتَٰبࣰ ا يَلۡقَىٰهُ مَنشُورًا ﴿13﴾
17:13 And [for] every person We have imposed his fate upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open.
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وَكُلَّ And (for) every · إِنسَـٰنٍ man · أَلْزَمْنَـٰهُ We have fastened to him · طَـٰٓئِرَهُۥ his fate · فِى in · عُنُقِهِۦ ۖ his neck · وَنُخْرِجُ and We will bring forth · لَهُۥ for him · يَوْمَ (on the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · كِتَـٰبًۭا a record · يَلْقَىٰهُ which he will find · مَنشُورًا wide open
ٱقۡرَأۡ كِتَٰبَكَ كَفَىٰ بِنَفۡسِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكَ حَسِيبࣰ ا ﴿14﴾
17:14 [It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant."
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ٱقْرَأْ Read · كِتَـٰبَكَ your record · كَفَىٰ Sufficient · بِنَفْسِكَ (is) yourself · ٱلْيَوْمَ today · عَلَيْكَ against you · حَسِيبًۭا (as) accountant
مَّنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهۡتَدِي لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيۡهَاۚ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةࣱ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰۗ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبۡعَثَ رَسُولࣰ ا ﴿15﴾
17:15 Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.
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مَّنِ Whoever · ٱهْتَدَىٰ (is) guided · فَإِنَّمَا then only · يَهْتَدِى he is guided · لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ for his soul · وَمَن And whoever · ضَلَّ goes astray · فَإِنَّمَا then only · يَضِلُّ he goes astray · عَلَيْهَا ۚ against it · وَلَا And not · تَزِرُ will bear · وَازِرَةٌۭ a bearer of burden · وِزْرَ burden · أُخْرَىٰ ۗ (of) another · وَمَا And not · كُنَّا We · مُعَذِّبِينَ are to punish · حَتَّىٰ until · نَبْعَثَ We have sent · رَسُولًۭا a Messenger
وَإِذَآ أَرَدۡنَآ أَن نُّهۡلِكَ قَرۡيَةً أَمَرۡنَا مُتۡرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُواْ فِيهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡهَا ٱلۡقَوۡلُ فَدَمَّرۡنَٰهَا تَدۡمِيرࣰ ا ﴿16﴾
17:16 And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.
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وَإِذَآ And when · أَرَدْنَآ We intend · أَن that · نُّهْلِكَ We destroy · قَرْيَةً a town · أَمَرْنَا We order · مُتْرَفِيهَا its wealthy people · فَفَسَقُوا۟ but they defiantly disobey · فِيهَا therein · فَحَقَّ so (is) proved true · عَلَيْهَا against it · ٱلْقَوْلُ the word · فَدَمَّرْنَـٰهَا and We destroy it · تَدْمِيرًۭا (with) destruction
وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ نُوحࣲۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرَۢا بَصِيرࣰ ا ﴿17﴾
17:17 And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Acquainted and Seeing.
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وَكَمْ And how many · أَهْلَكْنَا We destroyed · مِنَ from · ٱلْقُرُونِ the generations · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · نُوحٍۢ ۗ Nuh · وَكَفَىٰ And sufficient · بِرَبِّكَ (is) your Lord · بِذُنُوبِ concerning the sins · عِبَادِهِۦ (of) His servants · خَبِيرًۢا All-Aware · بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer
مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلۡنَا لَهُۥ فِيهَا مَا نَشَآءُ لِمَن نُّرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَا لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ يَصۡلَىٰهَا مَذۡمُومࣰ ا مَّدۡحُورࣰ ا ﴿18﴾
17:18 Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.
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مَّن Whoever · كَانَ should · يُرِيدُ desire · ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ the immediate · عَجَّلْنَا We hasten · لَهُۥ for him · فِيهَا in it · مَا what · نَشَآءُ We will · لِمَن to whom · نُّرِيدُ We intend · ثُمَّ Then · جَعَلْنَا We have made · لَهُۥ for him · جَهَنَّمَ Hell · يَصْلَىٰهَا he will burn · مَذْمُومًۭا disgraced · مَّدْحُورًۭا rejected
وَمَنۡ أَرَادَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَسَعَىٰ لَهَا سَعۡيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنࣱ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ سَعۡيُهُم مَّشۡكُورࣰ ا ﴿19﴾
17:19 But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allah].
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وَمَنْ And whoever · أَرَادَ desires · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ the Hereafter · وَسَعَىٰ and exerts · لَهَا for it · سَعْيَهَا the effort · وَهُوَ while he · مُؤْمِنٌۭ (is) a believer · فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those · كَانَ [are] · سَعْيُهُم their effort · مَّشْكُورًۭا (is) appreciated
كُلࣰّ ا نُّمِدُّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مِنۡ عَطَآءِ رَبِّكَۚ وَمَا كَانَ عَطَآءُ رَبِّكَ مَحۡظُورًا ﴿20﴾
17:20 To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.
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كُلًّۭا (To) each · نُّمِدُّ We extend · هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ (to) these · وَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ and (to) these · مِنْ from · عَطَآءِ (the) gift · رَبِّكَ ۚ (of) your Lord · وَمَا And not · كَانَ is · عَطَآءُ (the) gift · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · مَحْظُورًا restricted
ٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ فَضَّلۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲۚ وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ أَكۡبَرُ دَرَجَٰتࣲ وَأَكۡبَرُ تَفۡضِيلࣰ ا ﴿21﴾
17:21 Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them over others. But the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference] and greater in distinction.
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ٱنظُرْ See · كَيْفَ how · فَضَّلْنَا We preferred · بَعْضَهُمْ some of them · عَلَىٰ over · بَعْضٍۢ ۚ others · وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ And surely the Hereafter · أَكْبَرُ (is) greater · دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ (in) degrees · وَأَكْبَرُ and greater · تَفْضِيلًۭا (in) excellence
لَّا تَجۡعَلۡ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقۡعُدَ مَذۡمُومࣰ ا مَّخۡذُولࣰ ا ﴿22﴾
17:22 Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.
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لَّا (Do) not · تَجْعَلْ make · مَعَ with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · إِلَـٰهًا god · ءَاخَرَ another · فَتَقْعُدَ lest you will sit · مَذْمُومًۭا disgraced · مَّخْذُولًۭا forsaken
۞وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَٰنًاۚ إِمَّا يَبۡلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلۡكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوۡ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفࣲّ وَلَا تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوۡلࣰ ا كَرِيمࣰ ا ﴿23﴾
17:23 And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
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۞ وَقَضَىٰ And has decreed · رَبُّكَ your Lord · أَلَّا that (do) not · تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ worship · إِلَّآ except · إِيَّاهُ Him Alone · وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ and to the parents · إِحْسَـٰنًا ۚ (be) good · إِمَّا Whether · يَبْلُغَنَّ reach · عِندَكَ with you · ٱلْكِبَرَ the old age · أَحَدُهُمَآ one of them · أَوْ or · كِلَاهُمَا both of them · فَلَا then (do) not · تَقُل say · لَّهُمَآ to both of them · أُفٍّۢ a word of disrespect · وَلَا and (do) not · تَنْهَرْهُمَا repel them · وَقُل but speak · لَّهُمَا to them · قَوْلًۭا a word · كَرِيمًۭا noble
وَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرࣰ ا ﴿24﴾
17:24 And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."
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وَٱخْفِضْ And lower · لَهُمَا to them · جَنَاحَ (the) wing · ٱلذُّلِّ (of) humility · مِنَ (out) of · ٱلرَّحْمَةِ [the] mercy · وَقُل and say · رَّبِّ My Lord · ٱرْحَمْهُمَا Have mercy on both of them · كَمَا as · رَبَّيَانِى they brought me up · صَغِيرًۭا (when I was) small
رَّبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا فِي نُفُوسِكُمۡۚ إِن تَكُونُواْ صَٰلِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِلۡأَوَّٰبِينَ غَفُورࣰ ا ﴿25﴾
17:25 Your Lord is most knowing of what is within yourselves. If you should be righteous [in intention] - then indeed He is ever, to the often returning [to Him], Forgiving.
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رَّبُّكُمْ Your Lord · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · بِمَا of what · فِى (is) in · نُفُوسِكُمْ ۚ yourselves · إِن If · تَكُونُوا۟ you are · صَـٰلِحِينَ righteous · فَإِنَّهُۥ then indeed, He · كَانَ is · لِلْأَوَّٰبِينَ to those who often turn (to Him) · غَفُورًۭا Most Forgiving
وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلۡمِسۡكِينَ وَٱبۡنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرۡ تَبۡذِيرًا ﴿26﴾
17:26 And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.
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وَءَاتِ And give · ذَا the relatives · ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ the relatives · حَقَّهُۥ his right · وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ and the needy · وَٱبْنَ and the wayfarer · ٱلسَّبِيلِ and the wayfarer · وَلَا and (do) not · تُبَذِّرْ spend · تَبْذِيرًا wastefully
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوٓاْ إِخۡوَٰنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِۖ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ لِرَبِّهِۦ كَفُورࣰ ا ﴿27﴾
17:27 Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ the spendthrifts · كَانُوٓا۟ are · إِخْوَٰنَ brothers · ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ۖ (of) the devils · وَكَانَ And is · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan · لِرَبِّهِۦ to his Lord · كَفُورًۭا ungrateful
وَإِمَّا تُعۡرِضَنَّ عَنۡهُمُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ رَحۡمَةࣲ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرۡجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمۡ قَوۡلࣰ ا مَّيۡسُورࣰ ا ﴿28﴾
17:28 And if you [must] turn away from the needy awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.
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وَإِمَّا And if · تُعْرِضَنَّ you turn away · عَنْهُمُ from them · ٱبْتِغَآءَ seeking · رَحْمَةٍۢ mercy · مِّن from · رَّبِّكَ your Lord · تَرْجُوهَا which you expect · فَقُل then say · لَّهُمْ to them · قَوْلًۭا a word · مَّيْسُورًۭا gentle
وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ يَدَكَ مَغۡلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبۡسُطۡهَا كُلَّ ٱلۡبَسۡطِ فَتَقۡعُدَ مَلُومࣰ ا مَّحۡسُورًا ﴿29﴾
17:29 And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَجْعَلْ make · يَدَكَ your hand · مَغْلُولَةً chained · إِلَىٰ to · عُنُقِكَ your neck · وَلَا and not · تَبْسُطْهَا extend it · كُلَّ (to its) utmost · ٱلْبَسْطِ reach · فَتَقْعُدَ so that you sit · مَلُومًۭا blameworthy · مَّحْسُورًا insolvent
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَبۡسُطُ ٱلرِّزۡقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقۡدِرُۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرَۢا بَصِيرࣰ ا ﴿30﴾
17:30 Indeed, your Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed He is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and Seeing.
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إِنَّ Indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · يَبْسُطُ extends · ٱلرِّزْقَ the provision · لِمَن for whom · يَشَآءُ He wills · وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ and straitens · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · كَانَ is · بِعِبَادِهِۦ of His slaves · خَبِيرًۢا All-Aware · بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer
وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَوۡلَٰدَكُمۡ خَشۡيَةَ إِمۡلَٰقࣲۖ نَّحۡنُ نَرۡزُقُهُمۡ وَإِيَّاكُمۡۚ إِنَّ قَتۡلَهُمۡ كَانَ خِطۡـࣰٔ ا كَبِيرࣰ ا ﴿31﴾
17:31 And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ kill · أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْ your children · خَشْيَةَ (for) fear · إِمْلَـٰقٍۢ ۖ (of) poverty · نَّحْنُ We · نَرْزُقُهُمْ (We) provide for them · وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ and for you · إِنَّ Indeed · قَتْلَهُمْ their killing · كَانَ is · خِطْـًۭٔا a sin · كَبِيرًۭا great
وَلَا تَقۡرَبُواْ ٱلزِّنَىٰٓۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةࣰ وَسَآءَ سَبِيلࣰ ا ﴿32﴾
17:32 And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَقْرَبُوا۟ go near · ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ ۖ adultery · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it · كَانَ is · فَـٰحِشَةًۭ an immorality · وَسَآءَ and (an) evil · سَبِيلًۭا way
وَلَا تَقۡتُلُواْ ٱلنَّفۡسَ ٱلَّتِي حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَمَن قُتِلَ مَظۡلُومࣰ ا فَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا لِوَلِيِّهِۦ سُلۡطَٰنࣰ ا فَلَا يُسۡرِف فِّي ٱلۡقَتۡلِۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مَنصُورࣰ ا ﴿33﴾
17:33 And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَقْتُلُوا۟ kill · ٱلنَّفْسَ the soul · ٱلَّتِى which · حَرَّمَ Allah has forbidden · ٱللَّهُ Allah has forbidden · إِلَّا except · بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ by right · وَمَن And whoever · قُتِلَ (is) killed · مَظْلُومًۭا wrongfully · فَقَدْ verily · جَعَلْنَا We have made · لِوَلِيِّهِۦ for his heir · سُلْطَـٰنًۭا an authority · فَلَا but not · يُسْرِف he should exceed · فِّى in · ٱلْقَتْلِ ۖ the killing · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · كَانَ is · مَنصُورًۭا helped
وَلَا تَقۡرَبُواْ مَالَ ٱلۡيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبۡلُغَ أَشُدَّهُۥۚ وَأَوۡفُواْ بِٱلۡعَهۡدِۖ إِنَّ ٱلۡعَهۡدَ كَانَ مَسۡـُٔولࣰ ا ﴿34﴾
17:34 And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَقْرَبُوا۟ come near · مَالَ (the) wealth · ٱلْيَتِيمِ (of) the orphan · إِلَّا except · بِٱلَّتِى with what · هِىَ [it] is · أَحْسَنُ best · حَتَّىٰ until · يَبْلُغَ he reaches · أَشُدَّهُۥ ۚ his maturity · وَأَوْفُوا۟ And fulfil · بِٱلْعَهْدِ ۖ the covenant · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلْعَهْدَ the covenant · كَانَ will be · مَسْـُٔولًۭا questioned
وَأَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ إِذَا كِلۡتُمۡ وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرࣱ وَأَحۡسَنُ تَأۡوِيلࣰ ا ﴿35﴾
17:35 And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.
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وَأَوْفُوا۟ And give full · ٱلْكَيْلَ [the] measure · إِذَا when · كِلْتُمْ you measure · وَزِنُوا۟ and weigh · بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ with the balance · ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚ the straight · ذَٰلِكَ That · خَيْرٌۭ (is) good · وَأَحْسَنُ and best · تَأْوِيلًۭا (in) result
وَلَا تَقۡفُ مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡبَصَرَ وَٱلۡفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنۡهُ مَسۡـُٔولࣰ ا ﴿36﴾
17:36 And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَقْفُ pursue · مَا what · لَيْسَ not · لَكَ you have · بِهِۦ of it · عِلْمٌ ۚ any knowledge · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلسَّمْعَ the hearing · وَٱلْبَصَرَ and the sight · وَٱلْفُؤَادَ and the heart · كُلُّ all · أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those · كَانَ will be · عَنْهُ [about it] · مَسْـُٔولًۭا questioned
وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًاۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخۡرِقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَن تَبۡلُغَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ طُولࣰ ا ﴿37﴾
17:37 And do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَمْشِ walk · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · مَرَحًا ۖ (with) insolence · إِنَّكَ Indeed, you · لَن will never · تَخْرِقَ tear · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · وَلَن and will never · تَبْلُغَ reach · ٱلْجِبَالَ the mountains · طُولًۭا (in) height
كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكۡرُوهࣰ ا ﴿38﴾
17:38 All that - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.
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كُلُّ All · ذَٰلِكَ that · كَانَ is · سَيِّئُهُۥ [its] evil · عِندَ near · رَبِّكَ your Lord · مَكْرُوهًۭا hateful
ذَٰلِكَ مِمَّآ أَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةِۗ وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتُلۡقَىٰ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومࣰ ا مَّدۡحُورًا ﴿39﴾
17:39 That is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished.
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ذَٰلِكَ That · مِمَّآ (is) from what · أَوْحَىٰٓ (was) revealed · إِلَيْكَ to you · رَبُّكَ (from) your Lord · مِنَ of · ٱلْحِكْمَةِ ۗ the wisdom · وَلَا And (do) not · تَجْعَلْ make · مَعَ with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · إِلَـٰهًا god · ءَاخَرَ other · فَتُلْقَىٰ lest you should be thrown · فِى in · جَهَنَّمَ Hell · مَلُومًۭا blameworthy · مَّدْحُورًا abandoned
أَفَأَصۡفَىٰكُمۡ رَبُّكُم بِٱلۡبَنِينَ وَٱتَّخَذَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنَٰثًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ لَتَقُولُونَ قَوۡلًا عَظِيمࣰ ا ﴿40﴾
17:40 Then, has your Lord chosen you for [having] sons and taken from among the angels daughters? Indeed, you say a grave saying.
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أَفَأَصْفَىٰكُمْ Then has your Lord chosen (for) you · رَبُّكُم Then has your Lord chosen (for) you · بِٱلْبَنِينَ sons · وَٱتَّخَذَ and He has taken · مِنَ from · ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ the Angels · إِنَـٰثًا ۚ daughters · إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you · لَتَقُولُونَ surely say · قَوْلًا a word · عَظِيمًۭا grave
وَلَقَدۡ صَرَّفۡنَا فِي هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ لِيَذَّكَّرُواْ وَمَا يَزِيدُهُمۡ إِلَّا نُفُورࣰ ا ﴿41﴾
17:41 And We have certainly diversified [the contents] in this Qur'an that mankind may be reminded, but it does not increase the disbelievers except in aversion.
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · صَرَّفْنَا We have explained · فِى in · هَـٰذَا this · ٱلْقُرْءَانِ the Quran · لِيَذَّكَّرُوا۟ that they may take heed · وَمَا but not · يَزِيدُهُمْ it increases them · إِلَّا except · نُفُورًۭا (in) aversion
قُل لَّوۡ كَانَ مَعَهُۥٓ ءَالِهَةࣱ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذࣰ ا لَّٱبۡتَغَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ سَبِيلࣰ ا ﴿42﴾
17:42 Say, [O Muhammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."
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قُل Say · لَّوْ If · كَانَ (there) were · مَعَهُۥٓ with Him · ءَالِهَةٌۭ gods · كَمَا as · يَقُولُونَ they say · إِذًۭا then · لَّٱبْتَغَوْا۟ surely they (would) have sought · إِلَىٰ to · ذِى (the) Owner · ٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the Throne · سَبِيلًۭا a way
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ عُلُوࣰّ ا كَبِيرࣰ ا ﴿43﴾
17:43 Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.
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سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glorified is He · وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ and Exalted is He · عَمَّا above what · يَقُولُونَ they say · عُلُوًّۭا (by) height · كَبِيرًۭا great
تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ ٱلسَّبۡعُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّۚ وَإِن مِّن شَيۡءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمۡدِهِۦ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَفۡقَهُونَ تَسۡبِيحَهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورࣰ ا ﴿44﴾
17:44 The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.
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تُسَبِّحُ Glorify · لَهُ [to] Him · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ the seven heavens · ٱلسَّبْعُ the seven heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضُ and the earth · وَمَن and whatever · فِيهِنَّ ۚ (is) in them · وَإِن And (there is) not · مِّن any · شَىْءٍ thing · إِلَّا except · يُسَبِّحُ glorifies · بِحَمْدِهِۦ His Praise · وَلَـٰكِن but · لَّا not · تَفْقَهُونَ you understand · تَسْبِيحَهُمْ ۗ their glorification · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · كَانَ is · حَلِيمًا Ever-Forbearing · غَفُورًۭا Oft-Forgiving
وَإِذَا قَرَأۡتَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ جَعَلۡنَا بَيۡنَكَ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ حِجَابࣰ ا مَّسۡتُورࣰ ا ﴿45﴾
17:45 And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.
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وَإِذَا And when · قَرَأْتَ you recite · ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran · جَعَلْنَا We place · بَيْنَكَ between you · وَبَيْنَ and between · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · لَا (do) not · يُؤْمِنُونَ believe · بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter · حِجَابًۭا a barrier · مَّسْتُورًۭا hidden
وَجَعَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفۡقَهُوهُ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرࣰ اۚ وَإِذَا ذَكَرۡتَ رَبَّكَ فِي ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ وَحۡدَهُۥ وَلَّوۡاْ عَلَىٰٓ أَدۡبَٰرِهِمۡ نُفُورࣰ ا ﴿46﴾
17:46 And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn back in aversion.
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وَجَعَلْنَا And We have placed · عَلَىٰ over · قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts · أَكِنَّةً coverings · أَن lest · يَفْقَهُوهُ they understand it · وَفِىٓ and in · ءَاذَانِهِمْ their ears · وَقْرًۭا ۚ deafness · وَإِذَا And when · ذَكَرْتَ you mention · رَبَّكَ your Lord · فِى in · ٱلْقُرْءَانِ the Quran · وَحْدَهُۥ Alone · وَلَّوْا۟ they turn · عَلَىٰٓ on · أَدْبَـٰرِهِمْ their backs · نُفُورًۭا (in) aversion
نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَسۡتَمِعُونَ بِهِۦٓ إِذۡ يَسۡتَمِعُونَ إِلَيۡكَ وَإِذۡ هُمۡ نَجۡوَىٰٓ إِذۡ يَقُولُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلࣰ ا مَّسۡحُورًا ﴿47﴾
17:47 We are most knowing of how they listen to it when they listen to you and [of] when they are in private conversation, when the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."
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نَّحْنُ We · أَعْلَمُ know best · بِمَا [of] what · يَسْتَمِعُونَ they listen · بِهِۦٓ to [it] · إِذْ when · يَسْتَمِعُونَ they listen · إِلَيْكَ to you · وَإِذْ and when · هُمْ they · نَجْوَىٰٓ (are) in private conversation · إِذْ when · يَقُولُ say · ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers · إِن Not · تَتَّبِعُونَ you follow · إِلَّا but · رَجُلًۭا a man · مَّسْحُورًا bewitched
ٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ ضَرَبُواْ لَكَ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَ فَضَلُّواْ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلࣰ ا ﴿48﴾
17:48 Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.
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ٱنظُرْ See · كَيْفَ how · ضَرَبُوا۟ they put forth · لَكَ for you · ٱلْأَمْثَالَ the examples · فَضَلُّوا۟ but they have gone astray · فَلَا so not · يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they can · سَبِيلًۭا (find) a way
وَقَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمࣰ ا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ خَلۡقࣰ ا جَدِيدࣰ ا ﴿49﴾
17:49 And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"
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وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they say · أَءِذَا Is it when · كُنَّا we are · عِظَـٰمًۭا bones · وَرُفَـٰتًا and crumbled particles · أَءِنَّا will we · لَمَبْعُوثُونَ surely (be) resurrected · خَلْقًۭا (as) a creation · جَدِيدًۭا new
۞قُلۡ كُونُواْ حِجَارَةً أَوۡ حَدِيدًا ﴿50﴾
17:50 Say, "Be you stones or iron
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۞ قُلْ Say · كُونُوا۟ Be · حِجَارَةً stones · أَوْ or · حَدِيدًا iron
أَوۡ خَلۡقࣰ ا مِّمَّا يَكۡبُرُ فِي صُدُورِكُمۡۚ فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَاۖ قُلِ ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَكُمۡ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةࣲۚ فَسَيُنۡغِضُونَ إِلَيۡكَ رُءُوسَهُمۡ وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هُوَۖ قُلۡ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَرِيبࣰ ا ﴿51﴾
17:51 Or [any] creation of that which is great within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon -
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أَوْ Or · خَلْقًۭا a creation · مِّمَّا of what · يَكْبُرُ (is) great · فِى in · صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ your breasts · فَسَيَقُولُونَ Then they will say · مَن Who · يُعِيدُنَا ۖ will restore us · قُلِ Say · ٱلَّذِى He Who · فَطَرَكُمْ created you · أَوَّلَ (the) first · مَرَّةٍۢ ۚ time · فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ Then they will shake · إِلَيْكَ at you · رُءُوسَهُمْ their heads · وَيَقُولُونَ and they say · مَتَىٰ When (will) · هُوَ ۖ it (be) · قُلْ Say · عَسَىٰٓ Perhaps · أَن that · يَكُونَ (it) will be · قَرِيبًۭا soon
يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُوكُمۡ فَتَسۡتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمۡدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰ ا ﴿52﴾
17:52 On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."
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يَوْمَ (On) the Day · يَدْعُوكُمْ He will call you · فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ and you will respond · بِحَمْدِهِۦ with His Praise · وَتَظُنُّونَ and you will think · إِن not · لَّبِثْتُمْ you had remained · إِلَّا except · قَلِيلًۭا a little (while)
وَقُل لِّعِبَادِي يَقُولُواْ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ يَنزَغُ بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ كَانَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ عَدُوࣰّ ا مُّبِينࣰ ا ﴿53﴾
17:53 And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dissension] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy.
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وَقُل And say · لِّعِبَادِى to My slaves · يَقُولُوا۟ (to) say · ٱلَّتِى that · هِىَ which · أَحْسَنُ ۚ (is) best · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ the Shaitaan · يَنزَغُ sows discord · بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ between them · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ the Shaitaan · كَانَ is · لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ to the man · عَدُوًّۭا an enemy · مُّبِينًۭا clear
رَّبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡۖ إِن يَشَأۡ يَرۡحَمۡكُمۡ أَوۡ إِن يَشَأۡ يُعَذِّبۡكُمۡۚ وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَكِيلࣰ ا ﴿54﴾
17:54 Your Lord is most knowing of you. If He wills, He will have mercy upon you; or if He wills, He will punish you. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], over them as a manager.
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رَّبُّكُمْ Your Lord · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · بِكُمْ ۖ of you · إِن If · يَشَأْ He wills · يَرْحَمْكُمْ He will have mercy on you · أَوْ or · إِن if · يَشَأْ He wills · يُعَذِّبْكُمْ ۚ He will punish you · وَمَآ And not · أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ We have sent you · عَلَيْهِمْ over them · وَكِيلًۭا (as) a guardian
وَرَبُّكَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ وَلَقَدۡ فَضَّلۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورࣰ ا ﴿55﴾
17:55 And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].
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وَرَبُّكَ And your Lord · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · بِمَن of whoever · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ and the earth · وَلَقَدْ And verily · فَضَّلْنَا We have preferred · بَعْضَ some · ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ (of) the Prophets · عَلَىٰ to · بَعْضٍۢ ۖ others · وَءَاتَيْنَا And We gave · دَاوُۥدَ Dawood · زَبُورًۭا Zaboor
قُلِ ٱدۡعُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمۡتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَلَا يَمۡلِكُونَ كَشۡفَ ٱلضُّرِّ عَنكُمۡ وَلَا تَحۡوِيلًا ﴿56﴾
17:56 Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]."
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قُلِ Say · ٱدْعُوا۟ Call · ٱلَّذِينَ those whom · زَعَمْتُم you claimed · مِّن besides Him · دُونِهِۦ besides Him · فَلَا [then] not · يَمْلِكُونَ they have power · كَشْفَ (to) remove · ٱلضُّرِّ the misfortunes · عَنكُمْ from you · وَلَا and not · تَحْوِيلًا (to) transfer (it)
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ يَبۡتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلۡوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمۡ أَقۡرَبُ وَيَرۡجُونَ رَحۡمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحۡذُورࣰ ا ﴿57﴾
17:57 Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · ٱلَّذِينَ whom · يَدْعُونَ they call · يَبْتَغُونَ seek · إِلَىٰ to · رَبِّهِمُ their Lord · ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ the means of access · أَيُّهُمْ which of them · أَقْرَبُ (is) nearest · وَيَرْجُونَ and they hope · رَحْمَتَهُۥ (for) His mercy · وَيَخَافُونَ and fear · عَذَابَهُۥٓ ۚ His punishment · إِنَّ Indeed · عَذَابَ (the) punishment · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · كَانَ is · مَحْذُورًۭا (ever) feared
وَإِن مِّن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحۡنُ مُهۡلِكُوهَا قَبۡلَ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ أَوۡ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابࣰ ا شَدِيدࣰ اۚ كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مَسۡطُورࣰ ا ﴿58﴾
17:58 And there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed.
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وَإِن And not · مِّن (is) any · قَرْيَةٍ town · إِلَّا but · نَحْنُ We · مُهْلِكُوهَا (will) destroy it · قَبْلَ before · يَوْمِ (the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · أَوْ or · مُعَذِّبُوهَا punish it · عَذَابًۭا with a punishment · شَدِيدًۭا ۚ severe · كَانَ That is · ذَٰلِكَ That is · فِى in · ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book · مَسْطُورًۭا written
وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ أَن نُّرۡسِلَ بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ إِلَّآ أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَۚ وَءَاتَيۡنَا ثَمُودَ ٱلنَّاقَةَ مُبۡصِرَةࣰ فَظَلَمُواْ بِهَاۚ وَمَا نُرۡسِلُ بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ إِلَّا تَخۡوِيفࣰ ا ﴿59﴾
17:59 And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning.
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وَمَا And not · مَنَعَنَآ stopped Us · أَن that · نُّرْسِلَ We send · بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs · إِلَّآ except · أَن that · كَذَّبَ denied · بِهَا them · ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ۚ the former (people) · وَءَاتَيْنَا And We gave · ثَمُودَ Thamud · ٱلنَّاقَةَ the she-camel · مُبْصِرَةًۭ (as) a visible sign · فَظَلَمُوا۟ but they wronged · بِهَا ۚ her · وَمَا And not · نُرْسِلُ We send · بِٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs · إِلَّا except · تَخْوِيفًۭا (as) a warning
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِٱلنَّاسِۚ وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا ٱلرُّءۡيَا ٱلَّتِيٓ أَرَيۡنَٰكَ إِلَّا فِتۡنَةࣰ لِّلنَّاسِ وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ ٱلۡمَلۡعُونَةَ فِي ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمۡ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمۡ إِلَّا طُغۡيَٰنࣰ ا كَبِيرࣰ ا ﴿60﴾
17:60 And [remember, O Muhammad], when We told you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people." And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur'an. And We threaten them, but it increases them not except in great transgression.
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وَإِذْ And when · قُلْنَا We said · لَكَ to you · إِنَّ Indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · أَحَاطَ has encompassed · بِٱلنَّاسِ ۚ the mankind · وَمَا And not · جَعَلْنَا We made · ٱلرُّءْيَا the vision · ٱلَّتِىٓ which · أَرَيْنَـٰكَ We showed you · إِلَّا except · فِتْنَةًۭ (as) a trial · لِّلنَّاسِ for mankind · وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ and the tree · ٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ the accursed · فِى in · ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ the Quran · وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ And We threaten them · فَمَا but not · يَزِيدُهُمْ it increases them · إِلَّا except · طُغْيَـٰنًۭا (in) transgression · كَبِيرًۭا great
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُواْ لِأٓدَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسۡجُدُ لِمَنۡ خَلَقۡتَ طِينࣰ ا ﴿61﴾
17:61 And [mention] when We said to the angles, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"
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وَإِذْ And when · قُلْنَا We said · لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the Angels · ٱسْجُدُوا۟ Prostrate · لِـَٔادَمَ to Adam · فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ So they prostrated · إِلَّآ except · إِبْلِيسَ Iblis · قَالَ He said · ءَأَسْجُدُ Shall I prostrate · لِمَنْ to (one) whom · خَلَقْتَ You created · طِينًۭا (from) clay
قَالَ أَرَءَيۡتَكَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كَرَّمۡتَ عَلَيَّ لَئِنۡ أَخَّرۡتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ لَأَحۡتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰ ا ﴿62﴾
17:62 [Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."
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قَالَ He said · أَرَءَيْتَكَ Do You see · هَـٰذَا this · ٱلَّذِى whom · كَرَّمْتَ You have honored · عَلَىَّ above me · لَئِنْ If · أَخَّرْتَنِ You give me respite · إِلَىٰ till · يَوْمِ (the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ I will surely destroy · ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ his offspring · إِلَّا except · قَلِيلًۭا a few
قَالَ ٱذۡهَبۡ فَمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنۡهُمۡ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَآؤُكُمۡ جَزَآءࣰ مَّوۡفُورࣰ ا ﴿63﴾
17:63 [Allah] said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be the recompense of you - an ample recompense.
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قَالَ He said · ٱذْهَبْ Go · فَمَن and whoever · تَبِعَكَ follows you · مِنْهُمْ among them · فَإِنَّ then indeed · جَهَنَّمَ Hell · جَزَآؤُكُمْ (is) your recompense · جَزَآءًۭ a recompense · مَّوْفُورًۭا ample
وَٱسۡتَفۡزِزۡ مَنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتَ مِنۡهُم بِصَوۡتِكَ وَأَجۡلِبۡ عَلَيۡهِم بِخَيۡلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكۡهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰلِ وَٱلۡأَوۡلَٰدِ وَعِدۡهُمۡۚ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ﴿64﴾
17:64 And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion.
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وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ And incite · مَنِ whoever · ٱسْتَطَعْتَ you can · مِنْهُم among them · بِصَوْتِكَ with your voice · وَأَجْلِبْ and assault · عَلَيْهِم [on] them · بِخَيْلِكَ with your cavalry · وَرَجِلِكَ and infantry · وَشَارِكْهُمْ and be a partner · فِى in · ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ the wealth · وَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ and the children · وَعِدْهُمْ ۚ and promise them · وَمَا And not · يَعِدُهُمُ promises them · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan · إِلَّا except · غُرُورًا delusion
إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيۡسَ لَكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سُلۡطَٰنࣱۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيلࣰ ا ﴿65﴾
17:65 Indeed, over My [believing] servants there is for you no authority. And sufficient is your Lord as Disposer of affairs.
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إِنَّ Indeed · عِبَادِى My slaves · لَيْسَ not · لَكَ for you · عَلَيْهِمْ over them · سُلْطَـٰنٌۭ ۚ any authority · وَكَفَىٰ And sufficient · بِرَبِّكَ (is) your Lord · وَكِيلًۭا (as) a Guardian
رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُزۡجِي لَكُمُ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ لِتَبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رَحِيمࣰ ا ﴿66﴾
17:66 It is your Lord who drives the ship for you through the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is ever, to you, Merciful.
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رَّبُّكُمُ Your Lord · ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who · يُزْجِى drives · لَكُمُ for you · ٱلْفُلْكَ the ship · فِى in · ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea · لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ that you may seek · مِن of · فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ His Bounty · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · كَانَ is · بِكُمْ to you · رَحِيمًۭا Ever Merciful
وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدۡعُونَ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُۖ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡبَرِّ أَعۡرَضۡتُمۡۚ وَكَانَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ كَفُورًا ﴿67﴾
17:67 And when adversity touches you at sea, lost are [all] those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away [from Him]. And ever is man ungrateful.
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وَإِذَا And when · مَسَّكُمُ touches you · ٱلضُّرُّ the hardship · فِى in · ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea · ضَلَّ lost · مَن (are) who · تَدْعُونَ you call · إِلَّآ except · إِيَّاهُ ۖ Him Alone · فَلَمَّا But when · نَجَّىٰكُمْ He delivers you · إِلَى to · ٱلْبَرِّ the land · أَعْرَضْتُمْ ۚ you turn away · وَكَانَ And is · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ man · كَفُورًا ungrateful
أَفَأَمِنتُمۡ أَن يَخۡسِفَ بِكُمۡ جَانِبَ ٱلۡبَرِّ أَوۡ يُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ حَاصِبࣰ ا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُواْ لَكُمۡ وَكِيلًا ﴿68﴾
17:68 Then do you feel secure that [instead] He will not cause a part of the land to swallow you or send against you a storm of stones? Then you would not find for yourselves an advocate.
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أَفَأَمِنتُمْ Do you then feel secure · أَن that (not) · يَخْسِفَ He will cause to swallow · بِكُمْ you · جَانِبَ side · ٱلْبَرِّ (of) the land · أَوْ or · يُرْسِلَ send · عَلَيْكُمْ against you · حَاصِبًۭا a storm of stones · ثُمَّ Then · لَا not · تَجِدُوا۟ you will find · لَكُمْ for you · وَكِيلًا a guardian
أَمۡ أَمِنتُمۡ أَن يُعِيدَكُمۡ فِيهِ تَارَةً أُخۡرَىٰ فَيُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ قَاصِفࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلرِّيحِ فَيُغۡرِقَكُم بِمَا كَفَرۡتُمۡ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُواْ لَكُمۡ عَلَيۡنَا بِهِۦ تَبِيعࣰ ا ﴿69﴾
17:69 Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back into the sea another time and send upon you a hurricane of wind and drown you for what you denied? Then you would not find for yourselves against Us an avenger.
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أَمْ Or · أَمِنتُمْ do you feel secure · أَن that (not) · يُعِيدَكُمْ He will send you back · فِيهِ into it · تَارَةً another time · أُخْرَىٰ another time · فَيُرْسِلَ and send · عَلَيْكُمْ upon you · قَاصِفًۭا a hurricane · مِّنَ of · ٱلرِّيحِ the wind · فَيُغْرِقَكُم and drown you · بِمَا because · كَفَرْتُمْ ۙ you disbelieved · ثُمَّ Then · لَا not · تَجِدُوا۟ you will find · لَكُمْ for you · عَلَيْنَا against Us · بِهِۦ therein · تَبِيعًۭا an avenger
۞وَلَقَدۡ كَرَّمۡنَا بَنِيٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ وَرَزَقۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرࣲ مِّمَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَا تَفۡضِيلࣰ ا ﴿70﴾
17:70 And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.
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۞ وَلَقَدْ And certainly · كَرَّمْنَا We have honored · بَنِىٓ (the) children of Adam · ءَادَمَ (the) children of Adam · وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُمْ and We carried them · فِى on · ٱلْبَرِّ the land · وَٱلْبَحْرِ and the sea · وَرَزَقْنَـٰهُم and We have provided them · مِّنَ of · ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ the good things · وَفَضَّلْنَـٰهُمْ and We preferred them · عَلَىٰ over · كَثِيرٍۢ many · مِّمَّنْ of those whom · خَلَقْنَا We have created · تَفْضِيلًۭا (with) preference
يَوۡمَ نَدۡعُواْ كُلَّ أُنَاسِۭ بِإِمَٰمِهِمۡۖ فَمَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يَقۡرَءُونَ كِتَٰبَهُمۡ وَلَا يُظۡلَمُونَ فَتِيلࣰ ا ﴿71﴾
17:71 [Mention, O Muhammad], the Day We will call forth every people with their record [of deeds]. Then whoever is given his record in his right hand - those will read their records, and injustice will not be done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside the date seed].
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يَوْمَ (The) Day · نَدْعُوا۟ We will call · كُلَّ all · أُنَاسٍۭ human beings · بِإِمَـٰمِهِمْ ۖ with their record · فَمَنْ then whoever · أُوتِىَ is given · كِتَـٰبَهُۥ his record · بِيَمِينِهِۦ in his right hand · فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those · يَقْرَءُونَ will read · كِتَـٰبَهُمْ their records · وَلَا and not · يُظْلَمُونَ they will be wronged · فَتِيلًۭا (even as much as) a hair on a date seed
وَمَن كَانَ فِي هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَعۡمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَعۡمَىٰ وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلࣰ ا ﴿72﴾
17:72 And whoever is blind in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way.
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وَمَن And whoever · كَانَ is · فِى in · هَـٰذِهِۦٓ this (world) · أَعْمَىٰ blind · فَهُوَ then he · فِى in · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter · أَعْمَىٰ (will be) blind · وَأَضَلُّ and more astray · سَبِيلًۭا (from the) path
وَإِن كَادُواْ لَيَفۡتِنُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ لِتَفۡتَرِيَ عَلَيۡنَا غَيۡرَهُۥۖ وَإِذࣰ ا لَّٱتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلࣰ ا ﴿73﴾
17:73 And indeed, they were about to tempt you away from that which We revealed to you in order to [make] you invent about Us something else; and then they would have taken you as a friend.
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وَإِن And indeed · كَادُوا۟ they were about (to) · لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ tempt you away · عَنِ from · ٱلَّذِىٓ that which · أَوْحَيْنَآ We revealed · إِلَيْكَ to you · لِتَفْتَرِىَ that you invent · عَلَيْنَا about Us · غَيْرَهُۥ ۖ other (than) it · وَإِذًۭا And then · لَّٱتَّخَذُوكَ surely they would take you · خَلِيلًۭا (as) a friend
وَلَوۡلَآ أَن ثَبَّتۡنَٰكَ لَقَدۡ كِدتَّ تَرۡكَنُ إِلَيۡهِمۡ شَيۡـࣰٔ ا قَلِيلًا ﴿74﴾
17:74 And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.
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وَلَوْلَآ And if not · أَن [that] · ثَبَّتْنَـٰكَ We (had) strengthened you · لَقَدْ certainly · كِدتَّ you almost · تَرْكَنُ (would) have inclined · إِلَيْهِمْ to them · شَيْـًۭٔا (in) something · قَلِيلًا a little
إِذࣰ ا لَّأَذَقۡنَٰكَ ضِعۡفَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ وَضِعۡفَ ٱلۡمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيۡنَا نَصِيرࣰ ا ﴿75﴾
17:75 Then [if you had], We would have made you taste double [punishment in] life and double [after] death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper.
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إِذًۭا Then · لَّأَذَقْنَـٰكَ We (would) have made you taste · ضِعْفَ double · ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (in) the life · وَضِعْفَ and double · ٱلْمَمَاتِ (after) the death · ثُمَّ Then · لَا not · تَجِدُ you (would) have found · لَكَ for you · عَلَيْنَا against Us · نَصِيرًۭا any helper
وَإِن كَادُواْ لَيَسۡتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيُخۡرِجُوكَ مِنۡهَاۖ وَإِذࣰ ا لَّا يَلۡبَثُونَ خِلَٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰ ا ﴿76﴾
17:76 And indeed, they were about to drive you from the land to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.
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وَإِن And indeed · كَادُوا۟ they were about · لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ (to) scare you · مِنَ from · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · لِيُخْرِجُوكَ that they evict you · مِنْهَا ۖ from it · وَإِذًۭا But then · لَّا not · يَلْبَثُونَ they (would) have stayed · خِلَـٰفَكَ after you · إِلَّا except · قَلِيلًۭا a little
سُنَّةَ مَن قَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا قَبۡلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَاۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحۡوِيلًا ﴿77﴾
17:77 [That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration.
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سُنَّةَ (Such is Our) Way · مَن (for) whom · قَدْ [verily] · أَرْسَلْنَا We sent · قَبْلَكَ before you · مِن of · رُّسُلِنَا ۖ Our Messengers · وَلَا And not · تَجِدُ you will find · لِسُنَّتِنَا (in) Our way · تَحْوِيلًا any alteration
أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ إِنَّ قُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ كَانَ مَشۡهُودࣰ ا ﴿78﴾
17:78 Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
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أَقِمِ Establish · ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer · لِدُلُوكِ at the decline · ٱلشَّمْسِ (of) the sun · إِلَىٰ till · غَسَقِ (the) darkness · ٱلَّيْلِ (of) the night · وَقُرْءَانَ and Quran · ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ at dawn · إِنَّ indeed · قُرْءَانَ the Quran · ٱلْفَجْرِ (at) the dawn · كَانَ is · مَشْهُودًۭا ever witnessed
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ فَتَهَجَّدۡ بِهِۦ نَافِلَةࣰ لَّكَ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَبۡعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامࣰ ا مَّحۡمُودࣰ ا ﴿79﴾
17:79 And from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.
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وَمِنَ And from · ٱلَّيْلِ the night · فَتَهَجَّدْ arise from sleep for prayer · بِهِۦ with it · نَافِلَةًۭ (as) additional · لَّكَ for you · عَسَىٰٓ it may be · أَن that · يَبْعَثَكَ will raise you · رَبُّكَ your Lord · مَقَامًۭا (to) a station · مَّحْمُودًۭا praiseworthy
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدۡخِلۡنِي مُدۡخَلَ صِدۡقࣲ وَأَخۡرِجۡنِي مُخۡرَجَ صِدۡقࣲ وَٱجۡعَل لِّي مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلۡطَٰنࣰ ا نَّصِيرࣰ ا ﴿80﴾
17:80 And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."
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وَقُل And say · رَّبِّ My Lord · أَدْخِلْنِى Cause me to enter · مُدْخَلَ an entrance · صِدْقٍۢ sound · وَأَخْرِجْنِى and cause me to exit · مُخْرَجَ an exit · صِدْقٍۢ sound · وَٱجْعَل and make · لِّى for me · مِن from · لَّدُنكَ near You · سُلْطَـٰنًۭا an authority · نَّصِيرًۭا helping
وَقُلۡ جَآءَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلۡبَٰطِلُۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡبَٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقࣰ ا ﴿81﴾
17:81 And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
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وَقُلْ And say · جَآءَ Has come · ٱلْحَقُّ the truth · وَزَهَقَ and perished · ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ ۚ the falsehood · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلْبَـٰطِلَ the falsehood · كَانَ is · زَهُوقًۭا (bound) to perish
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءࣱ وَرَحۡمَةࣱ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارࣰ ا ﴿82﴾
17:82 And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
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وَنُنَزِّلُ And We reveal · مِنَ from · ٱلْقُرْءَانِ the Quran · مَا that · هُوَ it · شِفَآءٌۭ (is) a healing · وَرَحْمَةٌۭ and a mercy · لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ for the believers · وَلَا but not · يَزِيدُ it increases · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers · إِلَّا except · خَسَارًۭا (in) loss
وَإِذَآ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِ أَعۡرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسࣰ ا ﴿83﴾
17:83 And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.
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وَإِذَآ And when · أَنْعَمْنَا We bestow favor · عَلَى on · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ man · أَعْرَضَ he turns away · وَنَـَٔا and becomes remote · بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ on his side · وَإِذَا And when · مَسَّهُ touches him · ٱلشَّرُّ the evil · كَانَ he is · يَـُٔوسًۭا (in) despair
قُلۡ كُلࣱّ يَعۡمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنۡ هُوَ أَهۡدَىٰ سَبِيلࣰ ا ﴿84﴾
17:84 Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."
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قُلْ Say · كُلٌّۭ Each · يَعْمَلُ works · عَلَىٰ on · شَاكِلَتِهِۦ his manner · فَرَبُّكُمْ but your Lord · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · بِمَنْ of who · هُوَ [he] · أَهْدَىٰ (is) best guided · سَبِيلًۭا (in) way
وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِۖ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّي وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰ ا ﴿85﴾
17:85 And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little."
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وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ And they ask you · عَنِ concerning · ٱلرُّوحِ ۖ the soul · قُلِ Say · ٱلرُّوحُ The soul · مِنْ (is) of · أَمْرِ (the) affair · رَبِّى (of) my Lord · وَمَآ And not · أُوتِيتُم you have been given · مِّنَ of · ٱلْعِلْمِ the knowledge · إِلَّا except · قَلِيلًۭا a little
وَلَئِن شِئۡنَا لَنَذۡهَبَنَّ بِٱلَّذِيٓ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِۦ عَلَيۡنَا وَكِيلًا ﴿86﴾
17:86 And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us.
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وَلَئِن And if · شِئْنَا We willed · لَنَذْهَبَنَّ We (would) have surely taken away · بِٱلَّذِىٓ that which · أَوْحَيْنَآ We have revealed · إِلَيْكَ to you · ثُمَّ Then · لَا not · تَجِدُ you would find · لَكَ for you · بِهِۦ concerning it · عَلَيْنَا against Us · وَكِيلًا any advocate
إِلَّا رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّ فَضۡلَهُۥ كَانَ عَلَيۡكَ كَبِيرࣰ ا ﴿87﴾
17:87 Except [We have left it with you] as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, His favor upon you has ever been great.
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إِلَّا Except · رَحْمَةًۭ a mercy · مِّن from · رَّبِّكَ ۚ your Lord · إِنَّ Indeed · فَضْلَهُۥ His Bounty · كَانَ is · عَلَيْكَ upon you · كَبِيرًۭا great
قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجۡتَمَعَتِ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأۡتُواْ بِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ لَا يَأۡتُونَ بِمِثۡلِهِۦ وَلَوۡ كَانَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ لِبَعۡضࣲ ظَهِيرࣰ ا ﴿88﴾
17:88 Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants."
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قُل Say · لَّئِنِ If · ٱجْتَمَعَتِ gathered · ٱلْإِنسُ the mankind · وَٱلْجِنُّ and the jinn · عَلَىٰٓ to · أَن [that] · يَأْتُوا۟ bring · بِمِثْلِ the like · هَـٰذَا (of) this · ٱلْقُرْءَانِ Quran · لَا not · يَأْتُونَ they (could) bring · بِمِثْلِهِۦ the like of it · وَلَوْ even if · كَانَ were · بَعْضُهُمْ some of them · لِبَعْضٍۢ to some others · ظَهِيرًۭا assistants
وَلَقَدۡ صَرَّفۡنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلࣲ فَأَبَىٰٓ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورࣰ ا ﴿89﴾
17:89 And We have certainly diversified for the people in this Qur'an from every [kind] of example, but most of the people refused [anything] except disbelief.
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · صَرَّفْنَا We have explained · لِلنَّاسِ to mankind · فِى in · هَـٰذَا this · ٱلْقُرْءَانِ Quran · مِن from · كُلِّ every · مَثَلٍۢ example · فَأَبَىٰٓ but refused · أَكْثَرُ most · ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the mankind · إِلَّا except · كُفُورًۭا disbelief
وَقَالُواْ لَن نُّؤۡمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ تَفۡجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَنۢبُوعًا ﴿90﴾
17:90 And they say, "We will not believe you until you break open for us from the ground a spring.
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وَقَالُوا۟ And they say · لَن Never · نُّؤْمِنَ we will believe · لَكَ in you · حَتَّىٰ until · تَفْجُرَ you cause to gush forth · لَنَا for us · مِنَ from · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · يَنۢبُوعًا a spring
أَوۡ تَكُونَ لَكَ جَنَّةࣱ مِّن نَّخِيلࣲ وَعِنَبࣲ فَتُفَجِّرَ ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرَ خِلَٰلَهَا تَفۡجِيرًا ﴿91﴾
17:91 Or [until] you have a garden of palm tress and grapes and make rivers gush forth within them in force [and abundance]
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أَوْ Or · تَكُونَ you have · لَكَ for you · جَنَّةٌۭ a garden · مِّن of · نَّخِيلٍۢ date-palms · وَعِنَبٍۢ and grapes · فَتُفَجِّرَ and cause to gush forth · ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرَ the rivers · خِلَـٰلَهَا within them · تَفْجِيرًا abundantly
أَوۡ تُسۡقِطَ ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَمَا زَعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفًا أَوۡ تَأۡتِيَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ قَبِيلًا ﴿92﴾
17:92 Or you make the heaven fall upon us in fragments as you have claimed or you bring Allah and the angels before [us]
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أَوْ Or · تُسْقِطَ you cause to fall · ٱلسَّمَآءَ the sky · كَمَا as · زَعَمْتَ you have claimed · عَلَيْنَا upon us · كِسَفًا (in) pieces · أَوْ or · تَأْتِىَ you bring · بِٱللَّهِ Allah · وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ and the Angels · قَبِيلًا before (us)
أَوۡ يَكُونَ لَكَ بَيۡتࣱ مِّن زُخۡرُفٍ أَوۡ تَرۡقَىٰ فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَن نُّؤۡمِنَ لِرُقِيِّكَ حَتَّىٰ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيۡنَا كِتَٰبࣰ ا نَّقۡرَؤُهُۥۗ قُلۡ سُبۡحَانَ رَبِّي هَلۡ كُنتُ إِلَّا بَشَرࣰ ا رَّسُولࣰ ا ﴿93﴾
17:93 Or you have a house of gold or you ascend into the sky. And [even then], we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book we may read." Say, "Exalted is my Lord! Was I ever but a human messenger?"
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أَوْ Or · يَكُونَ is · لَكَ for you · بَيْتٌۭ a house · مِّن of · زُخْرُفٍ ornament · أَوْ or · تَرْقَىٰ you ascend · فِى into · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky · وَلَن And never · نُّؤْمِنَ we will believe · لِرُقِيِّكَ in your ascension · حَتَّىٰ until · تُنَزِّلَ you bring down · عَلَيْنَا to us · كِتَـٰبًۭا a book · نَّقْرَؤُهُۥ ۗ we could read it · قُلْ Say · سُبْحَانَ Glorified (is) · رَبِّى my Lord · هَلْ What · كُنتُ am I · إِلَّا but · بَشَرًۭا a human · رَّسُولًۭا a Messenger
وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤۡمِنُوٓاْ إِذۡ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓاْ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرࣰ ا رَّسُولࣰ ا ﴿94﴾
17:94 And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allah sent a human messenger?"
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وَمَا And what · مَنَعَ prevented · ٱلنَّاسَ the people · أَن that · يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ they believe · إِذْ when · جَآءَهُمُ came to them · ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ the guidance · إِلَّآ except · أَن that · قَالُوٓا۟ they said · أَبَعَثَ Has Allah sent · ٱللَّهُ Has Allah sent · بَشَرًۭا a human · رَّسُولًۭا Messenger
قُل لَّوۡ كَانَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَلَٰٓئِكَةࣱ يَمۡشُونَ مُطۡمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَلَكࣰ ا رَّسُولࣰ ا ﴿95﴾
17:95 Say, "If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger."
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قُل Say · لَّوْ If · كَانَ (there) were · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌۭ Angels · يَمْشُونَ walking · مُطْمَئِنِّينَ securely · لَنَزَّلْنَا surely We (would) have sent down · عَلَيْهِم to them · مِّنَ from · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven · مَلَكًۭا an Angel · رَّسُولًۭا (as) a Messenger
قُلۡ كَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدَۢا بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَكُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرَۢا بَصِيرࣰ ا ﴿96﴾
17:96 Say, "Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you. Indeed he is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and Seeing."
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قُلْ Say · كَفَىٰ Sufficient is · بِٱللَّهِ Allah · شَهِيدًۢا (as) a witness · بَيْنِى between me · وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۚ and between you · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · كَانَ is · بِعِبَادِهِۦ of His slaves · خَبِيرًۢا All-Aware · بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer
وَمَن يَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ وَمَن يُضۡلِلۡ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِۦۖ وَنَحۡشُرُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ عُمۡيࣰ ا وَبُكۡمࣰ ا وَصُمࣰّ اۖ مَّأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتۡ زِدۡنَٰهُمۡ سَعِيرࣰ ا ﴿97﴾
17:97 And whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides We increase them in blazing fire.
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وَمَن And whoever · يَهْدِ Allah guides · ٱللَّهُ Allah guides · فَهُوَ then he (is) · ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ the guided one · وَمَن and whoever · يُضْلِلْ He lets go astray · فَلَن then never · تَجِدَ you will find · لَهُمْ for them · أَوْلِيَآءَ protectors · مِن besides Him · دُونِهِۦ ۖ besides Him · وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ And We will gather them · يَوْمَ (on) the Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · عَلَىٰ on · وُجُوهِهِمْ their faces · عُمْيًۭا blind · وَبُكْمًۭا and dumb · وَصُمًّۭا ۖ and deaf · مَّأْوَىٰهُمْ Their abode · جَهَنَّمُ ۖ (is) Hell · كُلَّمَا every time · خَبَتْ it subsides · زِدْنَـٰهُمْ We (will) increase (for) them · سَعِيرًۭا the blazing fire
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم بِأَنَّهُمۡ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمࣰ ا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ خَلۡقࣰ ا جَدِيدًا ﴿98﴾
17:98 That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our verses and said, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected [in] a new creation?"
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ذَٰلِكَ That · جَزَآؤُهُم (is) their recompense · بِأَنَّهُمْ because they · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا in Our Verses · وَقَالُوٓا۟ and said · أَءِذَا When · كُنَّا we are · عِظَـٰمًۭا bones · وَرُفَـٰتًا and crumbled particles · أَءِنَّا will we · لَمَبْعُوثُونَ surely (be) resurrected · خَلْقًۭا (as) a creation · جَدِيدًا new
۞أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخۡلُقَ مِثۡلَهُمۡ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمۡ أَجَلࣰ ا لَّا رَيۡبَ فِيهِ فَأَبَى ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِلَّا كُفُورࣰ ا ﴿99﴾
17:99 Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and earth, is [the one] Able to create the likes of them? And He has appointed for them a term, about which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers refuse [anything] except disbelief.
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۞ أَوَلَمْ Do not · يَرَوْا۟ they see · أَنَّ that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · ٱلَّذِى the One Who · خَلَقَ created · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth · قَادِرٌ (is) Able · عَلَىٰٓ [on] · أَن to · يَخْلُقَ create · مِثْلَهُمْ the like of them · وَجَعَلَ And He has made · لَهُمْ for them · أَجَلًۭا a term · لَّا no · رَيْبَ doubt · فِيهِ in it · فَأَبَى But refused · ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers · إِلَّا except · كُفُورًۭا disbelief
قُل لَّوۡ أَنتُمۡ تَمۡلِكُونَ خَزَآئِنَ رَحۡمَةِ رَبِّيٓ إِذࣰ ا لَّأَمۡسَكۡتُمۡ خَشۡيَةَ ٱلۡإِنفَاقِۚ وَكَانَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ قَتُورࣰ ا ﴿100﴾
17:100 Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy.
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قُل Say · لَّوْ If · أَنتُمْ you · تَمْلِكُونَ possess · خَزَآئِنَ the treasures · رَحْمَةِ (of) the Mercy · رَبِّىٓ (of) my Lord · إِذًۭا then · لَّأَمْسَكْتُمْ surely you would withhold · خَشْيَةَ (out of) fear · ٱلْإِنفَاقِ ۚ (of) spending · وَكَانَ And is · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ man · قَتُورًۭا stingy
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ تِسۡعَ ءَايَٰتِۭ بَيِّنَٰتࣲۖ فَسۡـَٔلۡ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ إِذۡ جَآءَهُمۡ فَقَالَ لَهُۥ فِرۡعَوۡنُ إِنِّي لَأَظُنُّكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ مَسۡحُورࣰ ا ﴿101﴾
17:101 And We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are affected by magic."
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly · ءَاتَيْنَا We had given · مُوسَىٰ Musa · تِسْعَ nine · ءَايَـٰتٍۭ Signs · بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ ۖ clear · فَسْـَٔلْ so ask · بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel · إِذْ when · جَآءَهُمْ he came to them · فَقَالَ then said · لَهُۥ to him · فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun · إِنِّى Indeed, I · لَأَظُنُّكَ [I] think you · يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa · مَسْحُورًۭا (you are) bewitched
قَالَ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَآ أَنزَلَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ بَصَآئِرَ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّكَ يَٰفِرۡعَوۡنُ مَثۡبُورࣰ ا ﴿102﴾
17:102 [Moses] said, "You have already known that none has sent down these [signs] except the Lord of the heavens and the earth as evidence, and indeed I think, O Pharaoh, that you are destroyed."
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قَالَ He said · لَقَدْ Verily · عَلِمْتَ you have known · مَآ none · أَنزَلَ has sent down · هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these · إِلَّا except · رَبُّ (the) Lord · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth · بَصَآئِرَ (as) evidence · وَإِنِّى and indeed, I · لَأَظُنُّكَ [I] surely think you · يَـٰفِرْعَوْنُ O Firaun · مَثْبُورًۭا (you are) destroyed
فَأَرَادَ أَن يَسۡتَفِزَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ جَمِيعࣰ ا ﴿103﴾
17:103 So he intended to drive them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together.
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فَأَرَادَ So he intended · أَن to · يَسْتَفِزَّهُم drive them out · مِّنَ from · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُ but We drowned him · وَمَن and who · مَّعَهُۥ (were) with him · جَمِيعًۭا all
وَقُلۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ لِبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱسۡكُنُواْ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ جِئۡنَا بِكُمۡ لَفِيفࣰ ا ﴿104﴾
17:104 And We said after Pharaoh to the Children of Israel, "Dwell in the land, and when there comes the promise of the Hereafter, We will bring you forth in [one] gathering."
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وَقُلْنَا And We said · مِنۢ after him · بَعْدِهِۦ after him · لِبَنِىٓ to the Children of Israel · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ to the Children of Israel · ٱسْكُنُوا۟ Dwell · ٱلْأَرْضَ (in) the land · فَإِذَا then when · جَآءَ comes · وَعْدُ (the) promise · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter · جِئْنَا We will bring · بِكُمْ you · لَفِيفًۭا (as) a mixed crowd
وَبِٱلۡحَقِّ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ وَبِٱلۡحَقِّ نَزَلَۗ وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرࣰ ا وَنَذِيرࣰ ا ﴿105﴾
17:105 And with the truth We have sent the Qur'an down, and with the truth it has descended. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.
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وَبِٱلْحَقِّ And with the truth · أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ We sent it down · وَبِٱلْحَقِّ and with the truth · نَزَلَ ۗ it descended · وَمَآ And not · أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ We sent you · إِلَّا except · مُبَشِّرًۭا (as) a bearer of glad tidings · وَنَذِيرًۭا and a warner
وَقُرۡءَانࣰ ا فَرَقۡنَٰهُ لِتَقۡرَأَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ مُكۡثࣲ وَنَزَّلۡنَٰهُ تَنزِيلࣰ ا ﴿106﴾
17:106 And [it is] a Qur'an which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively.
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وَقُرْءَانًۭا And the Quran · فَرَقْنَـٰهُ We have divided · لِتَقْرَأَهُۥ that you might recite it · عَلَى to · ٱلنَّاسِ the people · عَلَىٰ at · مُكْثٍۢ intervals · وَنَزَّلْنَـٰهُ And We have revealed it · تَنزِيلًۭا (in) stages
قُلۡ ءَامِنُواْ بِهِۦٓ أَوۡ لَا تُؤۡمِنُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ مِن قَبۡلِهِۦٓ إِذَا يُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ يَخِرُّونَۤ لِلۡأَذۡقَانِۤ سُجَّدࣰ اۤ ﴿107﴾
17:107 Say, "Believe in it or do not believe. Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration,
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قُلْ Say · ءَامِنُوا۟ Believe · بِهِۦٓ in it · أَوْ or · لَا (do) not · تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ ۚ believe · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · أُوتُوا۟ were given · ٱلْعِلْمَ the knowledge · مِن before it · قَبْلِهِۦٓ before it · إِذَا when · يُتْلَىٰ it is recited · عَلَيْهِمْ to them · يَخِرُّونَ they fall · لِلْأَذْقَانِ on their faces · سُجَّدًۭا (in) prostration
وَيَقُولُونَ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِن كَانَ وَعۡدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفۡعُولࣰ ا ﴿108﴾
17:108 And they say, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled."
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وَيَقُولُونَ And they say · سُبْحَـٰنَ Glory be to · رَبِّنَآ our Lord · إِن Indeed · كَانَ is · وَعْدُ (the) promise · رَبِّنَا (of) our Lord · لَمَفْعُولًۭا surely fulfilled
وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلۡأَذۡقَانِ يَبۡكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمۡ خُشُوعࣰ ا۩ ﴿109﴾
17:109 And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble submission.
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وَيَخِرُّونَ And they fall · لِلْأَذْقَانِ on their faces · يَبْكُونَ weeping · وَيَزِيدُهُمْ and it increases them · خُشُوعًۭا ۩ (in) humility
قُلِ ٱدۡعُواْ ٱللَّهَ أَوِ ٱدۡعُواْ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنَۖ أَيࣰّ ا مَّا تَدۡعُواْ فَلَهُ ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚ وَلَا تَجۡهَرۡ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتۡ بِهَا وَٱبۡتَغِ بَيۡنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلࣰ ا ﴿110﴾
17:110 Say, "Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names." And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietly but seek between that an [intermediate] way.
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قُلِ Say · ٱدْعُوا۟ Invoke · ٱللَّهَ Allah · أَوِ or · ٱدْعُوا۟ invoke · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ ۖ the Most Gracious · أَيًّۭا By whatever (name) · مَّا By whatever (name) · تَدْعُوا۟ you invoke · فَلَهُ to Him (belongs) · ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ the Most Beautiful Names · ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ the Most Beautiful Names · وَلَا And (do) not · تَجْهَرْ be loud · بِصَلَاتِكَ in your prayers · وَلَا and not · تُخَافِتْ be silent · بِهَا therein · وَٱبْتَغِ but seek · بَيْنَ between · ذَٰلِكَ that · سَبِيلًۭا a way
وَقُلِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَمۡ يَتَّخِذۡ وَلَدࣰ ا وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكࣱ فِي ٱلۡمُلۡكِ وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلِيࣱّ مِّنَ ٱلذُّلِّۖ وَكَبِّرۡهُ تَكۡبِيرَۢا ﴿111﴾
17:111 And say, "Praise to Allah, who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification."
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وَقُلِ And say · ٱلْحَمْدُ All Praise · لِلَّهِ (is) for Allah · ٱلَّذِى the One Who · لَمْ has not taken · يَتَّخِذْ has not taken · وَلَدًۭا a son · وَلَمْ and not · يَكُن is · لَّهُۥ for Him · شَرِيكٌۭ a partner · فِى in · ٱلْمُلْكِ the dominion · وَلَمْ and not · يَكُن is · لَّهُۥ for Him · وَلِىٌّۭ any protector · مِّنَ out of · ٱلذُّلِّ ۖ weakness · وَكَبِّرْهُ And magnify Him · تَكْبِيرًۢا (with all) magnificence