Surah Al-Isra

الإسراء

Surah 17 · Ruku 1 of 12 · ayahs 1–10 · Juz 15 · pages 282–283 · Makki

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سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِۦ لَيْلًا مِّنَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَا ٱلَّذِى بَٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ ﴿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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ExaltedسُبْحَانَI
Is the one whoالَّذِيI
TookأَسْرَىF
His servantبِعَبْدِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+عَبْدِHis servant+هِhim / his / it
By nightلَيْلًاI
FromمِنَH
Al masjid al haraamالْمَسْجِدِIالthe+مَسْجِدِAl masjid al haraam
Al masjid al haraamالْحَرَامِIالthe+حَرَامِAl masjid al haraam
ToإِلَىH
Al masjid al aqsaالْمَسْجِدِIالthe+مَسْجِدِAl masjid al aqsa
Al masjid al aqsaالْأَقْصَىIالthe+أَقْصَىAl masjid al aqsa
WhichالَّذِيI
We blessedبَارَكْنَاF
Its surroundingsحَوْلَهُCBIN+PRONATTحَوْلَIts surroundings+هُhim / his / it
That we may showلِنُرِيَهُCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+نُرِيَThat we may show+هُhim / his / it
OfمِنْH
Our signsآيَاتِنَاCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتِOur signs+نَاus / our
Indeed heإِنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
HeهُوَI
Is the all hearerالسَّمِيعُIالthe+سَمِيعُIs the all hearer
The all seerالْبَصِيرُIالthe+بَصِيرُAll seer

وَءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن دُونِى وَكِيلًا ﴿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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And we gaveوَآتَيْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+آتَيْنَاWe gave
MosesمُوسَىI
The BookالْكِتَابَIالthe+كِتَابَBook
And made itوَجَعَلْنَاهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جَعَلْنَاMade+هُhim / his / it
A guidanceهُدًىI
For the childrenلِبَنِيCBIP+Nلِfor / to+بَنِيThe children
Of israelإِسْرَائِيلَI
That notأَلَّاCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot
You takeتَتَّخِذُواF
Other than meمِنْH
Other than meدُونِيCBIN+PRONATTدُونِOther than+يme / my
As a disposer of affairsوَكِيلًاI

ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا ﴿3﴾

O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.

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OffspringsذُرِّيَّةَI
Of one whoمَنْI
We carriedحَمَلْنَاF
WithمَعَI
NoahنُوحٍI
Indeed heإِنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
WasكَانَF
A servantعَبْدًاI
GratefulشَكُورًاI

وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا ﴿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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And we decreedوَقَضَيْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَضَيْنَاWe decreed
ForإِلَىH
The childrenبَنِيI
Of israelإِسْرَائِيلَI
InفِيH
The BookالْكِتَابِIالthe+كِتَابِBook
Surely you will cause corruptionلَتُفْسِدُنَّCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+تُفْسِدُSurely you will cause corruption+نَّemphasis
InفِيH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
TwiceمَرَّتَيْنِI
And surely you will reachوَلَتَعْلُنَّCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+تَعْلُSurely you will reach+نَّemphasis
HaughtinessعُلُوًّاI
GreatكَبِيرًاI

فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ أُولَىٰهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَادًا لَّنَآ أُو۟لِى بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ فَجَاسُوا۟ خِلَٰلَ ٱلدِّيَارِ ۚ وَكَانَ وَعْدًا مَّفْعُولًا ﴿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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So whenفَإِذَاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen
CameجَاءَF
The promiseوَعْدُI
For the first of the twoأُولَاهُمَاCBIN+PRONATTأُولَاFor the first of the two+هُمَاthem two
We raisedبَعَثْنَاF
Against youعَلَيْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAgainst+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
ServantsعِبَادًاI
Of oursلَنَاCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَاus / our
Those of great military mightأُولِيI
Those of great military mightبَأْسٍI
Those of great military mightشَدِيدٍI
And they enteredفَجَاسُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+جَاسُواAnd they entered
The inner most partخِلَالَI
Of the homesالدِّيَارِIالthe+دِيَارِOf the homes
And it wasوَكَانَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَIt was
A promiseوَعْدًاI
FulfilledمَفْعُولًاI

ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَٰكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا ﴿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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ThenثُمَّH
We gave backرَدَدْنَاF
To youلَكُمُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
The return victoryالْكَرَّةَIالthe+كَرَّةَReturn victory
Over themعَلَيْهِمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+هِمْthem / their
And we reinforced youوَأَمْدَدْنَاكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَمْدَدْنَاWe reinforced+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
With the wealthبِأَمْوَالٍCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَمْوَالٍThe wealth
And sonsوَبَنِينَCBICONJ+Nوَand+بَنِينَSons
And made youوَجَعَلْنَاكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جَعَلْنَاMade+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
MoreأَكْثَرَI
NumerousنَفِيرًاI

إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لِيَسُۥٓـُٔوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا۟ مَا عَلَوْا۟ تَتْبِيرًا ﴿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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IfإِنْH
You do goodأَحْسَنْتُمْF
You do goodأَحْسَنْتُمْF
For yourselvesلِأَنْفُسِكُمْCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+أَنْفُسِYourselves+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
And ifوَإِنْCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْIf
You do evilأَسَأْتُمْF
Then it is for itفَلَهَاCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+لَهَاIt is for it
So whenفَإِذَاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen
CameجَاءَF
PromiseوَعْدُI
The lastالْآخِرَةِIالthe+آخِرَةِLast
To saddenلِيَسُوءُواCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَسُوءُواSadden
Your facesوُجُوهَكُمْCBIN+PRONATTوُجُوهَYour faces+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
And to enterوَلِيَدْخُلُواCBFCONJ+P+Vوَand+لِfor / to+يَدْخُلُواEnter
The masjidالْمَسْجِدَIالthe+مَسْجِدَMasjid
Just asكَمَاCBHP+SUBكَlike+مَاJust as
They had entered itدَخَلُوهُCBFV+PRONATTدَخَلُوThey had entered+هُhim / his / it
FirstأَوَّلَI
TimeمَرَّةٍI
And to destroyوَلِيُتَبِّرُواCBFCONJ+P+Vوَand+لِfor / to+يُتَبِّرُواDestroy
WhatمَاI
They had conqueredعَلَوْاF
With destructionتَتْبِيرًاI

عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يَرْحَمَكُمْ ۚ وَإِنْ عُدتُّمْ عُدْنَا ۘ وَجَعَلْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ حَصِيرًا ﴿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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It may beعَسَىF
That your LordرَبُّكُمْCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّThat your Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
That your LordأَنْH
May have mercy upon youيَرْحَمَكُمْCBFV+PRONATTيَرْحَمَMay have mercy upon+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
But ifوَإِنْCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْBut if
You returnعُدْتُمْF
We will returnعُدْنَاF
And we have madeوَجَعَلْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe have made
HellجَهَنَّمَI
For the disbelieversلِلْكَافِرِينَCBIP+Nلِلfor the+كَافِرِينَDisbelievers
A prison bedحَصِيرًاI

إِنَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ يَهْدِى لِلَّتِى هِىَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا ﴿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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IndeedإِنَّH
ThisهَذَاI
The QuranالْقُرْآنَIالthe+قُرْآنَQuran
GuidesيَهْدِيF
To thatلِلَّتِيCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّتِيThat
WhichهِيَI
Is most straightأَقْوَمُI
And gives glad tidingsوَيُبَشِّرُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُبَشِّرُGives glad tidings
To the believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَTo the believers
Those whoالَّذِينَI
DoيَعْمَلُونَF
The righteous deedsالصَّالِحَاتِIالthe+صَالِحَاتِRighteous deeds
ThatأَنَّH
For themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
Is a rewardأَجْرًاI
GreatكَبِيرًاI

وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿10﴾

And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter - We have prepared for them a painful punishment.

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And thatوَأَنَّCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+أَنَّThat
Those whoالَّذِينَI
Do notلَاH
BelieveيُؤْمِنُونَF
In the HereafterبِالْآخِرَةِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
We have preparedأَعْتَدْنَاF
For themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
A punishmentعَذَابًاI
PainfulأَلِيمًاI

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.