Surah Al-Isra 17:1–10

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

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Al-Isra 17:1

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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1ExaltedسُبْحَانَsubhanaI
2Is the one whoالَّذِيalladhiI
3TookأَسْرَىasraF
4His servantبِعَبْدِهِbi'abdihiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+عَبْدِHis servant+هِhim / his / it
5By nightلَيْلًاlaylanI
6FromمِنَminaH
7Al masjid al haraamالْمَسْجِدِl-masjidiIالthe+مَسْجِدِAl masjid al haraam
8Al masjid al haraamالْحَرَامِl-haramiIالthe+حَرَامِAl masjid al haraam
9ToإِلَىilaH
10Al masjid al aqsaالْمَسْجِدِl-masjidiIالthe+مَسْجِدِAl masjid al aqsa
11Al masjid al aqsaالْأَقْصَىl-aqsaIالthe+أَقْصَىAl masjid al aqsa
12WhichالَّذِيalladhiI
13We blessedبَارَكْنَاbaraknaF
14Its surroundingsحَوْلَهُhawlahuCBIN+PRONATTحَوْلَIts surroundings+هُhim / his / it
15That we may showلِنُرِيَهُlinuriyahuCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+نُرِيَThat we may show+هُhim / his / it
16OfمِنْminH
17Our signsآيَاتِنَاayatinaCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتِOur signs+نَاus / our
18Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
19HeهُوَhuwaI
20Is the all hearerالسَّمِيعُl-sami'uIالthe+سَمِيعُIs the all hearer
21The all seerالْبَصِيرُl-basiruIالthe+بَصِيرُAll seer

Al-Isra 17:2

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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1And we gaveوَآتَيْنَاwa-ataynaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+آتَيْنَاWe gave
2MosesمُوسَىmusaI
3The Bookالْكِتَابَl-kitabaIالthe+كِتَابَBook
4And made itوَجَعَلْنَاهُwaja'alnahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جَعَلْنَاMade+هُhim / his / it
5A guidanceهُدًىhudanI
6For the childrenلِبَنِيlibaniCBIP+Nلِfor / to+بَنِيThe children
7Of israelإِسْرَائِيلَisra'ilaI
8That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot
9You takeتَتَّخِذُواtattakhidhuF
10Other than meمِنْminH
11Other than meدُونِيduniCBIN+PRONATTدُونِOther than+يme / my
12As a disposer of affairsوَكِيلًاwakilanI

Al-Isra 17:3

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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1OffspringsذُرِّيَّةَdhurriyyataI
2Of one whoمَنْmanI
3We carriedحَمَلْنَاhamalnaF
4Withمَعَma'aI
5NoahنُوحٍnuhinI
6Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
7WasكَانَkanaF
8A servantعَبْدًا'abdanI
9GratefulشَكُورًاshakuranI

Al-Isra 17:4

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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1And we decreedوَقَضَيْنَاwaqadaynaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَضَيْنَاWe decreed
2ForإِلَىilaH
3The childrenبَنِيbaniI
4Of israelإِسْرَائِيلَisra'ilaI
5InفِيfiH
6The Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِBook
7Surely you will cause corruptionلَتُفْسِدُنَّlatufsidunnaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+تُفْسِدُSurely you will cause corruption+نَّemphasis
8InفِيfiH
9The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
10TwiceمَرَّتَيْنِmarratayniI
11And surely you will reachوَلَتَعْلُنَّwalata'lunnaCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+تَعْلُSurely you will reach+نَّemphasis
12Haughtinessعُلُوًّا'uluwwanI
13GreatكَبِيرًاkabiranI

Al-Isra 17:5

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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1So whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen
2Cameجَاءَja'aF
3The promiseوَعْدُwa'duI
4For the first of the twoأُولَاهُمَاulahumaCBIN+PRONATTأُولَاFor the first of the two+هُمَاthem two
5We raisedبَعَثْنَاba'athnaF
6Against youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAgainst+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
7Servantsعِبَادًا'ibadanI
8Of oursلَنَاlanaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَاus / our
9Those of great military mightأُولِيuliI
10Those of great military mightبَأْسٍba-sinI
11Those of great military mightشَدِيدٍshadidinI
12And they enteredفَجَاسُواfajasuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+جَاسُواAnd they entered
13The inner most partخِلَالَkhilalaI
14Of the homesالدِّيَارِl-diyariIالthe+دِيَارِOf the homes
15And it wasوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَIt was
16A promiseوَعْدًاwa'danI
17Fulfilledمَفْعُولًاmaf'ulanI

Al-Isra 17:6

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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1ThenثُمَّthummaH
2We gave backرَدَدْنَاradadnaF
3To youلَكُمُlakumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
4The return victoryالْكَرَّةَl-karataIالthe+كَرَّةَReturn victory
5Over themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+هِمْthem / their
6And we reinforced youوَأَمْدَدْنَاكُمْwa-amdadnakumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَمْدَدْنَاWe reinforced+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
7With the wealthبِأَمْوَالٍbi-amwalinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَمْوَالٍThe wealth
8And sonsوَبَنِينَwabaninaCBICONJ+Nوَand+بَنِينَSons
9And made youوَجَعَلْنَاكُمْwaja'alnakumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جَعَلْنَاMade+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
10MoreأَكْثَرَaktharaI
11NumerousنَفِيرًاnafiranI

Al-Isra 17:7

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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1IfإِنْinH
2You do goodأَحْسَنْتُمْahsantumF
3You do goodأَحْسَنْتُمْahsantumF
4For yourselvesلِأَنْفُسِكُمْli-anfusikumCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+أَنْفُسِYourselves+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5And ifوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْIf
6You do evilأَسَأْتُمْasa'tumF
7Then it is for itفَلَهَاfalahaCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+لَهَاIt is for it
8So whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen
9Cameجَاءَja'aF
10Promiseوَعْدُwa'duI
11The lastالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِLast
12To saddenلِيَسُوءُواliyasu'uCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَسُوءُواSadden
13Your facesوُجُوهَكُمْwujuhakumCBIN+PRONATTوُجُوهَYour faces+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
14And to enterوَلِيَدْخُلُواwaliyadkhuluCBFCONJ+P+Vوَand+لِfor / to+يَدْخُلُواEnter
15The masjidالْمَسْجِدَl-masjidaIالthe+مَسْجِدَMasjid
16Just asكَمَاkamaCBHP+SUBكَlike+مَاJust as
17They had entered itدَخَلُوهُdakhaluhuCBFV+PRONATTدَخَلُوThey had entered+هُhim / his / it
18FirstأَوَّلَawwalaI
19TimeمَرَّةٍmarratinI
20And to destroyوَلِيُتَبِّرُواwaliyutabbiruCBFCONJ+P+Vوَand+لِfor / to+يُتَبِّرُواDestroy
21WhatمَاmaI
22They had conqueredعَلَوْا'alawF
23With destructionتَتْبِيرًاtatbiranI

Al-Isra 17:8

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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1It may beعَسَى'asaF
2That your LordرَبُّكُمْrabbukumCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّThat your Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3That your LordأَنْanH
4May have mercy upon youيَرْحَمَكُمْyarhamakumCBFV+PRONATTيَرْحَمَMay have mercy upon+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5But ifوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْBut if
6You returnعُدْتُمْ'udttumF
7We will returnعُدْنَا'udnaF
8And we have madeوَجَعَلْنَاwaja'alnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe have made
9HellجَهَنَّمَjahannamaI
10For the disbelieversلِلْكَافِرِينَlilkafirinaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+كَافِرِينَDisbelievers
11A prison bedحَصِيرًاhasiranI

Al-Isra 17:9

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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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2ThisهَذَاhadhaI
3The Quranالْقُرْآنَl-qur'anaIالthe+قُرْآنَQuran
4GuidesيَهْدِيyahdiF
5To thatلِلَّتِيlillatiCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّتِيThat
6WhichهِيَhiyaI
7Is most straightأَقْوَمُaqwamuI
8And gives glad tidingsوَيُبَشِّرُwayubashiruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُبَشِّرُGives glad tidings
9To the believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَTo the believers
10Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
11Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF
12The righteous deedsالصَّالِحَاتِl-salihatiIالthe+صَالِحَاتِRighteous deeds
13ThatأَنَّannaH
14For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
15Is a rewardأَجْرًاajranI
16GreatكَبِيرًاkabiranI

Al-Isra 17:10

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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1And thatوَأَنَّwa-annaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+أَنَّThat
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3Do notلَاlaH
4Believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF
5In the Hereafterبِالْآخِرَةِbil-akhiratiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
6We have preparedأَعْتَدْنَاa'tadnaF
7For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
8A punishmentعَذَابًا'adhabanI
9PainfulأَلِيمًاalimanI

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