Surah Al-Isra

الإسراء

Surah 17 · Ruku 10 of 12 · ayahs 85–93 · Juz 15 · pages 290–291 · Makki

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وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّى وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿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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And they ask youوَيَسْأَلُونَكَCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يَسْأَلُونَThey ask+كَyou / your
ConcerningعَنِH
The soulالرُّوحِIالthe+رُوحِSoul
SayقُلِF
The soulالرُّوحُIالthe+رُوحُSoul
Is ofمِنْH
The affairأَمْرِI
Of my LordرَبِّيCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf my Lord+يme / my
And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
You have been givenأُوتِيتُمْF
OfمِنَH
The knowledgeالْعِلْمِIالthe+عِلْمِKnowledge
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
A littleقَلِيلًاI

وَلَئِن شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِۦ عَلَيْنَا وَكِيلًا ﴿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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And ifوَلَئِنْCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَئِنْIf
We willedشِئْنَاF
We would have surely taken awayلَنَذْهَبَنَّCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَذْهَبَWe would have surely taken away+نَّemphasis
That whichبِالَّذِيCBIP+RELبِwith / in+الَّذِيThat which
We have revealedأَوْحَيْنَاF
To youإِلَيْكَCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كَyou / your
ThenثُمَّH
NotلَاH
You would findتَجِدُF
For youلَكَCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your
Concerning itبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
Against usعَلَيْنَاCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAgainst+نَاus / our
Any advocateوَكِيلًاI

إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّ فَضْلَهُۥ كَانَ عَلَيْكَ كَبِيرًا ﴿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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ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
A mercyرَحْمَةًI
FromمِنْH
Your LordرَبِّكَCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your
IndeedإِنَّH
His bountyفَضْلَهُCBIN+PRONATTفَضْلَHis bounty+هُhim / his / it
IsكَانَF
Upon youعَلَيْكَCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كَyou / your
GreatكَبِيرًاI

قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا ﴿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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SayقُلْF
IfلَئِنِH
GatheredاجْتَمَعَتِF
The mankindالْإِنْسُIالthe+إِنْسُMankind
And the jinnوَالْجِنُّCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+جِنُّJinn
ToعَلَىH
[that]أَنْH
BringيَأْتُواF
The likeبِمِثْلِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مِثْلِThe like
Of thisهَذَاI
QuranالْقُرْآنِIالthe+قُرْآنِQuran
NotلَاH
They could bringيَأْتُونَF
The like of itبِمِثْلِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+مِثْلِThe like of+هِhim / his / it
Even ifوَلَوْCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْEven if
WereكَانَF
Some of themبَعْضُهُمْCBIN+PRONATTبَعْضُSome of+هُمْthem / their
To some othersلِبَعْضٍCBIP+Nلِfor / to+بَعْضٍSome others
AssistantsظَهِيرًاI

وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ فَأَبَىٰٓ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورًا ﴿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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And verilyوَلَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْVerily
We have explainedصَرَّفْنَاF
To mankindلِلنَّاسِCBIP+Nلِلfor the+نَاسِMankind
InفِيH
ThisهَذَاI
QuranالْقُرْآنِIالthe+قُرْآنِQuran
FromمِنْH
EveryكُلِّI
ExampleمَثَلٍI
But refusedفَأَبَىCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَبَىBut refused
MostأَكْثَرُI
Of the mankindالنَّاسِIالthe+نَاسِOf the mankind
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
DisbeliefكُفُورًاI

وَقَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ تَفْجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ يَنۢبُوعًا ﴿90﴾

And they say, "We will not believe you until you break open for us from the ground a spring.

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And they sayوَقَالُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey say
NeverلَنْH
We will believeنُؤْمِنَF
In youلَكَCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your
UntilحَتَّىH
You cause toتَفْجُرَF
For usلَنَاCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَاus / our
FromمِنَH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
A springيَنْبُوعًاI

أَوْ تَكُونَ لَكَ جَنَّةٌ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَعِنَبٍ فَتُفَجِّرَ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرَ خِلَٰلَهَا تَفْجِيرًا ﴿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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OrأَوْH
You haveتَكُونَF
For youلَكَCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your
A gardenجَنَّةٌI
OfمِنْH
Date palmsنَخِيلٍI
And grapesوَعِنَبٍCBICONJ+Nوَand+عِنَبٍGrapes
And cause toفَتُفَجِّرَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تُفَجِّرَAnd cause to
The riversالْأَنْهَارَIالthe+أَنْهَارَRivers
Within themخِلَالَهَاCBIN+PRONATTخِلَالَWithin+هَاher / it / its
AbundantlyتَفْجِيرًاI

أَوْ تُسْقِطَ ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا أَوْ تَأْتِىَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ قَبِيلًا ﴿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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OrأَوْH
You cause tollتُسْقِطَF
The skyالسَّمَاءَIالthe+سَمَاءَSky
AsكَمَاCBIP+RELكَlike+مَاas
You have claimedزَعَمْتَF
Upon usعَلَيْنَاCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+نَاus / our
In piecesكِسَفًاI
OrأَوْH
You bringتَأْتِيَF
AllahبِاللَّهِCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
And the angelsوَالْمَلَائِكَةِCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مَلَائِكَةِAngels
Before usقَبِيلًاI

أَوْ يَكُونَ لَكَ بَيْتٌ مِّن زُخْرُفٍ أَوْ تَرْقَىٰ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَن نُّؤْمِنَ لِرُقِيِّكَ حَتَّىٰ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا كِتَٰبًا نَّقْرَؤُهُۥ ۗ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّى هَلْ كُنتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا ﴿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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OrأَوْH
IsيَكُونَF
For youلَكَCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your
A houseبَيْتٌI
OfمِنْH
OrnamentزُخْرُفٍI
OrأَوْH
You ascendتَرْقَىF
IntoفِيH
The skyالسَّمَاءِIالthe+سَمَاءِSky
And neverوَلَنْCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَنْNever
We will believeنُؤْمِنَF
In your ascensionلِرُقِيِّكَCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+رُقِيِّIn your ascension+كَyou / your
UntilحَتَّىH
You bring downتُنَزِّلَF
To usعَلَيْنَاCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+نَاus / our
A BookكِتَابًاI
We could read itنَقْرَؤُهُCBFV+PRONATTنَقْرَؤُWe could read+هُhim / his / it
SayقُلْF
Glorified isسُبْحَانَI
My LordرَبِّيCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّMy Lord+يme / my
WhatهَلْH
Am iكُنْتُF
ButإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
A humanبَشَرًاI
A MessengerرَسُولًاI

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.