Surah Al-Isra 17:41–52

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Surah 17 · Ruku 5 of 12 · ayahs 41–52 · Juz 15 · pages 286–287 · Makki

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Al-Isra 17:41

وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لِيَذَّكَّرُوا۟ وَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا ﴿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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1And verilyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْVerily
2We have explainedصَرَّفْنَاsarrafnaF
3InفِيfiH
4ThisهَذَاhadhaI
5The Quranالْقُرْآنِl-qur'aniIالthe+قُرْآنِQuran
6That they maye heedلِيَذَّكَّرُواliyadhakkaruCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَذَّكَّرُواThat they maye heed
7But notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاBut not
8It increases themيَزِيدُهُمْyaziduhumCBFV+PRONATTيَزِيدُIt increases+هُمْthem / their
9ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
10In aversionنُفُورًاnufuranI

Al-Isra 17:42

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ مَعَهُۥٓ ءَالِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَّٱبْتَغَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا ﴿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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1SayقُلْqulF
2IfلَوْlawH
3There wereكَانَkanaF
4With himمَعَهُma'ahuI
5GodsآلِهَةٌalihatunI
6AsكَمَاkamaCBIP+RELكَlike+مَاas
7They sayيَقُولُونَyaqulunaF
8ThenإِذًاidhanH
9Surely they would have soughtلَابْتَغَوْاla-ibtaghawCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+ابْتَغَوْاSurely they would have sought
10ToإِلَىilaH
11The ownerذِيdhiI
12Of the throneالْعَرْشِl-'arshiIالthe+عَرْشِOf the throne
13A wayسَبِيلًاsabilanI

Al-Isra 17:43

سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا ﴿43﴾

Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.

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1Glorified is heسُبْحَانَهُsubhanahuCBIN+PRONATTسُبْحَانَGlorified is he+هُhim / his / it
2And exalted is heوَتَعَالَىwata'alaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَعَالَىExalted is he
3Above whatعَمَّا'ammaCBIP+RELعَنabout / from=مَاwhat
4They sayيَقُولُونَyaqulunaF
5By heightعُلُوًّا'uluwwanI
6GreatكَبِيرًاkabiranI

Al-Isra 17:44

تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ ٱلسَّبْعُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ وَإِن مِّن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا ﴿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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1GlorifyتُسَبِّحُtusabbihuF
2[to] himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
3The seven heavensالسَّمَاوَاتُl-samawatuIالthe+سَمَوَاتُSeven heavens
4The seven heavensالسَّبْعُl-sab'uIالthe+سَبْعُSeven heavens
5And the earthوَالْأَرْضُwal-arduCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضُEarth
6And whateverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَنْWhatever
7Is in themفِيهِنَّfihinnaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIs in+هِنَّthem / their (f.)
8And there is notوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+إِنْThere is not
9AnyمِنْminH
10Thingشَيْءٍshay'inI
11ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
12GlorifiesيُسَبِّحُyusabbihuF
13His praiseبِحَمْدِهِbihamdihiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+حَمْدِHis praise+هِhim / his / it
14ButوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْBut
15NotلَاlaH
16You understandتَفْقَهُونَtafqahunaF
17Their glorificationتَسْبِيحَهُمْtasbihahumCBIN+PRONATTتَسْبِيحَTheir glorification+هُمْthem / their
18Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
19IsكَانَkanaF
20Ever forbearingحَلِيمًاhalimanI
21Oft forgivingغَفُورًاghafuranI

Al-Isra 17:45

وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا ﴿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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1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
2You reciteقَرَأْتَqara'taF
3The Quranالْقُرْآنَl-qur'anaIالthe+قُرْآنَQuran
4We placeجَعَلْنَاja'alnaF
5Between youبَيْنَكَbaynakaCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+كَyou / your
6And betweenوَبَيْنَwabaynaCBICONJ+LOCوَand+بَيْنَBetween
7Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
8Do notلَاlaH
9Believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF
10In the Hereafterبِالْآخِرَةِbil-akhiratiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
11A barrierحِجَابًاhijabanI
12HiddenمَسْتُورًاmasturanI

Al-Isra 17:46

وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَلَّوْا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَٰرِهِمْ نُفُورًا ﴿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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1And we have placedوَجَعَلْنَاwaja'alnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe have placed
2Overعَلَى'alaH
3Their heartsقُلُوبِهِمْqulubihimCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبِTheir hearts+هِمْthem / their
4CoveringsأَكِنَّةًakinnatanI
5LestأَنْanH
6They understand itيَفْقَهُوهُyafqahuhuCBFV+PRONATTيَفْقَهُوThey understand+هُhim / his / it
7And inوَفِيwafiCBHCONJ+Pوَand+فِيIn
8Their earsآذَانِهِمْadhanihimCBIN+PRONATTآذَانِTheir ears+هِمْthem / their
9DeafnessوَقْرًاwaqranI
10And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
11You mentionذَكَرْتَdhakartaF
12Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your
13InفِيfiH
14The Quranالْقُرْآنِl-qur'aniIالthe+قُرْآنِQuran
15AloneوَحْدَهُwahdahuCBIN+PRONATTوَحْدَAlone+هُhim / his / it
16They turnوَلَّوْاwallawF
17Onعَلَى'alaH
18Their backsأَدْبَارِهِمْadbarihimCBIN+PRONATTأَدْبَارِTheir backs+هِمْthem / their
19In aversionنُفُورًاnufuranI

Al-Isra 17:47

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُونَ بِهِۦٓ إِذْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِذْ هُمْ نَجْوَىٰٓ إِذْ يَقُولُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا ﴿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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1WeنَحْنُnahnuI
2Know bestأَعْلَمُa'lamuI
3[of] whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَا[of] what
4They listenيَسْتَمِعُونَyastami'unaF
5To [it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
6WhenإِذْidhI
7They listenيَسْتَمِعُونَyastami'unaF
8To youإِلَيْكَilaykaCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كَyou / your
9And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen
10TheyهُمْhumI
11Are in private conversationنَجْوَىnajwaI
12WhenإِذْidhI
13SayيَقُولُyaquluF
14The wrongdoersالظَّالِمُونَl-zalimunaIالthe+ظَالِمُونَWrongdoers
15NotإِنْinH
16You followتَتَّبِعُونَtattabi'unaF
17ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
18A manرَجُلًاrajulanI
19BewitchedمَسْحُورًاmashuranI

Al-Isra 17:48

ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا۟ لَكَ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا۟ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًا ﴿48﴾

Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.

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1SeeانْظُرْunzurF
2HowكَيْفَkayfaH
3They put forthضَرَبُواdarabuF
4For youلَكَlakaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your
5The examplesالْأَمْثَالَl-amthalaIالthe+أَمْثَالَExamples
6But they have gone astrayفَضَلُّواfadalluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ضَلُّواBut they have gone astray
7So notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاNot
8They canيَسْتَطِيعُونَyastati'unaF
9Find a wayسَبِيلًاsabilanI

Al-Isra 17:49

وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا ﴿49﴾

And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"

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1And they sayوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey say
2Is it whenأَإِذَاa-idhaCBIINTG+Tأَis it? / did?+إِذَاIt when
3We areكُنَّاkunnaF
4Bonesعِظَامًا'izamanI
5And crumbled particlesوَرُفَاتًاwarufatanCBICONJ+Nوَand+رُفَاتًاCrumbled particles
6Will weأَإِنَّاa-innaCBHINTG+ACC+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+إِWill we+ناus / our
7Surely be resurrectedلَمَبْعُوثُونَlamab'uthunaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+مَبْعُوثُونَSurely be resurrected
8As a creationخَلْقًاkhalqanI
9NewجَدِيدًاjadidanI

Al-Isra 17:50

قُلْ كُونُوا۟ حِجَارَةً أَوْ حَدِيدًا ﴿50﴾

Say, "Be you stones or iron

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1SayقُلْqulF
2BeكُونُواkunuF
3StonesحِجَارَةًhijaratanI
4OrأَوْawH
5IronحَدِيدًاhadidanI

Al-Isra 17:51

أَوْ خَلْقًا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِى صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَا ۖ قُلِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۚ فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ إِلَيْكَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هُوَ ۖ قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَرِيبًا ﴿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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1OrأَوْawH
2A creationخَلْقًاkhalqanI
3Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
4Is greatيَكْبُرُyakburuF
5InفِيfiH
6Your breastsصُدُورِكُمْsudurikumCBIN+PRONATTصُدُورِYour breasts+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
7Then they will sayفَسَيَقُولُونَfasayaqulunaCBFCONJ+FUT+Vفَso / then+سَwill+يَقُولُونَThey will say
8WhoمَنْmanI
9Will restore usيُعِيدُنَاyu'idunaCBFV+PRONATTيُعِيدُWill restore+نَاus / our
10SayقُلِquliF
11He whoالَّذِيalladhiI
12Created youفَطَرَكُمْfatarakumCBFV+PRONATTفَطَرَCreated+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13The firstأَوَّلَawwalaI
14TimeمَرَّةٍmarratinI
15Then they will shakeفَسَيُنْغِضُونَfasayunghidunaCBFCONJ+FUT+Vفَso / then+سَwill+يُنْغِضُونَThey will shake
16At youإِلَيْكَilaykaCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىAt+كَyou / your
17Their headsرُءُوسَهُمْru'usahumCBIN+PRONATTرُءُوسَTheir heads+هُمْthem / their
18And they sayوَيَقُولُونَwayaqulunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُونَThey say
19When willمَتَىmataH
20It beهُوَhuwaI
21SayقُلْqulF
22Perhapsعَسَى'asaF
23ThatأَنْanH
24It will beيَكُونَyakunaF
25SoonقَرِيبًاqaribanI

Al-Isra 17:52

يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿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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1On the dayيَوْمَyawmaI
2He will call youيَدْعُوكُمْyad'ukumCBFV+PRONATTيَدْعُوHe will call+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3And you will respondفَتَسْتَجِيبُونَfatastajibunaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَسْتَجِيبُونَAnd you will respond
4With his praiseبِحَمْدِهِbihamdihiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+حَمْدِHis praise+هِhim / his / it
5And you will thinkوَتَظُنُّونَwatazunnunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَظُنُّونَYou will think
6NotإِنْinH
7You had remainedلَبِثْتُمْlabithtumF
8ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
9A little whileقَلِيلًاqalilanI

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