Surah Al-Isra 17:53–60

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Surah 17 · Ruku 6 of 12 · ayahs 53–60 · Juz 15 · pages 287–288 · Makki

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Al-Isra 17:53

وَقُل لِّعِبَادِى يَقُولُوا۟ ٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ يَنزَغُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ كَانَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ عَدُوًّا مُّبِينًا ﴿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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1And sayوَقُلْwaqulCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُلْSay
2To my slavesلِعِبَادِيli'ibadiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+عِبَادِMy slaves+يme / my
3To sayيَقُولُواyaquluF
4ThatالَّتِيallatiI
5WhichهِيَhiyaI
6Is bestأَحْسَنُahsanuI
7IndeedإِنَّinnaH
8The devilالشَّيْطَانَl-shaytanaIالthe+شَيْطَانَDevil
9Sows discordيَنْزَغُyanzaghuF
10Between themبَيْنَهُمْbaynahumCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+هُمْthem / their
11IndeedإِنَّinnaH
12The devilالشَّيْطَانَl-shaytanaIالthe+شَيْطَانَDevil
13IsكَانَkanaF
14To the manلِلْإِنْسَانِlil-insaniCBIP+Nلِلfor the+إِنْسَانِMan
15An enemyعَدُوًّا'aduwwanI
16ClearمُبِينًاmubinanI

Al-Isra 17:54

رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ ۖ إِن يَشَأْ يَرْحَمْكُمْ أَوْ إِن يَشَأْ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ ۚ وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكِيلًا ﴿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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1Your LordرَبُّكُمْrabbukumCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
2Is most knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI
3Of youبِكُمْbikumCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
4IfإِنْinH
5He willsيَشَأْyasha'F
6He will have mercy on youيَرْحَمْكُمْyarhamkumCBFV+PRONATTيَرْحَمْHe will have mercy on+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
7OrأَوْawH
8IfإِنْinH
9He willsيَشَأْyasha'F
10He will punish youيُعَذِّبْكُمْyu'adhibkumCBFV+PRONATTيُعَذِّبْHe will punish+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
11And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
12We have sent youأَرْسَلْنَاكَarsalnakaCBFV+PRONATTأَرْسَلْنَاWe have sent+كَyou / your
13Over themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+هِمْthem / their
14As a guardianوَكِيلًاwakilanI

Al-Isra 17:55

وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورًا ﴿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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1And your LordوَرَبُّكَwarabbukaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your
2Is most knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI
3Of whoeverبِمَنْbimanCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَنْOf whoever
4Is inفِيfiH
5The heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِHeavens
6And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth
7And verilyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْVerily
8We have preferredفَضَّلْنَاfaddalnaF
9Someبَعْضَba'daI
10Of the prophetsالنَّبِيِّينَl-nabiyinaIالthe+نَبِيِّينَOf the prophets
11Toعَلَى'alaH
12Othersبَعْضٍba'dinI
13And we gaveوَآتَيْنَاwa-ataynaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+آتَيْنَاWe gave
14DawoodدَاوُودَdawudaI
15ZaboorزَبُورًاzaburanI

Al-Isra 17:56

قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ ٱلضُّرِّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا تَحْوِيلًا ﴿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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1SayقُلِquliF
2Callادْعُواid'uF
3Those whomالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4You claimedزَعَمْتُمْza'amtumF
5Besides himمِنْminH
6Besides himدُونِهِdunihiCBIN+PRONATTدُونِBesides+هِhim / his / it
7[then] notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَا[then] not
8They have powerيَمْلِكُونَyamlikunaF
9To removeكَشْفَkashfaI
10The misfortunesالضُّرِّl-duriIالthe+ضُرِّMisfortunes
11From youعَنْكُمْ'ankumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
12And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
13To transfer itتَحْوِيلًاtahwilanI

Al-Isra 17:57

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا ﴿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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1Thoseأُولَئِكَula'ikaI
2WhomالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3They callيَدْعُونَyad'unaF
4SeekيَبْتَغُونَyabtaghunaF
5ToإِلَىilaH
6Their LordرَبِّهِمُrabbihimuCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّTheir Lord+هِمُthem / their
7The means of accessالْوَسِيلَةَl-wasilataIالthe+وَسِيلَةَMeans of access
8Which of themأَيُّهُمْayyuhumCBIINTG+PRONATTأَيُّWhich of+هُمْthem / their
9Is nearestأَقْرَبُaqrabuI
10And they hopeوَيَرْجُونَwayarjunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَرْجُونَThey hope
11For his mercyرَحْمَتَهُrahmatahuCBIN+PRONATTرَحْمَتَFor his mercy+هُhim / his / it
12And fearوَيَخَافُونَwayakhafunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَخَافُونَFear
13His punishmentعَذَابَهُ'adhabahuCBIN+PRONATTعَذَابَHis punishment+هُhim / his / it
14IndeedإِنَّinnaH
15The punishmentعَذَابَ'adhabaI
16Of your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كَyou / your
17IsكَانَkanaF
18Ever fearedمَحْذُورًاmahdhuranI

Al-Isra 17:58

وَإِن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا ۚ كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَسْطُورًا ﴿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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1And notوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+إِنْNot
2Is anyمِنْminH
3TownقَرْيَةٍqaryatinI
4ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
5WeنَحْنُnahnuI
6Will destroy itمُهْلِكُوهَاmuhlikuhaCBIN+PRONATTمُهْلِكُوWill destroy+هَاher / it / its
7BeforeقَبْلَqablaI
8The dayيَوْمِyawmiI
9Of the resurrectionالْقِيَامَةِl-qiyamatiIالthe+قِيَامَةِOf the resurrection
10OrأَوْawH
11Punish itمُعَذِّبُوهَاmu'adhibuhaCBIN+PRONATTمُعَذِّبُوPunish+هَاher / it / its
12With a punishmentعَذَابًا'adhabanI
13SevereشَدِيدًاshadidanI
14That isكَانَkanaF
15That isذَلِكَdhalikaI
16InفِيfiH
17The Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِBook
18WrittenمَسْطُورًاmasturanI

Al-Isra 17:59

وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ أَن نُّرْسِلَ بِٱلْءَايَٰتِ إِلَّآ أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ ٱلنَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَا ۚ وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِٱلْءَايَٰتِ إِلَّا تَخْوِيفًا ﴿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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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2Stopped usمَنَعَنَاmana'anaCBFV+PRONATTمَنَعَStopped+نَاus / our
3ThatأَنْanH
4We sendنُرْسِلَnursilaF
5The signsبِالْآيَاتِbil-ayatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+آيَاتِSigns
6ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
7ThatأَنْanH
8DeniedكَذَّبَkadhabaF
9ThemبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its
10The former peopleالْأَوَّلُونَl-awalunaIالthe+أَوَّلُونَFormer people
11And we gaveوَآتَيْنَاwa-ataynaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+آتَيْنَاWe gave
12ThamudثَمُودَthamudaI
13The she camelالنَّاقَةَl-naqataIالthe+نَاقَةَShe camel
14As a visible signمُبْصِرَةًmubsiratanI
15But they wrongedفَظَلَمُواfazalamuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ظَلَمُواBut they wronged
16HerبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its
17And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
18We sendنُرْسِلُnursiluF
19The signsبِالْآيَاتِbil-ayatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+آيَاتِSigns
20ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
21As a warningتَخْوِيفًاtakhwifanI

Al-Isra 17:60

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِٱلنَّاسِ ۚ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلرُّءْيَا ٱلَّتِىٓ أَرَيْنَٰكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ ٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا طُغْيَٰنًا كَبِيرًا ﴿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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1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen
2We saidقُلْنَاqulnaF
3To youلَكَlakaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your
4IndeedإِنَّinnaH
5Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your
6Has encompassedأَحَاطَahataF
7The mankindبِالنَّاسِbil-nasiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+نَاسِMankind
8And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
9We madeجَعَلْنَاja'alnaF
10The visionالرُّؤْيَاl-ru'yaIالthe+رُؤْيَاVision
11WhichالَّتِيallatiI
12We showed youأَرَيْنَاكَaraynakaCBFV+PRONATTأَرَيْنَاWe showed+كَyou / your
13ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
14As a trialفِتْنَةًfitnatanI
15For mankindلِلنَّاسِlilnnasiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+نَاسِMankind
16And the treeوَالشَّجَرَةَwal-shajarataCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+شَجَرَةَTree
17The accursedالْمَلْعُونَةَl-mal'unataIالthe+مَلْعُونَةَAccursed
18InفِيfiH
19The Quranالْقُرْآنِl-qur'aniIالthe+قُرْآنِQuran
20And we threaten themوَنُخَوِّفُهُمْwanukhawwifuhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+نُخَوِّفُWe threaten+هُمْthem / their
21But notفَمَاfamaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+مَاBut not
22It increases themيَزِيدُهُمْyaziduhumCBFV+PRONATTيَزِيدُIt increases+هُمْthem / their
23ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
24In transgressionطُغْيَانًاtughyananI
25GreatكَبِيرًاkabiranI

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