Surah Al-Isra 17:61–70

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Surah 17 · Ruku 7 of 12 · ayahs 61–70 · Juz 15 · pages 288–289 · Makki

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Al-Isra 17:61

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا ﴿61﴾

And [mention] when We said to the angles, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"

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1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen
2We saidقُلْنَاqulnaF
3To the angelsلِلْمَلَائِكَةِlilmala'ikatiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مَلَائِكَةِAngels
4ProstrateاسْجُدُواusjuduF
5To adamلِآدَمَli-adamaCBIP+PNلِfor / to+آدَمَAdam
6So they prostratedفَسَجَدُواfasajaduCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+سَجَدُواThey prostrated
7ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
8IblisإِبْلِيسَiblisaI
9He saidقَالَqalaF
10Shall i prostrateأَأَسْجُدُa-asjuduCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+أَسْجُدُShall i prostrate
11To one whomلِمَنْlimanCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْOne whom
12You createdخَلَقْتَkhalaqtaF
13From clayطِينًاtinanI

Al-Isra 17:62

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿62﴾

[Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."

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1He saidقَالَqalaF
2Do you seeأَرَأَيْتَكَara'aytakaCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+رَأَيْتَYou see+كَyou / your
3ThisهَذَاhadhaI
4WhomالَّذِيalladhiI
5You have honoredكَرَّمْتَkarramtaF
6Above meعَلَيَّ'alayyaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَAbove+يme / my
7Ifلَئِنْla'inH
8You give me respiteأَخَّرْتَنِakhartaniCBFV+PRONATTأَخَّرْتَYou give me respite+نِemphasis
9TillإِلَىilaH
10The dayيَوْمِyawmiI
11Of the resurrectionالْقِيَامَةِl-qiyamatiIالthe+قِيَامَةِOf the resurrection
12I will surely destroyلَأَحْتَنِكَنَّla-ahtanikannaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+أَحْتَنِكَI will surely destroy+نَّemphasis
13His offspringذُرِّيَّتَهُdhurriyyatahuCBIN+PRONATTذُرِّيَّتَHis offspring+هُhim / his / it
14ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
15A fewقَلِيلًاqalilanI

Al-Isra 17:63

قَالَ ٱذْهَبْ فَمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَآؤُكُمْ جَزَآءً مَّوْفُورًا ﴿63﴾

[Allah] said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be the recompense of you - an ample recompense.

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1He saidقَالَqalaF
2GoاذْهَبْidhhabF
3And whoeverفَمَنْfamanCBICONJ+CONDفَso / then+مَنْAnd whoever
4Follows youتَبِعَكَtabi'akaCBFV+PRONATTتَبِعَFollows+كَyou / your
5Among themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+هُمْthem / their
6Then indeedفَإِنَّfa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed
7HellجَهَنَّمَjahannamaI
8Is your recompenseجَزَاؤُكُمْjaza'ukumCBIN+PRONATTجَزَاؤُIs your recompense+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
9A recompenseجَزَاءًjaza'anI
10AmpleمَوْفُورًاmawfuranI

Al-Isra 17:64

وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِم بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِ وَعِدْهُمْ ۚ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ﴿64﴾

And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion.

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1And inciteوَاسْتَفْزِزْwa-istafzizCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَفْزِزْIncite
2WhoeverمَنِmaniI
3You canاسْتَطَعْتَistata'taF
4Among themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+هُمْthem / their
5With your voiceبِصَوْتِكَbisawtikaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+صَوْتِYour voice+كَyou / your
6And assaultوَأَجْلِبْwa-ajlibCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَجْلِبْAssault
7[on] themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on]+هِمْthem / their
8With your cavalryبِخَيْلِكَbikhaylikaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+خَيْلِYour cavalry+كَyou / your
9And infantryوَرَجِلِكَwarajilikaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَجِلِInfantry+كَyou / your
10And be a partnerوَشَارِكْهُمْwasharikhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+شَارِكْBe a partner+هُمْthem / their
11InفِيfiH
12The wealthالْأَمْوَالِl-amwaliIالthe+أَمْوَالِWealth
13And the childrenوَالْأَوْلَادِwal-awladiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَوْلَادِChildren
14And promise themوَعِدْهُمْwa'idhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+عِدْPromise+هُمْthem / their
15And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
16Promises themيَعِدُهُمُya'iduhumuCBFV+PRONATTيَعِدُPromises+هُمُthem / their
17The devilالشَّيْطَانُl-shaytanuIالthe+شَيْطَانُDevil
18ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
19DelusionغُرُورًاghururanI

Al-Isra 17:65

إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيلًا ﴿65﴾

Indeed, over My [believing] servants there is for you no authority. And sufficient is your Lord as Disposer of affairs.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2My slavesعِبَادِي'ibadiCBIN+PRONATTعِبَادِMy slaves+يme / my
3NotلَيْسَlaysaF
4For youلَكَlakaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your
5Over themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+هِمْthem / their
6Any authorityسُلْطَانٌsultanunI
7And sufficientوَكَفَىwakafaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَفَىSufficient
8Is your LordبِرَبِّكَbirabbikaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَبِّIs your Lord+كَyou / your
9As a guardianوَكِيلًاwakilanI

Al-Isra 17:66

رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُزْجِى لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا ﴿66﴾

It is your Lord who drives the ship for you through the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is ever, to you, Merciful.

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1Your LordرَبُّكُمُrabbukumuCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
2Is the one whoالَّذِيalladhiI
3DrivesيُزْجِيyuzjiF
4For youلَكُمُlakumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
5The shipالْفُلْكَl-fulkaIالthe+فُلْكَShip
6InفِيfiH
7The seaالْبَحْرِl-bahriIالthe+بَحْرِSea
8That you may seekلِتَبْتَغُواlitabtaghuCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَبْتَغُواThat you may seek
9OfمِنْminH
10His bountyفَضْلِهِfadlihiCBIN+PRONATTفَضْلِHis bounty+هِhim / his / it
11Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
12IsكَانَkanaF
13To youبِكُمْbikumCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
14Ever MercifulرَحِيمًاrahimanI

Al-Isra 17:67

وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ ۖ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ كَفُورًا ﴿67﴾

And when adversity touches you at sea, lost are [all] those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away [from Him]. And ever is man ungrateful.

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1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
2Touches youمَسَّكُمُmassakumuCBFV+PRONATTمَسَّTouches+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
3The hardshipالضُّرُّl-duruIالthe+ضُرُّHardship
4InفِيfiH
5The seaالْبَحْرِl-bahriIالthe+بَحْرِSea
6LostضَلَّdallaF
7Are whoمَنْmanI
8You callتَدْعُونَtad'unaF
9ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
10Him aloneإِيَّاهُiyyahuI
11But whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when
12He delivers youنَجَّاكُمْnajjakumCBFV+PRONATTنَجَّاHe delivers+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13ToإِلَىilaH
14The landالْبَرِّl-bariIالthe+بَرِّLand
15You turn awayأَعْرَضْتُمْa'radtumF
16And isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَIs
17Manالْإِنْسَانُl-insanuIالthe+إِنْسَانُMan
18UngratefulكَفُورًاkafuranI

Al-Isra 17:68

أَفَأَمِنتُمْ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ وَكِيلًا ﴿68﴾

Then do you feel secure that [instead] He will not cause a part of the land to swallow you or send against you a storm of stones? Then you would not find for yourselves an advocate.

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1Do you then feel secureأَفَأَمِنْتُمْafa'amintumCBFINTG+CONJ+Vأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+أَمِنْتُمْYou then feel secure
2That notأَنْanH
3He will cause to swallowيَخْسِفَyakhsifaF
4YouبِكُمْbikumCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5SideجَانِبَjanibaI
6Of the landالْبَرِّl-bariIالthe+بَرِّOf the land
7OrأَوْawH
8SendيُرْسِلَyursilaF
9Against youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAgainst+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
10A storm of stonesحَاصِبًاhasibanI
11ThenثُمَّthummaH
12NotلَاlaH
13You will findتَجِدُواtajiduF
14For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
15A guardianوَكِيلًاwakilanI

Al-Isra 17:69

أَمْ أَمِنتُمْ أَن يُعِيدَكُمْ فِيهِ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفًا مِّنَ ٱلرِّيحِ فَيُغْرِقَكُم بِمَا كَفَرْتُمْ ۙ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهِۦ تَبِيعًا ﴿69﴾

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back into the sea another time and send upon you a hurricane of wind and drown you for what you denied? Then you would not find for yourselves against Us an avenger.

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1OrأَمْamH
2Do you feel secureأَمِنْتُمْamintumF
3That notأَنْanH
4He will send you backيُعِيدَكُمْyu'idakumCBFV+PRONATTيُعِيدَHe will send you back+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5Into itفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيInto+هِhim / his / it
6Another timeتَارَةًtaratanI
7Another timeأُخْرَىukhraI
8And sendفَيُرْسِلَfayursilaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يُرْسِلَAnd send
9Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
10A hurricaneقَاصِفًاqasifanI
11OfمِنَminaH
12The windالرِّيحِl-rihiIالthe+رِيحِWind
13And drown youفَيُغْرِقَكُمْfayughriqakumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+يُغْرِقَAnd drown+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
14BecauseبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاBecause
15You disbelievedكَفَرْتُمْkafartumF
16ThenثُمَّthummaH
17NotلَاlaH
18You will findتَجِدُواtajiduF
19For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
20Against usعَلَيْنَا'alaynaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAgainst+نَاus / our
21ThereinبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
22An avengerتَبِيعًاtabi'anI

Al-Isra 17:70

وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا ﴿70﴾

And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.

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1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
2We have honoredكَرَّمْنَاkarramnaF
3The children of adamبَنِيbaniI
4The children of adamآدَمَadamaI
5And we carried themوَحَمَلْنَاهُمْwahamalnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+حَمَلْنَاWe carried+هُمْthem / their
6OnفِيfiH
7The landالْبَرِّl-bariIالthe+بَرِّLand
8And the seaوَالْبَحْرِwal-bahriCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+بَحْرِSea
9And we have provided themوَرَزَقْنَاهُمْwarazaqnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+رَزَقْنَاWe have provided+هُمْthem / their
10OfمِنَminaH
11The good thingsالطَّيِّبَاتِl-tayibatiIالthe+طَيِّبَاتِGood things
12And we preferred themوَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْwafaddalnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+فَضَّلْنَاWe preferred+هُمْthem / their
13Overعَلَى'alaH
14ManyكَثِيرٍkathirinI
15Of those whomمِمَّنْmimmanCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever
16We have createdخَلَقْنَاkhalaqnaF
17With preferenceتَفْضِيلًاtafdilanI

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