Al-Isra 17:98

17:76
وَإِن
wa-in
And indeed
كَادُواْ
kadu
they were about
لَيَسۡتَفِزُّونَكَ
layastafizzunaka
(to) scare you
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the land
لِيُخۡرِجُوكَ
liyukh'rijuka
that they evict you
مِنۡهَاۖ
min'ha
from it
وَإِذٗا
wa-idhan
But then
لَّا
la
not
يَلۡبَثُونَ
yalbathuna
they (would) have stayed
خِلَٰفَكَ
khilafaka
after you
إِلَّا
illa
except
قَلِيلٗا
qalilan
a little
٧٦

They planned to scare you off the land, but they would not have lasted for more than a little while after you

Translation 1260

17:77
سُنَّةَ
sunnata
(Such is Our) Way
مَن
man
(for) whom
قَدۡ
qad
[verily]
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
arsalna
We sent
قَبۡلَكَ
qablaka
before you
مِن
min
of
رُّسُلِنَاۖ
rusulina
Our Messengers
وَلَا
wala
And not
تَجِدُ
tajidu
you will find
لِسُنَّتِنَا
lisunnatina
(in) Our way
تَحۡوِيلًا
tahwilan
any alteration
٧٧

Such was Our way with the messengers We sent before you, and you will find no change in Our ways

Translation 1260

17:78
أَقِمِ
aqimi
Establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
al-salata
the prayer
لِدُلُوكِ
liduluki
at the decline
ٱلشَّمۡسِ
al-shamsi
(of) the sun
إِلَىٰ
ila
till
غَسَقِ
ghasaqi
(the) darkness
ٱلَّيۡلِ
al-layli
(of) the night
وَقُرۡءَانَ
waqur'ana
and Quran
ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ
al-fajri
at dawn
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
قُرۡءَانَ
qur'ana
the Quran
ٱلۡفَجۡرِ
al-fajri
(at) the dawn
كَانَ
kana
is
مَشۡهُودٗا
mashhudan
ever witnessed
٧٨

So perform the regular prayers in the period from the time the sun is past its zenith till the darkness of the night, and [recite] the Quran at dawn- dawn recitation is always witnessed––

Translation 1260

17:79
وَمِنَ
wamina
And from
ٱلَّيۡلِ
al-layli
the night
فَتَهَجَّدۡ
fatahajjad
arise from sleep for prayer
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
نَافِلَةٗ
nafilatan
(as) additional
لَّكَ
laka
for you
عَسَىٰٓ
asa
it may be
أَن
an
that
يَبۡعَثَكَ
yab'athaka
will raise you
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
مَقَامٗا
maqaman
(to) a station
مَّحۡمُودٗا
mahmudan
praiseworthy
٧٩

and dur-ing the night wake up and pray, as an extra offering of your own, so that your Lord may raise you to a [highly] praised status

Translation 1260

17:80
وَقُل
waqul
And say
رَّبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
أَدۡخِلۡنِي
adkhil'ni
Cause me to enter
مُدۡخَلَ
mud'khala
an entrance
صِدۡقٖ
sid'qin
sound
وَأَخۡرِجۡنِي
wa-akhrij'ni
and cause me to exit
مُخۡرَجَ
mukh'raja
an exit
صِدۡقٖ
sid'qin
sound
وَٱجۡعَل
wa-ij'al
and make
لِّي
li
for me
مِن
min
from
لَّدُنكَ
ladunka
near You
سُلۡطَٰنٗا
sul'tanan
an authority
نَّصِيرٗا
nasiran
helping
٨٠

Say, ‘My Lord, make me go in truthfully, and come out truthfully, and grant me supporting authority from You.’

Translation 1260

17:81
وَقُلۡ
waqul
And say
جَآءَ
jaa
Has come
ٱلۡحَقُّ
al-haqu
the truth
وَزَهَقَ
wazahaqa
and perished
ٱلۡبَٰطِلُۚ
al-batilu
the falsehood
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلۡبَٰطِلَ
al-batila
the falsehood
كَانَ
kana
is
زَهُوقٗا
zahuqan
(bound) to perish
٨١

And say, ‘The truth has come, and falsehood has passed away: falsehood is bound to pass away.’

Translation 1260

17:82
وَنُنَزِّلُ
wanunazzilu
And We reveal
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ
al-qur'ani
the Quran
مَا
ma
that
هُوَ
huwa
it
شِفَآءٞ
shifaon
(is) a healing
وَرَحۡمَةٞ
warahmatun
and a mercy
لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
lil'mu'minina
for the believers
وَلَا
wala
but not
يَزِيدُ
yazidu
it increases
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
al-zalimina
the wrongdoers
إِلَّا
illa
except
خَسَارٗا
khasaran
(in) loss
٨٢

We send down the Quran as healing and mercy to those who believe; as for those who disbelieve, it only increases their loss

Translation 1260

17:83
وَإِذَآ
wa-idha
And when
أَنۡعَمۡنَا
an'amna
We bestow favor
عَلَى
ala
on
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِ
al-insani
man
أَعۡرَضَ
a'rada
he turns away
وَنَـَٔا
wanaa
and becomes remote
بِجَانِبِهِۦ
bijanibihi
on his side
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
مَسَّهُ
massahu
touches him
ٱلشَّرُّ
al-sharu
the evil
كَانَ
kana
he is
يَـُٔوسٗا
yausan
(in) despair
٨٣

When We favour man he turns arrogantly to one side, but when harm touches him, he falls into despair

Translation 1260

17:84
قُلۡ
qul
Say
كُلّٞ
kullun
Each
يَعۡمَلُ
ya'malu
works
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
شَاكِلَتِهِۦ
shakilatihi
his manner
فَرَبُّكُمۡ
farabbukum
but your Lord
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
(is) most knowing
بِمَنۡ
biman
of who
هُوَ
huwa
[he]
أَهۡدَىٰ
ahda
(is) best guided
سَبِيلٗا
sabilan
(in) way
٨٤

Say, ‘Everyone does things their own way, but your Lord is fully aware of who follows the best-guided path.’

Translation 1260

17:85
وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ
wayasalunaka
And they ask you
عَنِ
ani
concerning
ٱلرُّوحِۖ
al-ruhi
the soul
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱلرُّوحُ
al-ruhu
The soul
مِنۡ
min
(is) of
أَمۡرِ
amri
(the) affair
رَبِّي
rabbi
(of) my Lord
وَمَآ
wama
And not
أُوتِيتُم
utitum
you have been given
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡعِلۡمِ
al-'il'mi
the knowledge
إِلَّا
illa
except
قَلِيلٗا
qalilan
a little
٨٥

[Prophet], they ask you about the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is part of my Lord’s domain. You have only been given a little knowledge.’

Translation 1260

17:86
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
شِئۡنَا
shi'na
We willed
لَنَذۡهَبَنَّ
lanadhhabanna
We (would) have surely taken away
بِٱلَّذِيٓ
bi-alladhi
that which
أَوۡحَيۡنَآ
awhayna
We have revealed
إِلَيۡكَ
ilayka
to you
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَا
la
not
تَجِدُ
tajidu
you would find
لَكَ
laka
for you
بِهِۦ
bihi
concerning it
عَلَيۡنَا
alayna
against Us
وَكِيلًا
wakilan
any advocate
٨٦

If We pleased, We could take away what We have revealed to you- then you would find no one to plead for you against Us

Translation 1260

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17:87
إِلَّا
illa
Except
رَحۡمَةٗ
rahmatan
a mercy
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَۚ
rabbika
your Lord
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فَضۡلَهُۥ
fadlahu
His Bounty
كَانَ
kana
is
عَلَيۡكَ
alayka
upon you
كَبِيرٗا
kabiran
great
٨٧

if it were not for your Lord’s mercy: His favour to you has been truly great

Translation 1260

17:88
قُل
qul
Say
لَّئِنِ
la-ini
If
ٱجۡتَمَعَتِ
ij'tama'ati
gathered
ٱلۡإِنسُ
al-insu
the mankind
وَٱلۡجِنُّ
wal-jinu
and the jinn
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
to
أَن
an
[that]
يَأۡتُواْ
yatu
bring
بِمِثۡلِ
bimith'li
the like
هَٰذَا
hadha
(of) this
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ
al-qur'ani
Quran
لَا
la
not
يَأۡتُونَ
yatuna
they (could) bring
بِمِثۡلِهِۦ
bimith'lihi
the like of it
وَلَوۡ
walaw
even if
كَانَ
kana
were
بَعۡضُهُمۡ
ba'duhum
some of them
لِبَعۡضٖ
liba'din
to some others
ظَهِيرٗا
zahiran
assistants
٨٨

Say, ‘Even if all mankind and jinn came together to produce something like this Quran, they could not produce anything like it, however much they helped each other.’

Translation 1260

17:89
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
صَرَّفۡنَا
sarrafna
We have explained
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnasi
to mankind
فِي
fi
in
هَٰذَا
hadha
this
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ
al-qur'ani
Quran
مِن
min
from
كُلِّ
kulli
every
مَثَلٖ
mathalin
example
فَأَبَىٰٓ
fa-aba
but refused
أَكۡثَرُ
aktharu
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
al-nasi
(of) the mankind
إِلَّا
illa
except
كُفُورٗا
kufuran
disbelief
٨٩

In this Quran, We have set out all kinds of examples for people, yet most of them persist in disbelieving

Translation 1260

17:90
وَقَالُواْ
waqalu
And they say
لَن
lan
Never
نُّؤۡمِنَ
nu'mina
we will believe
لَكَ
laka
in you
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
until
تَفۡجُرَ
tafjura
you cause to gush forth
لَنَا
lana
for us
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
يَنۢبُوعًا
yanbu'an
a spring
٩٠

They say, ‘We will not believe for you [Muhammad] until you make a spring gush out of the ground for us

Translation 1260

17:91
أَوۡ
aw
Or
تَكُونَ
takuna
you have
لَكَ
laka
for you
جَنَّةٞ
jannatun
a garden
مِّن
min
of
نَّخِيلٖ
nakhilin
date-palms
وَعِنَبٖ
wa'inabin
and grapes
فَتُفَجِّرَ
fatufajjira
and cause to gush forth
ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرَ
al-anhara
the rivers
خِلَٰلَهَا
khilalaha
within them
تَفۡجِيرًا
tafjiran
abundantly
٩١

or until you have a garden of date palms and vines, and make rivers pour through them

Translation 1260

17:92
أَوۡ
aw
Or
تُسۡقِطَ
tus'qita
you cause to fall
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
al-samaa
the sky
كَمَا
kama
as
زَعَمۡتَ
za'amta
you have claimed
عَلَيۡنَا
alayna
upon us
كِسَفًا
kisafan
(in) pieces
أَوۡ
aw
or
تَأۡتِيَ
tatiya
you bring
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
Allah
وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
wal-malaikati
and the Angels
قَبِيلًا
qabilan
before (us)
٩٢

or make the sky fall on us in pieces, as you claimed will happen; or bring God and the angels before us face to face

Translation 1260

17:93
أَوۡ
aw
Or
يَكُونَ
yakuna
is
لَكَ
laka
for you
بَيۡتٞ
baytun
a house
مِّن
min
of
زُخۡرُفٍ
zukh'rufin
ornament
أَوۡ
aw
or
تَرۡقَىٰ
tarqa
you ascend
فِي
fi
into
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the sky
وَلَن
walan
And never
نُّؤۡمِنَ
nu'mina
we will believe
لِرُقِيِّكَ
liruqiyyika
in your ascension
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
until
تُنَزِّلَ
tunazzila
you bring down
عَلَيۡنَا
alayna
to us
كِتَٰبٗا
kitaban
a book
نَّقۡرَؤُهُۥۗ
naqra-uhu
we could read it
قُلۡ
qul
Say
سُبۡحَانَ
sub'hana
Glorified (is)
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
هَلۡ
hal
What
كُنتُ
kuntu
am I
إِلَّا
illa
but
بَشَرٗا
basharan
a human
رَّسُولٗا
rasulan
a Messenger
٩٣

or have a house made of gold; or ascend into the sky- even then, we will not believe in your ascension until you send a real book down for us to read.’ Say, ‘Glory be to my Lord! Am I anything but a mortal, a messenger?’

Translation 1260

17:94
وَمَا
wama
And what
مَنَعَ
mana'a
prevented
ٱلنَّاسَ
al-nasa
the people
أَن
an
that
يُؤۡمِنُوٓاْ
yu'minu
they believe
إِذۡ
idh
when
جَآءَهُمُ
jaahumu
came to them
ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
al-huda
the guidance
إِلَّآ
illa
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوٓاْ
qalu
they said
أَبَعَثَ
aba'atha
Has Allah sent
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Has Allah sent
بَشَرٗا
basharan
a human
رَّسُولٗا
rasulan
Messenger
٩٤

The only thing that kept these people from believing, when guidance came to them, was that they said, ‘How could God have sent a human being as a messenger?’

Translation 1260

17:95
قُل
qul
Say
لَّوۡ
law
If
كَانَ
kana
(there) were
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
مَلَٰٓئِكَةٞ
malaikatun
Angels
يَمۡشُونَ
yamshuna
walking
مُطۡمَئِنِّينَ
mut'ma-innina
securely
لَنَزَّلۡنَا
lanazzalna
surely We (would) have sent down
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
to them
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the heaven
مَلَكٗا
malakan
an Angel
رَّسُولٗا
rasulan
(as) a Messenger
٩٥

Say, ‘If there were angels walking about on earth, feeling at home, We would have sent them an angel from Heaven as a messenger.’

Translation 1260

17:96
قُلۡ
qul
Say
كَفَىٰ
kafa
Sufficient is
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
Allah
شَهِيدَۢا
shahidan
(as) a witness
بَيۡنِي
bayni
between me
وَبَيۡنَكُمۡۚ
wabaynakum
and between you
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
كَانَ
kana
is
بِعِبَادِهِۦ
bi'ibadihi
of His slaves
خَبِيرَۢا
khabiran
All-Aware
بَصِيرٗا
basiran
All-Seer
٩٦

Say, ‘God is witness enough between me and you. He knows and observes His servants well.’

Translation 1260

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17:97
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَهۡدِ
yahdi
Allah guides
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah guides
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then he (is)
ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ
al-muh'tadi
the guided one
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يُضۡلِلۡ
yud'lil
He lets go astray
فَلَن
falan
then never
تَجِدَ
tajida
you will find
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
أَوۡلِيَآءَ
awliyaa
protectors
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦۖ
dunihi
besides Him
وَنَحۡشُرُهُمۡ
wanahshuruhum
And We will gather them
يَوۡمَ
yawma
(on) the Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
وُجُوهِهِمۡ
wujuhihim
their faces
عُمۡيٗا
um'yan
blind
وَبُكۡمٗا
wabuk'man
and dumb
وَصُمّٗاۖ
wasumman
and deaf
مَّأۡوَىٰهُمۡ
mawahum
Their abode
جَهَنَّمُۖ
jahannamu
(is) Hell
كُلَّمَا
kullama
every time
خَبَتۡ
khabat
it subsides
زِدۡنَٰهُمۡ
zid'nahum
We (will) increase (for) them
سَعِيرٗا
sa'iran
the blazing fire
٩٧

[Prophet], anyone God guides is truly guided, and you will find no protector other than Him for anyone He leaves astray. On the Day of Resurrection We shall gather them, lying on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf. Hell will be their Home. Whenever the Fire goes down, We shall make it blaze more fiercely for them

Translation 1260

17:98
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That
جَزَآؤُهُم
jazauhum
(is) their recompense
بِأَنَّهُمۡ
bi-annahum
because they
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieved
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
in Our Verses
وَقَالُوٓاْ
waqalu
and said
أَءِذَا
a-idha
When
كُنَّا
kunna
we are
عِظَٰمٗا
izaman
bones
وَرُفَٰتًا
warufatan
and crumbled particles
أَءِنَّا
a-inna
will we
لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ
lamab'uthuna
surely (be) resurrected
خَلۡقٗا
khalqan
(as) a creation
جَدِيدًا
jadidan
new
٩٨

This is what they will get for rejecting Our signs and saying, ‘What? When we are turned to bones and dust, how can we be raised in a new act of creation?’

Translation 1260

17:99
۞أَوَلَمۡ
awalam
Do not
يَرَوۡاْ
yaraw
they see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
the One Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
wal-arda
and the earth
قَادِرٌ
qadirun
(is) Able
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
[on]
أَن
an
to
يَخۡلُقَ
yakhluqa
create
مِثۡلَهُمۡ
mith'lahum
the like of them
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
And He has made
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
أَجَلٗا
ajalan
a term
لَّا
la
no
رَيۡبَ
rayba
doubt
فِيهِ
fihi
in it
فَأَبَى
fa-aba
But refused
ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
al-zalimuna
the wrongdoers
إِلَّا
illa
except
كُفُورٗا
kufuran
disbelief
٩٩

Do they not see that God, who created the heavens and earth, can create the likes of them [anew]? He has ordained a time for them- there is no doubt about that- but the evildoers refuse everything except disbelief

Translation 1260

17:100
قُل
qul
Say
لَّوۡ
law
If
أَنتُمۡ
antum
you
تَمۡلِكُونَ
tamlikuna
possess
خَزَآئِنَ
khazaina
the treasures
رَحۡمَةِ
rahmati
(of) the Mercy
رَبِّيٓ
rabbi
(of) my Lord
إِذٗا
idhan
then
لَّأَمۡسَكۡتُمۡ
la-amsaktum
surely you would withhold
خَشۡيَةَ
khashyata
(out of) fear
ٱلۡإِنفَاقِۚ
al-infaqi
(of) spending
وَكَانَ
wakana
And is
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
al-insanu
man
قَتُورٗا
qaturan
stingy
١٠٠

Say, ‘If you possessed the very stores of my Lord’s bounty, you would hold them back in your fear of spending: man is ever grudging.’

Translation 1260