17:50
۞قُلۡ
qul
Say
كُونُواْ
kunu
Be
حِجَارَةً
hijaratan
stones
أَوۡ
aw
or
حَدِيدًا
hadidan
iron
٥٠
Say, ‘[Yes] even if you were [as hard as] stone, or iron
Translation 1260
17:51
أَوۡ
aw
Or
خَلۡقٗا
khalqan
a creation
مِّمَّا
mimma
of what
يَكۡبُرُ
yakburu
(is) great
فِي
fi
in
صُدُورِكُمۡۚ
sudurikum
your breasts
فَسَيَقُولُونَ
fasayaquluna
Then they will say
مَن
man
Who
يُعِيدُنَاۖ
yu'iduna
will restore us
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
He Who
فَطَرَكُمۡ
fatarakum
created you
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
مَرَّةٖۚ
marratin
time
فَسَيُنۡغِضُونَ
fasayun'ghiduna
Then they will shake
إِلَيۡكَ
ilayka
at you
رُءُوسَهُمۡ
ruusahum
their heads
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaquluna
and they say
مَتَىٰ
mata
When (will)
هُوَۖ
huwa
it (be)
قُلۡ
qul
Say
عَسَىٰٓ
asa
Perhaps
أَن
an
that
يَكُونَ
yakuna
(it) will be
قَرِيبٗا
qariban
soon
٥١
or any other substance you think hard to bring to life.’ Then they will say, ‘Who will bring us back?’ Say, ‘The One who created you the first time.’ Then they will shake their heads at you and say, ‘When will that be?’ Say, ‘It may well be very soon
Translation 1260
17:52
يَوۡمَ
yawma
(On) the Day
يَدۡعُوكُمۡ
yad'ukum
He will call you
فَتَسۡتَجِيبُونَ
fatastajibuna
and you will respond
بِحَمۡدِهِۦ
bihamdihi
with His Praise
وَتَظُنُّونَ
watazunnuna
and you will think
إِن
in
not
لَّبِثۡتُمۡ
labith'tum
you had remained
إِلَّا
illa
except
قَلِيلٗا
qalilan
a little (while)
٥٢
it will be the Day when He calls you, and you answer by praising Him, and you think you have stayed [on earth] only a little while.’
Translation 1260
17:53
وَقُل
waqul
And say
لِّعِبَادِي
li'ibadi
to My slaves
يَقُولُواْ
yaqulu
(to) say
ٱلَّتِي
allati
that
هِيَ
hiya
which
أَحۡسَنُۚ
ahsanu
(is) best
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ
al-shaytana
the Shaitaan
يَنزَغُ
yanzaghu
sows discord
بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ
baynahum
between them
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ
al-shaytana
the Shaitaan
كَانَ
kana
is
لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ
lil'insani
to the man
عَدُوّٗا
aduwwan
an enemy
مُّبِينٗا
mubinan
clear
٥٣
[Prophet], tell My servants to say what is best. Satan sows discord among them: Satan is a sworn enemy of man
Translation 1260
17:54
رَّبُّكُمۡ
rabbukum
Your Lord
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
(is) most knowing
بِكُمۡۖ
bikum
of you
إِن
in
If
يَشَأۡ
yasha
He wills
يَرۡحَمۡكُمۡ
yarhamkum
He will have mercy on you
أَوۡ
aw
or
إِن
in
if
يَشَأۡ
yasha
He wills
يُعَذِّبۡكُمۡۚ
yu'adhib'kum
He will punish you
وَمَآ
wama
And not
أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ
arsalnaka
We have sent you
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
over them
وَكِيلٗا
wakilan
(as) a guardian
٥٤
Your Lord has the most knowledge about all of you: if He pleases He will have mercy on you, and if He pleases He will punish you. [Prophet], We did not send you to take charge of them
Translation 1260
17:55
وَرَبُّكَ
warabbuka
And your Lord
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
(is) most knowing
بِمَن
biman
of whoever
فِي
fi
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
wal-ardi
and the earth
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
فَضَّلۡنَا
faddalna
We have preferred
بَعۡضَ
ba'da
some
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
al-nabiyina
(of) the Prophets
عَلَىٰ
ala
to
بَعۡضٖۖ
ba'din
others
وَءَاتَيۡنَا
waatayna
And We gave
دَاوُۥدَ
dawuda
Dawood
زَبُورٗا
zaburan
Zaboor
٥٥
Your Lord knows best about everyone in the heavens and the earth. We gave some prophets more than others: We gave David a book [of Psalms]
Translation 1260
17:56
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱدۡعُواْ
id'u
Call
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those whom
زَعَمۡتُم
za'amtum
you claimed
مِّن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ
dunihi
besides Him
فَلَا
fala
[then] not
يَمۡلِكُونَ
yamlikuna
they have power
كَشۡفَ
kashfa
(to) remove
ٱلضُّرِّ
al-duri
the misfortunes
عَنكُمۡ
ankum
from you
وَلَا
wala
and not
تَحۡوِيلًا
tahwilan
(to) transfer (it)
٥٦
Say, ‘Call upon those you claim to be deities beside God: they have no power to remove or avert any harm from you.’
Translation 1260
17:57
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
Those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
whom
يَدۡعُونَ
yad'una
they call
يَبۡتَغُونَ
yabtaghuna
seek
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
رَبِّهِمُ
rabbihimu
their Lord
ٱلۡوَسِيلَةَ
al-wasilata
the means of access
أَيُّهُمۡ
ayyuhum
which of them
أَقۡرَبُ
aqrabu
(is) nearest
وَيَرۡجُونَ
wayarjuna
and they hope
رَحۡمَتَهُۥ
rahmatahu
(for) His mercy
وَيَخَافُونَ
wayakhafuna
and fear
عَذَابَهُۥٓۚ
adhabahu
His punishment
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
عَذَابَ
adhaba
(the) punishment
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
كَانَ
kana
is
مَحۡذُورٗا
mahdhuran
(ever) feared
٥٧
Those [angels] they pray to are themselves seeking a way to their Lord, even those who are closest to Him. They hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. The punishment of your Lord is much to be feared
Translation 1260
17:58
وَإِن
wa-in
And not
مِّن
min
(is) any
قَرۡيَةٍ
qaryatin
town
إِلَّا
illa
but
نَحۡنُ
nahnu
We
مُهۡلِكُوهَا
muh'likuha
(will) destroy it
قَبۡلَ
qabla
before
يَوۡمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
أَوۡ
aw
or
مُعَذِّبُوهَا
mu'adhibuha
punish it
عَذَابٗا
adhaban
with a punishment
شَدِيدٗاۚ
shadidan
severe
كَانَ
kana
That is
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That is
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
al-kitabi
the Book
مَسۡطُورٗا
masturan
written
٥٨
there is no community We shall not destroy, or punish severely, before the Day of Resurrection- this is written in the Book
Translation 1260