surah017
ﲪﲫﲮﲴ
17:1
سُبۡحَٰنَ
sub'hana
Exalted
ٱلَّذِيٓ
alladhi
(is) the One Who
أَسۡرَىٰ
asra
took
بِعَبۡدِهِۦ
bi'abdihi
His servant
لَيۡلٗا
laylan
(by) night
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ
al-masjidi
Al-Masjid Al-Haraam
ٱلۡحَرَامِ
al-harami
Al-Masjid Al-Haraam
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ
al-masjidi
Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa
ٱلۡأَقۡصَا
al-aqsa
Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
which
بَٰرَكۡنَا
barakna
We blessed
حَوۡلَهُۥ
hawlahu
its surroundings
لِنُرِيَهُۥ
linuriyahu
that We may show him
مِنۡ
min
of
ءَايَٰتِنَآۚ
ayatina
Our Signs
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
al-sami'u
(is) the All-Hearer
ٱلۡبَصِيرُ
al-basiru
the All-Seer
١

Glory to Him who made His servant travel by night from the sacred place of worship to the furthest place of worship, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him some of Our signs: He alone is the All Hearing, the All Seeing

Translation 1260

17:2
وَءَاتَيۡنَا
waatayna
And We gave
مُوسَى
musa
Musa
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
al-kitaba
the Book
وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ
waja'alnahu
and made it
هُدٗى
hudan
a guidance
لِّبَنِيٓ
libani
for the Children
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'raila
(of) Israel
أَلَّا
alla
That not
تَتَّخِذُواْ
tattakhidhu
you take
مِن
min
other than Me
دُونِي
duni
other than Me
وَكِيلٗا
wakilan
(as) a Disposer of affairs
٢

We also gave Moses the Scripture, and made it a guide for the Children of Israel. ‘Entrust yourselves to no one but Me

Translation 1260

17:3
ذُرِّيَّةَ
dhurriyyata
Offsprings
مَنۡ
man
(of one) who
حَمَلۡنَا
hamalna
We carried
مَعَ
ma'a
with
نُوحٍۚ
nuhin
Nuh
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed he
كَانَ
kana
was
عَبۡدٗا
abdan
a servant
شَكُورٗا
shakuran
grateful
٣

you descendants of those We carried with Noah: he was truly a thankful servant.’

Translation 1260

17:4
وَقَضَيۡنَآ
waqadayna
And We decreed
إِلَىٰ
ila
for
بَنِيٓ
bani
(the) Children
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'raila
(of) Israel
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
al-kitabi
the Book
لَتُفۡسِدُنَّ
latuf'sidunna
Surely you will cause corruption
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
مَرَّتَيۡنِ
marratayni
twice
وَلَتَعۡلُنَّ
walata'lunna
and surely you will reach
عُلُوّٗا
uluwwan
haughtiness
كَبِيرٗا
kabiran
great
٤

We declared to the Children of Israel in the Scripture, ‘Twice you will spread corruption in the land and become highly arrogant.’

Translation 1260

17:5
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
So when
جَآءَ
jaa
came
وَعۡدُ
wa'du
(the) promise
أُولَىٰهُمَا
ulahuma
(for) the first of the two
بَعَثۡنَا
ba'athna
We raised
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
alaykum
against you
عِبَادٗا
ibadan
servants
لَّنَآ
lana
of Ours
أُوْلِي
uli
those of great military might
بَأۡسٖ
basin
those of great military might
شَدِيدٖ
shadidin
those of great military might
فَجَاسُواْ
fajasu
and they entered
خِلَٰلَ
khilala
the inner most part
ٱلدِّيَارِۚ
al-diyari
(of) the homes
وَكَانَ
wakana
and (it) was
وَعۡدٗا
wa'dan
a promise
مَّفۡعُولٗا
maf'ulan
fulfilled
٥

When the first of these warnings was fulfilled, We sent against you servants of Ours with great force, and they ravaged your homes. That warning was fulfilled

Translation 1260

17:6
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
رَدَدۡنَا
radadna
We gave back
لَكُمُ
lakumu
to you
ٱلۡكَرَّةَ
al-karata
the return victory
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
over them
وَأَمۡدَدۡنَٰكُم
wa-amdadnakum
And We reinforced you
بِأَمۡوَٰلٖ
bi-amwalin
with the wealth
وَبَنِينَ
wabanina
and sons
وَجَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ
waja'alnakum
and made you
أَكۡثَرَ
akthara
more
نَفِيرًا
nafiran
numerous
٦

but then We allowed you to prevail against your enemy. We increased your wealth and offspring and made you more numerous––

Translation 1260

17:7
إِنۡ
in
If
أَحۡسَنتُمۡ
ahsantum
you do good
أَحۡسَنتُمۡ
ahsantum
you do good
لِأَنفُسِكُمۡۖ
li-anfusikum
for yourselves
وَإِنۡ
wa-in
and if
أَسَأۡتُمۡ
asatum
you do evil
فَلَهَاۚ
falaha
then it is for it
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
So when
جَآءَ
jaa
came
وَعۡدُ
wa'du
promise
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
al-akhirati
the last
لِيَسُـُٔواْ
liyasuu
to sadden
وُجُوهَكُمۡ
wujuhakum
your faces
وَلِيَدۡخُلُواْ
waliyadkhulu
and to enter
ٱلۡمَسۡجِدَ
al-masjida
the Masjid
كَمَا
kama
just as
دَخَلُوهُ
dakhaluhu
they (had) entered it
أَوَّلَ
awwala
first
مَرَّةٖ
marratin
time
وَلِيُتَبِّرُواْ
waliyutabbiru
and to destroy
مَا
ma
what
عَلَوۡاْ
alaw
they had conquered
تَتۡبِيرًا
tatbiran
(with) destruction
٧

whether you do good or evil it is to your own souls––and when the second warning was fulfilled [We sent them] to shame your faces and enter the place of worship as they did the first time, and utterly destroy whatever fell into their power

Translation 1260