الإسراء Al-Isra

17:1

سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِۦ لَيْلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَا ٱلَّذِى بَٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ ۝١

Subhana allathee asrabiAAabdihi laylan mina almasjidi alharami ilaalmasjidi al-aqsa allathee barakna hawlahulinuriyahu min ayatina innahu huwa assameeAAualbaseer

Glory be to Him who took His servant, Muḥammad, on a night journey from the Sacred Mosque of Mecca to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Quds whose precincts We have blessed. And from there, We took him to the heavens so that We may show him some of Our signs. Surely He is the Hearing, the Seeing. This verse is about the physical Ascension of the Prophet from Mecca to Jerusalem and from there to the holiest station in heaven. This great miracle of the Prophet occurred a few years before his emigration to Medina.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Immaculate is He who carried His servant on a journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose environs We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our signs. Indeed, He is the All-hearing, the All-seeing.Ali Quli Qarai

Exalted is He who took His Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] by night from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām to al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.Saheeh International

17:2

وَءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًۭى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن دُونِى وَكِيلًۭا ۝٢

Waatayna moosa alkitabawajaAAalnahu hudan libanee isra-eela allatattakhithoo min doonee wakeela

We gave Mūsā the Book (the Tawrāt) and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel, and We said, “Do not take anyone as guardian beside Me.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We gave Moses the Book, and made it a guide for the Children of Israel—[saying,] ‘Do not take any trustee besides Me’—Ali Quli Qarai

And We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs,Saheeh International

17:3

ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَبْدًۭا شَكُورًۭا ۝٣

Thurriyyata man hamalnamaAAa noohin innahu kana AAabdan shakoora

We provided guidance for the Israelites because they were the offspring of those whom We carried in the Ark with Nūḥ; surely, he was a grateful servant.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

descendants of those whom We carried [in the ark] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.Ali Quli Qarai

O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.Saheeh International

17:4

وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّۭا كَبِيرًۭا ۝٤

Waqadayna ila banee isra-eelafee alkitabi latufsidunna fee al-ardi marratayniwalataAAlunna AAuluwwan kabeera

We decisively informed the Children of Israel in the Book, the Tawrāt: “You shall make mischief in the land of Palestine twice, and you shall reach an exceedingly high level of rebellion.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We revealed to the Children of Israel in the Book: ‘Twice you will cause corruption on the earth, and you will perpetrate great tyranny.’Ali Quli Qarai

And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness."Saheeh International

17:5

فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ أُولَىٰهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَادًۭا لَّنَآ أُو۟لِى بَأْسٍۢ شَدِيدٍۢ فَجَاسُوا۟ خِلَٰلَ ٱلدِّيَارِ ۚ وَكَانَ وَعْدًۭا مَّفْعُولًۭا ۝٥

Fa-itha jaa waAAdu oolahumabaAAathna AAalaykum AAibadan lana oleeba/sin shadeedin fajasoo khilala addiyariwakana waAAdan mafAAoola

I promise that whenever you make mischief, I shall seize you severely.” So when the time for fulfilling the promise of the first of the two mischiefs came, We sent over you Our servants who possessed great might, and they searched around the houses and punished you. The promise was fulfilled.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So when the first occasion of the two [prophecies] came, We aroused against you Our servants possessing great might, and they ransacked [your] habitations, and the promise was bound to be fulfilled.Ali Quli Qarai

So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.Saheeh International

17:6

ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَٰكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا ۝٦

Thumma radadna lakumu alkarrataAAalayhim waamdadnakum bi-amwalin wabaneenawajaAAalnakum akthara nafeera

After your abasement and humility, O the Israelites, you repented and amended your behaviour. Then We gave to you the turn to prevail against them (your oppressors), and We helped you with wealth and children, and We made you great in number.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then We gave you back the turn [to prevail] over them, and We aided you with children and wealth, and made you greater in number,Ali Quli Qarai

Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower.Saheeh International

17:7

إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ لِيَسُۥُٓٔوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۢ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا۟ مَا عَلَوْا۟ تَتْبِيرًا ۝٧

In ahsantum ahsantumli-anfusikum wa-in asa/tum falaha fa-itha jaawaAAdu al-akhirati liyasoo-oo wujoohakum waliyadkhulooalmasjida kama dakhaloohu awwala marratin waliyutabbiroo maAAalaw tatbeera

So always remember that if you do good, you do good only for yourselves; and if you do evil, it will be likewise only for yourselves. So when the time for fulfilling the second promise came, We sent Our servants again so that they may disgrace your faces, and that they may enter the Temple and humiliate you as they entered it the first time, and that they may utterly destroy the exaltedness which the Israelites attained.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[saying,] ‘If you do good, you will do good to your [own] souls, and if you do evil, it will be [evil] for them.’ So when the occasion for the other [prophecy] comes, they will make your faces wretched, and enter the Temple just as they entered it the first time, and destroy utterly whatever they come upon.Ali Quli Qarai

[And said], "If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, [you do it] to them [i.e., yourselves]." Then when the final [i.e., second] promise came, [We sent your enemies] to sadden your faces and to enter the masjid [i.e., the temple in Jerusalem], as they entered it the first time, and to destroy what they had taken over with [total] destruction.Saheeh International

17:8

عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يَرْحَمَكُمْ ۚ وَإِنْ عُدتُّمْ عُدْنَا ۘ وَجَعَلْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ حَصِيرًا ۝٨

AAasa rabbukum an yarhamakumwa-in AAudtum AAudna wajaAAalna jahannama lilkafireenahaseera

Perhaps your Lord may have mercy upon you. But remember: If you return to arrogance and rebellion, then We too shall return with severe reprisal. We have made Hell a prison for the unbelievers.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Maybe your Lord will have mercy on you, but if you revert, We [too] will revert, and We have made hell a prison for the faithless.Ali Quli Qarai

[Then Allāh said], "It is expected, [if you repent], that your Lord will have mercy upon you. But if you return [to sin], We will return [to punishment]. And We have made Hell, for the disbelievers, a prison-bed."Saheeh International

17:9

إِنَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ يَهْدِى لِلَّتِى هِىَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًۭا كَبِيرًۭا ۝٩

Inna hatha alqur-ana yahdeelillatee hiya aqwamu wayubashshiru almu/mineena allatheenayaAAmaloona assalihati anna lahum ajrankabeera

Surely this Qur’ān guides to the religion of Islam, which is the most straight path, and gives good news to the believers who do good deeds that they shall have a great reward in the hereafter.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed this Quran guides to what is most upright, and gives the good news to the faithful who do righteous deeds that there is a great reward for them.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, this Qur’ān guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great rewardSaheeh International

17:10

وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۭا ۝١٠

Waanna allatheena layu/minoona bil-akhirati aAAtadna lahum AAathabanaleema

As for those who do not believe in the hereafter, We have prepared for them a painful chastisement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have prepared a painful punishment for them.Ali Quli Qarai

And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter - We have prepared for them a painful punishment.Saheeh International

17:11

وَيَدْعُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ بِٱلشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُۥ بِٱلْخَيْرِ ۖ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَجُولًۭا ۝١١

WayadAAu al-insanu bishsharriduAAaahu bilkhayri wakana al-insanuAAajoola

Man seeks evil things just as he prays for good things. After all, the human being is ever hasty and follows his desires without thinking.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Man prays for ill as [avidly as] he prays for good, and man is overhasty.Ali Quli Qarai

And man supplicates for evil [when angry] as he supplicates for good, and man is ever hasty.Saheeh International

17:12

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ءَايَتَيْنِ ۖ فَمَحَوْنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَجَعَلْنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلنَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةًۭ لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ فَضْلًۭا مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلِتَعْلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلْحِسَابَ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ فَصَّلْنَٰهُ تَفْصِيلًۭا ۝١٢

WajaAAalna allayla wannaharaayatayni famahawna ayata allayliwajaAAalna ayata annahari mubsiratanlitabtaghoo fadlan min rabbikum walitaAAlamoo AAadada assineenawalhisaba wakulla shay-in fassalnahutafseela

We have made the night and the day as two signs of Our power. Then We dispel the sign of the night, and We make the sign of the day manifest so that you may seek the favours from your Lord, and so that you may be able to know the number of the days and the years, and the calculation of the time. And We have explained everything distinctly.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We made the night and the day two signs. Then We faded out the sign of the night, and made the sign of the day lightsome, so that you may seek from your Lord’s bounty and that you may know the number of years and calculation [of time], and We have elaborated everything in detail.Ali Quli Qarai

And We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail.Saheeh International

17:13

وَكُلَّ إِنسَٰنٍ أَلْزَمْنَٰهُ طَٰٓئِرَهُۥ فِى عُنُقِهِۦ ۖ وَنُخْرِجُ لَهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ كِتَٰبًۭا يَلْقَىٰهُ مَنشُورًا ۝١٣

Wakulla insanin alzamnahu ta-irahufee AAunuqihi wanukhriju lahu yawma alqiyamati kitabanyalqahu manshoora

We have made the deeds of every human being to cling to his neck. And on the day of resurrection, We shall bring out a book for him which he shall find wide open. Then We shall say,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We have attached every person’s omen to his neck, and We shall bring it out for him on the Day of Resurrection as a book that he will find wide open.Ali Quli Qarai

And [for] every person We have imposed his fate upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open.Saheeh International

17:14

ٱقْرَأْ كِتَٰبَكَ كَفَىٰ بِنَفْسِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيبًۭا ۝١٤

Iqra/ kitabaka kafa binafsikaalyawma AAalayka haseeba

“Read your book of deeds! Today, you by yourself are sufficient as a reckoner against yourself.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘Read your book! Today your soul suffices as your own reckoner.’Ali Quli Qarai

[It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant."Saheeh International

17:15

مَّنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌۭ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۗ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًۭا ۝١٥

Mani ihtada fa-innama yahtadeelinafsihi waman dalla fa-innama yadilluAAalayha wala taziru waziratun wizra okhrawama kunna muAAaththibeena hattanabAAatha rasoola

Whosoever is guided aright, he is guided aright for his own sake; and whosoever goes astray, he goes astray to his own disadvantage. No bearer of responsibility shall bear the load of another person. We never chastise a people in this world until We have raised a messenger among them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whoever is guided is guided only for [the good of] his own soul, and whoever goes astray, goes astray only to its detriment. No bearer shall bear another’s burden. We do not punish [any community] until We have sent [it] an apostle.Ali Quli Qarai

Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.Saheeh International

17:16

وَإِذَآ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نُّهْلِكَ قَرْيَةً أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُوا۟ فِيهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيْهَا ٱلْقَوْلُ فَدَمَّرْنَٰهَا تَدْمِيرًۭا ۝١٦

Wa-itha aradna an nuhlikaqaryatan amarna mutrafeeha fafasaqoo feehafahaqqa AAalayha alqawlu fadammarnahatadmeera

And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its sinful affluent people to return to obedience, but they still go on transgressing therein. And thus the word of retribution against them is proved true; so We utterly destroyed it.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And when We desire to destroy a town We command its affluent ones [to obey Allah]. But they commit transgression in it, and so the word becomes due against it, and We destroy it utterly.Ali Quli Qarai

And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word [i.e., deserved decree] comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.Saheeh International

17:17

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ نُوحٍۢ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًۭا ۝١٧

Wakam ahlakna mina alqurooni minbaAAdi noohin wakafa birabbika bithunoobiAAibadihi khabeeran baseera

How many generations We have destroyed after Nūḥ! They should be sufficient examples for you. And remember that your Lord suffices as a witness who is Well-aware of and Sees the sins of His servants.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

How many generations We have destroyed since Noah! Your Lord is sufficient as [a witness who is] well aware and percipient of His servants’ sins.Ali Quli Qarai

And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Aware and Seeing.Saheeh International

17:18

مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُۥ فِيهَا مَا نَشَآءُ لِمَن نُّرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَىٰهَا مَذْمُومًۭا مَّدْحُورًۭا ۝١٨

Man kana yureedu alAAajilataAAajjalna lahu feeha ma nashao limannureedu thumma jaAAalna lahu jahannama yaslahamathmooman madhoora

Whosoever desires this immediate worldly life, then We quickly bring therein for him what We please unto whomsoever We desire; but then We appoint the Hell as a recompense for him—he shall be burnt in it, condemned and banished.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whoever desires this transitory life, We expedite for him therein whatever We wish, for whomever We desire. Then We appoint hell for him, to enter it, blameful and spurned.Ali Quli Qarai

Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.Saheeh International

17:19

وَمَنْ أَرَادَ ٱلَْٔاخِرَةَ وَسَعَىٰ لَهَا سَعْيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌۭ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ سَعْيُهُم مَّشْكُورًۭا ۝١٩

Waman arada al-akhirata wasaAAalaha saAAyaha wahuwa mu/minun faola-ika kanasaAAyuhum mashkoora

And whosoever desires the hereafter and strives for it as he ought to strive, provided he is also a believer, then such are the people whose striving shall deserve thanks of reward.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it with an endeavour worthy of it, should he be faithful,—the endeavour of such will be well-appreciated.Ali Quli Qarai

But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allāh].Saheeh International

17:20

كُلًّۭا نُّمِدُّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مِنْ عَطَآءِ رَبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ عَطَآءُ رَبِّكَ مَحْظُورًا ۝٢٠

Kullan numiddu haola-i wahaola-imin AAata-i rabbika wama kana AAataorabbika mahthoora

But of course, all human beings are Our servants, therefore We help them all —these believers and those unbelievers— in this world from your Lord’s gift; and your Lord’s gift is not restricted.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

To these and to those—to all We extend the bounty of your Lord, and the bounty of your Lord is not confined.Ali Quli Qarai

To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.Saheeh International

17:21

ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ ۚ وَلَلَْٔاخِرَةُ أَكْبَرُ دَرَجَٰتٍۢ وَأَكْبَرُ تَفْضِيلًۭا ۝٢١

Onthur kayfa faddalnabaAAdahum AAala baAAdin walal-akhiratuakbaru darajatin waakbaru tafdeela

See how We have made some of them excel physically and materially over others. But remember that the reward of the hereafter is certainly greater in ranks and greater in esteem than the worldly gains.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Observe how We have given some of them an advantage over some others; yet the Hereafter is surely greater in respect of ranks and greater in respect of relative merit.Ali Quli Qarai

Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them over others. But the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference] and greater in distinction.Saheeh International

17:22

لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًۭا مَّخْذُولًۭا ۝٢٢

La tajAAal maAAa Allahi ilahanakhara fataqAAuda mathmooman makhthoola

Do not set up with Allāh any other god, otherwise, you will sit down, condemned and abandoned in Hell.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not set up another god besides Allah, or you will sit blameworthy, forsaken.Ali Quli Qarai

Do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.Saheeh International

17:23

۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَٰنًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّۢ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًۭا كَرِيمًۭا ۝٢٣

Waqada rabbuka alla taAAbudooilla iyyahu wabilwalidayni ihsananimma yablughanna AAindaka alkibara ahaduhumaaw kilahuma fala taqul lahuma offinwala tanharhuma waqul lahuma qawlan kareema

Parents’ Rights: Your Lord has commanded that you should not worship anything or person but Him and be good to the parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age with you, then do not say to them so much as “Ugh” out of frustration, neither rebuke them, instead say a respectful word to them,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Your Lord has decreed that you shall not worship anyone except Him, and [He has enjoined] kindness to parents. Should any of them or both reach old age at your side, do not say to them, ‘Fie!’ And do not chide them, but speak to them noble words.Ali Quli Qarai

And your Lord has decreed that you worship not except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.Saheeh International

17:24

وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا ۝٢٤

Wakhfid lahuma janahaaththulli mina arrahmati waqulrabbi irhamhuma kama rabbayanee sagheera

and lower to them the wing of humbleness out of compassion, and say, in your prayers, “O my Lord! Have mercy upon them just as they raised me in infancy with love and mercy.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Lower the wing of humility to them, mercifully, and say, ‘My Lord! Have mercy on them, just as they reared me when I was [a] small [child]!’Ali Quli Qarai

And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."Saheeh International

17:25

رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِى نُفُوسِكُمْ ۚ إِن تَكُونُوا۟ صَٰلِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِلْأَوَّٰبِينَ غَفُورًۭا ۝٢٥

Rabbukum aAAlamu bima fee nufoosikumin takoonoo saliheena fa-innahu kana lil-awwabeenaghafoora

Therefore, be careful in your duties towards your parents because your Lord very well knows what is in your minds. If you are good and feel sorry for your slight misbehaviour with your parents, then surely He (Allāh) is Forgiving to those who frequently turn to Him in repentance.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Your Lord knows best what is in your hearts. Should you be righteous, He is indeed most forgiving toward penitents.Ali Quli Qarai

Your Lord is most knowing of what is within yourselves. If you should be righteous [in intention] - then indeed He is ever, to the often returning [to Him], Forgiving.Saheeh International

17:26

وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا ۝٢٦

Waati tha alqurba haqqahuwalmiskeena wabna assabeeli walatubaththir tabtheera

Charity: Give to the relative his dues from the charity, and to the needy and the stranded traveller. And do not spend wastefullyS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Give the relatives their [due] right, and the needy and the traveller [as well], but do not squander wastefully.Ali Quli Qarai

And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.Saheeh International

17:27

إِنَّ ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوٓا۟ إِخْوَٰنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ ۖ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِرَبِّهِۦ كَفُورًۭا ۝٢٧

Inna almubaththireena kanooikhwana ashshayateeni wakana ashshaytanulirabbihi kafoora

because the wasteful ones are indeed the brothers of the satans, and Iblīs, the Arch-Satan, is ungrateful to his Lord.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed the wasteful are brothers of satans, and Satan is ungrateful to his Lord.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.Saheeh International

17:28

وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًۭا مَّيْسُورًۭا ۝٢٨

Wa-imma tuAAridanna AAanhumuibtighaa rahmatin min rabbika tarjooha faqullahum qawlan maysoora

But if you must turn away from helping them —because of your circumstances, seeking the mercy of your Lord hopefully— then say a gentle word to them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And if you have to hold off from [assisting] them [for now], seeking your Lord’s mercy which you expect [in the future], speak to them gentle words.Ali Quli Qarai

And if you [must] turn away from them [i.e., the needy] awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.Saheeh International

17:29

وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًۭا مَّحْسُورًا ۝٢٩

Wala tajAAal yadaka maghloolatan ilaAAunuqika wala tabsutha kulla albastifataqAAuda malooman mahsoora

Follow the path of moderation in charity: neither keep your hand shackled to your neck out of greed nor outspread it completely open otherwise, you will sit reproached and destitute.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not keep your hand chained to your neck, nor open it altogether, or you will sit blameworthy and regretful.Ali Quli Qarai

And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.Saheeh International

17:30

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًۭا ۝٣٠

Inna rabbaka yabsutu arrizqaliman yashao wayaqdiru innahu kana biAAibadihikhabeeran baseera

Surely your Lord outspreads and straitens the provision for whomsoever He pleases; He surely is Well Aware of and Sees His servants.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed your Lord expands the provision for whomever He wishes, and tightens it. Indeed, He is well aware of His servants and a keen observer.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, your Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed He is ever, concerning His servants, Aware and Seeing.Saheeh International

17:31

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَٰدَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَٰقٍۢ ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطًْۭٔا كَبِيرًۭا ۝٣١

Wala taqtuloo awladakumkhashyata imlaqin nahnu narzuquhum wa-iyyakuminna qatlahum kana khit-an kabeera

Infanticide: Do not kill your children for fear of poverty; We will provide for them and you too. Surely killing them is a great error.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not kill your children for the fear of penury: We will provide for them and for you. Killing them is indeed a great iniquity.Ali Quli Qarai

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.Saheeh International

17:32

وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةًۭ وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًۭا ۝٣٢

Wala taqraboo azzinainnahu kana fahishatan wasaa sabeela

Adultery: Do not go near adultery or fornication; surely, it is an indecency and an evil way of fulfilling the sexual urge.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not approach fornication. It is indeed an indecency and an evil way.Ali Quli Qarai

And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.Saheeh International

17:33

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَمَن قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًۭا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِۦ سُلْطَٰنًۭا فَلَا يُسْرِف فِّى ٱلْقَتْلِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مَنصُورًۭا ۝٣٣

Wala taqtuloo annafsa allateeharrama Allahu illa bilhaqqiwaman qutila mathlooman faqad jaAAalnaliwaliyyihi sultanan fala yusrif fee alqatli innahukana mansoora

Murder: Do not kill the soul that Allāh has forbidden except by the right of law. Whosoever is killed unjustly, We have indeed given his heir an authority to retaliate or compromise on blood money, but let him not exceed in retaliatory slaying (e.g., by killing the murderer’s relatives) for surely he has been helped in obtaining his rights.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not kill a soul [whose life] Allah has made inviolable, except with due cause, and whoever is killed wrongfully, We have certainly given his heir an authority. But let him not commit any excess in killing [the murderer], for he has been assisted [by law].Ali Quli Qarai

And do not kill the soul [i.e., person] which Allāh has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].Saheeh International

17:34

وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ مَالَ ٱلْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ ۚ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِٱلْعَهْدِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسُْٔولًۭا ۝٣٤

Wala taqraboo mala alyateemiilla billatee hiya ahsanu hattayablugha ashuddahu waawfoo bilAAahdi inna alAAahda kanamas-oola

Orphans: Do not approach the property of the orphan but in the best manner until he attains his physical and mental maturity. Promise: And fulfil the promise because the fulfillment of the promise shall surely be questioned.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not approach the orphan’s property except in the best manner, until he comes of age. Fulfill the covenants; indeed all covenants are accountable.Ali Quli Qarai

And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.Saheeh International

17:35

وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًۭا ۝٣٥

Waawfoo alkayla itha kiltum wazinoobilqistasi almustaqeemi thalika khayrun waahsanuta/weela

Honesty in Measuring: Fill the measure when you measure the merchandise and weigh with the correct scales; that is eventually good and better for yourselves.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When you measure, observe fully the measure, [and] weigh with an even balance. That is better and more favourable with respect to the outcome [in the Hereafter].Ali Quli Qarai

And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.Saheeh International

17:36

وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْبَصَرَ وَٱلْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسُْٔولًۭا ۝٣٦

Wala taqfu ma laysa laka bihiAAilmun inna assamAAa walbasara walfu-adakullu ola-ika kana AAanhu mas-oola

Blind Following: Do not follow the ideas of which you have no knowledge because even the ears, the eyes and the mind —all these means of knowledge— shall surely be questioned.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed hearing, eyesight, and the heart—all of these are accountable.Ali Quli Qarai

And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.Saheeh International

17:37

وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًۭا ۝٣٧

Wala tamshi fee al-ardi marahaninnaka lan takhriqa al-arda walan tablugha aljibalatoola

Arrogance: Do not walk on the earth arrogantly, for by doing so, you will never be able to make a hole in the ground, nor will you ever reach the mountains in height.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not walk exultantly on the earth. Indeed, you will neither pierce the earth, nor reach the mountains in height.Ali Quli Qarai

And do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.Saheeh International

17:38

كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًۭا ۝٣٨

Kullu thalika kana sayyi-ohuAAinda rabbika makrooha

Each of those forbidden acts mentioned above —especially its evilness— is disliked in the view of your Lord.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The evil of all these is detestable to your Lord.Ali Quli Qarai

All that [i.e., the aforementioned] - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.Saheeh International

17:39

ذَٰلِكَ مِمَّآ أَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ ۗ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتُلْقَىٰ فِى جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومًۭا مَّدْحُورًا ۝٣٩

Thalika mimma awhailayka rabbuka mina alhikmati wala tajAAal maAAaAllahi ilahan akhara fatulqa feejahannama malooman madhoora

This is of the wisdom that your Lord has revealed to you; therefore, do not set up another god with Allāh; otherwise, you will be thrown into Hell, reproached and banished.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

These are among [precepts] that your Lord has revealed to you of wisdom. Do not set up another god besides Allah, or you will be cast into hell, being blameworthy and banished [from His mercy].Ali Quli Qarai

That is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished.Saheeh International

17:40

أَفَأَصْفَىٰكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ وَٱتَّخَذَ مِنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنَٰثًا ۚ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَقُولُونَ قَوْلًا عَظِيمًۭا ۝٤٠

Afaasfakum rabbukum bilbaneenawattakhatha mina almala-ikati inathaninnakum lataqooloona qawlan AAatheema

Addressing the Meccan idolaters who believed that the angels were Allāh’s daughters, Allāh says: What! Has your Lord granted you the sons in preference to Himself while He has taken daughters from among the angels?! Surely you are saying a serious statement with grave consequences!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Did your Lord prefer you for sons, and [Himself] adopt females from among the angels? Indeed, you say a monstrous word!Ali Quli Qarai

Then, has your Lord chosen you for [having] sons and taken [i.e., adopted] from among the angels daughters? Indeed, you say a grave saying.Saheeh International

17:41

وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لِيَذَّكَّرُوا۟ وَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًۭا ۝٤١

Walaqad sarrafna fee hathaalqur-ani liyaththakkaroo wama yazeeduhumilla nufoora

We have indeed repeatedly and differently explained the teachings in this Qur’ān so that the idolaters may be mindful, but unfortunately, it does not increase anything in them but aversion.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We have variously paraphrased [the principles of guidance] in this Quran so that they may take admonition, but it increases them only in aversion.Ali Quli Qarai

And We have certainly diversified [the contents] in this Qur’ān that they [i.e., mankind] may be reminded, but it does not increase them [i.e., the disbelievers] except in aversion.Saheeh International

17:42

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ مَعَهُۥٓ ءَالِهَةٌۭ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًۭا لَّٱبْتَغَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًۭا ۝٤٢

Qul law kana maAAahu alihatunkama yaqooloona ithan labtaghaw ila theealAAarshi sabeela

O Muḥammad, say: “If there had been other gods with Him as they say, then surely they would have sought a way unto the Lord of the Throne.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Were there [other] gods besides Him, as they say, they would surely have encroached on the Lord of the Throne.Ali Quli Qarai

Say, [O Muḥammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."Saheeh International

17:43

سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ عُلُوًّۭا كَبِيرًۭا ۝٤٣

Subhanahu wataAAalaAAamma yaqooloona AAuluwwan kabeera

Glory be to Him! He is exalted above what they describe in a great manner.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Immaculate is He, and greatly exalted above what they say!’Ali Quli Qarai

Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.Saheeh International

17:44

تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ ٱلسَّبْعُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ وَإِن مِّن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًۭا ۝٤٤

Tusabbihu lahu assamawatuassabAAu wal-ardu waman feehinna wa-in minshay-in illa yusabbihu bihamdihi walakinla tafqahoona tasbeehahum innahu kana haleemanghafoora

The seven heavens and the earth, and whosoever is in them, glorify Him; there is not a single thing but that it sings His praise—but you do not understand their glorification. He surely is Forbearing, Forgiving.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The seven heavens glorify Him, and the earth [too], and whoever is in them. There is not a thing but celebrates His praise, but you do not understand their glorification. Indeed, He is all-forbearing, all-forgiving.Ali Quli Qarai

The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allāh] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.Saheeh International

17:45

وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ حِجَابًۭا مَّسْتُورًۭا ۝٤٥

Wa-itha qara/ta alqur-anajaAAalna baynaka wabayna allatheena layu/minoona bil-akhirati hijabanmastoora

O Muḥammad, when you recite the Qur’ān to the Meccans, We place a spiritual barrier between you and those who willfully do not believe in the hereafter;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When you recite the Quran, We draw a hidden curtain between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter,Ali Quli Qarai

And when you recite the Qur’ān, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.Saheeh International

17:46

وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًۭا ۚ وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَلَّوْا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَٰرِهِمْ نُفُورًۭا ۝٤٦

WajaAAalna AAala quloobihimakinnatan an yafqahoohu wafee athanihim waqran wa-ithathakarta rabbaka fee alqur-ani wahdahuwallaw AAala adbarihim nufoora

and We have cast veils on their minds and a heaviness in their ears lest they understand it—this is their punishment because when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur’ān, they turn their backs in aversion.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and We cast veils on their hearts, lest they should understand it, and a deafness into their ears. When you mention your Lord alone in the Quran, they turn their backs in aversion.Ali Quli Qarai

And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur’ān, they turn back in aversion.Saheeh International

17:47

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُونَ بِهِۦٓ إِذْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِذْ هُمْ نَجْوَىٰٓ إِذْ يَقُولُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًۭا مَّسْحُورًا ۝٤٧

Nahnu aAAlamu bimayastamiAAoona bihi ith yastamiAAoona ilayka wa-ithhum najwa ith yaqoolu aththalimoonain tattabiAAoona illa rajulan mashoora

We very well know their ears with which they listen when they listen to you, and also their minds with which they conspire when they secretly conspire against you: when the unjust say to the believers, “You are only following a bewitched man.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We know best what they listen for, when they listen to you, and when they hold their secret talks, when the wrongdoers say, ‘[If you follow him] You will be following just a bewitched man.’Ali Quli Qarai

We are most knowing of how they listen to it when they listen to you and [of] when they are in private conversation, when the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."Saheeh International

17:48

ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا۟ لَكَ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا۟ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلًۭا ۝٤٨

Onthur kayfa daraboolaka al-amthala fadalloo fala yastateeAAoonasabeela

See how they set forth parables for you, and so they went astray, they can no longer find the right path:S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Look, how they coin epithets for you; so they go astray, and cannot find a way.Ali Quli Qarai

Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.Saheeh International

17:49

وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًۭا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًۭا جَدِيدًۭا ۝٤٩

Waqaloo a-itha kunnaAAithaman warufatan a-innalamabAAoothoona khalqan jadeeda

They say, “What! O Muḥammad, you say that when we shall become bones and broken particles, then shall we really be raised as a new creation?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They say, ‘What, when we have become bones and dust, shall we really be raised in a new creation?’Ali Quli Qarai

And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"Saheeh International

17:50

۞ قُلْ كُونُوا۟ حِجَارَةً أَوْ حَدِيدًا ۝٥٠

Qul koonoo hijaratan aw hadeeda

O Muḥammad, say: “Do not be surprised at being raised again from decaying bones; if you wish, become stones or ironS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘[That is bound to happen] even if you should become stones, or iron,Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "Be you stones or ironSaheeh International

17:51

أَوْ خَلْقًۭا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِى صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَا ۖ قُلِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۢ ۚ فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ إِلَيْكَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هُوَ ۖ قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَرِيبًۭا ۝٥١

Aw khalqan mimma yakburu fee sudoorikumfasayaqooloona man yuAAeeduna quli allathee fatarakumawwala marratin fasayunghidoona ilayka ruoosahumwayaqooloona mata huwa qul AAasa an yakoona qareeba

or a creature that is even greater in your minds! Still, you will be raised again.” Then they shall say, “Who will bring us back to life?” Say, “He who created you the first time.” Then they shall shake their heads at you and say, “When will it be?” Say, “It may be very nigh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

or a creature more fantastic to your minds!’ They will say, ‘Who will bring us back?’ Say, ‘He who originated you the first time.’ They will nod their heads at you, and say, ‘When will that be?’ Say, ‘Maybe it is near!Ali Quli Qarai

Or [any] creation of that which is great within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon -Saheeh International

17:52

يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا ۝٥٢

Yawma yadAAookum fatastajeeboona bihamdihiwatathunnoona in labithtum illa qaleela

On the day of resurrection, He will call you forth, and you will answer by praising Him, and you will think that you tarried in the graves only a little.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The day He calls you, you will respond to Him, praising Him, and you will think you remained [in the world] only for a little while.’Ali Quli Qarai

On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."Saheeh International

17:53

وَقُل لِّعِبَادِى يَقُولُوا۟ ٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ يَنزَغُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ كَانَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ عَدُوًّۭا مُّبِينًۭا ۝٥٣

Waqul liAAibadee yaqooloo allateehiya ahsanu inna ashshaytana yanzaghubaynahum inna ashshaytana kana lil-insaniAAaduwwan mubeena

Some early Muslims of Mecca were losing patience with the mocking behaviour of the Meccan unbelievers, so they asked the Prophet to retaliate, at the least, verbally. Then came the revelation: O Muḥammad, say to My believing servants, “Talk to the unbelievers in a friendly and wise manner; because surely the Satan sows dissensions between them. Surely the Satan is an open enemy of man.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Tell My servants to speak in a manner which is the best. Indeed Satan incites ill feeling between them, and Satan is indeed man’s manifest enemy.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

17:54

رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ ۖ إِن يَشَأْ يَرْحَمْكُمْ أَوْ إِن يَشَأْ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ ۚ وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكِيلًۭا ۝٥٤

Rabbukum aAAlamu bikum in yasha/ yarhamkumaw in yasha/ yuAAaththibkum wama arsalnakaAAalayhim wakeela

Your Lord knows you very well; if He pleases, He may have mercy upon you, or if He pleases, He may chastise you— the judgement is only for Allāh.” And, O Muḥammad, We did not send you as a person who is responsible for them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Your Lord knows you best. He will have mercy on you if He wishes, or punish you, if He wishes, and We did not send you to watch over them.Ali Quli Qarai

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 Muḥammad], over them as a manager.Saheeh International

17:55

وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلنَّبِيِّۧنَ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورًۭا ۝٥٥

Warabbuka aAAlamu biman fee assamawatiwal-ardi walaqad faddalna baAAdaannabiyyeena AAala baAAdin waataynadawooda zaboora

Your Lord knows whosoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets to excel others, and We have given the Zabūr to Dāwud.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Your Lord knows best whoever is in the heavens and the earth. Certainly, We gave some prophets an advantage over the others, and We gave David the Psalms.Ali Quli Qarai

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].Saheeh International

17:56

قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ ٱلضُّرِّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا تَحْوِيلًا ۝٥٦

Quli odAAu allatheena zaAAamtum mindoonihi fala yamlikoona kashfa addurriAAankum wala tahweela

Say to the Meccans, “Call on those idols in whom you believe besides Him—you will surely find that they have no power to remove the affliction from you or to divert it from you.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Invoke those whom you claim [to be gods] besides Him. They have no power to remove your distress, nor to bring about any change [in your state].Ali Quli Qarai

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]."Saheeh International

17:57

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًۭا ۝٥٧

Ola-ika allatheena yadAAoonayabtaghoona ila rabbihimu alwaseelata ayyuhum aqrabuwayarjoona rahmatahu wayakhafoona AAathabahuinna AAathaba rabbika kana mahthoora

Those idols whom they call upon are themselves seeking the means and testing it to find out which is the nearest one to their Lord, and they hope for His mercy and fear His chastisement. Surely the chastisement of your Lord is a fact of which one should be aware.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They [themselves] are the ones who supplicate, seeking a recourse to their Lord, whoever is nearer [to Him], expecting His mercy and fearing His punishment.’ Indeed your Lord’s punishment is a thing to beware of.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

17:58

وَإِن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابًۭا شَدِيدًۭا ۚ كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَسْطُورًۭا ۝٥٨

Wa-in min qaryatin illa nahnumuhlikooha qabla yawmi alqiyamati aw muAAaththiboohaAAathaban shadeedan kana thalika fee alkitabimastoora

There is no city but that We shall cause its death before the day of resurrection or chastise it with a severe chastisement; this is written in the Book, i.e., the knowledge of Allāh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There is not a town but We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe punishment. That has been written in the Book.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

17:59

وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ أَن نُّرْسِلَ بِٱلَْٔايَٰتِ إِلَّآ أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ ٱلنَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةًۭ فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَا ۚ وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِٱلَْٔايَٰتِ إِلَّا تَخْوِيفًۭا ۝٥٩

Wama manaAAana an nursila bil-ayatiilla an kaththaba biha al-awwaloona waataynathamooda annaqata mubsiratan fathalamoobiha wama nursilu bil-ayatiilla takhweefa

Nothing prevents Us from sending the miraculous signs that the Meccans demand except that the ancient people rejected them, and We know that the Meccans would do the same. Remember the example of the people of Thamūd: We gave to Thamūd the she- camel as a clear miracle, but they were unjust to her. We do not send the signs except to frighten the unbelievers.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Nothing keeps Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them. We gave Thamud the she-camel as an eye-opener, but they wronged her. We do not send the signs except as warning.Ali Quli Qarai

And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs [i.e., miracles] except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamūd the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning.Saheeh International

17:60

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِٱلنَّاسِ ۚ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلرُّءْيَا ٱلَّتِىٓ أَرَيْنَٰكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلنَّاسِ وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ ٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا طُغْيَٰنًۭا كَبِيرًۭا ۝٦٠

Wa-ith qulna laka inna rabbakaahata binnasi wama jaAAalnaarru/ya allatee araynaka illafitnatan linnasi washshajarataalmalAAoonata fee alqur-ani wanukhawwifuhum famayazeeduhum illa tughyanan kabeera

Remember when We said to you, O Muḥammad, “Surely your Lord encompasses the people.” An example of Our knowledge about the people is the vision We showed to you about Banu Umayyah, who will destroy the spirit of Islam after you. That will be a time of trial for the true believers: We did not make the vision —which We showed to you about the accursed family tree in the Qur’ān— except as a trial for the people. And We frighten them, but unfortunately, it only increases their great insolence.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When We said to you, ‘Indeed your Lord encircles those people,’ We did not appoint the vision that We showed you except as a tribulation for the people and the tree cursed in the Quran. We warn them, but it only increases them in their outrageous rebellion.Ali Quli Qarai

And [remember, O Muḥammad], 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’ān. And We threaten [i.e., warn] them, but it increases them not except in great transgression.Saheeh International

17:61

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لَِٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًۭا ۝٦١

Wa-ith qulna lilmala-ikatiosjudoo li-adama fasajadoo illa ibleesa qalaaasjudu liman khalaqta teena

When We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they bowed themselves except Iblīs. When Allāh asked Iblīs to explain his disobedience, he arrogantly said, “Shall I prostrate myself before him whom You have created of clay?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam,’ they [all] prostrated, but not Iblis: he said, ‘Shall I prostrate before someone whom You have created from clay?’Ali Quli Qarai

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

17:62

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا ۝٦٢

Qala araaytaka hatha allatheekarramta AAalayya la-in akhkhartani ila yawmi alqiyamatilaahtanikanna thurriyyatahu illa qaleela

Iblis continued and said, “Tell me O Lord! Is this the man whom You have honoured above me and condemned me for not prostrating before him?! So if You give respite to me till the day of resurrection, then I shall certainly gain mastery over his progeny against You except a few.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Said he, ‘Do You see this one whom You have honoured above me? If You respite me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely lay my yoke on his progeny, [all] except a few.’Ali Quli Qarai

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

17:63

قَالَ ٱذْهَبْ فَمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَآؤُكُمْ جَزَآءًۭ مَّوْفُورًۭا ۝٦٣

Qala ithhab faman tabiAAakaminhum fa-inna jahannama jazaokum jazaan mawfoora

Allāh said, “Get lost! As for those of them who follow you, surely the Hell is your recompense, a complete recompense.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Said He, ‘Begone! Whoever of them follows you, indeed the hell shall be your requital, an ample reward.Ali Quli Qarai

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

17:64

وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِم بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِ وَعِدْهُمْ ۚ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ۝٦٤

Wastafziz mani istataAAtaminhum bisawtika waajlib AAalayhim bikhaylika warajlikawasharik-hum fee al-amwali wal-awladiwaAAidhum wama yaAAiduhumu ashshaytanu illaghuroora

Go and incite whomsoever of them you can by your voice, gather your armies on horses and on foot against them, share with them in the use of their wealth and children, and promise them!” And, of course, there is nothing that the Satan promises them except delusion.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Instigate whomever of them you can with your voice; and rally against them your cavalry and your infantry, and share with them in wealth and children, and make promises to them!’ But Satan promises them nothing but delusion.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

17:65

إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنٌۭ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيلًۭا ۝٦٥

Inna AAibadee laysa laka AAalayhimsultanun wakafa birabbika wakeela

Allāh said, “O Satan! As for My servants, you have no power whatsoever over them; and your Lord is sufficient for them as a Protector.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘As for My servants, you shall have no authority over them.’ And your Lord suffices as trustee.Ali Quli Qarai

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

17:66

رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُزْجِى لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًۭا ۝٦٦

Rabbukumu allathee yuzjee lakumualfulka fee albahri litabtaghoo min fadlihi innahukana bikum raheema

Your Lord is He who makes the ships run for you in the sea so that you may seek of His grace; surely He is Merciful to you.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Your Lord is He who drives for you the ships in the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is most merciful to you.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

17:67

وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ ۖ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ كَفُورًا ۝٦٧

Wa-itha massakumu addurrufee albahri dalla man tadAAoona illa iyyahufalamma najjakum ila albarri aAAradtumwakana al-insanu kafoora

When distress afflicts you in the sea, all the idols whom you call upon are lost and useless except Him. You pray to Him and He helps you, but when He delivers you safely to the land, you turn away from Him—indeed, man is ever ungrateful.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When distress befalls you at sea, those whom you invoke besides Him are forsaken. But when He delivers you to land, you are disregardful [of Him]. Man is very ungrateful.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

17:68

أَفَأَمِنتُمْ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًۭا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ وَكِيلًا ۝٦٨

Afaamintum an yakhsifa bikum janibaalbarri aw yursila AAalaykum hasiban thumma latajidoo lakum wakeela

What! Do you not think He who delivered you can easily punish you on the land? Do you feel secure that He will not make you sink in the track of the ground or send upon you a hurricane? Then you will not find a protector for yourselves!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do you feel secure that He will not make the coastland swallow you, or He will not unleash upon you a rain of stones? Then you will not find any defender for yourselves.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

17:69

أَمْ أَمِنتُمْ أَن يُعِيدَكُمْ فِيهِ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلرِّيحِ فَيُغْرِقَكُم بِمَا كَفَرْتُمْ ۙ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهِۦ تَبِيعًۭا ۝٦٩

Am amintum an yuAAeedakum feehi taratanokhra fayursila AAalaykum qasifan mina arreehifayughriqakum bima kafartum thumma la tajidoo lakumAAalayna bihi tabeeAAa

Or, do you feel secure that He will not return you into the stormy sea a second time, then send upon you a shattering wind and drown you for your ungratefulness? Then you shall not find for yourselves anyone to avenge Us in that matter.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do you feel secure that He will not send you back into it another time and unleash against you a shattering gale and drown you because of your unfaith? Then you will not find for yourselves any redresser against Us.Ali Quli Qarai

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back into it [i.e., 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.Saheeh International

17:70

۞ وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍۢ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًۭا ۝٧٠

Walaqad karramna banee adamawahamalnahum fee albarri walbahriwarazaqnahum mina attayyibati wafaddalnahumAAala katheerin mimman khalaqna tafdeela

We have indeed honoured the children of Adam, carried them in the land and the sea, provided them with good things and preferred them in esteem over many of whom We have created like the animals and the jinn. And that is why humans have been blessed with Divine guidance. So beware of whom you follow: the Divine guides or Satan and his forces.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We have honoured the Children of Adam, and carried them over land and sea, and provided them with all the good things, and preferred them with a complete preference over many of those We have created.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

17:71

يَوْمَ نَدْعُوا۟ كُلَّ أُنَاسٍۭ بِإِمَٰمِهِمْ ۖ فَمَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَٰبَهُمْ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًۭا ۝٧١

Yawma nadAAoo kulla onasin bi-imamihimfaman ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi faola-ikayaqraoona kitabahum wala yuthlamoonafateela

Remember the day of judgement when We shall call every people with their leader. Then whosoever is given his book of deeds in his right hand, then they shall read their book joyfully, and they shall not be wronged a whit.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The day We shall summon every group of people along with their imam, then whoever is given his book in his right hand—they will read it, and they will not be wronged so much as a single date-thread.Ali Quli Qarai

[Mention, O Muḥammad], the Day We will call forth every people with their record [of deeds]. Then whoever is given his record in his right hand - those will read their records, and injustice will not be done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside the date seed].Saheeh International

17:72

وَمَن كَانَ فِى هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَعْمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِى ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ أَعْمَىٰ وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًۭا ۝٧٢

Waman kana fee hathihi aAAmafahuwa fee al-akhirati aAAma waadallu sabeela

But he who is blind in recognizing the rightful leader in this world, he shall be blind in the hereafter and further away from the straight path.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But whoever has been blind in this [world], will be blind in the Hereafter, and [even] more astray from the [right] way.Ali Quli Qarai

And whoever is blind in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way.Saheeh International

17:73

وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِىَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُۥ ۖ وَإِذًۭا لَّٱتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلًۭا ۝٧٣

Wa-in kadoo layaftinoonaka AAani allatheeawhayna ilayka litaftariya AAalayna ghayrahuwa-ithan lattakhathooka khaleela

They would have almost turned you away from the Qur’ān that We have revealed to you so that you may forge against Us the teachings which are different from what We revealed, and then certainly they would have taken you as a friend.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They were about to beguile you from what Allah has revealed to you so that you may fabricate something other than that against Us, whereat they would have befriended you.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, they were about to tempt you away from that which We revealed to you in order to [make] you invent about Us something else; and then they would have taken you as a friend.Saheeh International

17:74

وَلَوْلَآ أَن ثَبَّتْنَٰكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَئًْۭا قَلِيلًا ۝٧٤

Walawla an thabbatnaka laqadkidta tarkanu ilayhim shay-an qaleela

And had We not strengthened you with the quality of infallibility, you would have almost inclined to them a little;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And had We not fortified you, certainly you might have inclined toward them a bit.Ali Quli Qarai

And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.Saheeh International

17:75

إِذًۭا لَّأَذَقْنَٰكَ ضِعْفَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ وَضِعْفَ ٱلْمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيرًۭا ۝٧٥

Ithan laathaqnaka diAAfaalhayati wadiAAfa almamati thumma latajidu laka AAalayna naseera

and, in that case, We would have made you taste the double of the punishment of this life and the double of the chastisement after death, then you would not be able to find any helper for you against Us.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then We would have surely made you taste a double [punishment] in this life and a double [punishment] after death, and then you would have not found for yourself any helper against Us.Ali Quli Qarai

Then [if you had], We would have made you taste double [punishment in] life and double [after] death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper.Saheeh International

17:76

وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَإِذًۭا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا ۝٧٦

Wa-in kadoo layastafizzoonaka minaal-ardi liyukhrijooka minha wa-ithan layalbathoona khilafaka illa qaleela

Now that the Meccans have exhausted all their means to prevent you from calling the people to Islam, they surely were close to unsettle you from the land of Mecca so that they may expel you from it; and, in that case, O Muḥammad, I promise you that they will not tarry after you but a little—S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They were about to hound you out of the land, to expel you from it, but then they would not have stayed after you but a little.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, they were about to provoke [i.e., drive] you from the land [i.e., Makkah] to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.Saheeh International

17:77

سُنَّةَ مَن قَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا ۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحْوِيلًا ۝٧٧

Sunnata man qad arsalna qablaka minrusulina wala tajidu lisunnatina tahweela

this promise is Our norm for the sake of My messengers whom We have sent before you, and you will not find a change in Our norm.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

A precedent concerning those We have sent before you from among Our apostles, and you will not find any change in Our precedent.Ali Quli Qarai

[That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration.Saheeh International

17:78

أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَقُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ إِنَّ قُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًۭا ۝٧٨

Aqimi assalatalidulooki ashshamsi ila ghasaqi allayli waqur-anaalfajri inna qur-ana alfajri kana mashhooda

Perform the prayers at the declining of the sun (noon) till the darkness of the night, and the dawn recitation—surely the dawn recitation is witnessed by the angels of the night and the day.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Maintain the prayer [during the period] from the sun’s decline till the darkness of the night, and [observe particularly] the dawn recital. Indeed the dawn recital is attended [by angels].Ali Quli Qarai

Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur’ān [i.e., recitation] of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.Saheeh International

17:79

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِۦ نَافِلَةًۭ لَّكَ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًۭا مَّحْمُودًۭا ۝٧٩

Wamina allayli fatahajjad bihi nafilatanlaka AAasa an yabAAathaka rabbuka maqaman mahmooda

And during a part of the night, stay awake in the prayer, which is a supererogatory act for you; maybe your Lord will raise you to a laudable position.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And keep vigil for a part of the night, as a supererogatory [devotion] for you. It may be that your Lord will raise you to a praiseworthy station.Ali Quli Qarai

And from [part of] the night, pray with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān] as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.Saheeh International

17:80

وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِى مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍۢ وَأَخْرِجْنِى مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍۢ وَٱجْعَل لِّى مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَٰنًۭا نَّصِيرًۭا ۝٨٠

Waqul rabbi adkhilnee mudkhala sidqinwaakhrijnee mukhraja sidqin wajAAal lee minladunka sultanan naseera

Say in your prayers: “O My Lord! Admit me to an entrance in a goodly manner, and you take me out from an exit in a goodly manner, and grant me from Yourself a powerful helper.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And say, ‘My Lord! ‘Admit me with a worthy entrance, and bring me out with a worthy departure, and render me a favourable authority from Yourself.’Ali Quli Qarai

And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."Saheeh International

17:81

وَقُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْبَٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًۭا ۝٨١

Waqul jaa alhaqqu wazahaqa albatiluinna albatila kana zahooqa

Say, “Finally, the truth has come, and the falsehood has vanished; surely the falsehood is bound to vanish.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And say, ‘The truth has come, and falsehood has vanished. Indeed falsehood is bound to vanish.’Ali Quli Qarai

And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."Saheeh International

17:82

وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٌۭ وَرَحْمَةٌۭ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًۭا ۝٨٢

Wanunazzilu mina alqur-ani mahuwa shifaon warahmatun lilmu/mineena walayazeedu aththalimeena illakhasara

We send down the revelation of the Qur’ān which is a spiritual healing and a mercy for the believers, and it adds nothing to the unjust but loss.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We send down in the Quran that which is a cure and mercy for the faithful; and it increases the wrongdoers only in loss.Ali Quli Qarai

And We send down of the Qur’ān that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.Saheeh International

17:83

وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنََٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ ئَُوسًۭا ۝٨٣

Wa-itha anAAamna AAalaal-insani aAArada wanaa bijanibihiwa-itha massahu ashsharru kana yaoosa

When We bestow favours upon the human being, he turns away and remains aloof from Us; and when evil afflicts him, he becomes desperate.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When We bless man, he is disregardful and turns aside; but when an ill befalls him, he is despondent.Ali Quli Qarai

And when We bestow favor upon man [i.e., the disbeliever], he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.Saheeh International

17:84

قُلْ كُلٌّۭ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًۭا ۝٨٤

Qul kullun yaAAmalu AAala shakilatihifarabbukum aAAlamu biman huwa ahda sabeela

Say, “Every person acts according to his own disposition, but your Lord knows very well who is best guided to the right path.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his character. Your Lord knows best who is better guided with regard to the way.’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."Saheeh International

17:85

وَيَسَْٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّى وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا ۝٨٥

Wayas-aloonaka AAani arroohiquli arroohu min amri rabbee wama ooteetummina alAAilmi illa qaleela

O Muḥammad, they ask you about the soul; say, “The soul is from the command of my Lord. And you have not been given the knowledge but a little.” The soul is totally in the hands of Allāh;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They question you concerning the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is of the command of my Lord, and you have not been given of the knowledge except a few [of you].’Ali Quli Qarai

And they ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair [i.e., concern] of my Lord. And you [i.e., mankind] have not been given of knowledge except a little."Saheeh International

17:86

وَلَئِن شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِۦ عَلَيْنَا وَكِيلًا ۝٨٦

Wala-in shi/na lanathhabannabillathee awhayna ilayka thumma latajidu laka bihi AAalayna wakeela

if We had pleased, We certainly would have taken away the Qur’ān that We revealed upon your soul, and then you would not be able to find any protector for yourself against Us,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

If We wish, We would take away what We have revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself any defender against Us,Ali Quli Qarai

And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us.Saheeh International

17:87

إِلَّا رَحْمَةًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّ فَضْلَهُۥ كَانَ عَلَيْكَ كَبِيرًۭا ۝٨٧

Illa rahmatan min rabbika innafadlahu kana AAalayka kabeera

except by the mercy from your Lord. Surely His grace upon you is great.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

except a mercy from your Lord. Indeed His grace has been great upon you.Ali Quli Qarai

Except [We have left it with you] as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, His favor upon you has ever been great.Saheeh International

17:88

قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍۢ ظَهِيرًۭا ۝٨٨

Qul la-ini ijtamaAAati al-insu waljinnuAAala an ya/too bimithli hatha alqur-ani laya/toona bimithlihi walaw kana baAAduhum libaAAdinthaheera

O Muḥammad, if the Meccans think that you have forged the Qur’ān, then say: “Even if men and jinn get together to produce the like of this Qur’ān, they will never be able to produce a book like it, though some of them become helpers of others.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Should all humans and jinn rally to bring the like of this Quran, they will not bring its like, even if they assisted one another.’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur’ān, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants."Saheeh International

17:89

وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍۢ فَأَبَىٰٓ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورًۭا ۝٨٩

Walaqad sarrafna linnasifee hatha alqur-ani min kulli mathalin faabaaktharu annasi illa kufoora

We have certainly repeated every kind of example in this Qur’ān for the people, but most of the people have refused to do anything but deny the truth and be ungrateful.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We have certainly interspersed this Quran with every [kind of] parable for the people, but most people are only intent on ingratitude.Ali Quli Qarai

And We have certainly diversified for the people in this Qur’ān from every [kind of] example, but most of the people refused except disbelief.Saheeh International

17:90

وَقَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ تَفْجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ يَنۢبُوعًا ۝٩٠

Waqaloo lan nu/mina laka hattatafjura lana mina al-ardi yanbooAAa

The unbelievers of Mecca rejected the Qur’ān and demanded that the Prophet bring other miracles for his truth. They say: We will never believe in you until you cause a spring to gush forth from the barren land of Mecca for us;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They say, ‘We will not believe you until you make a spring gush forth for us from the ground.Ali Quli Qarai

And they say, "We will not believe you until you break open for us from the ground a springSaheeh International

17:91

أَوْ تَكُونَ لَكَ جَنَّةٌۭ مِّن نَّخِيلٍۢ وَعِنَبٍۢ فَتُفَجِّرَ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرَ خِلَٰلَهَا تَفْجِيرًا ۝٩١

Aw takoona laka jannatun min nakheelinwaAAinabin fatufajjira al-anhara khilalahatafjeera

or until you possess a garden of palms and grapes, and then in their midst you cause the rivers to gush forth flowingly;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Or until you have a garden of date palms and vines and you make streams gush through it.Ali Quli Qarai

Or [until] you have a garden of palm trees and grapes and make rivers gush forth within them in force [and abundance]Saheeh International

17:92

أَوْ تُسْقِطَ ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا أَوْ تَأْتِىَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ قَبِيلًا ۝٩٢

Aw tusqita assamaa kamazaAAamta AAalayna kisafan aw ta/tiya billahiwalmala-ikati qabeela

or until you make the heaven to fall upon us in pieces as you believe; or until you bring Allāh and the angels face to face to us;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Or until you cause the sky to fall in fragments upon us, just as you have averred. Or until you bring Allah and the angels [right] in front of us.Ali Quli Qarai

Or you make the heaven fall upon us in fragments as you have claimed or you bring Allāh and the angels before [us]Saheeh International

17:93

أَوْ يَكُونَ لَكَ بَيْتٌۭ مِّن زُخْرُفٍ أَوْ تَرْقَىٰ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَن نُّؤْمِنَ لِرُقِيِّكَ حَتَّىٰ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا كِتَٰبًۭا نَّقْرَؤُهُۥ ۗ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّى هَلْ كُنتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًۭا رَّسُولًۭا ۝٩٣

Aw yakoona laka baytun min zukhrufin aw tarqafee assama-i walan nu/mina liruqiyyika hattatunazzila AAalayna kitaban naqraohu qul subhanarabbee hal kuntu illa basharan rasoola

or until you have a house made of gold; or until you ascend to heaven, and we will never believe in your ascending to heaven unless you bring down to us a book which we may read. O Muḥammad, say, “Glory be to my Lord! Am I anything but a human being who has been sent as a messenger?” (Being a human being, how can I do such things? And being a messenger of Allāh, how can I bring any sign without His permission?)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Or until you have a house of gold, or you ascend into the sky. And we will not believe your ascension until you bring down for us a book that we may read.’ Say, ‘Immaculate is my Lord! Am I anything but a human apostle?!’Ali Quli Qarai

Or you have a house of ornament [i.e., gold] or you ascend into the sky. And [even then], we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book we may read." Say, "Exalted is my Lord! Was I ever but a human messenger?"Saheeh International

17:94

وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرًۭا رَّسُولًۭا ۝٩٤

Wama manaAAa annasa anyu/minoo ith jaahumu alhuda illa an qalooabaAAatha Allahu basharan rasoola

Nothing prevented the people of Mecca from believing in Muḥammad when the guidance came to them except the amazement they expressed by saying, “What! Has Allāh raised a human being among us as a messenger?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Nothing has kept these people from believing when guidance came to them, but their saying, ‘Has Allah sent a human as an apostle?!’Ali Quli Qarai

And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allāh sent a human messenger?"Saheeh International

17:95

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌۭ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَلَكًۭا رَّسُولًۭا ۝٩٥

Qul law kana fee al-ardi mala-ikatunyamshoona mutma-inneena lanazzalna AAalayhim mina assama-imalakan rasoola

O Muḥammad, say to them, “If there had been on the earth angels walking peacefully, We would certainly have sent down from the heaven, an angel as a messenger upon them, just as We sent a human as a messenger for you.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Had there been angels in the earth, walking around and residing [in it like humans do], We would have sent down to them an angel from the heaven as apostle.’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger."Saheeh International

17:96

قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًۢا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًۭا ۝٩٦

Qul kafa billahishaheedan baynee wabaynakum innahu kana biAAibadihikhabeeran baseera

Say, “Allāh is sufficient as a witness between me and you; He is Well-Aware of and sees His servants.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Allah suffices as witness between me and you. Indeed He is well aware His servants and a keen observer.’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "Sufficient is Allāh as Witness between me and you. Indeed He is ever, concerning His servants, Aware and Seeing."Saheeh International

17:97

وَمَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِۦ ۖ وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ عُمْيًۭا وَبُكْمًۭا وَصُمًّۭا ۖ مَّأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتْ زِدْنَٰهُمْ سَعِيرًۭا ۝٩٧

Waman yahdi Allahu fahuwa almuhtadiwaman yudlil falan tajida lahum awliyaa min doonihiwanahshuruhum yawma alqiyamati AAalawujoohihim AAumyan wabukman wasumman ma/wahumjahannamu kullama khabat zidnahum saAAeera

Whomsoever Allāh guides, he is indeed guided aright; and whomsoever He ‘leads’ astray, then you, O Muḥammad, will not find guardians for them other than Him. On the day of resurrection, We shall gather them together while they will be lying upon their faces, blind, dumb and deaf—their final abode is the Hell; whenever its fire dies, We will add for them the blazing flames.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whomever Allah guides is rightly guided, and whomever He leads astray—you will never for find them any guardians besides Him. On the Day of Resurrection, We shall muster them [scrambling] on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf. Their refuge shall be hell. Whenever it subsides, We shall intensify the blaze for them.Ali Quli Qarai

And whoever Allāh guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides, We increase [for] them blazing fire.Saheeh International

17:98

ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًۭا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًۭا جَدِيدًا ۝٩٨

Thalika jazaohum bi-annahumkafaroo bi-ayatina waqaloo a-ithakunna AAithaman warufatana-inna lamabAAoothoona khalqan jadeeda

That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our signs and said, “What! O Muḥammad, you say that when we shall become bones and broken pieces, then shall we really be raised as a new creation?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

That is their requital because they defied Our signs and said, ‘What, when we have become bones and dust, shall we really be raised in a new creation?’Ali Quli Qarai

That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our verses and said, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected [in] a new creation?"Saheeh International

17:99

۞ أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ أَجَلًۭا لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ فَأَبَى ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِلَّا كُفُورًۭا ۝٩٩

Awa lam yaraw anna Allaha allatheekhalaqa assamawati wal-ardaqadirun AAala an yakhluqa mithlahum wajaAAala lahumajalan la rayba feehi faaba aththalimoonailla kufoora

Have they not considered that the Allāh who has created the heavens and the earth is indeed capable of creating the like of them? One sign of His irrefutable power is that He has appointed for them a term of death in which there is no doubt; but still the unjust have refused to do anything except deny the truth.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and the earth, is able to create the like of them? He has appointed for them a term, in which there is no doubt; yet the wrongdoers are only intent on ingratitude.Ali Quli Qarai

Do they not see that Allāh, who created the heavens and earth, is [the one] Able to create the likes of them? And He has appointed for them a term, about which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers refuse except disbelief.Saheeh International

17:100

قُل لَّوْ أَنتُمْ تَمْلِكُونَ خَزَآئِنَ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّىٓ إِذًۭا لَّأَمْسَكْتُمْ خَشْيَةَ ٱلْإِنفَاقِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ قَتُورًۭا ۝١٠٠

Qul law antum tamlikoona khaza-inarahmati rabbee ithan laamsaktum khashyata al-infaqiwakana al-insanu qatoora

Say, “If you possess the treasures of my Lord's mercy, then you would surely have withheld them for fear of expending; indeed, the human being is indeed very niggardly.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Even if you possessed the treasuries of my Lord’s mercy, you would withhold them for the fear of being spent, and man is very niggardly.’Ali Quli Qarai

Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy.Saheeh International

17:101

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ تِسْعَ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ ۖ فَسَْٔلْ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِذْ جَآءَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُۥ فِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّى لَأَظُنُّكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ مَسْحُورًۭا ۝١٠١

Walaqad atayna moosatisAAa ayatin bayyinatin fas-albanee isra-eela ith jaahum faqalalahu firAAawnu innee laathunnuka ya moosamashoora

O Muḥammad, the Meccans are not different from Fir‘awn and his followers, who reacted to Mūsā in exactly the same way. Just as We gave the Qur’ān to you, likewise We gave to Mūsā nine clear signs—the staff, the illuminant hand, the flood, the locust, the louse, the frogs, the blood, etc. So go and ask the Children of Israel about the reaction of Fir‘awn; you will come to know that he said the same thing which the Meccans say about you: When Mūsā came to them, Fir‘awn said to him, “I surely think that you, O Mūsā, are bewitched.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We gave Moses nine manifest signs. So ask the Children of Israel. When he came to them, Pharaoh said to him, ‘O Moses, indeed I think you are bewitched.’Ali Quli Qarai

And We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are affected by magic."Saheeh International

17:102

قَالَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَآ أَنزَلَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ بَصَآئِرَ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّكَ يَٰفِرْعَوْنُ مَثْبُورًۭا ۝١٠٢

Qala laqad AAalimta ma anzalahaola-i illa rabbu assamawatiwal-ardi basa-ira wa-innee laathunnukaya firAAawnu mathboora

Mūsā said to Fir‘awn, “You surely know that no one has sent these signs but the Lord of the heavens and the earth as clear proofs, and I surely think that you, O Fir‘awn, are bound to perish.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘You certainly know that no one has sent these [signs] except the Lord of the heavens and the earth, as eye-openers, and I, O Pharaoh, indeed think you are doomed.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Moses] said, "You have already known that none has sent down these [signs] except the Lord of the heavens and the earth as evidence, and indeed I think, O Pharaoh, that you are destroyed."Saheeh International

17:103

فَأَرَادَ أَن يَسْتَفِزَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ جَمِيعًۭا ۝١٠٣

Faarada an yastafizzahum mina al-ardifaaghraqnahu waman maAAahu jameeAAa

Then Fir‘awn decided to unsettle the Israelites from the land of Egypt; therefore, We drowned him and those who were with him altogether.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He desired to exterminate them from the land, so We drowned him and all those who were with him.Ali Quli Qarai

So he intended to drive them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together.Saheeh International

17:104

وَقُلْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ لِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًۭا ۝١٠٤

Waqulna min baAAdihi libanee isra-eelaoskunoo al-arda fa-itha jaa waAAdu al-akhiratiji/na bikum lafeefa

And thereafter, We said to the Children of Israel, “Dwell in the land of Palestine; and when the time for the fulfillment of the final promise comes, We shall bring you all assembled for judgement.” (Similarly, the Meccans have decided to kill you, but We will surely deliver you and settle you in a favourable land.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

After him We said to the Children of Israel, ‘Take up residence in the land, and when the occasion of the other [promise] comes, We shall gather you in mixed company.’Ali Quli Qarai

And We said after him [i.e., Pharaoh] to the Children of Israel, "Dwell in the land, and when there comes the promise [i.e., appointment] of the Hereafter, We will bring you forth in [one] gathering."Saheeh International

17:105

وَبِٱلْحَقِّ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ وَبِٱلْحَقِّ نَزَلَ ۗ وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًۭا وَنَذِيرًۭا ۝١٠٥

Wabilhaqqi anzalnahuwabilhaqqi nazala wama arsalnaka illamubashshiran wanatheera

So, O Muḥammad, do not grieve over what the Meccans say about you because We have revealed the Qur’ān with the truth, and it has indeed come down with the truth. As for yourself, We have not sent you except as a bearer of good tidings and as a warner of Allāh’s punishment.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

With the truth did We send it down, and with the truth did it descend, and We did not send you except as a bearer of good news and as a warner.Ali Quli Qarai

And with the truth We have sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down, and with the truth it has descended. And We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.Saheeh International

17:106

وَقُرْءَانًۭا فَرَقْنَٰهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ مُكْثٍۢ وَنَزَّلْنَٰهُ تَنزِيلًۭا ۝١٠٦

Waqur-anan faraqnahulitaqraahu AAala annasi AAalamukthin wanazzalnahu tanzeela

And We have divided the revelation of the Qur’ān so that you may recite it to the people gradually—We have indeed revealed it gradually.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We have sent the Quran in [discrete] parts so that you may recite it for the people a little at a time, and We have sent it down piecemeal.Ali Quli Qarai

And [it is] a Qur’ān which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively.Saheeh International

17:107

قُلْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَوْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦٓ إِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ يَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًۭا ۝١٠٧

Qul aminoo bihi aw latu/minoo inna allatheena ootoo alAAilma min qablihi ithayutla AAalayhim yakhirroona lil-athqanisujjada

O Muḥammad, say to the unbelievers, “Whether you believe in the Qur’ān or do not believe in it, it will not harm me in any way. But you should know that those who were given knowledge before Islam—when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostrationS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Whether you believe in it, or do not believe in it, indeed when it is recited to those who were given knowledge before it, they fall down in prostration on their faces,Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "Believe in it or do not believe." Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration,Saheeh International

17:108

وَيَقُولُونَ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِن كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولًۭا ۝١٠٨

Wayaqooloona subhana rabbinain kana waAAdu rabbina lamafAAoola

and they say, “Glory be to our Lord! The promise of our Lord about the resurrection will surely be fulfilled.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and say, ‘‘Immaculate is our Lord! Indeed Our Lord’s promise is bound to be fulfilled.’’Ali Quli Qarai

And they say, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled."Saheeh International

17:109

وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًۭا ۩ ۝١٠٩

Wayakhirroona lil-athqaniyabkoona wayazeeduhum khushooAAa

﴿They used to fall on their faces weeping, and the Qur’ān increased them in humility before Allāh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Weeping, they fall down on their faces, and it increases them in humility.’Ali Quli Qarai

And they fall upon their faces weeping, and it [i.e., the Qur’ān] increases them in humble submission.Saheeh International

17:110

قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ أَوِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ ۖ أَيًّۭا مَّا تَدْعُوا۟ فَلَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَٱبْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًۭا ۝١١٠

Quli odAAoo Allaha awi odAAoo arrahmanaayyan ma tadAAoo falahu al-asmao alhusnawala tajhar bisalatika wala tukhafitbiha wabtaghi bayna thalika sabeela

Say, “Call upon Allāh or call upon the Beneficent God—whichever name you call upon is the same because He has beautiful names.” And do not be always loud in your prayers, nor be always silent in them, but seek a way between these two extremes—be loud in some and silent in others.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Invoke ‘‘Allah’’ or invoke ‘‘the All-beneficent.’’ Whichever [of His Names] you may invoke, to Him belong the Best Names.’ Be neither loud in your prayer, nor murmur it, but follow a middle course between these,Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "Call upon Allāh or call upon the Most Merciful [ar-Raḥmān]. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names." And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietly but seek between that an [intermediate] way.Saheeh International

17:111

وَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًۭا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌۭ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلِىٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلذُّلِّ ۖ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًۢا ۝١١١

Waquli alhamdu lillahi allatheelam yattakhith waladan walam yakun lahu shareekun feealmulki walam yakun lahu waliyyun mina aththulliwakabbirhu takbeera

Say, “All praise be to Allāh who has not taken unto Himself a son, neither has He any partner in the Kingdom, nor has He any helper out of humility, and proclaim His greatness increasingly.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, who has neither taken any son, nor has He any partner in sovereignty, nor has He any wali out of weakness,’ and magnify Him with a magnification [worthy of Him].Ali Quli Qarai

And say, "Praise to Allāh, who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification."Saheeh International