Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 51 (17:51)

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أَوْ خَلْقًا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِى صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَا ۖ قُلِ ٱلَّذِى …

Quran 17:51 is ayah 51 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 287 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:51
أَوْخَلْقًامِّمَّايَكْبُرُفِىصُدُورِكُمْ ۚفَسَيَقُولُونَمَنيُعِيدُنَا ۖقُلِٱلَّذِىفَطَرَكُمْأَوَّلَمَرَّةٍ ۚفَسَيُنْغِضُونَإِلَيْكَرُءُوسَهُمْوَيَقُولُونَمَتَىٰهُوَ ۖقُلْعَسَىٰٓأَنيَكُونَقَرِيبًا٥١
aw khalqan mimmā yakburu fī ṣudūrikum fasayaqūlūna man yuʿīdunā quli alladhī faṭarakum awwala marratin fasayun'ghiḍūna ilayka ruūsahum wayaqūlūna matā huwa qul ʿasā an yakūna qarīban

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 -(51)

Word by word

  1. أَوْawOr
  2. خَلْقًاkhalqana creation
  3. مِّمَّاmimmāof what
  4. يَكْبُرُyakburu(is) great
  5. فِىfīin
  6. صُدُورِكُمْ ۚṣudūrikumyour breasts
  7. فَسَيَقُولُونَfasayaqūlūnaThen they will say
  8. مَنmanWho
  9. يُعِيدُنَا ۖyuʿīdunāwill restore us
  10. قُلِquliSay
  11. ٱلَّذِىalladhīHe Who
  12. فَطَرَكُمْfaṭarakumcreated you
  13. أَوَّلَawwala(the) first
  14. مَرَّةٍ ۚmarratintime
  15. فَسَيُنْغِضُونَfasayun'ghiḍūnaThen they will shake
  16. إِلَيْكَilaykaat you
  17. رُءُوسَهُمْruūsahumtheir heads
  18. وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they say
  19. مَتَىٰmatāWhen (will)
  20. هُوَ ۖhuwait (be)
  21. قُلْqulSay
  22. عَسَىٰٓʿasāPerhaps
  23. أَنanthat
  24. يَكُونَyakūna(it) will be
  25. قَرِيبًاqarībansoon

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