Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 6 (17:6)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَٰكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ أَكْثَرَ …

Quran 17:6 is ayah 6 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 282 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:6
ثُمَّرَدَدْنَالَكُمُٱلْكَرَّةَعَلَيْهِمْوَأَمْدَدْنَٰكُمبِأَمْوَٰلٍوَبَنِينَوَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْأَكْثَرَنَفِيرًا٦
thumma radadnā lakumu l-karata ʿalayhim wa-amdadnākum bi-amwālin wabanīna wajaʿalnākum akthara nafīran

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.(6)

Word by word

  1. ثُمَّthummaThen
  2. رَدَدْنَاradadnāWe gave back
  3. لَكُمُlakumuto you
  4. ٱلْكَرَّةَl-karatathe return victory
  5. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimover them
  6. وَأَمْدَدْنَٰكُمwa-amdadnākumAnd We reinforced you
  7. بِأَمْوَٰلٍbi-amwālinwith the wealth
  8. وَبَنِينَwabanīnaand sons
  9. وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْwajaʿalnākumand made you
  10. أَكْثَرَaktharamore
  11. نَفِيرًاnafīrannumerous

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