Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 64 (17:64)

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وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِم بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ …

Quran 17:64 is ayah 64 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 288 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:64
وَٱسْتَفْزِزْمَنِٱسْتَطَعْتَمِنْهُمبِصَوْتِكَوَأَجْلِبْعَلَيْهِمبِخَيْلِكَوَرَجِلِكَوَشَارِكْهُمْفِىٱلْأَمْوَٰلِوَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِوَعِدْهُمْ ۚوَمَايَعِدُهُمُٱلشَّيْطَٰنُإِلَّاغُرُورًا٦٤
wa-is'tafziz mani is'taṭaʿta min'hum biṣawtika wa-ajlib ʿalayhim bikhaylika warajilika washārik'hum fī l-amwāli wal-awlādi waʿid'hum wamā yaʿiduhumu l-shayṭānu illā ghurūran

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.(64)

Word by word

  1. وَٱسْتَفْزِزْwa-is'tafzizAnd incite
  2. مَنِmaniwhoever
  3. ٱسْتَطَعْتَis'taṭaʿtayou can
  4. مِنْهُمmin'humamong them
  5. بِصَوْتِكَbiṣawtikawith your voice
  6. وَأَجْلِبْwa-ajliband assault
  7. عَلَيْهِمʿalayhim[on] them
  8. بِخَيْلِكَbikhaylikawith your cavalry
  9. وَرَجِلِكَwarajilikaand infantry
  10. وَشَارِكْهُمْwashārik'humand be a partner
  11. فِىfīin
  12. ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِl-amwālithe wealth
  13. وَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِwal-awlādiand the children
  14. وَعِدْهُمْ ۚwaʿid'humand promise them
  15. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  16. يَعِدُهُمُyaʿiduhumupromises them
  17. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
  18. إِلَّاillāexcept
  19. غُرُورًاghurūrandelusion

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