Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 74 (17:74)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

وَلَوْلَآ أَن ثَبَّتْنَٰكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَئًْا قَلِيلًا

Quran 17:74 is ayah 74 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 289 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:74
وَلَوْلَآأَنثَبَّتْنَٰكَلَقَدْكِدتَّتَرْكَنُإِلَيْهِمْشَئًْاقَلِيلًا٧٤
walawlā an thabbatnāka laqad kidtta tarkanu ilayhim shayan qalīlan

And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.(74)

Word by word

  1. وَلَوْلَآwalawlāAnd if not
  2. أَنan[that]
  3. ثَبَّتْنَٰكَthabbatnākaWe (had) strengthened you
  4. لَقَدْlaqadcertainly
  5. كِدتَّkidttayou almost
  6. تَرْكَنُtarkanu(would) have inclined
  7. إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them
  8. شَئًْاshayan(in) something
  9. قَلِيلًاqalīlana little

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