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17. Surah Al-Isra

The Night Journey

Read and listen to the full Surah Al-Isra (Chapter 17), consisting of 111 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 15), it includes complete Arabic text with diacritics, translations, tafsirs, word-by-word meaning, and audio by Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdul Basit and other reciters.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
17:78
اقم الصلاة لدلوك الشمس الى غسق الليل وقران الفجر ان قران الفجر كان مشهودا ٧٨
أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَقُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ إِنَّ قُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًۭا ٧٨
أَقِمِ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
لِدُلُوكِ
ٱلشَّمۡسِ
إِلَىٰ
غَسَقِ
ٱلَّيۡلِ
وَقُرۡءَانَ
ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ
إِنَّ
قُرۡءَانَ
ٱلۡفَجۡرِ
كَانَ
مَشۡهُودٗا
٧٨
Observe the prayer from the decline of the sun until the darkness of the night and the dawn prayer, for certainly the dawn prayer is witnessed ˹by angels˺.1
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17:79
ومن الليل فتهجد به نافلة لك عسى ان يبعثك ربك مقاما محمودا ٧٩
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِۦ نَافِلَةًۭ لَّكَ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًۭا مَّحْمُودًۭا ٧٩
وَمِنَ
ٱلَّيۡلِ
فَتَهَجَّدۡ
بِهِۦ
نَافِلَةٗ
لَّكَ
عَسَىٰٓ
أَن
يَبۡعَثَكَ
رَبُّكَ
مَقَامٗا
مَّحۡمُودٗا
٧٩
And rise at ˹the last˺ part of the night, offering additional prayers, so your Lord may raise you to a station of praise.1
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17:80
وقل رب ادخلني مدخل صدق واخرجني مخرج صدق واجعل لي من لدنك سلطانا نصيرا ٨٠
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِى مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍۢ وَأَخْرِجْنِى مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍۢ وَٱجْعَل لِّى مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَـٰنًۭا نَّصِيرًۭا ٨٠
وَقُل
رَّبِّ
أَدۡخِلۡنِي
مُدۡخَلَ
صِدۡقٖ
وَأَخۡرِجۡنِي
مُخۡرَجَ
صِدۡقٖ
وَٱجۡعَل
لِّي
مِن
لَّدُنكَ
سُلۡطَٰنٗا
نَّصِيرٗا
٨٠
And say, “My Lord! Grant me an honourable entrance and an honourable exit1 and give me a supporting authority from Yourself.”
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17:81
وقل جاء الحق وزهق الباطل ان الباطل كان زهوقا ٨١
وَقُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْبَـٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًۭا ٨١
وَقُلۡ
جَآءَ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
وَزَهَقَ
ٱلۡبَٰطِلُۚ
إِنَّ
ٱلۡبَٰطِلَ
كَانَ
زَهُوقٗا
٨١
And declare, “The truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Indeed, falsehood is bound to vanish.”
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17:82
وننزل من القران ما هو شفاء ورحمة للمومنين ولا يزيد الظالمين الا خسارا ٨٢
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٌۭ وَرَحْمَةٌۭ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًۭا ٨٢
وَنُنَزِّلُ
مِنَ
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ
مَا
هُوَ
شِفَآءٞ
وَرَحۡمَةٞ
لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
وَلَا
يَزِيدُ
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
إِلَّا
خَسَارٗا
٨٢
We send down the Quran as a healing and mercy for the believers, but it only increases the wrongdoers in loss.
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17:83
واذا انعمنا على الانسان اعرض وناى بجانبه واذا مسه الشر كان ييوسا ٨٣
وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسًۭا ٨٣
وَإِذَآ
أَنۡعَمۡنَا
عَلَى
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِ
أَعۡرَضَ
وَنَـَٔا
بِجَانِبِهِۦ
وَإِذَا
مَسَّهُ
ٱلشَّرُّ
كَانَ
يَـُٔوسٗا
٨٣
When We grant people Our favours, they turn away, acting arrogantly. But when touched with evil, they lose all hope.
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17:84
قل كل يعمل على شاكلته فربكم اعلم بمن هو اهدى سبيلا ٨٤
قُلْ كُلٌّۭ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًۭا ٨٤
قُلۡ
كُلّٞ
يَعۡمَلُ
عَلَىٰ
شَاكِلَتِهِۦ
فَرَبُّكُمۡ
أَعۡلَمُ
بِمَنۡ
هُوَ
أَهۡدَىٰ
سَبِيلٗا
٨٤
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Everyone acts in their own way. But your Lord knows best whose way is rightly guided.”
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17:85
ويسالونك عن الروح قل الروح من امر ربي وما اوتيتم من العلم الا قليلا ٨٥
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّى وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا ٨٥
وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ
عَنِ
ٱلرُّوحِۖ
قُلِ
ٱلرُّوحُ
مِنۡ
أَمۡرِ
رَبِّي
وَمَآ
أُوتِيتُم
مِّنَ
ٱلۡعِلۡمِ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗا
٨٥
They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the spirit. Say, “Its nature is known only to my Lord, and you ˹O humanity˺ have been given but little knowledge.”
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17:86
ولين شينا لنذهبن بالذي اوحينا اليك ثم لا تجد لك به علينا وكيلا ٨٦
وَلَئِن شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِۦ عَلَيْنَا وَكِيلًا ٨٦
وَلَئِن
شِئۡنَا
لَنَذۡهَبَنَّ
بِٱلَّذِيٓ
أَوۡحَيۡنَآ
إِلَيۡكَ
ثُمَّ
لَا
تَجِدُ
لَكَ
بِهِۦ
عَلَيۡنَا
وَكِيلًا
٨٦
If We willed, We could have certainly taken away what We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺—then you would find none to guarantee its return from Us—
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17:87
الا رحمة من ربك ان فضله كان عليك كبيرا ٨٧
إِلَّا رَحْمَةًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّ فَضْلَهُۥ كَانَ عَلَيْكَ كَبِيرًۭا ٨٧
إِلَّا
رَحۡمَةٗ
مِّن
رَّبِّكَۚ
إِنَّ
فَضۡلَهُۥ
كَانَ
عَلَيۡكَ
كَبِيرٗا
٨٧
had it not been for the mercy of your Lord. Indeed, His favour upon you is immense.
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