Quran 17:107 — Al-Israa, verse 107
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say, ‘Whether you believe it or not, those who were given knowledge earlier fall down on their faces when it is recited to them,
قُلْ آمِنُوا بِهِ أَوْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوا ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ إِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ يَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا
qul āminū bihi aw lā tu'minū inna alladhīna ūtū l-ʿil'ma min qablihi idhā yut'lā ʿalayhim yakhirrūna lil'adhqāni sujjadan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'Believe in it, or believe not; those who were given the knowledge before it when it is recited to them, fall down upon their faces prostrating,
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: "Believe in it or do not believe." Behold, those who are already endowed with [innate] knowledge fall down upon their faces in prostration as soon as this [divine writ] is conveyed unto them,
- Sahih International
- Say, "Believe in it or do not believe." Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | ءَامِنُوا۟āminū | Believe | أمن |
| 3 | بِهِۦٓbihi | in it | — |
| 4 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 5 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 6 | تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ ۚtu'minū | believe | أمن |
| 7 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 8 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 9 | أُوتُوا۟ūtū | were given | أتي |
| 10 | ٱلْعِلْمَl-ʿil'ma | the knowledge | علم |
| 11 | مِنmin | before it | — |
| 12 | قَبْلِهِۦٓqablihi | before it | قبل |
| 13 | إِذَاidhā | when | — |
| 14 | يُتْلَىٰyut'lā | it is recited | تلو |
| 15 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | to them | — |
| 16 | يَخِرُّونَyakhirrūna | they fall | خرر |
| 17 | لِلْأَذْقَانِlil'adhqāni | on their faces | ذقن |
| 18 | سُجَّدًۭاsujjadan | (in) prostration | سجد |