Quran 17:109 — Al-Israa, verse 109
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They fall down on their faces, weeping, and [the Quran] increases their humility.’
وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا
wayakhirrūna lil'adhqāni yabkūna wayazīduhum khushūʿan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And they fall down upon their faces weeping; and it increases them in humility.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And so they fall down upon their faces, weeping, and [their consciousness of God's grace] increases their humility.
- Sahih International
- And they fall upon their faces weeping, and it [i.e., the Qur’ān] increases them in humble submission.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَخِرُّونَwayakhirrūna | And they fall | خرر |
| 2 | لِلْأَذْقَانِlil'adhqāni | on their faces | ذقن |
| 3 | يَبْكُونَyabkūna | weeping | بكي |
| 4 | وَيَزِيدُهُمْwayazīduhum | and it increases them | زيد |
| 5 | خُشُوعًۭا ۩khushūʿan | (in) humility | خشع |