Quran 17:52 — Al-Israa, verse 52
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
it will be the Day when He calls you, and you answer by praising Him, and you think you have stayed [on earth] only a little while.’
يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِنْ لَبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
yawma yadʿūkum fatastajībūna biḥamdihi wataẓunnūna in labith'tum illā qalīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- on the day when He will call you, and you will answer praising Him, and you will think you have but tarried a little.'
- Muhammad Asad
- on a Day when He will call you, and you will answer by praising Him, thinking all the while that you have tarried [on earth] but a little while."
- Sahih International
- On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَوْمَyawma | (On) the Day | يوم |
| 2 | يَدْعُوكُمْyadʿūkum | He will call you | دعو |
| 3 | فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَfatastajībūna | and you will respond | جوب |
| 4 | بِحَمْدِهِۦbiḥamdihi | with His Praise | حمد |
| 5 | وَتَظُنُّونَwataẓunnūna | and you will think | ظنن |
| 6 | إِنin | not | — |
| 7 | لَّبِثْتُمْlabith'tum | you had remained | لبث |
| 8 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 9 | قَلِيلًۭاqalīlan | a little (while) | قلل |