Quran 17:74 — Al-Israa, verse 74
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If We had not made you stand firm, you would almost have inclined a little towards them.
وَلَوْلَا أَنْ ثَبَّتْنَاكَ لَقَدْ كِدْتَ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا قَلِيلًا
walawlā an thabbatnāka laqad kidtta tarkanu ilayhim shayan qalīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and had We not confirmed thee, surely thou wert near to inclining unto them a very little;
- Muhammad Asad
- And 'had We not made thee firm [in faith], thou might have inclined to them a. little
- Sahih International
- And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَوْلَآwalawlā | And if not | — |
| 2 | أَنan | [that] | — |
| 3 | ثَبَّتْنَـٰكَthabbatnāka | We (had) strengthened you | ثبت |
| 4 | لَقَدْlaqad | certainly | — |
| 5 | كِدتَّkidtta | you almost | كود |
| 6 | تَرْكَنُtarkanu | (would) have inclined | ركن |
| 7 | إِلَيْهِمْilayhim | to them | — |
| 8 | شَيْـًۭٔاshayan | (in) something | شيأ |
| 9 | قَلِيلًاqalīlan | a little | قلل |