Quran 17:85 — Al-Israa, verse 85
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[Prophet], they ask you about the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is part of my Lord’s domain. You have only been given a little knowledge.’
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
wayasalūnaka ʿani l-rūḥi quli l-rūḥu min amri rabbī wamā ūtītum mina l-ʿil'mi illā qalīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They will question thee concerning the Spirit. Say: 'The Spirit is of the bidding of my Lord. You have been given of knowledge nothing except a little.'
- Muhammad Asad
- AND THEY will ask thee about [the nature of] divine inspiration. Say: "This inspiration [comes] at my Sustainer's behest; and [you cannot understand its nature, O men, since] you have been granted very little of [real] knowledge."
- Sahih International
- And they ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair [i.e., concern] of my Lord. And you [i.e., mankind] have not been given of knowledge except a little."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَwayasalūnaka | And they ask you | سأل |
| 2 | عَنِʿani | concerning | — |
| 3 | ٱلرُّوحِ ۖl-rūḥi | the soul | روح |
| 4 | قُلِquli | Say | قول |
| 5 | ٱلرُّوحُl-rūḥu | The soul | روح |
| 6 | مِنْmin | (is) of | — |
| 7 | أَمْرِamri | (the) affair | أمر |
| 8 | رَبِّىrabbī | (of) my Lord | ربب |
| 9 | وَمَآwamā | And not | — |
| 10 | أُوتِيتُمūtītum | you have been given | أتي |
| 11 | مِّنَmina | of | — |
| 12 | ٱلْعِلْمِl-ʿil'mi | the knowledge | علم |
| 13 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 14 | قَلِيلًۭاqalīlan | a little | قلل |