Quran 17:86 — Al-Israa, verse 86
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If We pleased, We could take away what We have revealed to you- then you would find no one to plead for you against Us-
وَلَئِنْ شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا وَكِيلًا
wala-in shi'nā lanadhhabanna bi-alladhī awḥaynā ilayka thumma lā tajidu laka bihi ʿalaynā wakīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- If We willed, We could take away that We have revealed to thee, then thou wouldst find none thereover to guard thee against Us,
- Muhammad Asad
- And if We so willed, We could indeed take away whatever We have revealed unto thee, and in that [state of need] thou wouldst find none to plead in thy behalf before Us.
- Sahih International
- And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَئِنwala-in | And if | — |
| 2 | شِئْنَاshi'nā | We willed | شيأ |
| 3 | لَنَذْهَبَنَّlanadhhabanna | We (would) have surely taken away | ذهب |
| 4 | بِٱلَّذِىٓbi-alladhī | that which | — |
| 5 | أَوْحَيْنَآawḥaynā | We have revealed | وحي |
| 6 | إِلَيْكَilayka | to you | — |
| 7 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 8 | لَاlā | not | — |
| 9 | تَجِدُtajidu | you would find | وجد |
| 10 | لَكَlaka | for you | — |
| 11 | بِهِۦbihi | concerning it | — |
| 12 | عَلَيْنَاʿalaynā | against Us | — |
| 13 | وَكِيلًاwakīlan | any advocate | وكل |