Quran 17:90 — Al-Israa, verse 90
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They say, ‘We will not believe for you [Muhammad] until you make a spring gush out of the ground for us;
وَقَالُوا لَنْ نُؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ تَفْجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَنْبُوعًا
waqālū lan nu'mina laka ḥattā tafjura lanā mina l-arḍi yanbūʿan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They say, 'We will not believe thee till thou makest a spring to gush forth from the earth for us,
- Muhammad Asad
- and so they say: "[O Muhammad,] we shall not believe thee till thou cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth,
- Sahih International
- And they say, "We will not believe you until you break open for us from the ground a spring
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالُوا۟waqālū | And they say | قول |
| 2 | لَنlan | Never | — |
| 3 | نُّؤْمِنَnu'mina | we will believe | أمن |
| 4 | لَكَlaka | in you | — |
| 5 | حَتَّىٰḥattā | until | — |
| 6 | تَفْجُرَtafjura | you cause to gush forth | فجر |
| 7 | لَنَاlanā | for us | — |
| 8 | مِنَmina | from | — |
| 9 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 10 | يَنۢبُوعًاyanbūʿan | a spring | نبع |