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Verse (17:56) - English Translation

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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 56th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey)

Sahih International: Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]."

Pickthall: Say: Cry unto those (saints and angels) whom ye assume (to be gods) beside Him, yet they have no power to rid you of misfortune nor to change.

Yusuf Ali: Say: "Call on those - besides Him - whom ye fancy: they have neither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them."

Shakir: Say: Call on those whom you assert besides Him, so they shall not control the removal of distress from you nor (its) transference.

Muhammad Sarwar: (Muhammad), tell them, "Seek help from those whom you consider equal to God. They are not able to remove or change your hardships".

Mohsin Khan: Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Call unto those besides Him whom you pretend [to be gods like angels, Iesa (Jesus), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.]. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift it from you to another person."

Arberry: Say: 'Call on those you asserted apart from Him; they have no power to remove affliction from you, or to transfer it.

See Also

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