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Surah Al-Isra, Verse 69

سورة الإسراء، الآية ٦٩

17:69 Juz 15 Hizb 29 Page 289 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 17:69

أَمْ أَمِنتُمْ أَن يُعِيدَكُمْ فِيهِ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفًا مِّنَ ٱلرِّيحِ فَيُغْرِقَكُم بِمَا كَفَرْتُمْ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهِۦ تَبِيعًا ۝٦٩

Transliteration

am amintum an yuʿīdakum fīhi tāratan ukh'rā fayur'sila ʿalaykum qāṣifan mina l-rīḥi fayugh'riqakum bimā kafartum thumma lā tajidū lakum ʿalaynā bihi tabīʿan

Translation

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back into it [i.e., the sea] another time and send upon you a hurricane of wind and drown you for what you denied?762 Then you would not find for yourselves against Us an avenger.763

Notes

[762] Or "for your disbelief."
[763] Or "someone to demand restitution."

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Tafsir of verse 69

Al-Mukhtasar

Or do you feel secure that Allah will not return you to sea a second time, then send a strong wind upon you, drowning you due to your being ungrateful for Allah’s blessings after He saved you the first time, then you will not find any claimant against Him for what He did to you and to defend you?

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Other translations of verse 69

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back [to sea] once again, and send upon you a violent storm to drown you on account of your disbelief? Thereupon you will find none to help you against Us63.

Notes

[63] To demand restitution.

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back a second time to sea and send against you a hurricane of wind and drown you because of your disbelief? Then you will not find any avenger therein against Us.

Or feel ye secure that He will not return you to that (plight) a second time, and send against you a hurricane of wind and drown you for your thanklessness, and then ye will not find therein that ye have any avenger against Us?

Or do ye feel secure that He will not send you back a second time to sea and send against you a heavy gale to drown you because of your ingratitude, so that ye find no helper. Therein against Us?

Or, do you feel secure that He will (not) take you back into it another time, then send on you a fierce gale and thus drown you on account of your ungratefulness? Then you shall not find any aider against Us in the matter.

Or even do you (feel) secure that He will not bring you back into it on another occasion, so send against you a rumbling wind (and) so drown you for that you have disbelieved? Thereafter you will find no attending followers for you against Us.

Verse 69 word by word

  1. أَمْ am Or
  2. أَمِنتُمْ amintum do you feel secure أ م ن
  3. أَن an that (not)
  4. يُعِيدَكُمْ yuʿīdakum He will send you back ع و د
  5. فِيهِ fīhi into it
  6. تَارَةً tāratan another time ت و ر
  7. أُخْرَىٰ ukh'rā another time أ خ ر
  8. فَيُرْسِلَ fayur'sila and send ر س ل
  9. عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum upon you
  10. قَاصِفًا qāṣifan a hurricane ق ص ف
  11. مِّنَ mina of
  12. ٱلرِّيحِ l-rīḥi the wind ر و ح
  13. فَيُغْرِقَكُم fayugh'riqakum and drown you غ ر ق
  14. بِمَا bimā because
  15. كَفَرْتُمْ kafartum you disbelieved ك ف ر
  16. ثُمَّ thumma Then
  17. لَا lā not
  18. تَجِدُوا۟ tajidū you will find و ج د
  19. لَكُمْ lakum for you
  20. عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā against Us
  21. بِهِۦ bihi therein
  22. تَبِيعًا tabīʿan an avenger ت ب ع

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  • Al-Isra 17:68

    أَفَأَمِنتُمْ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ وَكِيلًا

    Then do you feel secure that [instead] He will not cause a part of the land to swallow you or send against you a storm of stones? Then you would not find for yourselves an advocate.

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