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Surah Al-Isra, Verse 84

سورة الإسراء، الآية ٨٤

17:84 Juz 15 Hizb 29 Page 290 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 17:84

قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًا ۝٨٤

Transliteration

qul kullun yaʿmalu ʿalā shākilatihi farabbukum aʿlamu biman huwa ahdā sabīlan

Translation

Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."

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Verse 84 of Surah Al-Isra (17:84), a Meccan surah, is in juz 15, on page 290 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 84

Al-Mukhtasar

Say, O Messenger: Every man acts on the path which resembles his condition in either guidance or misguidance. But your Lord knows best who is most guided towards the truth.

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Other translations of verse 84

Say, “Everyone acts in his own way75, but your Lord knows best whose way is best guided.”

Notes

[75] Say to them O Prophet, continue in your way of disbelief, with which you are satisfied; I will continue with my path of guidance.

Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم to mankind): "Each one does according to Shakilatihi (i.e. his way or his religion or his intentions.), and your Lord knows best of him whose path (religion) is right."

Say: Each one doth according to his rule of conduct, and thy Lord is Best Aware of him whose way is right.

Say: "Everyone acts according to his own disposition: But your Lord knows best who it is that is best guided on the Way."

Say: Every one acts according to his manner; but your Lord best knows who is best guided in the path.

Say, "Each one does according to his own manner; yet your Lord is He who knows best whoever is best guided to the way."

Verse 84 word by word

  1. قُلْ qul Say ق و ل
  2. كُلٌّ kullun Each ك ل ل
  3. يَعْمَلُ yaʿmalu works ع م ل
  4. عَلَىٰ ʿalā on
  5. شَاكِلَتِهِۦ shākilatihi his manner ش ك ل
  6. فَرَبُّكُمْ farabbukum but your Lord ر ب ب
  7. أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu (is) most knowing ع ل م
  8. بِمَنْ biman of who
  9. هُوَ huwa [he]
  10. أَهْدَىٰ ahdā (is) best guided ه د ي
  11. سَبِيلًا sabīlan (in) way س ب ل

Verses related to verse 84

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Hud 11:121–122

    وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٱعْمَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنَّا عَٰمِلُونَ …

    And say to those who do not believe, "Work according to your position; indeed, we are working. …

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