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Surah Al-Isra, Verse 86

سورة الإسراء، الآية ٨٦

17:86 Juz 15 Hizb 29 Page 290 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 17:86

وَلَئِن شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِۦ عَلَيْنَا وَكِيلًا ۝٨٦

Transliteration

wala-in shi'nā lanadhhabanna bi-alladhī awḥaynā ilayka thumma lā tajidu laka bihi ʿalaynā wakīlan

Translation

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.

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Verse 86 of Surah Al-Isra (17:86), 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 86

Al-Mukhtasar

By Allah, if I wanted to take away, O Messenger, the revelation I sent to you by erasing it from the hearts and books, I could take it away, then you would not find anyone to help you and take responsibility to return it.

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Other translations of verse 86

If We willed, We could surely take away what We have revealed to you, then you would find no guardian to plead its return from Us;

And if We willed, We could surely take away that which We have revealed to you (i.e. this Qur’ân). Then you would find no protector for you against Us in that respect.

And if We willed We could withdraw that which We have revealed unto thee, then wouldst thou find no guardian for thee against Us in respect thereof.

If it were Our Will, We could take away that which We have sent thee by inspiration:then wouldst thou find none to plead thy affair in that matter as against Us,-

And if We please, We should certainly take away that which We have revealed to you, then you would not find for it any protector against Us.

And indeed in case We decided, indeed We would definitely go away with that which We have revealed to you; thereafter you would not find for you a constant trustee there over against Us,

Verse 86 word by word

  1. وَلَئِن wala-in And if
  2. شِئْنَا shi'nā We willed ش ي أ
  3. لَنَذْهَبَنَّ lanadhhabanna We (would) have surely taken away ذ ه ب
  4. بِٱلَّذِىٓ bi-alladhī that which
  5. أَوْحَيْنَآ awḥaynā We have revealed و ح ي
  6. إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you
  7. ثُمَّ thumma Then
  8. لَا lā not
  9. تَجِدُ tajidu you would find و ج د
  10. لَكَ laka for you
  11. بِهِۦ bihi concerning it
  12. عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā against Us
  13. وَكِيلًا wakīlan any advocate و ك ل

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  • Al-Isra 17:75

    إِذًا لَّأَذَقْنَٰكَ ضِعْفَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ وَضِعْفَ ٱلْمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيرًا

    Then [if you had], We would have made you taste double [punishment in] life and double [after] death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper.

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