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Surah Saba, Verse 17

سورة سبإ، الآية ١٧

34:17 Juz 22 Hizb 43 Page 430 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 34:17

ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ وَهَلْ نُجَٰزِىٓ إِلَّا ٱلْكَفُورَ ۝١٧

Transliteration

dhālika jazaynāhum bimā kafarū wahal nujāzī illā l-kafūra

Translation

[By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?

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Verse 17 of Surah Saba (34:17), a Meccan surah, is in juz 22, on page 430 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 17

Al-Mukhtasar

That change which occurred to the favours they were on was because of their disbelief and turning away from being thankful for the favours. And I do not punish so severely except one who rejects Allah’s favours.

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Other translations of verse 17

This is how We punished them for their ingratitude; would We punish anyone except those who are utterly ungrateful?

Like this We requited them because they were ungrateful disbelievers. And never do We requite in such a way except those who are ungrateful (disbelievers).

This We awarded them because of their ingratitude. Punish We ever any save the ingrates?

That was the Requital We gave them because they ungratefully rejected Faith: and never do We give (such) requital except to such as are ungrateful rejecters.

This We requited them with because they disbelieved; and We do not punish any but the ungrateful.

That (was) what We recompensed them for that they disbelieved; and do We recompense (thus) except the ever-disbelieving (one)?

Verse 17 word by word

  1. ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That
  2. جَزَيْنَٰهُم jazaynāhum We recompensed them ج ز ي
  3. بِمَا bimā because
  4. كَفَرُوا۟ kafarū they disbelieved ك ف ر
  5. وَهَلْ wahal And not
  6. نُجَٰزِىٓ nujāzī We recompense ج ز ي
  7. إِلَّا illā except
  8. ٱلْكَفُورَ l-kafūra the ungrateful ك ف ر

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