Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 111 (17:111)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

وَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ …

Quran 17:111 is ayah 111 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 293 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:111
وَقُلِٱلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِٱلَّذِىلَمْيَتَّخِذْوَلَدًاوَلَمْيَكُنلَّهُۥشَرِيكٌفِىٱلْمُلْكِوَلَمْيَكُنلَّهُۥوَلِىٌّمِّنَٱلذُّلِّ ۖوَكَبِّرْهُتَكْبِيرًۢا١١١
waquli l-ḥamdu lillahi alladhī lam yattakhidh waladan walam yakun lahu sharīkun fī l-mul'ki walam yakun lahu waliyyun mina l-dhuli wakabbir'hu takbīran

And say, "Praise to Allāh, who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification."(111)

Word by word

  1. وَقُلِwaquliAnd say
  2. ٱلْحَمْدُl-ḥamduAll Praise
  3. لِلَّهِlillahi(is) for Allah
  4. ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One Who
  5. لَمْlamhas not taken
  6. يَتَّخِذْyattakhidhhas not taken
  7. وَلَدًاwaladana son
  8. وَلَمْwalamand not
  9. يَكُنyakunis
  10. لَّهُۥlahufor Him
  11. شَرِيكٌsharīkuna partner
  12. فِىfīin
  13. ٱلْمُلْكِl-mul'kithe dominion
  14. وَلَمْwalamand not
  15. يَكُنyakunis
  16. لَّهُۥlahufor Him
  17. وَلِىٌّwaliyyunany protector
  18. مِّنَminaout of
  19. ٱلذُّلِّ ۖl-dhuliweakness
  20. وَكَبِّرْهُwakabbir'huAnd magnify Him
  21. تَكْبِيرًۢاtakbīran(with all) magnificence

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