Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 28 (17:28)

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وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا …

Quran 17:28 is ayah 28 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 285 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:28
وَإِمَّاتُعْرِضَنَّعَنْهُمُٱبْتِغَآءَرَحْمَةٍمِّنرَّبِّكَتَرْجُوهَافَقُللَّهُمْقَوْلًامَّيْسُورًا٢٨
wa-immā tuʿ'riḍanna ʿanhumu ib'tighāa raḥmatin min rabbika tarjūhā faqul lahum qawlan maysūran

And if you [must] turn away from them [i.e., the needy] awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.(28)

Word by word

  1. وَإِمَّاwa-immāAnd if
  2. تُعْرِضَنَّtuʿ'riḍannayou turn away
  3. عَنْهُمُʿanhumufrom them
  4. ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāaseeking
  5. رَحْمَةٍraḥmatinmercy
  6. مِّنminfrom
  7. رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
  8. تَرْجُوهَاtarjūhāwhich you expect
  9. فَقُلfaqulthen say
  10. لَّهُمْlahumto them
  11. قَوْلًاqawlana word
  12. مَّيْسُورًاmaysūrangentle

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