Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 52 (17:52)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Quran 17:52 is ayah 52 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 287 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:52
يَوْمَيَدْعُوكُمْفَتَسْتَجِيبُونَبِحَمْدِهِۦوَتَظُنُّونَإِنلَّبِثْتُمْإِلَّاقَلِيلًا٥٢
yawma yadʿūkum fatastajībūna biḥamdihi wataẓunnūna in labith'tum illā qalīlan

On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."(52)

Word by word

  1. يَوْمَyawma(On) the Day
  2. يَدْعُوكُمْyadʿūkumHe will call you
  3. فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَfatastajībūnaand you will respond
  4. بِحَمْدِهِۦbiḥamdihiwith His Praise
  5. وَتَظُنُّونَwataẓunnūnaand you will think
  6. إِنinnot
  7. لَّبِثْتُمْlabith'tumyou had remained
  8. إِلَّاillāexcept
  9. قَلِيلًاqalīlana little (while)

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