Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 84 (17:84)

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قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًا

Quran 17:84 is ayah 84 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 290 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:84
قُلْكُلٌّيَعْمَلُعَلَىٰشَاكِلَتِهِۦفَرَبُّكُمْأَعْلَمُبِمَنْهُوَأَهْدَىٰسَبِيلًا٨٤
qul kullun yaʿmalu ʿalā shākilatihi farabbukum aʿlamu biman huwa ahdā sabīlan

Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."(84)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. كُلٌّkullunEach
  3. يَعْمَلُyaʿmaluworks
  4. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  5. شَاكِلَتِهِۦshākilatihihis manner
  6. فَرَبُّكُمْfarabbukumbut your Lord
  7. أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
  8. بِمَنْbimanof who
  9. هُوَhuwa[he]
  10. أَهْدَىٰahdā(is) best guided
  11. سَبِيلًاsabīlan(in) way

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