Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 92 (17:92)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

أَوْ تُسْقِطَ ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا أَوْ تَأْتِىَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ …

Quran 17:92 is ayah 92 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 291 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:92
أَوْتُسْقِطَٱلسَّمَآءَكَمَازَعَمْتَعَلَيْنَاكِسَفًاأَوْتَأْتِىَبِٱللَّهِوَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِقَبِيلًا٩٢
aw tus'qiṭa l-samāa kamā zaʿamta ʿalaynā kisafan aw tatiya bil-lahi wal-malāikati qabīlan

Or you make the heaven fall upon us in fragments as you have claimed or you bring Allāh and the angels before [us](92)

Word by word

  1. أَوْawOr
  2. تُسْقِطَtus'qiṭayou cause to fall
  3. ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāathe sky
  4. كَمَاkamāas
  5. زَعَمْتَzaʿamtayou have claimed
  6. عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon us
  7. كِسَفًاkisafan(in) pieces
  8. أَوْawor
  9. تَأْتِىَtatiyayou bring
  10. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiAllah
  11. وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِwal-malāikatiand the Angels
  12. قَبِيلًاqabīlanbefore (us)

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