Surah Yunus, Ayah 17 (10:17)

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فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بَِٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ …

Quran 10:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Yunus (“Jonah”), a Meccan surah of 109 ayahs. It is in Juz 11, on page 210 of the Madani Mushaf.

10:17
فَمَنْأَظْلَمُمِمَّنِٱفْتَرَىٰعَلَىٱللَّهِكَذِبًاأَوْكَذَّبَبَِٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ ۚإِنَّهُۥلَايُفْلِحُٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ١٧
faman aẓlamu mimmani if'tarā ʿalā l-lahi kadhiban aw kadhaba biāyātihi innahu lā yuf'liḥu l-muj'rimūna

So who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allāh or denies His signs? Indeed, the criminals will not succeed.(17)

Word by word

  1. فَمَنْfamanSo who
  2. أَظْلَمُaẓlamu(is) more wrong
  3. مِمَّنِmimmanithan he who
  4. ٱفْتَرَىٰif'tarāinvents
  5. عَلَىʿalāagainst
  6. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  7. كَذِبًاkadhibana lie
  8. أَوْawor
  9. كَذَّبَkadhabadenies
  10. بَِٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ ۚbiāyātihiHis Signs
  11. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed
  12. لَاlānot
  13. يُفْلِحُyuf'liḥuwill succeed
  14. ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَl-muj'rimūnathe criminals

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