Al-Isra' 17:85

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وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

القرآن الكريم

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And they ask you about the Spirit. Say, “The Spirit belongs to the domain of my Lord; and you were given only little knowledge.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

And they ask you about the Spirit. Say, “The Spirit belongs to the domain of my Lord; and you were given only little knowledge.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

They ask you about the soul. Say, "The soul is from the command of my Lord, and you have only been given a little bit of knowledge."

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

They ask you about the soul. Say, "The soul is from my Lord's command, and you've been given only a little knowledge."

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

They ask you about the spirit. Say, “The spirit is from my Lord’s command, and you have been given of knowledge only a little.”

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

And they ask you about the Spirit. Say, “The Spirit belongs to the domain of my Lord, and you were given only a little knowledge.”

Community • Allah

And they ask you about the Spirit. Say, “The Spirit belongs to the domain of my Lord, and you were given only a little knowledge.”

Community • God

And they ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair [i.e., concern] of my Lord. And you [i.e., mankind] have not been given of knowledge except a little."

Saheeh International

And they ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) concerning the Rûh (the Spirit); Say: "The Rûh (the Spirit) is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little."

Hilali and Khan

They ask you [O Prophet] about the spirit. Say, “The spirit is of the affair of my Lord, and you have not been given knowledge except a little.”

Rowwad Translation Center

They ask thee concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The Spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to you, (O men!)"

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They are asking thee concerning the Spirit. Say: The Spirit is by command of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little.

Marmaduke Pickthall

They question you about the Spirit. Say, "The Spirit is at my Lord's command, and you have been granted but little knowledge."

Wahiduddin Khan

They ask you about "the spirit". Say: "The spirit descends by the command of my Lord, but you have been given only a little knowledge."

Abul A'la Maududi

They question you concerning the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is of the command of my Lord, and you have not been given of the knowledge except a few [of you].’

Ali Quli Qarai

Wayasaloonaka AAani alrroohi quli alrroohu min amri rabbee wama ooteetum mina alAAilmi illa qaleelan

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