← Surah 17

17:62

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Word by word

قَالَ
He said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
أَرَءَيْتَكَ
Do You see
Verb
Root: رأي
Grammar (i'rab)
أَNoun — interrogative، prefix
رَءَيْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. sing.
تَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
كَNoun — addressee، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
هَٰذَا
this
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
هَٰPreposition — ATT، prefix
ذَاNoun — demonstrative، masc. sing.
ٱلَّذِى
whom
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلَّذِىNoun — relative، masc. sing.
كَرَّمْتَ
You have honored
Verb
Root: كرم
Grammar (i'rab)
كَرَّمْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. sing.
تَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
عَلَىَّ
above me
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىَّPreposition — preposition
Noun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
لَئِنْ
If
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
ئِنْPreposition — conditional
أَخَّرْتَنِ
You give me respite
Verb
Root: أخر
Grammar (i'rab)
أَخَّرْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. sing.
تَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
نِNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
إِلَىٰ
till
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَىٰPreposition — preposition
يَوْمِ
(the) Day
Noun
Root: يوم
Grammar (i'rab)
يَوْمِNoun — masculine، genitive
ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
(of) the Resurrection
Noun
Root: قوم
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
قِيَٰمَةِNoun — feminine، genitive
لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ
I will surely destroy
Verb
Root: حنك
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
أَحْتَنِكَVerb — imperfect، 1st sing.
نَّPreposition — emphasis، suffix
ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ
his offspring
Noun
Root: ذرر
Grammar (i'rab)
ذُرِّيَّتَNoun — feminine، accusative
هُۥٓNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
إِلَّا
except
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَّاPreposition — restriction
قَلِيلًا
a few
Noun
Root: قلل
Grammar (i'rab)
قَلِيلًاNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

He said: "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast honoured above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

and [then] said, ‘You see this being You have honoured above me? If You reprieve me until the Day of Resurrection, I will lead all but a few of his descendants by the nose.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

He said: Seest Thou this (creature) whom Thou hast honoured above me, if Thou give me grace until the Day of Resurrection I verily will seize his seed, save but a few.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

[Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me [i.e., my death] until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

"Benden üstün kıldığını görüyor musun? Kıyamet gününe kadar beni ertelersen, and olsun ki, azı bir yana, onun soyunu kendi buyruğum altına alacağım" demişti.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

(Yine İblis) dedi ki: "Şu benden üstün kıldığını gördün mü? Yemin ederim ki, eğer beni kıyamet gününe kadar ertelersen, pek azı hariç, onun zürriyetini kendi buyruğum altına alacağım."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(İblis) “Bana üstün kıldığın şu (insan)a bakar mısın? Beni kıyamet gününe kadar ertelersen, azı dışında onun neslini kendime bağlayacağım.” demişti.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وقال إبليس جراءة على الله وكفرًا به: أرأيت هذا المخلوق الذي ميزته عليَّ؟ لئن أبقيتني حيًا إلى يوم القيامة لأستولينَّ على ذريته بالإغواء والإفساد، إلا المخلصين منهم في الإيمان، وهم قليل.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution