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Qur’an 17:36 Al-Isra, verse 36

وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْبَصَرَ وَٱلْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْـُٔولًۭا

And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.

Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.

Surah
Al-Isra (17)
Verse
36 of 111
Revealed
Makki
Juz
15
Mushaf page
285

Word by word

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَقْفُtaqfupursue
مَاmāwhat
لَيْسَlaysanot
لَكَlakayou have
بِهِۦbihiof it
عِلْمٌ ۚʿil'munany knowledge
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلسَّمْعَl-samʿathe hearing
وَٱلْبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
وَٱلْفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
كُلُّkulluall
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathose
كَانَkānawill be
عَنْهُʿanhu[about it]
مَسْـُٔولًۭاmasūlanquestioned

In context

The verses around 17:36 in Al-Isra.

  • 17:34وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ مَالَ ٱلْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ ۚ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِٱلْعَهْدِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْـُٔولًۭاAnd do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.
  • 17:35وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًۭاAnd give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.
  • 17:37وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًۭاAnd do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.
  • 17:38كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًۭاAll that - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.

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