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Quran 17:4

Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey), verse 4 of 111 · Juz 15

وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا

Translations of Quran 17:4
EnglishTalal Itani

And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture: “You will commit evil on earth twice, and you will rise to a great height.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture: Ye verily will work corruption in the earth twice, and ye will become great tyrants.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Biz Beni İsraîle kitabda şu kazıyyeyi de takdir ettik, muhakkak siz Arzda iki kerre fesad yapacaksınız, ve muhakkak büyük bir yükseliş yükseleceksiniz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous avions annoncé cet arrêt aux enfants d’Israël dans le Livre : Vous commettrez deux fois des iniquités sur la terre, et vous vous enorgueillirez d’un orgueil démesuré.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En wij verklaarden opzettelijk aan de kinderen Israëls in het boek der wet, zeggende: Gij zult zekerlijk tweemaal op de aarde kwaad bedrijven, en gij zult u met een mateloozen hoogmoed verhoovaardigen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dichiarammo a’ figli d’Israele nel Libro: Commetterete due volte delle iniquità sulla terra, e v’insuperbirete d’un orgoglio smisurato.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.