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Quran 17:62

Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey), verse 62 of 111 · Juz 15

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

Translations of Quran 17:62
EnglishTalal Itani

He said, “Do You see this one whom You have honored more than me? If You reprieve me until the Day of Resurrection, I will bring his descendants under my sway, except for a few.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Baksan a dedi: şu benim üzerime tekrim ettiğine, kasem ederim ki eğer beni Kıyamet gününe kadar te'hır edersen ben onun zürriyyetini pek azı müstesna olmak üzere mutlak kumandam altına alırım

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Et puis il dit à Dieu : Vois-tu celui que tu as honoré plus que moi ; certes, si tu m’en donnes le temps, d’ici au jour de la résurrection, j’exterminerai toute sa postérité, sauf un petit nombre.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En hij zeide: Ziet gij hem, dien gij meer dan mij hebt vereerd? waarlijk indien gij mij uitstel verleent tot den dag der opstanding, zal ik zijne geheele nakomelingschap uitroeien, een klein getal uitgezonderd.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Che te ne pare? Se mi dai tempo fino al giorno della resurrezione, esterminerò, tranne pochi, la posterità di colui che tu hai inalzato al disopra di me.

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