Surah Al-Isra 17:109 — translation and meaning

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وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا

Word by Word

وَيَخِرُّونَ
wayakhirruna
And they fall
لِلْأَذْقَانِ
lil'adhqani
on their faces
يَبْكُونَ
yabkuna
weeping
وَيَزِيدُهُمْ
wayaziduhum
and it increases them
خُشُوعًا
khushu'an
(in) humility

Transliteration

Wa yakhirroona lil azqaani yabkoona wa yazeeduhum khushoo'aa

Translation

And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble submission.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And they fall on their faces, prostrating to Allah and crying out of His fear. And listening to the Qur’ān and contemplating its meanings increases them in submission to Allah and fearing Him.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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