Surah Al-Isra 17:50 — translation and meaning

الإسراء · Verse 50 / 111 · Page 287

قُلْ كُونُوا حِجَارَةً أَوْ حَدِيدًا

Word by Word

قُلْ
qul
Say
كُونُوا
kunu
Be
حِجَارَةً
hijaratan
stones
أَوْ
aw
or
حَدِيدًا
hadidan
iron

Transliteration

Qul koonoo jijaaratan aw hadeedaa

Translation

Say, "Be you stones or iron

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Say - O Messenger: Become if you can, O idolaters, as hard as stones or as strong as iron, but you will never be able to do this.

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

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