Surah Al-Isra 17:85 — translation and meaning

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ۖ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

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ۖ
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ
wayasalunaka
And they ask you
عَنِ
ani
concerning
الرُّوحِ
al-ruhi
the soul
قُلِ
quli
Say
الرُّوحُ
al-ruhu
The soul
مِنْ
min
(is) of
أَمْرِ
amri
(the) affair
رَبِّي
rabbi
(of) my Lord
وَمَا
wama
And not
أُوتِيتُم
utitum
you have been given
مِّنَ
mina
of
الْعِلْمِ
al-'il'mi
the knowledge
إِلَّا
illa
except
قَلِيلًا
qalilan
a little

Transliteration

Wa yas'aloonaka 'anirrooh; qulir roohu min amri rabbee wa maaa ooteetum minal 'ilmi illaa qaleelaa

Translation

And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger, the disbelievers among the People of the Book ask you regarding the reality of the soul. Say to them: The soul is from the command of my Lord. And the knowledge you and all the creation of Allah have been granted is little in comparison to the knowledge of Allah.

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

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"And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul i…" — Al-Isra 17:85