Surah Al-Isra 17:87 — translation and meaning

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ۚ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّ فَضْلَهُ كَانَ عَلَيْكَ كَبِيرًا

Word by Word

ۚ
إِلَّا
illa
Except
رَحْمَةً
rahmatan
a mercy
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فَضْلَهُ
fadlahu
His Bounty
كَانَ
kana
is
عَلَيْكَ
alayka
upon you
كَبِيرًا
kabiran
great

Transliteration

Illaa rahmatam mir Rabbik; inna fadlahoo kaana 'alaika kabeeraa

Translation

Except [We have left it with you] as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, His favor upon you has ever been great.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

However, I did not take it away, by way of mercy from your Lord, and I left it preserved. Surely, your Lord’s grace on you is great, as He made you a Messenger, sealed the prophets upon you, and revealed the Qur’ān to you.

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

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