Surah Ash-Shura 42:17 — translation and meaning
الشورى · Verse 17 / 53 · Page 485
ۗ اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْمِيزَانَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ
Word by Word
ۗ
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
الَّذِي
alladhi
(is) the One Who
أَنزَلَ
anzala
(has) sent down
الْكِتَابَ
al-kitaba
the Book
بِالْحَقِّ
bil-haqi
in truth
وَالْمِيزَانَ
wal-mizana
and the Balance
وَمَا
wama
And what
يُدْرِيكَ
yud'rika
will make you know
لَعَلَّ
la'alla
Perhaps
السَّاعَةَ
al-sa'ata
the Hour
قَرِيبٌ
qaribun
(is) near
Transliteration
Allahul lazeee anzalal Kitaaba bilhaqqi wal Meezaan; wa ma yudreeka la'allas Saa'ata qareeb
Translation
It is Allah who has sent down the Book in truth and [also] the balance. And what will make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour is near.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Allah is the One Who sent down the Qur’ān with the truth, in which there is no doubt. In it He commanded with justice so that people judge by it. The hour that these people deny may be close, and it is known that everything that is coming is close.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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