Surah Al-Isra
Quran 17:62
Read Quran 17:62 from Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey) in Arabic, with Pickthall's English translation and the tafsir of as-Sa'di.
Quran verse
Qur'an 17:62
He said: Seest Thou this (creature) whom Thou hast honoured above me, if Thou give me grace until the Day of Resurrection I verily will seize his seed, save but a few.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.
- Surah
- 17. Al-Isra (The Night Journey)
- Ayah
- 62 of 111
- Revelation
- Meccan (revealed in Mecca)
- Reference
- 17:62
Tafsir as-Sa'di on Quran 17:62
Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman by Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di (d. 1956), in the original Arabic.
فلما تبين لإبليس تفضيل الله لآدم { قَالَ } مخاطبا لله: { أَرَأَيْتَكَ هَذَا الَّذِي كَرَّمْتَ عَلَيَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ } أي: لأستأصلنهم بالإضلال ولأغوينهم { إِلَّا قَلِيلًا } عرف الخبيث أنه لا بد أن يكون منهم من يعاديه ويعصيه.