Attempts to Divert Prophet Muhammad from Divine Revelation

Al-Isra — Verses 73–77 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَإِن كَادُوا لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُ ۖ وَإِذًا لَّاتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلًا ٧٣

Verily, they were about to tempt you away from that which We have revealed (the Quran) unto you (O Muhammad SAW), to fabricate something other than it against Us, and then they would certainly have taken you a friend!

وَإِن كَادُوا
Verily, they were about to
لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ
tempt you away from
عَنِ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ
that which We have revealed (the Quran) unto you
لِتَفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُ ۖ
(O Muhammad SAW),
وَإِذًا لَّاتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلًا
to fabricate something other than it against Us
and then they would certainly have taken you a friend!

وَلَوْلَا أَن ثَبَّتْنَاكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا قَلِيلًا ٧٤

And had We not made you stand firm, you would nearly have inclined to them a little.

وَلَوْلَا أَن ثَبَّتْنَاكَ
And had We not made you stand firm,
لَقَدْ كِدتَّ
you would nearly have
تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ
inclined to them
شَيْئًا قَلِيلًا
a little.

إِذًا لَّأَذَقْنَاكَ ضِعْفَ الْحَيَاةِ وَضِعْفَ الْمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيرًا ٧٥

In that case, We would have made you taste a double portion (of punishment) in this life and a double portion (of punishment) after death. And then you would have found none to help you against Us.

إِذًا لَّأَذَقْنَاكَ
In that case, We would have made you taste
ضِعْفَ الْحَيَاةِ وَضِعْفَ الْمَمَاتِ
a double portion (of punishment) in this life and a double portion (of punishment) after death.
ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيرًا
And then you would have found none to help you against Us.

وَإِن كَادُوا لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَإِذًا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَافَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ٧٦

And Verily, they were about to frighten you so much as to drive you out from the land. But in that case they would not have stayed (therein) after you, except for a little while.

وَإِن كَادُوا
And Verily, they were about to
لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ
frighten you so much as to drive you out from the land.
لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا ۖ
But in that case they would not have stayed (therein)
وَإِذًا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَافَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
after you, except for a little while.

سُنَّةَ مَن قَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا ۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحْوِيلًا ٧٧

(This was Our) Sunnah (rule or way) with the Messengers We sent before you (O Muhammad SAW), and you will not find any alteration in Our Sunnah (rule or way, etc.).

سُنَّةَ مَن قَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا ۖ
(This was Our) Sunnah (rule or way) with the Messengers We sent before you (O Muhammad SAW)
وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحْوِيلًا
and you will not find any alteration in Our Sunnah (rule or way, etc.)