Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء) • The Night Journey

Quran 17:85

17:85

وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّى وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

wayasalūnaka ʿani l-rūḥi quli l-rūḥu min amri rabbī wamā ūtītum mina l-ʿil'mi illā qalīlan

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

— Saheeh International

[Prophet], they ask you about the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is part of my Lord’s domain. You have only been given a little knowledge.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And they ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) concerning the Rûh (the Spirit); Say: "The Rûh (the Spirit) is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَwayasalūnakaAnd they ask you
عَنِʿaniconcerning
ٱلرُّوحِۖl-rūḥithe soul
قُلِquliSay
ٱلرُّوحُl-rūḥuThe soul
مِنْmin(is) of
أَمْرِamri(the) affair
رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
وَمَآwamāAnd not
أُوتِيتُمūtītumyou have been given
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْعِلْمِl-ʿil'mithe knowledge
إِلَّاillāexcept
قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana little