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Surah Ibrahim Ayat 17 in Arabic Text

يَتَجَرَّعُهُۥ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُسِيغُهُۥ وَيَأۡتِيهِ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٖ وَمَا هُوَ بِمَيِّتٖۖ وَمِن وَرَآئِهِۦ عَذَابٌ غَلِيظٞ
Yatajarra’uhoo wa laa yakaadu yuseeghuhoo wa ya’teehil mawtu min kulli makaaninw wa maa huwa bimaiyitinw wa minw waraaa’ihee ‘azaabun ghaleez

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 17

Sahih International
He will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment.

Yusuf Ali
In gulps will he sip it, but never will he be near swallowing it down his throat: death will come to him from every quarter, yet will he not die: and in front of him will be a chastisement unrelenting.

Abul Ala Maududi
which he will gulp but will scarcely swallow, and death will come upon him from every quarter, and yet he will not be able to die. A terrible chastisement lies ahead in pursuit of him.

Muhsin Khan
He will sip it unwillingly, and he will find a great difficulty to swallow it down his throat, and death will come to him from every side, yet he will not die and in front of him, will be a great torment.

Pickthall
Which he sippeth but can hardly swallow, and death cometh unto him from every side while yet he cannot die, and before him is a harsh doom.

Dr. Ghali
Which he gulps and almost cannot find it palatable; (i.e., He is barely able to drink it) and death comes up to him from every place, and in no way will he be dead; and beyond him is a harsh torment.

Abdel Haleem
which he will try to gulp but scarcely be able to swallow; death will encroach on him from every side, but he will not die; more intense suffering will lie ahead of him.

Muhammad Junagarhi
جسے بمشکل گھونٹ گھونٹ پئے گا۔ پھر بھی اسے گلے سے اتار نہ سکے گا اور اسے ہر جگہ سے موت آتی دکھائی دے گی لیکن وه مرنے واﻻ نہیں۔ پھر اس کے پیچھے بھی سخت عذاب ہے

Quran 14 Verse 17 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Ibrahim ayat 17, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(14:17) which he will gulp but will scarcely swallow, and death will come upon him from every quarter, and yet he will not be able to die. A terrible chastisement lies ahead in pursuit of him.


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Ibrahim verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ibrahim ayat 13 which provides the complete commentary from verse 13 through 17.

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