Surah Al-Isra — Verse 106

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وَقُرْءَانًا فَرَقْنَـٰهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ مُكْثٍ وَنَزَّلْنَـٰهُ تَنزِيلًا

Waqur-anan faraqnahulitaqraahu AAala annasi AAalamukthin wanazzalnahu tanzeela

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

And [it is] a Qur’ān which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

it is a recitation that We have revealed in parts, so that you can recite it to people at intervals; We have sent it down little by little.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And (it is) a Qur'an that We have divided, that thou mayst recite it unto mankind at intervals, and We have revealed it by (successive) revelation.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(It is) a Qur'an which We have divided (into parts from time to time), in order that thou mightest recite it to men at intervals: We have revealed it by stages.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

We have divided the Qur’ān in portions, so that you may recite it to the people gradually, and We have revealed it little by little.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And (it is) a Qur’ân which We have divided (into parts), in order that you might recite it to men at intervals. And We have revealed it by stages (in 23 years).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

We have revealed the Qur'an in parts that you may recite it to people slowly and with deliberation; and (for that reason) We have revealed it gradually (to suit particular occasions).