17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 109
وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْاَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَز۪يدُهُمْ خُشُوعاً
Wayakhirroona lil-athqaniyabkoona wayazeeduhum khushooAAa
they fall to the ground in prostration, and it increases them in humility.
- Progressive Muslims
And they fall upon their chins crying, and it increases them in humility.
- Shabbir Ahmed
And so they fall down on their chins, weeping, and increasing in humility.
- Sam Gerrans
And they fall on their faces weeping; and it increases them in humility.
- The Monotheist Group
And they fall upon their chins crying, and it increases them in humility.
- Edip-Layth
They fall upon their chins crying, and it increases them in humility.
- Aisha Bewley
they fall to the ground in prostration, and it increases them in humility.
- Rashad Khalifa
They fall down on their chins, prostrating and weeping, for it augments their reverence.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
And weeping they kneel down, and this increases their humility.
- Sahih International
And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble submission.
- Muhammad Asad
And so they fall down upon their faces, weeping, and [their consciousness of God's grace] increases their humility.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
They fall down on their faces, weeping, and it increaseth humility in them.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
The Quran influences their senses and minds and excites their emotion that it prompts weeping and as they stand in awe of their Creator they prostrate themselves in profound reverence and humility.
- Bijan Moeinian
Then they fall down on their faces, overwhelmed with the excitement and are thus raised to a higher level of humility.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
And they fall down on their faces weeping and it increases their humility.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases their (earnest) humility.
- Mustafa Khattab
And they fall down upon their faces weeping, and it increases them in humility."
- Taqi Usmani
They fall down on their faces weeping, and it increases humbleness in their hearts.
- Abdul Haleem
They fall down on their faces, weeping, and [the Quran] increases their humility.’
- Arthur John Arberry
And they fall down upon their faces weeping; and it increases them in humility. '
- E. Henry Palmer
they fall down upon their beards weeping, and it increases their humility. '
- Hamid S. Aziz
They fall down upon their faces weeping, and it increases their humility.
- Mahmoud Ghali
And they collapse upon their faces weeping, and it increases them in submissiveness. A prostration is to be performed here.
- George Sale
And they fall down on their faces, weeping; and the hearing thereof increaseth their humility.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
They fall down on their faces with tears, and it increases their (truly heartfelt) humility.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
They fall down on their faces weeping and (as they listen to the divine words) it adds to their humility. [Prostration]
- Ali Quli Qarai
Weeping, they fall down on their faces, and it increases them in humility. ’