17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 85
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِۜ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ اَمْرِ رَبّ۪ي وَمَٓا اُو۫ت۪يتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ اِلَّا قَل۪يلاً
Wayas-aloonaka AAani arroohiquli arroohu min amri rabbee wama ooteetummina alAAilmi illa qaleela
They will ask you about the Ruh. Say: ‘The Ruh is my Lord’s concern. You have only been given a little knowledge.’
- Progressive Muslims
And they ask you concerning the Spirit. Say: "The Spirit is from the command on my Lord, and the knowledge you were given was but very little."
- Shabbir Ahmed
(O Messenger) They ask you about the (Spirit, the Soul), the Revelation. Tell them, "Revelation is from your Lord's World of Command, of which you have been given little knowledge." The Spirit is the Divine Energy, something from which has been given to humans in the form of free will. The Soul is your "Self".
- Sam Gerrans
And they ask thee about the Spirit. Say thou: “The Spirit is by command of my Lord; and you have been given of knowledge only a little
- The Monotheist Group
And they ask you concerning the Spirit. Say: "The Spirit is from the authority of my Lord; and the knowledge you were given was but very little."
- Edip-Layth
They ask you concerning the Spirit. Say, "The Spirit is from the command of my Lord, and the knowledge you were given was but very little."
- Aisha Bewley
They will ask you about the Ruh. Say: ‘The Ruh is my Lord’s concern. You have only been given a little knowledge.’
- Rashad Khalifa
They ask you about the revelation. Say, "The revelation comes from my Lord. The knowledge given to you is minute."
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
They ask you about revelation. Say, revelation is by the command of your Lord, and that you have been given but little knowledge.
- Sahih International
And they ask you, [O Muúammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little."
- Muhammad Asad
AND THEY will ask thee about [the nature of] divine inspiration. Say: "This inspiration [comes] at my Sustainer's behest; and [you cannot understand its nature, O men, since] you have been granted very little of [real] knowledge."
- Marmaduke Pickthall
They are asking thee concerning the Spirit. Say: The Spirit is by command of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And they ask you O Muhammad about the spirit:
- Bijan Moeinian
They ask you about the nature of the spirit. Reply: "Only God knows about it and he will not let you more than a little bit about this subject."
- Al-Hilali & Khan
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."
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They ask thee concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The Spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to you, (O men!)"
- Mustafa Khattab
They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the spirit. Say, "Its nature is known only to my Lord, and you ˹O humanity˺ have been given but little knowledge."
- Taqi Usmani
And they ask you about the soul. Say, "The soul is something from the command of my Lord, and you are not given from the knowledge but a little."
- Abdul Haleem
[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.’
- Arthur John Arberry
They will question thee concerning the Spirit. Say: 'The Spirit is of the bidding of my Lord. You have been given of knowledge nothing except a little.'
- E. Henry Palmer
They will ask thee of the spirit. Say, 'The spirit comes at the bidding of my Lord, and ye are given but a little knowledge thereof.'
- Hamid S. Aziz
They will ask you about the Spirit. Say, "The Spirit is (or comes) by the command of my Lord, and you are given but a little knowledge (or control) thereof."
- Mahmoud Ghali
And they ask you about the Spirit. Say, "The Spirit is of the Command of my Lord; and in no way have you been brought of knowledge except a little."
- George Sale
They will ask thee concerning the spirit: Answer, the spirit was created at the command of my Lord: But ye have no knowledge given unto you, except a little.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they ask you about the Spirit; Say: "The Spirit (comes) by the command of my Lord: Of the knowledge, it is only a little that is made known to you,"
- Amatul Rahman Omar
And they question you about the revelation, and the human soul. say, `The revelation and the soul is by the command of my Lord, (because) little is the knowledge there of that you have been given.'
- Ali Quli Qarai
They question you concerning the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is of the command of my Lord, and you have not been given of the knowledge except a few [of you].’