17:14

Surah Al-Isra (The Night Trip)

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Dynamic translation

(17:14) Сreate your text! A count using your soul (archives) is enough against you for today.

Arabic text

(17:14) ٱقۡرَأۡ كِتَٰبَكَ كَفَىٰ بِنَفۡسِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكَ حَسِيبٗا

Connected ideas

(69:19-20) Allah knows what you hide and what you declare. As for those they call on besides Allah, they do not create anything, but are themselves created!

(73:20) In fact, your Lord knows that you are idle for less than two-thirds of the Night, and its half, and its third, (as) a group of those with you. And Allah regulates (the order of) the Night, and the Day. He knows that you cannot count it, and (accepts) repentance for you. So create from the Quran what is feasible. He knows that among you there are those who are sick, and some who wander the earth in search of Allah's favor, and others who fight in the Way of Allah. So create out of it what is possible, and establish Prayer, and (distribute) the Cleansing Tribute, and credit Allah with good credit. All that is good which you prepare for yourselves, you will find with Allah. This (will prove to be) the best, and a great reward. And ask Allah for forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is a forgiving, merciful Allah.

(96:1) Create (referring) to the name of your Lord, who created,