Surah Al-Isra Ayat 31 (17:31) with Urdu & English Translation

Ayat 31 of Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء), the 17th surah of the Holy Qur'an, which has 111 verses and was revealed in Makkah. Read this verse below in Arabic with Roman transliteration, English translation (Saheeh International) and Urdu translation (Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry), and listen to the recitation by Mishary Rashid Alafasy.

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَٰدَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَٰقٍۢ ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْـًۭٔا كَبِيرًۭا ﴿31﴾

Wa laa taqtulooo awlaadakum khashyata imlaaq; nahnu narzuquhum wa iyyaakum; inna qatlahum kaana khitan kabeeraa

17:31. And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.

اور اپنی اولاد کو مفلسی کے خوف سے قتل نہ کرنا۔ (کیونکہ) ان کو اور تم کو ہم ہی رزق دیتے ہیں۔ کچھ شک نہیں کہ ان کا مار ڈالنا بڑا سخت گناہ ہے

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). English translation: Saheeh International. Urdu translation: Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.

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