سُبۡحٰنَ الَّذِىۡۤ اَسۡرٰى بِعَبۡدِهٖ لَيۡلًا مِّنَ الۡمَسۡجِدِ الۡحَـرَامِ اِلَى الۡمَسۡجِدِ الۡاَقۡصَا الَّذِىۡ بٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهٗ لِنُرِيَهٗ مِنۡ اٰيٰتِنَا ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡبَصِيۡرُ‏ ١

Holy is He Who carried His servant by night from the Holy Mosque (in Makkah) to the farther Mosque (in Jerusalem) whose surroundings We have blessed that We might show him some of Our Signs. Indeed He alone is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Paak hai woh jo le gaya ek raat apne banday ko masjid e haraam se door ki us masjid tak jiske maahol ko usne barakat di hai, taa-ke usey apni kuch nishaniyon ka mushahida(show) karaye. Haqeeqat mein wahi hai sab kuch sunney aur dekhne wala

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

17:2

وَاٰتَيۡنَا مُوۡسَى الۡـكِتٰبَ وَ جَعَلۡنٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىۡۤ اِسۡرَآءِيۡلَ اَلَّا تَتَّخِذُوۡا مِنۡ دُوۡنِىۡ وَكِيۡلًا ؕ‏ ٢

We gave Moses the Book, and made it a source of guidance for the Children of Israel, commanding: "Take no other Guardian beside Me."

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Humne issey pehle Moosa ko kitab di thi aur usey bani Israel ke liye zariya e hidayat banaya tha, is takeed ke saath ke mere siwa kisi ko apna wakeel(guardian) na banana

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

17:3

ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنۡ حَمَلۡنَا مَعَ نُوۡحٍؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ عَبۡدًا شَكُوۡرًا‏ ٣

You are the descendants of those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah. He was truly a thankful servant.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Tum un logon ki aulad ho jinhein humne Nooh ke saath kashti par sawar kiya tha, aur Nooh ek shukarguzar banda tha

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

17:4

وَقَضَيۡنَاۤ اِلٰى بَنِىۡۤ اِسۡرَاۤءِيۡلَ فِى الۡكِتٰبِ لَـتُفۡسِدُنَّ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ مَرَّتَيۡنِ وَلَتَعۡلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيۡرًا‏ ٤

Then We clearly declared to the Children of Israel in the Book: "Twice you will make mischief in the land and will commit transgression."

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Phir humne apni kitab mein bani Israel ko is baat par bhi mutanabbeh (warn) kardiya tha ke tum do martaba zameen mein fasaad e azeem barpa karogey aur badi sarkashi dikhaogey

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

17:5

فَاِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ اُوۡلٰٮهُمَا بَعَثۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمۡ عِبَادًا لَّنَاۤ اُولِىۡ بَاۡسٍ شَدِيۡدٍ فَجَاسُوۡا خِلٰلَ الدِّيَارِ ؕ وَكَانَ وَعۡدًا مَّفۡعُوۡلًا‏ ٥

So, when the occasion for the first of the transgressions arrived, We raised against you some of Our creatures who were full of might, and they ran over the whole of your land. This was a promise that was bound to be fulfilled.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aakhir e kaar jab un mein se pehli sarkashi ka mauqa pesh aaya, to aey bani Israel, humne tumhare muqable par apne aise banday uthaye jo nihayat zoarawar thay aur woh tumhare mulk mein ghus kar har taraf phayl gaye. Yeh ek wada tha jisey poora hokar hi rehna tha

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

17:6

ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَا لَـكُمُ الۡكَرَّةَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَاَمۡدَدۡنٰـكُمۡ بِاَمۡوَالٍ وَّبَنِيۡنَ وَجَعَلۡنٰكُمۡ اَكۡثَرَ نَفِيۡرًا‏ ٦

Then We granted you an upper hand against them, and strengthened you with wealth and children, and multiplied your numbers.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Iske baad humne tumhein unpar galabe ka mauqa de diya aur tumhein maal aur aulad se madad di aur tumhari taadaad pehle se badha di

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

17:7

اِنۡ اَحۡسَنۡتُمۡ اَحۡسَنۡتُمۡ لِاَنۡفُسِكُمۡوَاِنۡ اَسَاۡتُمۡ فَلَهَا ؕ فَاِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ الۡاٰخِرَةِ لِيَسُـوْۤءا وُجُوۡهَكُمۡ وَلِيَدۡخُلُوا الۡمَسۡجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوۡهُ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَّلِيُتَبِّرُوۡا مَا عَلَوۡا تَتۡبِيۡرًا‏ ٧

Whenever you did good, it was to your own advantage; and whenever you committed evil, it was to your own disadvantage. So, when the time of the fulfilment of the second promise arrived, (We raised other enemies that would) disfigure your faces and enter the Temple (of Jerusalem) as they had entered the first time, and destroy whatever they could lay their hands on.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Dekho! Tumne bhalayi ki to woh tumhare apne hi liye bhalayi thi, aur burayi ki to woh tumhari apni zaat ke liye burayi saabit hui. Phir jab dusre wadey ka waqt aaya to humne dusre dushmano ko tumpar musallat kiya taa-ke woh tumhare chehre bigaad dein aur masjid (bayt ul maqdis) mein usi tarah ghus jayein jis tarah pehle dushman ghuse thay aur jis cheez par unka haath padey usey tabaah karke rakh dein

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

17:8

عَسٰى رَبُّكُمۡ اَنۡ يَّرۡحَمَكُمۡ ۚ وَاِنۡ عُدْتُّمۡ عُدۡنَاۘ وَجَعَلۡنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ حَصِيۡرًا‏ ٨

Your Lord may well show Mercy to you, but if you revert to your evil behaviour, We shall revert to chastising you. We have made Hell a prison for those who are thankless of Allah's bounties.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Ho sakta hai ke ab tumhara Rubb tumpar reham karey, lekin agar tumne phir apni sabiq rawish(former behaviour) ka iaada kiya to hum bhi phir apni saza ka iaada karenge, aur kaafir e niyamat logon ke liye humne jahannum ko qaid khana bana rakkha hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

17:9

اِنَّ هٰذَا الۡقُرۡاٰنَ يَهۡدِىۡ لِلَّتِىۡ هِىَ اَقۡوَمُ وَ يُبَشِّرُ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ الَّذِيۡنَ يَعۡمَلُوۡنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ اَنَّ لَهُمۡ اَجۡرًا كَبِيۡرًا ۙ‏ ٩

Verily this Qur'an guides to the Way that is the Straight most. To those who believe in it, and do righteous works, it gives the good news that a great reward awaits them,

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Haqeeqat yeh hai ke yeh Quran woh raah dikhata hai jo bilkul seedhi hai. Jo log isey maan kar bhale kaam karne lagein unhein yeh basharat deta hai ke unke liye bada ajar hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)