Saba, ayah 17
Quran 34:17 — Saba · "that We repaid them because they disbelieved.…"
Verse 17 of 54 · Surah Saba (سبأ) — Sheba. This is the 34th chapter of the Holy Quran, a Meccan surah. Located in Juz 22.
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَاهُم بِمَا كَفَرُوا ۖ وَهَلْ نُجَازِي إِلَّا الْكَفُورَ
Zaalika jazainaahum bimaa kafaroo wa hal nujaazeee illal kafoor
[By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?
Translations of Saba 34:17
4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.
Zaalika jazainaahum bimaa kafaroo wa hal nujaazeee illal kafoor
- Saheeh International
- [By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?
- Marmaduke Pickthall
- This We awarded them because of their ingratitude. Punish We ever any save the ingrates?
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
- That was the Requital We gave them because they ungratefully rejected Faith: and never do We give (such) requital except to such as are ungrateful rejecters.
- Kementerian Agama RI
- Demikianlah Kami memberi balasan kepada mereka karena kekafiran mereka. Dan Kami tidak menjatuhkan azab (yang demikian itu), melainkan hanya kepada orang-orang yang sangat kafir.
Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.
1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.
1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.
Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.
Surrounding verses in Surah Saba
But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees.
Next · Saba 34:18And We placed between them and the cities which We had blessed [many] visible cities. And We determined between them the [distances of] journey, [saying], "Travel between them by night or day in safety."
Frequently asked about Saba 34:17
What does Quran 34:17 say?
[By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful? This is verse 17 of Surah Saba (سبأ, "Sheba"), a Meccan surah.
What is the Arabic text of Surah Saba verse 17?
The Arabic text: ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَاهُم بِمَا كَفَرُوا ۖ وَهَلْ نُجَازِي إِلَّا الْكَفُورَ — transliteration: Zaalika jazainaahum bimaa kafaroo wa hal nujaazeee illal kafoor.
Which juz and page is Quran 34:17 in?
Saba 34:17 appears in Juz 22, on Mushaf page 430.
How many verses does Surah Saba have?
Surah Saba contains 54 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 34th surah of the Quran and was revealed in Mecca.
About Surah Saba
Surah Saba (سبأ) — Sheba — is the 34th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 54 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Mecca, making it a Meccan surah in the traditional classification.