Quran 23:17 Word by Word & Translations

23:17 Word by Word (2021)

And indeed, We (have) created above you seven paths and not We are of the creation unaware.


23:17 Arabic

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعَ طَرَآئِقَ وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ ٱلْخَلْقِ غَٰفِلِينَ

23:17 Transliteration

Walaqad khalaqna fawqakum sabAAa tara-iqa wama kunna AAani alkhalqi ghafileena
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
AndWe have created above you seven paths; and We were never, with regards to the creation, unaware
Abdel Haleem
We created seven levels above you: We are never unmindful of Our creation
Abdul Hye
And indeed We have created above you 7 heavens, and We are not unaware of the creation.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And assuredly We created above you seven paths, and of the creation We have not been neglectful
Ahmed Ali
We made several highways one over the other above you. We are not neglectful of creation
Ahmed Hulusi
Indeed, We have created seven paths above you (the life paths of the seven states of consciousness – all creatures in the universe are subject to living one of these states)... We are not unaware of their creation.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And assuredly, We made seven ways above you, and We are not heedless of creation.
Aisha Bewley
We created above you seven levels and We were not unaware of the creation.
Ali Ünal
Indeed, We have created above you seven heavens, one layer upon the other, and seven paths (for angels to move, God’s commands to descend, and acts of conscious beings to ascend, along). Never are We unaware of creation and what We create (with all aspects of their lives)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Certainly We created above you the seven tiers and We have not been oblivious of creation
Amatul Rahman Omar
And We have created above you seven ways, and We have never been neglectful of (the needs of) the creation
Arthur John Arberry
And We created above you seven ways, and We were not heedless of creation
Bakhtiari Nejad
And We have certainly created seven paths/levels (of the skies) above you, and We are not neglectful of the creation.
Bijan Moeinian
Above you, I have created seven paths (universes within universes separated by seven layers) and I am never unaware of a single creature therein
Bilal Muhammad 2018
And We have made above you seven paths, and We are never unmindful of Our creation
Corpus.Quran
And indeed We (have) created above you seven paths and not We are of the creation unaware
Dr. Kamal Omar
And surely, indeed We have created above you seven (many) pathways (in space). And We are not unaware-ones of the creation
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Certainly, We created above you seven tiers. We had not been ones who are heedless of the creation.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And surely, We have created above you seven paths (i.e., seven magnetic paths or fields, around the vast atmospheric expanse of the planet earth, for the safeguard of the cosmic system). And We were not unaware of the creation (of the universe and the pre-requisites of its security)
Dr. Munir Munshey
And surely, We have created seven systems (of heavens) over you. We are definitely not unmindful of the creation
Edward Henry Palmer
And we have created above you seven roads; nor are we heedless of the creation
Faridul Haque
And indeed We have created seven paths above you; and We are not unmindful of the creation
Fode Drame
And indeed We have created above you seven causeways and We are never oblivious about the creation.
George Sale
And We have created over you seven heavens: And We are not negligent of what We have created
Hamid S. Aziz
And We have created above you seven paths; and We are never heedless of creation
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
We have created seven ways above you; of Our creation, We are never inattentive
Hilali - Khan
And indeed We have created above you seven heavens (one over the other), and We are never unaware of the creation
Irving/Hegab
We have created seven orbits above you; We have not been heedless about [Our] creation.
John Medows Rodwell
And we have created over you seven heavens: - and we are not careless of the creation
Linda "iLham" Barto
We have made above you seven layers [of sky], and We never neglect creation.
Maududi
We have indeed fashioned above you seven paths. Never were We unaware of the task of creation
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And indeed We have made above you seven ways -- and never are We heedless of creation
Mir Aneesuddin
Then on the day of resurrection you will certainly be raised.
Mohammad Shafi
And We did make above you seven layers. And We have not ever been heedless about what We have created.
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And We had created above you, seven stages/layers, and We were not from/of the creation ignoring/neglecting
Muhammad Asad
And, indeed, We have created above you seven [celestial] orbits: and never are We unmindful of [any aspect of Our] creation
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And indeed We already created above you seven roads; and in no way have We been heedless of creation
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And We have created above you seven paths, and We are never unmindful of creation
Muhammad Sarwar
We have created seven heavens above you and have never been neglectful to Our Creation
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And We created above you seven paths (heavens), and We were never neglectful of the creation
Munir Mezyed
Verily, We have created above you seven layered heavens; and never have We been inattentive to the creation.
MunirMezyed2023
And verily, We have created above you seven layered heavens. We have full knowledge of Our creation.
Musharraf Hussain
We created seven orbits of the Heavens above you; and We never neglected Our creation.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
And indeed, We created above you seven levels ˹of heaven˺. We are never unmindful of ˹Our˺ creation.
Mustaqim
And We created above you seven passages and We were not careless with the creation.
N J Dawood 2014
We have created seven heavens³ above you; of Our creation We were never heedless
Rashad Khalifa
We created above you seven universes in layers, and we are never unaware of a single creature in them.
Safi Kaskas
And We have created above you seven heavenly dimensions, and We have never abandoned [Our] creation.
Samy Mahdy
And We already created above you seven layered modalities, and We were not about the creation inattentive.
Shabbir Ahmed
And, indeed We have created above you seven celestial orbits, and We are never unmindful of creation. (35:1)
Shakir
And certainly We made above you seven heavens; and never are We heedless of creation
Sher Ali
And WE have created above you seven ways, and WE are never neglectful of the creation
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And above you, We have made seven heavens; And We are never unmindful of (Our) Creation
T.B.Irving
We have created seven orbits above you; We have not been heedless about creation.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
We created above you seven pathways, and We are never unmindful of creation.
Talal Itani (2012)
We created above you seven pathways, and We are never heedless of the creation
The Study Quran
And indeed We created above you seven paths, and We were not heedless of creation
The Wise Quran
And indeed, We created above you seven roads; and We are not heedless of the creation.
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And We have created above you seven layered heavens, and never have We been of [Our] creation unaware
Wahiduddin Khan
We have created seven paths above you; We have never been unmindful of Our creation
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And We have made, above you, seven tracts; and We are never unmindful of (our) Creation