The Quran

سورة الإسرَاء

Surah Al-Isrâ’ 17:109

The Night-Journey · Verse 109 of 111

وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا ۩

Abdul Mannan Omar

They fall down on their faces weeping and (as they listen to the divine words) it adds to their humility. [Prostration]

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases their (earnest) humility.

Ahmed Ali

And weeping they kneel down, and this increases their humility.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And they fall down on their faces, weeping, and it increases them in humility and a feeling of awe.

Daryabadi

And they fall down on their chins weeping, and it increaseth them in humility.

Faridul Haque

And they fall down on their faces weeping, and this Qur’an increases their humility. (Command of prostration # 4).

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they fall down on their faces, weeping, and it adds to their humility.

Maulvi Sher Ali

They fall down on their faces weeping, and it increases humility in them.

Muhammad Asad

And so they fall down upon their faces, weeping, and [their consciousness of God's grace] increases their humility.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And they fall down on their faces weeping and it adds to their humility.

Muhammad Pickthall

They fall down on their faces, weeping, and it increaseth humility in them.

Muhammad Sarwar

They bow down in prostration and weep and it makes them more humble (before the Lord).

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they fall down on their faces weeping, and it adds to their humility.

Rashad Khalifa

They fall down on their chins, prostrating and weeping, for it augments their reverence.

Shabbir Ahmed

And so they fall down on their chins, weeping, and increasing in humility.