The Quran

سورة الإسرَاء

Surah Al-Isrâ’ 17:81

The Night-Journey · Verse 81 of 111

وَقُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

And say, `Truth has come and falsehood has vanished away.´ Falsehood is indeed ever bound to vanish away.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: for Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish.

Ahmed Ali

And say: "Truth has come and falsehood nullified." Verily falsehood is perishable.

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Ali Unal

And say: "The truth has come, and falsehood has vanished. Surely falsehood is ever bound to vanish by its very nature."

Daryabadi

And say thou: the truth is come, and falsehood hath vanished; verily falsehood is ever vanishing.

Faridul Haque

And proclaim, "The Truth has arrived and falsehood has vanished; indeed falsehood had to vanish." (* With the arrival of the Last Prophet - Mohammed peace and blessings be upon him)

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And say: The truth has come and falsehood vanished. Surely falsehood is ever bound to vanish.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And proclaim: `Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Verily, falsehood is bound to vanish.

Muhammad Asad

And say: "The truth has now come [to light], and falsehood has withered away: for, behold, all falsehood is bound to wither away!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And say: "Truth (i.e. Islamic Monotheism or this Qur'an or Jihad against polytheists) has come and Batil (falsehood, i.e. Satan or polytheism, etc.) has vanished. Surely! Batil is ever bound to vanish."

Muhammad Pickthall

And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Lo! falsehood is ever bound to vanish.

Muhammad Sarwar

Say, 'Truth has come and falsehood has been banished; it is doomed to banishment.'"

Muhammed ali Shakir

And say: The truth has come and the falsehood has vanished; surely falsehood is a vanishing (thing).

Rashad Khalifa

Proclaim, "The truth has prevailed, and falsehood has vanished; falsehood will inevitably vanish."

Shabbir Ahmed

(Time has come for you to) say, "The truth has come to light, and falsehood has withered away. For, falsehood is bound to wither away."

Commentary 17:81 After the conquest of Makkah, while the Holy Prophet (pbuh) was clearing the Kaaba of the idols, he repeatedly recited verses 17:80-81 (Bukhârî;…

وَقُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا

17:81 After the conquest of Makkah, while the Holy Prophet (pbuh) was clearing the Kaaba of the idols, he repeatedly recited verses 17:80-81 (Bukhârî; 46:32).The verse contains the great prophecy, إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا that falsehood will never again enter the vicinities of this house, and that non-believers shall never occupy this “Holy House” again.