The Holy Quran 17:74 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَلَوْلَآ أَن ثَبَّتْنَـٰكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْـًٔا قَلِيلًا

Translation

If We had not kept you firm (by saving you from wrongdoing), you could have (possibly) inclined slightly towards them (because of their persistence and convincing manners).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The matchless steadfastness of the Prophet ﷺ: the word “tarkanu” is from “rukun”, which denotes the slightest leaning and a faint inclination of the heart. When شَيْـًٔا قَلِيْلًا (“a little”) is added to it, the least of the least is meant. Then, by saying لَقَدْ كِدْتَّ (“you might almost have…”), [Allah] diminished its likelihood still further.

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