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Yunus 71

Ayah 71 of 109 · Meccan

۞ وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ نُوحٍ إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيۡكُم مَّقَامِي وَتَذۡكِيرِي بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلۡتُ فَأَجۡمِعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَكُمۡ وَشُرَكَآءَكُمۡ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُنۡ أَمۡرُكُمۡ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غُمَّةٗ ثُمَّ ٱقۡضُوٓاْ إِلَيَّ وَلَا تُنظِرُونِ ٧١

And recite to them the news of Noah, when he said to his people, "O my people, if my residence and my reminding of the signs of Allāh has become burdensome upon you - then I have relied upon Allāh. So resolve upon your plan and [call upon] your associates. Then let not your plan be obscure to you.1 Then carry it out upon me and do not give me respite.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., Do not let it be a source of doubt or anxiety to you but let it be clear, open and defined.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ وَٱتۡلُAnd recitewa-ut'lu
  2. عَلَيۡهِمۡto themʿalayhim
  3. نَبَأَthe newsnaba-a
  4. نُوحٍ(of) Nuhnūḥin
  5. إِذۡwhenidh
  6. قَالَhe saidqāla
  7. لِقَوۡمِهِۦto his peopleliqawmihi
  8. يَٰقَوۡمِO my peopleyāqawmi
  9. إِنIfin
  10. كَانَiskāna
  11. كَبُرَhardkabura
  12. عَلَيۡكُمon youʿalaykum
  13. مَّقَامِيmy staymaqāmī
  14. وَتَذۡكِيرِيand my remindingwatadhkīrī
  15. بِـَٔايَٰتِthe Signs of Allahbiāyāti
  16. ٱللَّهِthe Signs of Allahl-lahi
  17. فَعَلَىthen onfaʿalā
  18. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  19. تَوَكَّلۡتُI put my trusttawakkaltu
  20. فَأَجۡمِعُوٓاْSo you all resolvefa-ajmiʿū
  21. أَمۡرَكُمۡyour planamrakum
  22. وَشُرَكَآءَكُمۡand your partnerswashurakāakum
  23. ثُمَّThenthumma
  24. لَاlet not belā
  25. يَكُنۡlet not beyakun
  26. أَمۡرُكُمۡ(in) your planamrukum
  27. عَلَيۡكُمۡfor youʿalaykum
  28. غُمَّةٗany doubtghummatan
  29. ثُمَّThenthumma
  30. ٱقۡضُوٓاْcarry (it out)iq'ḍū
  31. إِلَيَّupon meilayya
  32. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  33. تُنظِرُونِgive me respitetunẓirūni

Tafsir

Relate, O Messenger, to these denying idolaters the story of Noah (peace be with him) when he said to his people: O my people, if my being amongst you is hard for you, and my reminding you of Allah’s signs and advising you is too difficult, and you have resolved to kill me, so I place my reliance in Allah alone to make your plots fail. So make a firm decision about your matter: resolve to destroy me and call your gods to help you and do not let your plot be an obscure secret. After your plan to kill me, go ahead and finish what you secretly intend and do not give me a moment of respite.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran