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Hud 12

Ayah 12 of 123 · Meccan

فَلَعَلَّكَ تَارِكُۢ بَعۡضَ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ وَضَآئِقُۢ بِهِۦ صَدۡرُكَ أَن يَقُولُواْ لَوۡلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيۡهِ كَنزٌ أَوۡ جَآءَ مَعَهُۥ مَلَكٌۚ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ نَذِيرٞۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ وَكِيلٌ ١٢

Then would you possibly leave [out] some of what is revealed to you,1 or is your breast constrained by it because they say, "Why has there not been sent down to him a treasure or come with him an angel?" But you are only a warner. And Allāh is Disposer of all things.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Knowing of the Prophet's difficulties, Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) urges him to patience, certain that he would not fail to convey the message in its entirety.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَعَلَّكَThen possibly youfalaʿallaka
  2. تَارِكُۢ(may) give uptārikun
  3. بَعۡضَa partbaʿḍa
  4. مَا(of) whatmā
  5. يُوحَىٰٓis revealedyūḥā
  6. إِلَيۡكَto youilayka
  7. وَضَآئِقُۢand straitenedwaḍāiqun
  8. بِهِۦby itbihi
  9. صَدۡرُكَyour breastṣadruka
  10. أَنbecausean
  11. يَقُولُواْthey sayyaqūlū
  12. لَوۡلَآWhy notlawlā
  13. أُنزِلَis sent downunzila
  14. عَلَيۡهِfor himʿalayhi
  15. كَنزٌa treasurekanzun
  16. أَوۡoraw
  17. جَآءَhas comejāa
  18. مَعَهُۥwith himmaʿahu
  19. مَلَكٌۚan Angelmalakun
  20. إِنَّمَآOnlyinnamā
  21. أَنتَyouanta
  22. نَذِيرٞۚ(are) a warnernadhīrun
  23. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  24. عَلَىٰ(is) onʿalā
  25. كُلِّeverykulli
  26. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  27. وَكِيلٌa Guardianwakīlun

Tafsir

Perhaps you, O Messenger, because of their disbelief, stubbornness and demand for signs, will leave out conveying some of what Allah has instructed you to convey because they will find it difficult to practise; and perhaps your heart will be reluctant to convey it, so that they do not say, ‘Why has no rich treasure been sent down to him or why has no angel come with him to confirm his truthfulness?’ Do not leave some of what is revealed to you because of that. You are only a warner who conveys what Allah has instructed you to convey. You do not have to bring the signs they request for. Allah takes care of everything.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran