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Hud 53

Ayah 53 of 123 · Meccan

قَالُواْ يَٰهُودُ مَا جِئۡتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٖ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِتَارِكِيٓ ءَالِهَتِنَا عَن قَوۡلِكَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ لَكَ بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٥٣

They said, "O Hūd, you have not brought us clear evidence, and we are not ones to leave our gods on your say-so. Nor are we believers in you.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالُواْThey saidqālū
  2. يَٰهُودُO Hudyāhūdu
  3. مَاYou have not brought usmā
  4. جِئۡتَنَاYou have not brought usji'tanā
  5. بِبَيِّنَةٖclear proofsbibayyinatin
  6. وَمَاand notwamā
  7. نَحۡنُwenaḥnu
  8. بِتَارِكِيٓ(will) leavebitārikī
  9. ءَالِهَتِنَاour godsālihatinā
  10. عَنonʿan
  11. قَوۡلِكَyour sayingqawlika
  12. وَمَاand notwamā
  13. نَحۡنُwe (are)naḥnu
  14. لَكَin youlaka
  15. بِمُؤۡمِنِينَbelieversbimu'minīna

Tafsir

Hūd’s people said to him that he had not brought them clear proof that would make them believe him. They said that they would not abandon their gods because of his word alone without proof, and that they did not believe him in his claim that he was a messenger.

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