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Hud 88

Ayah 88 of 123 · Meccan

قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّي وَرَزَقَنِي مِنۡهُ رِزۡقًا حَسَنٗاۚ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنۡ أُخَالِفَكُمۡ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنۡهَىٰكُمۡ عَنۡهُۚ إِنۡ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا ٱلۡإِصۡلَٰحَ مَا ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُۚ وَمَا تَوۡفِيقِيٓ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِۚ عَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡتُ وَإِلَيۡهِ أُنِيبُ ٨٨

He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him...?1 And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able. And my success is not but through Allāh. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return.2

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The conclusion of the sentence is estimated as "...would it not be my duty to warn you against corruption and disobedience?"

2 i.e., I turn to Allāh frequently in supplication and repentance.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَHe saidqāla
  2. يَٰقَوۡمِO my peopleyāqawmi
  3. أَرَءَيۡتُمۡDo you seeara-aytum
  4. إِنifin
  5. كُنتُI amkuntu
  6. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  7. بَيِّنَةٖa clear evidencebayyinatin
  8. مِّنfrommin
  9. رَّبِّيmy Lordrabbī
  10. وَرَزَقَنِيand He has provided mewarazaqanī
  11. مِنۡهُfrom Himselfmin'hu
  12. رِزۡقًاa good provisionriz'qan
  13. حَسَنٗاۚa good provisionḥasanan
  14. وَمَآAnd notwamā
  15. أُرِيدُI intendurīdu
  16. أَنۡthatan
  17. أُخَالِفَكُمۡI differ from youukhālifakum
  18. إِلَىٰinilā
  19. مَآwhatmā
  20. أَنۡهَىٰكُمۡI forbid youanhākum
  21. عَنۡهُۚfrom itʿanhu
  22. إِنۡNotin
  23. أُرِيدُI intendurīdu
  24. إِلَّاexceptillā
  25. ٱلۡإِصۡلَٰحَthe reforml-iṣ'lāḥa
  26. مَاas much as I am ablemā
  27. ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُۚas much as I am ableis'taṭaʿtu
  28. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  29. تَوۡفِيقِيٓ(is) my successtawfīqī
  30. إِلَّاexceptillā
  31. بِٱللَّهِۚwith Allahbil-lahi
  32. عَلَيۡهِUpon Himʿalayhi
  33. تَوَكَّلۡتُI trusttawakkaltu
  34. وَإِلَيۡهِand to Himwa-ilayhi
  35. أُنِيبُI turnunību

Tafsir

Shu’ayb said to his people: O my people, tell me what will be your position if I am on clear proof and insight from my Lord, and He has given me lawful provision from Him, as well as prophethood? I do not wish to prohibit you from something and go against you and do it myself. I only wish to set your matter right, to the best of my ability, by inviting you to declare the Oneness of your Lord and to obey Him. My success in achieving this is only with Allah, may He be glorified! I place my trust in Him alone and I turn to Him in all my affairs.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran