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Ibrahim 11

Ayah 11 of 52 · Meccan

قَالَتۡ لَهُمۡ رُسُلُهُمۡ إِن نَّحۡنُ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَمُنُّ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۖ وَمَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نَّأۡتِيَكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ ١١

Their messengers said to them, "We are only men like you, but Allāh confers favor upon whom He wills of His servants. It has never been for us to bring you evidence except by permission of Allāh. And upon Allāh let the believers rely.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَتۡSaidqālat
  2. لَهُمۡto themlahum
  3. رُسُلُهُمۡtheir Messengersrusuluhum
  4. إِنNotin
  5. نَّحۡنُwe (are)naḥnu
  6. إِلَّاbutillā
  7. بَشَرٞa humanbasharun
  8. مِّثۡلُكُمۡlike youmith'lukum
  9. وَلَٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
  10. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  11. يَمُنُّbestows His Graceyamunnu
  12. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  13. مَنwhomman
  14. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  15. مِنۡofmin
  16. عِبَادِهِۦۖHis slavesʿibādihi
  17. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  18. كَانَiskāna
  19. لَنَآfor uslanā
  20. أَنthatan
  21. نَّأۡتِيَكُمwe bring younatiyakum
  22. بِسُلۡطَٰنٍan authoritybisul'ṭānin
  23. إِلَّاexceptillā
  24. بِإِذۡنِby the permission of Allahbi-idh'ni
  25. ٱللَّهِۚby the permission of Allahl-lahi
  26. وَعَلَىAnd uponwaʿalā
  27. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  28. فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِso let put (their) trustfalyatawakkali
  29. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَthe believersl-mu'minūna

Tafsir

In response to them, their messengers said: We are people like you, so we are not blaming you for imitating your forefathers in that respect. Just because you are people, it does not mean that you should imitate them in everything. Amongst His servants, Allah bestows unique favors on whomever He wishes, so He will choose some to be messengers to mankind. It is forbidden for us to grant you whatever evidence you desire, except if Allah so chooses. It is not within our power to bring you such evidence; instead, Allah alone is the One capable of doing so. Those who entrust all of their affairs to Allah will have trust in Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran