Quran 11:121 — Hud, verse 121
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say to those who do not believe, ‘Do whatever you can: we too are doing what we can,’
وَقُلْ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ اعْمَلُوا عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنَّا عَامِلُونَ
waqul lilladhīna lā yu'minūna iʿ'malū ʿalā makānatikum innā ʿāmilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And say to the unbelievers: 'Act you according to your station; we are acting.
- Muhammad Asad
- And say unto those who will not believe: "Do anything that may be within your power, [while] we, behold, shall labour [in God's way];
- Sahih International
- And say to those who do not believe, "Work according to your position; indeed, we are working.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقُلwaqul | And say | قول |
| 2 | لِّلَّذِينَlilladhīna | to those who | — |
| 3 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 4 | يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūna | believe | أمن |
| 5 | ٱعْمَلُوا۟iʿ'malū | Work | عمل |
| 6 | عَلَىٰʿalā | (according) to | — |
| 7 | مَكَانَتِكُمْmakānatikum | your position | كون |
| 8 | إِنَّاinnā | indeed, we | — |
| 9 | عَـٰمِلُونَʿāmilūna | (are also) working | عمل |