Quran 11:53 — Hud, verse 53
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They replied, ‘Hud, you have not brought us any clear evidence. We will not forsake our gods on the strength of your word alone, nor will we believe in you.
قَالُوا يَا هُودُ مَا جِئْتَنَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِي آلِهَتِنَا عَنْ قَوْلِكَ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
qālū yāhūdu mā ji'tanā bibayyinatin wamā naḥnu bitārikī ālihatinā ʿan qawlika wamā naḥnu laka bimu'minīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Hood, thou hast not brought us a clear sign, and we will not leave our gods for what thou sayest; we do not believe thee.
- Muhammad Asad
- Said they: "O Hud! Thou hast brought us no clear evidence [that thou art a prophet]; and we are not going to forsake our gods on thy mere word, the more so as we do not believe thee.
- Sahih International
- 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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰهُودُyāhūdu | O Hud | هود |
| 3 | مَاmā | You have not brought us | — |
| 4 | جِئْتَنَاji'tanā | You have not brought us | جيأ |
| 5 | بِبَيِّنَةٍۢbibayyinatin | clear proofs | بين |
| 6 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 7 | نَحْنُnaḥnu | we | — |
| 8 | بِتَارِكِىٓbitārikī | (will) leave | ترك |
| 9 | ءَالِهَتِنَاālihatinā | our gods | أله |
| 10 | عَنʿan | on | — |
| 11 | قَوْلِكَqawlika | your saying | قول |
| 12 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 13 | نَحْنُnaḥnu | we (are) | — |
| 14 | لَكَlaka | in you | — |
| 15 | بِمُؤْمِنِينَbimu'minīna | believers | أمن |