Quran 11:59 — Hud, verse 59
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
These were the Ad: they rejected their Lord’s signs, disobeyed His messengers, and followed the command of every obstinate tyrant.
وَتِلْكَ عَادٌ ۖ جَحَدُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَصَوْا رُسُلَهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا أَمْرَ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
watil'ka ʿādun jaḥadū biāyāti rabbihim waʿaṣaw rusulahu wa-ittabaʿū amra kulli jabbārin ʿanīdin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- That was Ad; they denied the signs of their Lord, and rebelled against His Messengers, and followed the command of every froward tyrant.
- Muhammad Asad
- And that was [the end of the tribe of] `Ad, [who] had rejected their Sustainer's messages, and rebelled against His apostles, and followed the bidding of every arrogant enemy of the truth.
- Sahih International
- And that was ʿAad, who rejected the signs of their Lord and disobeyed His messengers and followed the order of every obstinate tyrant.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَتِلْكَwatil'ka | And this | — |
| 2 | عَادٌۭ ۖʿādun | (was) Aad | عود |
| 3 | جَحَدُوا۟jaḥadū | they rejected | جحد |
| 4 | بِـَٔايَـٰتِbiāyāti | (the) Signs | أيي |
| 5 | رَبِّهِمْrabbihim | (of) their Lord | ربب |
| 6 | وَعَصَوْا۟waʿaṣaw | and disobeyed | عصي |
| 7 | رُسُلَهُۥrusulahu | His Messengers | رسل |
| 8 | وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟wa-ittabaʿū | and followed | تبع |
| 9 | أَمْرَamra | (the) command | أمر |
| 10 | كُلِّkulli | (of) every | كلل |
| 11 | جَبَّارٍjabbārin | tyrant | جبر |
| 12 | عَنِيدٍۢʿanīdin | obstinate | عند |