Quran 11:63 — Hud, verse 63
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘My people, just think: if I did have clear proof from my Lord, and if He had given me mercy of His own, who could protect me from God if I disobeyed Him? You would only make my loss greater.
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّي وَآتَانِي مِنْهُ رَحْمَةً فَمَنْ يَنْصُرُنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُ ۖ فَمَا تَزِيدُونَنِي غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍ
qāla yāqawmi ara-aytum in kuntu ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbī waātānī min'hu raḥmatan faman yanṣurunī mina l-lahi in ʿaṣaytuhu famā tazīdūnanī ghayra takhsīrin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'O my people, what think you? If I stand upon a clear sign from my Lord, and He has given me mercy from Him, who shall help me against God if I rebel against Him? You would do nothing for me, except increase my loss.
- Muhammad Asad
- He retorted: "O my people! What do you think? If [it be true that] I am taking my stand on a cleat evidence from my Sustainer, who has vouchsafed unto me grace from Himself -[if this be true,] who would shield me from God were I to rebel against Him? Hence, what you are offering me is no more than perdition!"
- Sahih International
- He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would protect me from Allāh if I disobeyed Him? So you would not increase me except in loss.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 3 | أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytum | Do you see | رأي |
| 4 | إِنin | if | — |
| 5 | كُنتُkuntu | I am | كون |
| 6 | عَلَىٰʿalā | on | — |
| 7 | بَيِّنَةٍۢbayyinatin | a clear proof | بين |
| 8 | مِّنmin | from | — |
| 9 | رَّبِّىrabbī | my Lord | ربب |
| 10 | وَءَاتَىٰنِىwaātānī | and He has given me | أتي |
| 11 | مِنْهُmin'hu | from Him | — |
| 12 | رَحْمَةًۭraḥmatan | a Mercy | رحم |
| 13 | فَمَنfaman | then who | — |
| 14 | يَنصُرُنِىyanṣurunī | (can) help me | نصر |
| 15 | مِنَmina | against | — |
| 16 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 17 | إِنْin | if | — |
| 18 | عَصَيْتُهُۥ ۖʿaṣaytuhu | I (were to) disobey Him | عصي |
| 19 | فَمَاfamā | So not | — |
| 20 | تَزِيدُونَنِىtazīdūnanī | you would increase me | زيد |
| 21 | غَيْرَghayra | but | غير |
| 22 | تَخْسِيرٍۢtakhsīrin | (in) loss | خسر |