Quran 11:80 — Hud, verse 80
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘If only I had the strength to stop you or could rely on strong support!’
قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ
qāla law anna lī bikum quwwatan aw āwī ilā ruk'nin shadīdin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'O would that I had power against you, or might take refuge in a strong pillar!'
- Muhammad Asad
- Exclaimed [Lot]: "Would that I had the strength to defeat you, or that I could lean upon some mightier support!"
- Sahih International
- He said, "If only I had against you some power or could take refuge in a strong support."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | لَوْlaw | If | — |
| 3 | أَنَّanna | that | — |
| 4 | لِىlī | I had | — |
| 5 | بِكُمْbikum | over you | — |
| 6 | قُوَّةًquwwatan | power | قوي |
| 7 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 8 | ءَاوِىٓāwī | I could take refuge | أوي |
| 9 | إِلَىٰilā | in | — |
| 10 | رُكْنٍۢruk'nin | a support | ركن |
| 11 | شَدِيدٍۢshadīdin | strong | شدد |