Quran 11:86 — Hud, verse 86
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
What lasts with God is best for you, if you are believers: I am not your keeper.’
بَقِيَّتُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِحَفِيظٍ
baqiyyatu l-lahi khayrun lakum in kuntum mu'minīna wamā anā ʿalaykum biḥafīẓin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God's remainder is better for you, if you are believers. And I am not a guardian over you.
- Muhammad Asad
- That which rests with God is best for you, if you but believe [in Him]! However, I am not your keeper."
- Sahih International
- What remains [lawful] from Allāh is best for you, if you would be believers. But I am not a guardian over you."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | بَقِيَّتُbaqiyyatu | (What) remains | بقي |
| 2 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (from) Allah | أله |
| 3 | خَيْرٌۭkhayrun | (is) best | خير |
| 4 | لَّكُمْlakum | for you | — |
| 5 | إِنin | if | — |
| 6 | كُنتُمkuntum | you are | كون |
| 7 | مُّؤْمِنِينَ ۚmu'minīna | believers | أمن |
| 8 | وَمَآwamā | And not | — |
| 9 | أَنَا۠anā | I am | — |
| 10 | عَلَيْكُمʿalaykum | over you | — |
| 11 | بِحَفِيظٍۢbiḥafīẓin | a guardian | حفظ |