Quran 11:91 — Hud, verse 91
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘Shuayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and we find you very weak in our midst. But for your family, we would have stoned you, for you have no great status among us.’
قَالُوا يَا شُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا تَقُولُ وَإِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا ۖ وَلَوْلَا رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَاكَ ۖ وَمَا أَنْتَ عَلَيْنَا بِعَزِيزٍ
qālū yāshuʿaybu mā nafqahu kathīran mimmā taqūlu wa-innā lanarāka fīnā ḍaʿīfan walawlā rahṭuka larajamnāka wamā anta ʿalaynā biʿazīzin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Shuaib, we do not understand much of what thou sayest. Truly we see thee weak among us; but for thy tribe we would have stoned thee; for thou art not strong against us.
- Muhammad Asad
- [But his people] said: "O Shu'ayb! We cannot grasp the purport of much of what thou sayest; on the other hand, behold, we do see clearly how- weak thou art in our midst:" and were it not for thy family, we would have most certainly stoned thee to death, considering that thou hast no power over us!"
- Sahih International
- They said, "O Shuʿayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and indeed, we consider you among us as weak. And if not for your family, we would have stoned you [to death]; and you are not to us one respected."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰشُعَيْبُyāshuʿaybu | O Shuaib | — |
| 3 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 4 | نَفْقَهُnafqahu | we understand | فقه |
| 5 | كَثِيرًۭاkathīran | much | كثر |
| 6 | مِّمَّاmimmā | of what | — |
| 7 | تَقُولُtaqūlu | you say | قول |
| 8 | وَإِنَّاwa-innā | and indeed, we | — |
| 9 | لَنَرَىٰكَlanarāka | surely [we] see you | رأي |
| 10 | فِينَاfīnā | among us | — |
| 11 | ضَعِيفًۭا ۖḍaʿīfan | weak | ضعف |
| 12 | وَلَوْلَاwalawlā | And if not | — |
| 13 | رَهْطُكَrahṭuka | for your family | رهط |
| 14 | لَرَجَمْنَـٰكَ ۖlarajamnāka | surely we would have stoned you | رجم |
| 15 | وَمَآwamā | and you are not | — |
| 16 | أَنتَanta | and you are not | — |
| 17 | عَلَيْنَاʿalaynā | against us | — |
| 18 | بِعَزِيزٍۢbiʿazīzin | mighty | عزز |