Quran 11:92 — Hud, verse 92
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘My people, is my family stronger in your estimation than God? And have you put Him behind you? My Lord surrounds everything you do.
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَرَهْطِي أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَاتَّخَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَاءَكُمْ ظِهْرِيًّا ۖ إِنَّ رَبِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ
qāla yāqawmi arahṭī aʿazzu ʿalaykum mina l-lahi wa-ittakhadhtumūhu warāakum ẓih'riyyan inna rabbī bimā taʿmalūna muḥīṭun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'O my people, is my tribe stronger against you than God? And Him -- have you taken Him as something to be thrust behind you? My Lord encompasses the things you do.
- Muhammad Asad
- Said he: "O my people! Do you hold my family in greater esteem than God? -for, Him you regard as something that may be cast behind you and be forgotten! Verily, my Sustainer encompasses [with His might] all that you do!
- Sahih International
- He said, "O my people, is my family more respected for power by you than Allāh? But you put Him behind your backs [in neglect]. Indeed, my Lord is encompassing of what you do.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 3 | أَرَهْطِىٓarahṭī | Is my family | رهط |
| 4 | أَعَزُّaʿazzu | mightier | عزز |
| 5 | عَلَيْكُمʿalaykum | on you | — |
| 6 | مِّنَmina | than | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 8 | وَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُwa-ittakhadhtumūhu | And you have taken Him | أخذ |
| 9 | وَرَآءَكُمْwarāakum | behind your | وري |
| 10 | ظِهْرِيًّا ۖẓih'riyyan | backs | ظهر |
| 11 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 12 | رَبِّىrabbī | my Lord | ربب |
| 13 | بِمَاbimā | of what | — |
| 14 | تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūna | you do | عمل |
| 15 | مُحِيطٌۭmuḥīṭun | (is) All-Encompassing | حوط |