Surah Hud, ayah 88
قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَرَزَقَنِى مِنْهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا ۚ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنْهَىٰكُمْ عَنْهُ ۚ إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا ٱلْإِصْلَـٰحَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِىٓ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ
He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him...? And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able. And my success is not but through Allāh. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return.
Word by word
- قَالَqālaHe said
- يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
- أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytumDo you see
- إِنinif
- كُنتُkuntuI am
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- بَيِّنَةٍۢbayyinatina clear evidence
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّىrabbīmy Lord
- وَرَزَقَنِىwarazaqanīand He has provided me
- مِنْهُmin'hufrom Himself
- رِزْقًاriz'qana good provision
- حَسَنًۭا ۚḥasanana good provision
- وَمَآwamāAnd not
- أُرِيدُurīduI intend
- أَنْanthat
- أُخَالِفَكُمْukhālifakumI differ from you
- إِلَىٰilāin
- مَآmāwhat
- أَنْهَىٰكُمْanhākumI forbid you
- عَنْهُ ۚʿanhufrom it
- إِنْinNot
- أُرِيدُurīduI intend
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ٱلْإِصْلَـٰحَl-iṣ'lāḥathe reform
- مَاmāas much as I am able
- ٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚis'taṭaʿtuas much as I am able
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- تَوْفِيقِىٓtawfīqī(is) my success
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- بِٱللَّهِ ۚbil-lahiwith Allah
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhiUpon Him
- تَوَكَّلْتُtawakkaltuI trust
- وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
- أُنِيبُunībuI turn
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