Surah 11 Hud — Ayah 101
وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ فَمَآ أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ ءَالِهَتُهُمُ ٱلَّتِى يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍۢ لَّمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْبِيبٍۢ
Vi har ikke gjort dem urett, men deres egen urett har slått tilbake på dem selv. Deres guder som de påkalte utenom Gud, kunne intet gjøre for dem da Herrens beslutning ble iverksatt, men øket bare ødeleggelsen for dem.
wamā ẓalamnāhum walākin ẓalamū anfusahum famā aghnat ʿanhum ālihatuhumu allatī yadʿūna min dūni l-lahi min shayin lammā jāa amru rabbika wamā zādūhum ghayra tatbībin
Word by word
- وَمَا wamā And not
- ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ ẓalamnāhum We wronged them
- وَلَـٰكِن walākin but
- ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ẓalamū they wronged
- أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ anfusahum themselves
- فَمَآ famā So not
- أَغْنَتْ aghnat availed
- عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum them
- ءَالِهَتُهُمُ ālihatuhumu their gods
- ٱلَّتِى allatī which
- يَدْعُونَ yadʿūna they invoked
- مِن min other than Allah
- دُونِ dūni other than Allah
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi other than Allah
- مِن min any
- شَىْءٍۢ shayin thing
- لَّمَّا lammā when
- جَآءَ jāa came
- أَمْرُ amru (the) command (of) your Lord
- رَبِّكَ ۖ rabbika (the) command (of) your Lord
- وَمَا wamā And not
- زَادُوهُمْ zādūhum they increased them
- غَيْرَ ghayra other than
- تَتْبِيبٍۢ tatbībin ruin
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Lesson taken from the Destroyed Towns
When Allah mentioned the story of the Prophets and what happened with them and their nations -- how He destroyed the disbelievers and saved the believers -- He goes on to say,
(That is some of the news of the (population of ) towns) meaning, news of them
(which We relate unto you; of them, some are (still) standing,) This means still remaining.
(and some have been (already) reaped.) This means totally destroyed.
(We wronged them not,) This means, "When We destroyed them."
(but they wronged themselves.) their rejecting their Messengers and disbelieving in them.
(So their gods, profited them not...) This is referring to their idols that they used to worship and invoke.
(other than Allah naught) the idols did not benefit them, nor did they save them when Allah's com- mand came for their destruction.
(nor did they add aught to them but destruction.) Mujahid, Qatadah and others said, "This means loss. Because the reason for their destruction and their ruin was that they followed those false gods. Therefore, they were losers in this life and the Hereafter."