Surah 11 Hud — Ayah 52
وَيَٰقَوْمِ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًۭا وَيَزِدْكُمْ قُوَّةً إِلَىٰ قُوَّتِكُمْ وَلَا تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ
«ئى قەۋمىم! پەرۋەردىگارىڭلاردىن مەغپىرەت تىلەڭلار، ئاندىن ئۇنىڭغا تەۋبە قىلىڭلار، سىلەرگە ئۇ كۆپ يېغىن ياغدۇرۇپ بېرىدۇ، سىلەرگە تېخىمۇ كۈچ - قۇۋۋەت بېرىدۇ، سىلەر گۇناھقا چۆمگەن ھالدا (مېنىڭ دەۋىتىمدىن) يۈز ئۆرۈمەڭلار»
wayāqawmi is'taghfirū rabbakum thumma tūbū ilayhi yur'sili l-samāa ʿalaykum mid'rāran wayazid'kum quwwatan ilā quwwatikum walā tatawallaw muj'rimīna
Word by word
- وَيَـٰقَوْمِ wayāqawmi And O my people
- ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ is'taghfirū Ask forgiveness
- رَبَّكُمْ rabbakum (of) your Lord
- ثُمَّ thumma then
- تُوبُوٓا۟ tūbū turn in repentance
- إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him
- يُرْسِلِ yur'sili He will send
- ٱلسَّمَآءَ l-samāa (from) the sky (rain)
- عَلَيْكُم ʿalaykum upon you
- مِّدْرَارًۭا mid'rāran (in) abundance
- وَيَزِدْكُمْ wayazid'kum and increase you
- قُوَّةً quwwatan (in) strength
- إِلَىٰ ilā (added) to
- قُوَّتِكُمْ quwwatikum your strength
- وَلَا walā And (do) not
- تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ tatawallaw turn away
- مُجْرِمِينَ muj'rimīna (as) criminals
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Story of Prophet Hud and the People of `Ad
Allah, the Exalted, says,
(And) This is an introductory to what is implied: "Verily, We sent."
(to the `Ad (people) their brother Hud.) Hud came to them commanding them to worship Allah alone, without any associates. He forbade them from worshipping the idols which they made up, inventing names as gods. He informed them that he did not want any reward from them for his sincere advising and conveying of Allah's Message. He only sought his reward from Allah, the One Who created him.
(Will you not then understand) Someone has come calling you to what will benefit your situation in this life and the Hereafter without asking for any wage (from them). Then he commanded them to seek the forgiveness of the One Who is capable of expiating previous sins. He also commanded them to repent for that which they may do in the future. Whoever has these characteristics, Allah will make his sustenance easy for him, grant him ease in his affairs and guard over his situation. For this reason Allah says,
(He will send you (from the sky) abundant rain,)