Surah 11 Hud — Ayah 63
قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى مِنْهُ رَحْمَةًۭ فَمَن يَنصُرُنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُۥ ۖ فَمَا تَزِيدُونَنِى غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍۢ
(صالح) چيو ته اي منھنجي قوم (مون کي اوھين) ڏسو ته سھين ته جيڪڏھن آءٌ پنھنجي پالڻھار کان چٽيءَ حُجت تي ھجان ۽ پنھنجي طرف کان مون تي ٻاجھ ڪئي ھجيس ته جيڪڏھن (آءٌ اوھان جو چيو مڃي) سندس نافرماني ڪريان ته الله کان مون کي ڪير ڇڏائيندو؟ پوءِ اوھان مون لاءِ رڳو نقصان وڌايو؟
qāla yāqawmi ara-aytum in kuntu ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbī waātānī min'hu raḥmatan faman yanṣurunī mina l-lahi in ʿaṣaytuhu famā tazīdūnanī ghayra takhsīrin
Word by word
- قَالَ qāla He said
- يَـٰقَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people
- أَرَءَيْتُمْ ara-aytum Do you see
- إِن in if
- كُنتُ kuntu I am
- عَلَىٰ ʿalā on
- بَيِّنَةٍۢ bayyinatin a clear proof
- مِّن min from
- رَّبِّى rabbī my Lord
- وَءَاتَىٰنِى waātānī and He has given me
- مِنْهُ min'hu from Him
- رَحْمَةًۭ raḥmatan a Mercy
- فَمَن faman then who
- يَنصُرُنِى yanṣurunī (can) help me
- مِنَ mina against
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
- إِنْ in if
- عَصَيْتُهُۥ ۖ ʿaṣaytuhu I (were to) disobey Him
- فَمَا famā So not
- تَزِيدُونَنِى tazīdūnanī you would increase me
- غَيْرَ ghayra but
- تَخْسِيرٍۢ takhsīrin (in) loss
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Conversation between Salih and the People of Thamud
Allah, the Exalted, mentions what transpired in the discussion between Salih and his people. Allah informs of their ignorance and obstinacy in their statement,
(You have been among us as a figure of good hope till this!) They were saying in this, "We had hope in your strong intellect before you began saying what you have said."
(Do you (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers have worshipped) "what those who were before us were upon."
(But we are really in grave doubt as to that which you invite us.) This alludes to the great amount of doubt that they had.
(He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord...") `In reference to what He (Allah) has sent me with to you, I am upon conviction and sure evidence.'
(and there has come to me a mercy from Him, who then can help me against Allah, if I were to disobey Him) `and abandon calling you to the truth and the worship of Allah alone. If I did so, you would not be able to bring me any benefit, nor increase me
(but in loss.)' This means loss and ruin.