Surah 11 Hud — Ayah 89
وَيَٰقَوْمِ لَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شِقَاقِىٓ أَن يُصِيبَكُم مِّثْلُ مَآ أَصَابَ قَوْمَ نُوحٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ هُودٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ صَٰلِحٍۢ ۚ وَمَا قَوْمُ لُوطٍۢ مِّنكُم بِبَعِيدٍۢ
And O my people, let not [your] dissension from me cause you to be struck by that similar to what struck the people of Noah or the people of Hud or the people of Salih. And the people of Lot are not from you far away.
wayāqawmi lā yajrimannakum shiqāqī an yuṣībakum mith'lu mā aṣāba qawma nūḥin aw qawma hūdin aw qawma ṣāliḥin wamā qawmu lūṭin minkum bibaʿīdin
Word by word
- وَيَـٰقَوْمِ wayāqawmi And O my people
- لَا lā (Let) not cause you to sin
- يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ yajrimannakum (Let) not cause you to sin
- شِقَاقِىٓ shiqāqī my dissension
- أَن an lest
- يُصِيبَكُم yuṣībakum befalls you
- مِّثْلُ mith'lu similar
- مَآ mā (to) what
- أَصَابَ aṣāba befell
- قَوْمَ qawma (the) people of Nuh
- نُوحٍ nūḥin (the) people of Nuh
- أَوْ aw or
- قَوْمَ qawma (the) people of Hud
- هُودٍ hūdin (the) people of Hud
- أَوْ aw or
- قَوْمَ qawma people of Salih
- صَـٰلِحٍۢ ۚ ṣāliḥin people of Salih
- وَمَا wamā And not
- قَوْمُ qawmu (are the) people of Lut
- لُوطٍۢ lūṭin (are the) people of Lut
- مِّنكُم minkum from you
- بِبَعِيدٍۢ bibaʿīdin far off
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
(And O my people! Let not my Shiqaq cause you) This means, "Do not let your hatred and enmity of me cause you to persist in your corruption and disbelief. If you continue this way, you will suffer the same vengeance and torment that overcame Nuh's people, Hud's people, Salih's people and Lut's people." Qatadah said,
(And O my people! Let not my Shiqaq cause you) "He is saying, `Do not be influenced by your differing with me."' As-Suddi said, "This means your enmity of me should not lead you to continue in misguidance and disbelief, or else you will be afflicted by what afflicted them." Concerning His statement,
(and the people of Lut are not far off from you!) It has been said that this refers to the period of time. Qatadah said, "This means that they were only destroyed before you yesterday." It has also been said that it refers to place. Actually, the verse carries both meanings.
(And ask forgiveness of your Lord) from the previous sins.
(and turn unto Him in repentance.) In whatever evil actions you may encounter in the future. Concerning his statement,
(Verily, my Lord is Most Merciful, Most Loving.) to those who repent.