Surah Hud

هود

Surah 11 · Ruku 4 of 10 · ayahs 36–49 · Juz 12 · pages 225–227 · Makki

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وَأُوحِىَ إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ أَنَّهُۥ لَن يُؤْمِنَ مِن قَوْمِكَ إِلَّا مَن قَدْ ءَامَنَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿36﴾

And it was revealed to Noah that, "No one will believe from your people except those who have already believed, so do not be distressed by what they have been doing.

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And it was revealedوَأُوحِيَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُوحِيَIt was revealed
ToإِلَىH
NoahنُوحٍI
ThatأَنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTأَنَّThat+هُhim / his / it
Will neverلَنْH
BelieveيُؤْمِنَF
FromمِنْH
Your peopleقَوْمِكَCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِYour people+كَyou / your
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
Those whoمَنْI
Have alreadyقَدْH
BelievedآمَنَF
So do notفَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاDo not
Be distressedتَبْتَئِسْF
By whatبِمَاCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاWhat
They have beenكَانُواF
DoingيَفْعَلُونَF

وَٱصْنَعِ ٱلْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا وَلَا تُخَٰطِبْنِى فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُم مُّغْرَقُونَ ﴿37﴾

And construct the ship under Our observation and Our inspiration and do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are [to be] drowned."

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And constructوَاصْنَعِCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اصْنَعِConstruct
The shipالْفُلْكَIالthe+فُلْكَShip
Under our eyesبِأَعْيُنِنَاCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَعْيُنِUnder our eyes+نَاus / our
And our inspirationوَوَحْيِنَاCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+وَحْيِOur inspiration+نَاus / our
And do notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاDo not
Address meتُخَاطِبْنِيCBFV+PRONATTتُخَاطِبْAddress+نِيme
ConcerningفِيH
Those whoالَّذِينَI
WrongedظَلَمُواF
Indeed they areإِنَّهُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed they are+هُمْthem / their
The ones to be drownedمُغْرَقُونَI

وَيَصْنَعُ ٱلْفُلْكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَأٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِۦ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُ ۚ قَالَ إِن تَسْخَرُوا۟ مِنَّا فَإِنَّا نَسْخَرُ مِنكُمْ كَمَا تَسْخَرُونَ ﴿38﴾

And he constructed the ship, and whenever an assembly of the eminent of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him. He said, "If you ridicule us, then we will ridicule you just as you ridicule.

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And he was constructingوَيَصْنَعُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَصْنَعُHe was constructing
The shipالْفُلْكَIالthe+فُلْكَShip
And every timeوَكُلَّمَاCBICONJ+Tوَand+كُلَّمَاEvery time
PassedمَرَّF
By himعَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىBy+هِhim / his / it
The chiefsمَلَأٌI
OfمِنْH
His peopleقَوْمِهِCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it
They ridiculedسَخِرُواF
[of] himمِنْهُCBHP+PRONATTمِنْ[of]+هُhim / his / it
He saidقَالَF
IfإِنْH
You ridiculeتَسْخَرُواF
UsمِنَّاCBHP+PRONATTمِus+نَاus / our
Then weفَإِنَّاCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTفَso / then+إِWe+ناus / our
Can ridiculeنَسْخَرُF
YouمِنْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTمِنْyou+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
AsكَمَاCBHP+SUBكَlike+مَاas
You ridiculeتَسْخَرُونَF

فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ عَذَابٌ مُّقِيمٌ ﴿39﴾

And you are going to know who will get a punishment that will disgrace him [on earth] and upon whom will descend an enduring punishment [in the Hereafter]."

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And soonفَسَوْفَCBHCONJ+FUTفَso / then+سَوْفَAnd soon
You will knowتَعْلَمُونَF
On whomمَنْI
Will comeيَأْتِيهِCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيWill come+هِhim / his / it
A punishmentعَذَابٌI
That will disgrace himيُخْزِيهِCBFV+PRONATTيُخْزِيThat will disgrace+هِhim / his / it
And will descendوَيَحِلُّCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَحِلُّWill descend
On himعَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِhim / his / it
A punishmentعَذَابٌI
LastingمُقِيمٌI

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ قُلْنَا ٱحْمِلْ فِيهَا مِن كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَوْلُ وَمَنْ ءَامَنَ ۚ وَمَآ ءَامَنَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ﴿40﴾

[So it was], until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, "Load upon the ship of each [creature] two mates and your family, except those about whom the word has preceded, and [include] whoever has believed." But none had believed with him, except a few.

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TillحَتَّىH
WhenإِذَاI
CameجَاءَF
Our commandأَمْرُنَاCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرُOur command+نَاus / our
And overflowedوَفَارَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+فَارَOverflowed
The ovenالتَّنُّورُIالthe+تَنُّورُOven
We saidقُلْنَاF
LoadاحْمِلْF
In itفِيهَاCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
OfمِنْH
Every kindكُلٍّI
A pairزَوْجَيْنِI
TwoاثْنَيْنِI
And your familyوَأَهْلَكَCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَهْلَكَYour family
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
WhoمَنْI
Has precededسَبَقَF
Against himعَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAgainst+هِhim / his / it
The wordالْقَوْلُIالthe+قَوْلُWord
And whoeverوَمَنْCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَنْWhoever
BelievedآمَنَF
And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
BelievedآمَنَF
With himمَعَهُI
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
A fewقَلِيلٌI

وَقَالَ ٱرْكَبُوا۟ فِيهَا بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ مَجْر۪ىٰهَا وَمُرْسَىٰهَآ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿41﴾

And [Noah] said, "Embark therein; in the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."

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And he saidوَقَالَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَHe said
EmbarkارْكَبُواF
In itفِيهَاCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
In the nameبِسْمِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+اسْمِThe name
Of AllahاللَّهِI
Is its courseمَجْرَاهَاCBIN+PRONATTمَجْرَاIs its course+هَاher / it / its
And its anchorageوَمُرْسَاهَاCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+مُرْسَاIts anchorage+هَاher / it / its
IndeedإِنَّH
My LordرَبِّيCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّMy Lord+يme / my
Is certainly oft forgivingلَغَفُورٌCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+غَفُورٌIs certainly oft forgiving
Most MercifulرَحِيمٌI

وَهِىَ تَجْرِى بِهِمْ فِى مَوْجٍ كَٱلْجِبَالِ وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ ٱبْنَهُۥ وَكَانَ فِى مَعْزِلٍ يَٰبُنَىَّ ٱرْكَب مَّعَنَا وَلَا تَكُن مَّعَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿42﴾

And it sailed with them through waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son who was apart [from them], "O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers."

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And itوَهِيَCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هِيَIt
SailedتَجْرِيF
With themبِهِمْCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their
OnفِيH
The wavesمَوْجٍI
Like mountainsكَالْجِبَالِCBIP+Nكَlike+الthe+جِبَالِMountains
And noah called outوَنَادَىCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَادَىNoah called out
And noah called outنُوحٌI
To his sonابْنَهُCBIN+PRONATTابْنَTo his son+هُhim / his / it
And he wasوَكَانَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَHe was
[in]فِيH
ApartمَعْزِلٍI
O my sonيَابُنَيَّCBIVOC+NيَاO+بُMy son+نَيَّme
EmbarkارْكَبْF
With usمَعَنَاI
And do notوَلَاCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
BeتَكُنْF
WithمَعَI
The disbelieversالْكَافِرِينَIالthe+كَافِرِينَDisbelievers

قَالَ سَـَٔاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُنِى مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ ۚ قَالَ لَا عَاصِمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ۚ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْمَوْجُ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُغْرَقِينَ ﴿43﴾

[But] he said, "I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water." [Noah] said, "There is no protector today from the decree of Allah, except for whom He gives mercy." And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned.

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He saidقَالَF
I will betake myselfسَآوِيCBFFUT+Vسَwill+آوِيI will betake myself
ToإِلَىH
A mountainجَبَلٍI
That will save meيَعْصِمُنِيCBFV+PRONATTيَعْصِمُThat will save+نِيme
FromمِنَH
The waterالْمَاءِIالthe+مَاءِWater
He saidقَالَF
There is noلَاH
ProtectorعَاصِمَI
TodayالْيَوْمَIالthe+يَوْمَToday
FromمِنْH
The command of AllahأَمْرِI
The command of AllahاللَّهِI
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
On whomمَنْI
He has mercyرَحِمَF
And cameوَحَالَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+حَالَCame
In between themبَيْنَهُمَاCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَIn between+هُمَاthem two
The wavesالْمَوْجُIالthe+مَوْجُWaves
So he wasفَكَانَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كَانَHe was
AmongمِنَH
The drownedالْمُغْرَقِينَIالthe+مُغْرَقِينَDrowned

وَقِيلَ يَٰٓأَرْضُ ٱبْلَعِى مَآءَكِ وَيَٰسَمَآءُ أَقْلِعِى وَغِيضَ ٱلْمَآءُ وَقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَٱسْتَوَتْ عَلَى ٱلْجُودِىِّ ۖ وَقِيلَ بُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿44﴾

And it was said, "O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, withhold [your rain]." And the water subsided, and the matter was accomplished, and the ship came to rest on the [mountain of] Judiyy. And it was said, "Away with the wrongdoing people."

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And it was saidوَقِيلَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قِيلَIt was said
O earthيَاأَرْضُCBIVOC+NيَاO+أَرْضُEarth
SwallowابْلَعِيF
Your waterمَاءَكِI
And o skyوَيَاسَمَاءُCBICONJ+VOC+Nوَand+يَاسَمَاءُO sky
WithholdأَقْلِعِيF
And subsidedوَغِيضَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+غِيضَSubsided
The waterالْمَاءُIالthe+مَاءُWater
And was fulfilledوَقُضِيَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُضِيَWas fulfilled
The commandالْأَمْرُIالthe+أَمْرُCommand
And it restedوَاسْتَوَتْCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَوَتْIt rested
OnعَلَىH
The judiالْجُودِيِّIالthe+جُودِيِّJudi
And it was saidوَقِيلَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قِيلَIt was said
AwayبُعْدًاI
With the peopleلِلْقَوْمِCBIP+Nلِلfor the+قَوْمِWith the people
The wrongdoersالظَّالِمِينَIالthe+ظَالِمِينَWrongdoers

وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ رَّبَّهُۥ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ٱبْنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى وَإِنَّ وَعْدَكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحْكَمُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ ﴿45﴾

And Noah called to his Lord and said, "My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!"

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And noah calledوَنَادَىCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَادَىNoah called
And noah calledنُوحٌI
To his LordرَبَّهُCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّTo his Lord+هُhim / his / it
And saidفَقَالَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالَAnd said
O my LordرَبِّI
IndeedإِنَّH
My sonابْنِيCBIN+PRONATTابْنِMy son+يme / my
Is ofمِنْH
My familyأَهْلِيCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِMy family+يme / my
And indeedوَإِنَّCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+إِنَّIndeed
Your promiseوَعْدَكَCBIN+PRONATTوَعْدَYour promise+كَyou / your
Is trueالْحَقُّIالthe+حَقُّIs true
And youوَأَنْتَCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتَYou
Are the most justأَحْكَمُI
Of the judgesالْحَاكِمِينَIالthe+حَاكِمِينَOf the judges

قَالَ يَٰنُوحُ إِنَّهُۥ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ صَٰلِحٍ ۖ فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَعِظُكَ أَن تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ﴿46﴾

He said, "O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, he is [one whose] work was other than righteous, so ask Me not for that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant."

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He saidقَالَF
O noahيَانُوحُCBIVOC+PNيَاO+نُوحُNoah
Indeed heإِنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
Is notلَيْسَF
OfمِنْH
Your familyأَهْلِكَCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِYour family+كَyou / your
Indeed [he]إِنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed [he]+هُhim / his / it
His deedعَمَلٌI
Is other thanغَيْرُI
RighteousصَالِحٍI
So do notفَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاDo not
Ask meتَسْأَلْنِCBFV+PRONATTتَسْأَلْAsk+نِemphasis
About whatمَاI
NotلَيْسَF
You haveلَكَCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your
Of itبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
Any knowledgeعِلْمٌI
Indeed iإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
Admonish youأَعِظُكَCBFV+PRONATTأَعِظُAdmonish+كَyou / your
LestأَنْH
You beتَكُونَF
AmongمِنَH
The ignorantالْجَاهِلِينَIالthe+جَاهِلِينَIgnorant

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْـَٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِى وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ أَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ ﴿47﴾

[Noah] said, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers."

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He saidقَالَF
O my LordرَبِّI
Indeed iإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
Seek refugeأَعُوذُF
In youبِكَCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كَyou / your
ThatأَنْH
I should ask youأَسْأَلَكَCBFV+PRONATTأَسْأَلَI should ask+كَyou / your
WhatمَاI
NotلَيْسَF
I haveلِيCBHP+PRONATTلِfor / to+يme / my
Of itبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
KnowledgeعِلْمٌI
And unlessوَإِلَّاCBHCONJ+RESوَand+إِنْif=لَاnot
You forgiveتَغْفِرْF
MeلِيCBHP+PRONATTلِfor / to+يme / my
And you have mercy on meوَتَرْحَمْنِيCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+تَرْحَمْYou have mercy on+نِيme
I will beأَكُنْF
AmongمِنَH
The losersالْخَاسِرِينَIالthe+خَاسِرِينَLosers

قِيلَ يَٰنُوحُ ٱهْبِطْ بِسَلَٰمٍ مِّنَّا وَبَرَكَٰتٍ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰٓ أُمَمٍ مِّمَّن مَّعَكَ ۚ وَأُمَمٌ سَنُمَتِّعُهُمْ ثُمَّ يَمَسُّهُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿48﴾

It was said, "O Noah, disembark in security from Us and blessings upon you and upon nations [descending] from those with you. But other nations [of them] We will grant enjoyment; then there will touch them from Us a painful punishment."

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It was saidقِيلَF
O noahيَانُوحُCBIVOC+PNيَاO+نُوحُNoah
Go downاهْبِطْF
With peaceبِسَلَامٍCBIP+Nبِwith / in+سَلَامٍPeace
From usمِنَّاCBHP+PRONATTمِFrom+نَاus / our
And blessingsوَبَرَكَاتٍCBICONJ+Nوَand+بَرَكَاتٍBlessings
On youعَلَيْكَCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+كَyou / your
And onوَعَلَىCBHCONJ+Pوَand+عَلَىOn
The nationsأُمَمٍI
From thoseمِمَّنْCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever
With youمَعَكَI
But to other nationsوَأُمَمٌCBICONJ+Nوَand+أُمَمٌBut to other nations
We will grant enjoymentسَنُمَتِّعُهُمْCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+نُمَتِّعُWe will grant enjoyment+هُمْthem / their
ThenثُمَّH
Will touch themيَمَسُّهُمْCBFV+PRONATTيَمَسُّWill touch+هُمْthem / their
From usمِنَّاCBHP+PRONATTمِFrom+نَاus / our
A punishmentعَذَابٌI
PainfulأَلِيمٌI

تِلْكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهَآ إِلَيْكَ ۖ مَا كُنتَ تَعْلَمُهَآ أَنتَ وَلَا قَوْمُكَ مِن قَبْلِ هَٰذَا ۖ فَٱصْبِرْ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلْعَٰقِبَةَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿49﴾

That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]. You knew it not, neither you nor your people, before this. So be patient; indeed, the [best] outcome is for the righteous.

Word by word

ThisتِلْكَI
Is fromمِنْH
The newsأَنْبَاءِI
Of the unseenالْغَيْبِIالthe+غَيْبِOf the unseen
Which we revealنُوحِيهَاCBFV+PRONATTنُوحِيWhich we reveal+هَاher / it / its
To youإِلَيْكَCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كَyou / your
NotمَاH
You wereكُنْتَF
Knowing itتَعْلَمُهَاCBFV+PRONATTتَعْلَمُKnowing+هَاher / it / its
YouأَنْتَI
And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
Your peopleقَوْمُكَCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمُYour people+كَyou / your
BeforeمِنْH
BeforeقَبْلِI
ThisهَذَاI
So be patientفَاصْبِرْCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اصْبِرْBe patient
IndeedإِنَّH
The endالْعَاقِبَةَIالthe+عَاقِبَةَEnd
Is for the god fearingلِلْمُتَّقِينَCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُتَّقِينَIs for the god fearing

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.