Surah 11. Hud

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Verses [Section]: 1-8[1], 9-24 [2], 25-35 [3], 36-49 [4], 50-60 [5], 61-68 [6], 69-83 [7], 84-95 [8], 96-109 [9], 110-123 [10]

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Quran Text of Verse 84-95وَ اِلٰیAnd toمَدْیَنَMadyanاَخَاهُمْtheir brotherشُعَیْبًا ؕShuaibقَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!اعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْ(is) for youمِّنْanyاِلٰهٍgodغَیْرُهٗ ؕother than Himوَ لَاAnd (do) notتَنْقُصُواdecreaseالْمِكْیَالَ(from) the measureوَ الْمِیْزَانَand the scaleاِنِّیْۤIndeed Iاَرٰىكُمْsee youبِخَیْرٍin prosperityوَّ اِنِّیْۤbut indeed Iاَخَافُfearعَلَیْكُمْfor youعَذَابَpunishmentیَوْمٍ(of ) a Dayمُّحِیْطٍ all-encompassing وَ یٰقَوْمِAnd O my people!اَوْفُواGive fullالْمِكْیَالَmeasureوَ الْمِیْزَانَand weightبِالْقِسْطِin justiceوَ لَاand (do) notتَبْخَسُواdepriveالنَّاسَthe peopleاَشْیَآءَهُمْ(of) their thingsوَ لَاand (do) notتَعْثَوْاact wickedlyفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthمُفْسِدِیْنَ spreading corruption بَقِیَّتُ(What) remainsاللّٰهِ(from) Allahخَیْرٌ(is) bestلَّكُمْfor youاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areمُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۚ۬believersوَ مَاۤAnd notاَنَاI amعَلَیْكُمْover youبِحَفِیْظٍ a guardian قَالُوْاThey saidیٰشُعَیْبُO Shuaib!اَصَلٰوتُكَDoes your prayerتَاْمُرُكَcommand youاَنْthatنَّتْرُكَwe leaveمَاwhatیَعْبُدُworshipاٰبَآؤُنَاۤour forefathersاَوْorاَنْthatنَّفْعَلَwe doفِیْۤconcerningاَمْوَالِنَاour wealthمَاwhatنَشٰٓؤُا ؕwe willاِنَّكَIndeed youلَاَنْتَsurely youالْحَلِیْمُ(are) the forbearingالرَّشِیْدُ the right-minded قَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my peopleاَرَءَیْتُمْDo you seeاِنْifكُنْتُI amعَلٰیonبَیِّنَةٍa clear evidenceمِّنْfromرَّبِّیْmy Lordوَ رَزَقَنِیْand He has provided meمِنْهُfrom Himselfرِزْقًاa good provisionحَسَنًا ؕa good provisionوَ مَاۤAnd notاُرِیْدُI intendاَنْthatاُخَالِفَكُمْI differ from youاِلٰیinمَاۤwhatاَنْهٰىكُمْI forbid youعَنْهُ ؕfrom itاِنْNotاُرِیْدُI intendاِلَّاexceptالْاِصْلَاحَthe reformمَاas much as I am ableاسْتَطَعْتُ ؕas much as I am ableوَ مَاAnd notتَوْفِیْقِیْۤ(is) my successاِلَّاexceptبِاللّٰهِ ؕwith AllahعَلَیْهِUpon HimتَوَكَّلْتُI trustوَ اِلَیْهِand to Himاُنِیْبُ I turn 11. Hud Page 232وَ یٰقَوْمِAnd O my peopleلَا(Let) not cause you to sinیَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ(Let) not cause you to sinشِقَاقِیْۤmy dissensionاَنْlestیُّصِیْبَكُمْbefalls youمِّثْلُsimilarمَاۤ(to) whatاَصَابَbefellقَوْمَ(the) people ofنُوْحٍNuhاَوْorقَوْمَ(the) people ofهُوْدٍHudاَوْorقَوْمَ(the) people ofصٰلِحٍ ؕSalihوَ مَاAnd notقَوْمُ(are the) people ofلُوْطٍLutمِّنْكُمْfrom youبِبَعِیْدٍ far off وَ اسْتَغْفِرُوْاAnd ask forgivenessرَبَّكُمْ(of) your Lordثُمَّthenتُوْبُوْۤاturn in repentanceاِلَیْهِ ؕto HimاِنَّIndeedرَبِّیْmy Lordرَحِیْمٌ(is) Most Mercifulوَّدُوْدٌ Most Loving قَالُوْاThey saidیٰشُعَیْبُO ShuaibمَاNotنَفْقَهُwe understandكَثِیْرًاmuchمِّمَّاof whatتَقُوْلُyou sayوَ اِنَّاand indeed, weلَنَرٰىكَsurely [we] see youفِیْنَاamong usضَعِیْفًا ۚweakوَ لَوْ لَاAnd if notرَهْطُكَfor your familyلَرَجَمْنٰكَ ؗsurely we would have stoned youوَ مَاۤand you are notاَنْتَand you are notعَلَیْنَاagainst usبِعَزِیْزٍ mighty قَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!اَرَهْطِیْۤIs my familyاَعَزُّmightierعَلَیْكُمْon youمِّنَthanاللّٰهِ ؕAllahوَ اتَّخَذْتُمُوْهُAnd you have taken Himوَرَآءَكُمْbehind yourظِهْرِیًّا ؕbacksاِنَّIndeedرَبِّیْmy Lordبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَyou doمُحِیْطٌ (is) All-Encompassing وَ یٰقَوْمِAnd O my people!اعْمَلُوْاWorkعَلٰی(according) toمَكَانَتِكُمْyour positionاِنِّیْindeed I amعَامِلٌ ؕworkingسَوْفَSoonتَعْلَمُوْنَ ۙyou will knowمَنْ(on) whomیَّاْتِیْهِwill comeعَذَابٌa punishmentیُّخْزِیْهِ(that will) disgrace himوَ مَنْand whoهُوَ[he]كَاذِبٌ ؕ(is) a liarوَ ارْتَقِبُوْۤاAnd watchاِنِّیْindeed I amمَعَكُمْwith youرَقِیْبٌ a watcher وَ لَمَّاAnd whenجَآءَcameاَمْرُنَاOur CommandنَجَّیْنَاWe savedشُعَیْبًاShuaibوَّ الَّذِیْنَand those whoاٰمَنُوْاbelievedمَعَهٗwith himبِرَحْمَةٍby a Mercyمِّنَّاfrom Usوَ اَخَذَتِAnd seizedالَّذِیْنَthose whoظَلَمُواwrongedالصَّیْحَةُthe thunderous blastفَاَصْبَحُوْاthen they becameفِیْinدِیَارِهِمْtheir homesجٰثِمِیْنَۙfallen prone كَاَنْAs ifلَّمْnotیَغْنَوْاthey (had) prosperedفِیْهَا ؕthereinاَلَاSoبُعْدًاawayلِّمَدْیَنَwith Madyanكَمَاasبَعِدَتْwas taken awayثَمُوْدُ۠the Thamud

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Translation of Verse 84-95

84. And to the people of Midian We sent their brother Shu'aib. He said, "O my people! Worship Allah. You have no god other than Him. And do not give short measure and weight. I do see you in prosperity now, but I truly fear for you the torment of an overwhelming Day.

85. O my people! Give full measure and weigh with justice. Do not defraud people of their property, nor go about spreading corruption in the land.

86. What is left ˹as a lawful gain˺ by Allah is far better for you if you are ˹truly˺ believers. And I am not a keeper over you."

87. They asked ˹sarcastically˺, "O Shu'aib! Does your prayer command you that we should abandon what our forefathers worshipped or give up managing our wealth as we please? Indeed, you are such a tolerant, sensible man!"

88. He said, "O my people! Consider if I stand on a clear proof from my Lord and He has blessed me with a good provision from Him. I do not want to do what I am forbidding you from. I only intend reform to the best of my ability. My success comes only through Allah. In Him I trust and to Him I turn.

89. O my people! Do not let your opposition to me lead you to a fate similar to that of the people of Noah, or Hûd, or Ṣâliḥ. And the people of Lot are not far from you. ⁴²⁹

90. So seek your Lord's forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance. Surely my Lord is Most Merciful, All-Loving."

91. They threatened, "O Shu'aib! We do not comprehend much of what you say, and surely we see you powerless among us. Were it not for your clan, we would have certainly stoned you, for you are nothing to us."

92. He said, "O my people! Do you have more regard for my clan than for Allah, turning your back on Him entirely? Surely my Lord is

93. O my people! Persist in your ways, for I ˹too˺ will persist in mine. You will soon come to know who will be visited by a humiliating torment and is a liar! And watch! I too am watching with you!"

94. When Our command came, We saved Shu'aib and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us. And the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook the wrongdoers, so they fell lifeless in their homes,

95. as if they had never lived there. So away with Midian as it was with Thamûd!

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Commentary

429. Geographically and chronologically.