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 61-68وَ اِلٰیAnd toثَمُوْدَThamudاَخَاهُمْ(We sent) their brotherصٰلِحًا ۘSalihقَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!اعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْyou haveمِّنْanyاِلٰهٍgodغَیْرُهٗ ؕother than HimهُوَHeاَنْشَاَكُمْproduced youمِّنَfromالْاَرْضِthe earthوَ اسْتَعْمَرَكُمْand settled youفِیْهَاin itفَاسْتَغْفِرُوْهُSo ask forgiveness of Himثُمَّthenتُوْبُوْۤاturn in repentanceاِلَیْهِ ؕto HimاِنَّIndeedرَبِّیْmy Lordقَرِیْبٌ(is) nearمُّجِیْبٌ All-Responsive قَالُوْاThey saidیٰصٰلِحُO SalihقَدْVerilyكُنْتَyou wereفِیْنَاamong usمَرْجُوًّاthe one in whom hope was placedقَبْلَbeforeهٰذَاۤthisاَتَنْهٰىنَاۤDo you forbid usاَنْthatنَّعْبُدَwe worshipمَاwhatیَعْبُدُworshippedاٰبَآؤُنَاour forefathersوَ اِنَّنَاAnd indeed weلَفِیْsurely (are) inشَكٍّdoubtمِّمَّاabout whatتَدْعُوْنَاۤyou call usاِلَیْهِto itمُرِیْبٍ suspicious 11. Hud Page 229قَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!اَرَءَیْتُمْDo you seeاِنْifكُنْتُI amعَلٰیonبَیِّنَةٍa clear proofمِّنْfromرَّبِّیْmy Lordوَ اٰتٰىنِیْand He has given meمِنْهُfrom Himرَحْمَةًa Mercyفَمَنْthen whoیَّنْصُرُنِیْ(can) help meمِنَagainstاللّٰهِAllahاِنْifعَصَیْتُهٗ ۫I (were to) disobey HimفَمَاSo notتَزِیْدُوْنَنِیْyou would increase meغَیْرَbutتَخْسِیْرٍ (in) loss وَ یٰقَوْمِAnd O my people!هٰذِهٖThisنَاقَةُshe-camelاللّٰهِ(of) Allahلَكُمْ(is) for youاٰیَةًa Signفَذَرُوْهَاso leave herتَاْكُلْto eatفِیْۤinاَرْضِthe earthاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ لَاand (do) notتَمَسُّوْهَاtouch herبِسُوْٓءٍwith harmفَیَاْخُذَكُمْlest will seize youعَذَابٌa punishmentقَرِیْبٌ impending فَعَقَرُوْهَاBut they hamstrung herفَقَالَSo he saidتَمَتَّعُوْاEnjoy (yourselves)فِیْinدَارِكُمْyour home(s)ثَلٰثَةَ(for) threeاَیَّامٍ ؕdaysذٰلِكَThatوَعْدٌ(is) a promiseغَیْرُnotمَكْذُوْبٍ (to) be belied فَلَمَّاSo whenجَآءَcameاَمْرُنَاOur commandنَجَّیْنَاWe savedصٰلِحًاSalihوَّ الَّذِیْنَand those whoاٰمَنُوْاbelievedمَعَهٗwith himبِرَحْمَةٍby a Mercyمِّنَّاfrom Usوَ مِنْand fromخِزْیِ(the) disgraceیَوْمِىِٕذٍ ؕ(of) that DayاِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour LordهُوَHeالْقَوِیُّ(is) All- Strongالْعَزِیْزُ All-Mighty وَ اَخَذَAnd seizedالَّذِیْنَthose whoظَلَمُواwrongedالصَّیْحَةُthe thunderous blastفَاَصْبَحُوْاthen they becameفِیْinدِیَارِهِمْtheir homesجٰثِمِیْنَۙfallen prone كَاَنْAs ifلَّمْnotیَغْنَوْاthey (had) prosperedفِیْهَا ؕthereinاَلَاۤNo doubtاِنَّindeedثَمُوْدَاۡThamudكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedرَبَّهُمْ ؕ(in) their Lordاَلَاsoبُعْدًاawayلِّثَمُوْدَ۠with Thamud

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Translation of Verse 61-68

61. And to the people of Thamûd We sent their brother Ṣâliḥ. He said, "O my people! Worship Allah. You have no god other than Him. He ˹is the One Who˺ produced you from the earth and settled you on it. So seek His forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance. Surely my Lord is Ever Near, All-Responsive ˹to prayers˺."

62. They argued, "O Ṣâliḥ! We truly had high hopes in you before this. ⁴²² How dare you forbid us to worship what our forefathers had worshipped? We are certainly in alarming doubt about what you are inviting us to."

63. He responded, "O my people! Consider if I stand on a clear proof from my Lord and He has blessed me with a mercy from Him. Who could help me against Allah if I were to disobey Him? You would only contribute to my doom.

64. And O my people! This she-camel of Allah is a sign for you. ⁴²³ So leave her to graze ˹freely˺ on Allah's earth and do her no harm, or a swift punishment will overtake you!"

65. But they killed her, so he warned ˹them˺, "You have ˹only˺ three ˹more˺ days to enjoy life in your homes-this is an unfailing promise!"

66. When Our command came, We saved Ṣâliḥ and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us and spared them the disgrace of that Day. Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ is the All-Powerful, Almighty.

67. And the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook the wrongdoers, so they fell lifeless in their homes,

68. as if they had never lived there. Surely Thamûd denied their Lord, so away with Thamûd!

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Commentary

422. They believed that Ṣâliḥ had the potential to be their future leader.

423. The she-camel came out of a mountain as a sign for them.