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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 31
وَلَآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ عِندِى خَزَآئِنُ ٱللَّهِ وَلَآ أَعْلَمُ ٱلْغَيْبَ وَلَآ أَقُولُ إِنِّى مَلَكٌ وَلَآ أَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ تَزْدَرِىٓ أَعْيُنُكُمْ لَن يُؤْتِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ خَيْرًا ۖ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ إِنِّىٓ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And I do not say to you that with me are the Treasures of Allâh, nor that I know the Ghaib (Unseen), nor do I say I am an angel, and I do not say of those whom your eyes look down upon that Allâh will not bestow any good on them. Allâh knows what is in their inner-selves (as regards belief, etc.). In that case, I should, indeed be one of the Zâlimûn (wrong-doers, oppressors)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَآ
walā
And not
أَقُولُ
aqūlu
I say
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
عِندِى
ʿindī
(that) with me
خَزَآئِنُ
khazāinu
(are the) treasures
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
I know
ٱلْغَيْبَ
l-ghayba
the unseen
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَقُولُ
aqūlu
I say
إِنِّى
innī
that I am
مَلَكٌۭ
malakun
an Angel
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَقُولُ
aqūlu
I say
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
for those whom
تَزْدَرِىٓ
tazdarī
look down upon
أَعْيُنُكُمْ
aʿyunukum
your eyes
لَن
lan
never
يُؤْتِيَهُمُ
yu'tiyahumu
will Allah give them
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
will Allah give them
خَيْرًا ۖ
khayran
any good
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
knows best
بِمَا
bimā
what
فِىٓ
fī
(is) in
أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ
anfusihim
their souls
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّمِنَ
lamina
(will be) surely of
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
31. 1 Rather, Allah has granted them great goodness in the form of faith, on the basis of which they will enjoy the blessings of Paradise in the Hereafter, and if Allah wills, they will also attain high status in this world. Thus, your considering them insignificant does not harm them; rather, you yourselves will be deemed criminals in the sight of Allah, for you consider Allah’s righteous servants—who have a great status with Allah—as insignificant and lowly.
31. 2 Because if I say something about them of which I have no knowledge, only Allah knows, then this is injustice.
31. 2 Because if I say something about them of which I have no knowledge, only Allah knows, then this is injustice.
