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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 33
قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ إِن شَآءَ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Only Allâh will bring it (the punishment) on you, if He wills, and then you will escape not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَأْتِيكُم
yatīkum
will bring it (on) you
بِهِ
bihi
will bring it (on) you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
إِن
in
if
شَآءَ
shāa
He wills
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنتُم
antum
you (are)
بِمُعْجِزِينَ
bimuʿ'jizīna
one who (can) escape (it)
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.
33. 1. That is, the coming of punishment depends solely on Allah's will; it is not that whenever I wish, punishment will come upon you. However, when Allah decides or sends the punishment, then no one can frustrate it.
