سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 34
وَلَا يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِىٓ إِنْ أَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْ إِن كَانَ ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يُغْوِيَكُمْ ۚ هُوَ رَبُّكُمْ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And my advice will not profit you, even if I wish to give you good counsel, if Allâh’s Will is to keep you astray. He is your Lord! and to Him you shall return."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (will) not
يَنفَعُكُمْ
yanfaʿukum
benefit you
نُصْحِىٓ
nuṣ'ḥī
my advice
إِنْ
in
(even) if
أَرَدتُّ
aradttu
I wish
أَنْ
an
to
أَنصَحَ
anṣaḥa
[I] advise
لَكُمْ
lakum
[to] you
إِن
in
if
كَانَ
kāna
it was Allah's
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
it was Allah's
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
will
أَن
an
to
يُغْوِيَكُمْ ۚ
yugh'wiyakum
let you go astray
هُوَ
huwa
He (is)
رَبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
your Lord
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
تُرْجَعُونَ
tur'jaʿūna
you will be returned
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.
34. 1 Ighwa means idlal (to mislead). That is, if your disbelief and denial have reached such a stage from which it is impossible for any human to return and accept guidance, then this state is referred to as Allah Almighty sealing the heart, after which there remains no hope for guidance. The meaning is that if you too have reached this dangerous turning point, then even if I wish to do good for you, that is, try even harder to bring you to guidance, this effort and goodwill will not benefit you, because you have reached the final stage of misguidance.
34. 2 Guidance and misguidance are also in His hands, and to Him you will all return, where He will reward you for your deeds. The righteous will be rewarded for their good deeds, and the evil ones will be punished for their evil.
34. 2 Guidance and misguidance are also in His hands, and to Him you will all return, where He will reward you for your deeds. The righteous will be rewarded for their good deeds, and the evil ones will be punished for their evil.
