سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 38
وَيَصْنَعُ ٱلْفُلْكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَأٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِۦ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُ ۚ قَالَ إِن تَسْخَرُوا۟ مِنَّا فَإِنَّا نَسْخَرُ مِنكُمْ كَمَا تَسْخَرُونَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And as he was constructing the ship, whenever the chiefs of his people passed by him, they mocked at him. He said: "If you mock at us, so do we mock at you likewise for your mocking.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَصْنَعُ
wayaṣnaʿu
And he was constructing
ٱلْفُلْكَ
l-ful'ka
the ship
وَكُلَّمَا
wakullamā
and every time
مَرَّ
marra
passed
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
by him
مَلَأٌۭ
mala-on
(the) chiefs
مِّن
min
of
قَوْمِهِۦ
qawmihi
his people
سَخِرُوا۟
sakhirū
they ridiculed
مِنْهُ ۚ
min'hu
[of] him
قَالَ
qāla
He said
إِن
in
If
تَسْخَرُوا۟
taskharū
you ridicule
مِنَّا
minnā
us
فَإِنَّا
fa-innā
then we
نَسْخَرُ
naskharu
can ridicule
مِنكُمْ
minkum
you
كَمَا
kamā
as
تَسْخَرُونَ
taskharūna
you ridicule
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.
38. 1 For example, they say, O Nuh! Have you become a carpenter instead of a prophet? Or O Nuh! Why are you preparing a ship on dry land?
