سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 43
قَالَ سَـَٔاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُنِى مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ ۚ قَالَ لَا عَاصِمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ۚ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْمَوْجُ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُغْرَقِينَ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(The son) replied: "I will betake myself to some mountain; it will save me from the water." Nûh (Noah) said: "This day there is no saviour from the Decree of Allâh except him on whom He has mercy." And waves came in between them, so he (the son) was among the drowned.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
سَـَٔاوِىٓ
saāwī
I will betake myself
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
جَبَلٍۢ
jabalin
a mountain
يَعْصِمُنِى
yaʿṣimunī
(that) will save me
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمَآءِ ۚ
l-māi
the water
قَالَ
qāla
He said
لَا
lā
(There is) no
عَاصِمَ
ʿāṣima
protector
ٱلْيَوْمَ
l-yawma
today
مِنْ
min
from
أَمْرِ
amri
the Command of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
the Command of Allah
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَن
man
(on) whom
رَّحِمَ ۚ
raḥima
He has mercy
وَحَالَ
waḥāla
And came
بَيْنَهُمَا
baynahumā
(in) between them
ٱلْمَوْجُ
l-mawju
the waves
فَكَانَ
fakāna
so he was
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلْمُغْرَقِينَ
l-mugh'raqīna
the drowned
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.
43. 1 He thought that by climbing to the top of a great mountain, he would find refuge; how could the water reach there.
43. 2 While this conversation between father and son was taking place, a stormy wave overtook him in its surge.
43. 2 While this conversation between father and son was taking place, a stormy wave overtook him in its surge.
