سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 45
وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ رَّبَّهُۥ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ٱبْنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى وَإِنَّ وَعْدَكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحْكَمُ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Nûh (Noah) called upon his Lord and said, "O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family! And certainly, Your Promise is true, and You are the Most Just of the judges."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَنَادَىٰ
wanādā
And Nuh called
نُوحٌۭ
nūḥun
And Nuh called
رَّبَّهُۥ
rabbahu
(to) his Lord
فَقَالَ
faqāla
and said
رَبِّ
rabbi
O my Lord
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱبْنِى
ib'nī
my son
مِنْ
min
(is) of
أَهْلِى
ahlī
my family
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
and indeed
وَعْدَكَ
waʿdaka
Your promise
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) true
وَأَنتَ
wa-anta
and You
أَحْكَمُ
aḥkamu
(are) the Most Just
ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ
l-ḥākimīna
(of) the judges
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.
45. 1. Hazrat Nuh (علیہ السلام) probably made this supplication in the Divine Court, overwhelmed by the feeling of paternal affection, and some say that he thought perhaps he would become a Muslim, that is why he made this request regarding him.
