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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 52
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا وَيَزِدْكُمْ قُوَّةً إِلَىٰ قُوَّتِكُمْ وَلَا تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him, He will send you (from the sky) abundant rain, and add strength to your strength, so do not turn away as Mujrimûn (criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ
wayāqawmi
And O my people
ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟
is'taghfirū
Ask forgiveness
رَبَّكُمْ
rabbakum
(of) your Lord
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
تُوبُوٓا۟
tūbū
turn in repentance
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to Him
يُرْسِلِ
yur'sili
He will send
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
l-samāa
(from) the sky (rain)
عَلَيْكُم
ʿalaykum
upon you
مِّدْرَارًۭا
mid'rāran
(in) abundance
وَيَزِدْكُمْ
wayazid'kum
and increase you
قُوَّةً
quwwatan
(in) strength
إِلَىٰ
ilā
(added) to
قُوَّتِكُمْ
quwwatikum
your strength
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَتَوَلَّوْا۟
tatawallaw
turn away
مُجْرِمِينَ
muj'rimīna
(as) criminals
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.
52. 1 Hud (علیہ السلام) advised his people, that is, his nation, to repent and seek forgiveness, and mentioned two benefits that a nation who repents and seeks forgiveness attains. Just as the Noble Quran mentions these benefits in other places as well (see Surah Nuh 1:11), and the Prophet ﷺ also said: من لزم الاستغفار جعل اللہ لہ من کل ھم فرجا، ومن کل ضیق مخرجا ورزقہ من حیث لا یحتسب (Abu Dawood) "Whoever regularly seeks forgiveness, Allah makes for him a relief from every worry, and a way out from every tightness, and provides for him from where he does not even imagine."
52. 2 That is, do not turn away from the invitation I am giving you, and do not persist in your disbelief. If you do so, you will be presented before Allah as criminals and sinners.
52. 2 That is, do not turn away from the invitation I am giving you, and do not persist in your disbelief. If you do so, you will be presented before Allah as criminals and sinners.
