سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 62
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰصَـٰلِحُ قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَـٰذَآ ۖ أَتَنْهَىٰنَآ أَن نَّعْبُدَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَإِنَّنَا لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ ﴿62﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O Sâlih! You have been among us as a figure of good hope (and we wished for you to be our chief) till this [new thing which you have brought that we leave our gods and worship your God (Allâh) Alone]! Do you (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathers have worshipped? But we are really in grave doubt as to that to which you invite us (monotheism)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰصَـٰلِحُ
yāṣāliḥu
O Salih
قَدْ
qad
Verily
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
فِينَا
fīnā
among us
مَرْجُوًّۭا
marjuwwan
the one in whom hope was placed
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
هَـٰذَآ ۖ
hādhā
this
أَتَنْهَىٰنَآ
atanhānā
Do you forbid us
أَن
an
that
نَّعْبُدَ
naʿbuda
we worship
مَا
mā
what
يَعْبُدُ
yaʿbudu
our forefathers worshipped
ءَابَآؤُنَا
ābāunā
our forefathers worshipped
وَإِنَّنَا
wa-innanā
And indeed we
لَفِى
lafī
surely (are) in
شَكٍّۢ
shakkin
doubt
مِّمَّا
mimmā
about what
تَدْعُونَآ
tadʿūnā
you call us
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to it
مُرِيبٍۢ
murībin
suspicious
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.
62. 1. That is, since a prophet is distinguished among his people for his character, conduct, trustworthiness, and honesty, the people have good expectations from him. In this regard, the people of Salih (علیہ السلام) also said this to him. But as soon as he called them to monotheism, this center of their hopes became a thorn in their eyes, and they expressed doubt about the religion to which Salih (علیہ السلام) was inviting them, that is, the religion of monotheism.
