سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 88
قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَرَزَقَنِى مِنْهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا ۚ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنْهَىٰكُمْ عَنْهُ ۚ إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا ٱلْإِصْلَـٰحَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِىٓ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ ﴿88﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "O my people! Tell me if I have a clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me a good sustenance from Himself (shall I corrupt it by mixing it with the unlawfully earned money). I wish not, in contradiction to you, to do that which I forbid you. I only desire reform to the best of my power. And my guidance cannot come except from Allâh, in Him I trust and unto Him I repent.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
أَرَءَيْتُمْ
ara-aytum
Do you see
إِن
in
if
كُنتُ
kuntu
I am
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
بَيِّنَةٍۢ
bayyinatin
a clear evidence
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
وَرَزَقَنِى
warazaqanī
and He has provided me
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from Himself
رِزْقًا
riz'qan
a good provision
حَسَنًۭا ۚ
ḥasanan
a good provision
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أُرِيدُ
urīdu
I intend
أَنْ
an
that
أُخَالِفَكُمْ
ukhālifakum
I differ from you
إِلَىٰ
ilā
in
مَآ
mā
what
أَنْهَىٰكُمْ
anhākum
I forbid you
عَنْهُ ۚ
ʿanhu
from it
إِنْ
in
Not
أُرِيدُ
urīdu
I intend
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْإِصْلَـٰحَ
l-iṣ'lāḥa
the reform
مَا
mā
as much as I am able
ٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚ
is'taṭaʿtu
as much as I am able
وَمَا
wamā
And not
تَوْفِيقِىٓ
tawfīqī
(is) my success
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِٱللَّهِ ۚ
bil-lahi
with Allah
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
Upon Him
تَوَكَّلْتُ
tawakkaltu
I trust
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
أُنِيبُ
unību
I turn
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.
88. 1 The second meaning of "good provision" is also stated to be prophethood. (Ibn Kathir)
88. 2 That is, whatever I forbid you from, it is not possible that I myself would do it in opposition to you.
88. 3 Whatever I command you to do or forbid you from, the purpose behind it, to the best of my ability, is only your reformation.
88. 4 That is, the intention I have to reach the truth is only possible with success from Allah, so in all matters my trust is in Him alone and to Him alone I turn.
88. 2 That is, whatever I forbid you from, it is not possible that I myself would do it in opposition to you.
88. 3 Whatever I command you to do or forbid you from, the purpose behind it, to the best of my ability, is only your reformation.
88. 4 That is, the intention I have to reach the truth is only possible with success from Allah, so in all matters my trust is in Him alone and to Him alone I turn.
