سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 33
قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ إِن شَآءَ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Only Allâh will bring it (the punishment) on you, if He wills, and then you will escape not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَأْتِيكُم
yatīkum
will bring it (on) you
بِهِ
bihi
will bring it (on) you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
إِن
in
if
شَآءَ
shāa
He wills
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنتُم
antum
you (are)
بِمُعْجِزِينَ
bimuʿ'jizīna
one who (can) escape (it)
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 34,33) Prophet Nuh (peace be upon him) did not display any bitterness in response, but rather clarified his and Allah Almighty’s position: bringing punishment or not is not my task, this is Allah’s prerogative. If He wills, He will bring punishment upon you, then you will not be able to escape Allah Almighty’s grasp. And just as not even a particle in the universe can move or be still without Allah’s will, even though man has a certain degree of choice in guidance and misguidance, without Allah Almighty’s will and His enabling, he cannot benefit at all from the Prophet’s goodwill and advice.
