سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 71
۞ وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ نُوحٍ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكُم مَّقَامِى وَتَذْكِيرِى بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ فَأَجْمِعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَكُمْ وَشُرَكَآءَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُنْ أَمْرُكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ غُمَّةً ثُمَّ ٱقْضُوٓا۟ إِلَىَّ وَلَا تُنظِرُونِ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And recite to them the news of Nûh (Noah). When he said to his people: "O my people, if my stay (with you), and my reminding (you) of the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh is hard on you, then I put my trust in Allâh. So devise your plot, you and your partners, and let not your plot be in doubt for you. Then pass your sentence on me and give me no respite.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَٱتْلُ
wa-ut'lu
And recite
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
نَبَأَ
naba-a
the news
نُوحٍ
nūḥin
(of) Nuh
إِذْ
idh
when
قَالَ
qāla
he said
لِقَوْمِهِۦ
liqawmihi
to his people
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
إِن
in
If
كَانَ
kāna
is
كَبُرَ
kabura
hard
عَلَيْكُم
ʿalaykum
on you
مَّقَامِى
maqāmī
my stay
وَتَذْكِيرِى
watadhkīrī
and my reminding
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
the Signs of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
the Signs of Allah
فَعَلَى
faʿalā
then on
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
تَوَكَّلْتُ
tawakkaltu
I put my trust
فَأَجْمِعُوٓا۟
fa-ajmiʿū
So you all resolve
أَمْرَكُمْ
amrakum
your plan
وَشُرَكَآءَكُمْ
washurakāakum
and your partners
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَا
lā
let not be
يَكُنْ
yakun
let not be
أَمْرُكُمْ
amrukum
(in) your plan
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
for you
غُمَّةًۭ
ghummatan
any doubt
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
ٱقْضُوٓا۟
iq'ḍū
carry (it out)
إِلَىَّ
ilayya
upon me
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تُنظِرُونِ
tunẓirūni
give me respite
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
71. Relate to them the story of Noah. When he said to his people: O my people! If my standing among you and my reminding you of Allah’s signs is hard on you, then I have put my trust in Allah. So, come together with your partners and agree upon your plan, so that nothing about it remains hidden from you. Then carry out your decision against me and give me no respite.
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Insulting the Friends of Allah, the Challenge of Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.) to His People:
The most effective response that the polytheists have in support of the truth of their religion is that if anyone says anything disrespectful about their deities or the friends of Allah, or insults them, then those deities or saints will bring such and such calamity upon them and utterly destroy them. They themselves believe in such notions and keep frightening and threatening others with them. This belief has continued unchanged from the time of Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.) until today. Even today, if you look at any mention of the saints, you will find such warnings and threats that such and such person insulted such and such elder and was ruined, etc., etc. Such incidents are usually fabricated, invented by the disciples of these saints to establish their spiritual authority, and then published. When this was said to Nuh (A.S.), he gave a straightforward answer to the polytheists of his people and said: You yourselves and your deities, all together, do whatever harm you can to me, and do not give me any respite, because I put my trust in my Allah. And the one who fully trusts Allah does not fear anyone except Allah. And even if, for the sake of argument, any harm does reach him, that harm is already within Allah’s will; it has absolutely nothing to do with the divinity of any deity or the sainthood of any elder.
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Insulting the Friends of Allah, the Challenge of Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.) to His People:
The most effective response that the polytheists have in support of the truth of their religion is that if anyone says anything disrespectful about their deities or the friends of Allah, or insults them, then those deities or saints will bring such and such calamity upon them and utterly destroy them. They themselves believe in such notions and keep frightening and threatening others with them. This belief has continued unchanged from the time of Sayyiduna Nuh (A.S.) until today. Even today, if you look at any mention of the saints, you will find such warnings and threats that such and such person insulted such and such elder and was ruined, etc., etc. Such incidents are usually fabricated, invented by the disciples of these saints to establish their spiritual authority, and then published. When this was said to Nuh (A.S.), he gave a straightforward answer to the polytheists of his people and said: You yourselves and your deities, all together, do whatever harm you can to me, and do not give me any respite, because I put my trust in my Allah. And the one who fully trusts Allah does not fear anyone except Allah. And even if, for the sake of argument, any harm does reach him, that harm is already within Allah’s will; it has absolutely nothing to do with the divinity of any deity or the sainthood of any elder.
