سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 63
قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى مِنْهُ رَحْمَةً فَمَن يَنصُرُنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُۥ ۖ فَمَا تَزِيدُونَنِى غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍ ﴿63﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord, and there has come to me a Mercy (Prophethood) from Him, who then can help me against Allâh, if I were to disobey Him? Then you increase me not but in loss.
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 proof
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
وَءَاتَىٰنِى
waātānī
and He has given me
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from Him
رَحْمَةًۭ
raḥmatan
a Mercy
فَمَن
faman
then who
يَنصُرُنِى
yanṣurunī
(can) help me
مِنَ
mina
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
إِنْ
in
if
عَصَيْتُهُۥ ۖ
ʿaṣaytuhu
I (were to) disobey Him
فَمَا
famā
So not
تَزِيدُونَنِى
tazīdūnanī
you would increase me
غَيْرَ
ghayra
but
تَخْسِيرٍۢ
takhsīrin
(in) loss
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.
63. Salih replied, "O my people! Tell me, if I am upon a clear proof from my Lord and He has granted me mercy from Himself (prophethood), then who would help me against Allah if I were to disobey Him? You would only increase me in loss [75]."
[75] The real demand of the deniers from Salihؑ was that he should not defame the religion of their forefathers and should return to it, and not be a cause of trouble for them. In response, he said that his conscience had never accepted what they said and did, and now Allah had granted him prophethood so that he may convey His message to the people. If he were to accept their demand, firstly, he would become a criminal in the sight of Allah, from whose grasp no one could save him, and secondly, he would suppress the voice of his own conscience and suffer loss from every side. He said he could never do such a thing.
[75] The real demand of the deniers from Salihؑ was that he should not defame the religion of their forefathers and should return to it, and not be a cause of trouble for them. In response, he said that his conscience had never accepted what they said and did, and now Allah had granted him prophethood so that he may convey His message to the people. If he were to accept their demand, firstly, he would become a criminal in the sight of Allah, from whose grasp no one could save him, and secondly, he would suppress the voice of his own conscience and suffer loss from every side. He said he could never do such a thing.
