سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 79
قَالُوا۟ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا لَنَا فِى بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ ﴿79﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Surely you know that we have neither any desire nor need of your daughters, and indeed you know well what we want!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
لَقَدْ
laqad
Verily
عَلِمْتَ
ʿalim'ta
you know
مَا
mā
(that) not
لَنَا
lanā
we have
فِى
fī
concerning
بَنَاتِكَ
banātika
your daughters
مِنْ
min
any
حَقٍّۢ
ḥaqqin
right
وَإِنَّكَ
wa-innaka
And indeed, you
لَتَعْلَمُ
lataʿlamu
surely know
مَا
mā
what
نُرِيدُ
nurīdu
we want
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.
They said, "You certainly know that we have no interest [89] in your daughters, and you know well what we want."
[89] That is, the temperament of this nation had become so corrupted and their moral decline had reached such an extent that they had lost all interest in benefiting from lawful acts. All their interests had become focused solely on the abhorrent, forbidden, and unnatural act of sodomy. And when a nation not only becomes accustomed to forbidden acts but also takes interest and pride in them, then the only cure for such a nation is to wipe it off the face of existence and purify Allah’s earth from such filth.
[89] That is, the temperament of this nation had become so corrupted and their moral decline had reached such an extent that they had lost all interest in benefiting from lawful acts. All their interests had become focused solely on the abhorrent, forbidden, and unnatural act of sodomy. And when a nation not only becomes accustomed to forbidden acts but also takes interest and pride in them, then the only cure for such a nation is to wipe it off the face of existence and purify Allah’s earth from such filth.
