سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 80
قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ ءَاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ ﴿80﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Would that I had strength (men) to overpower you, or that I could betake myself to some powerful support (to resist you)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
لَوْ
law
If
أَنَّ
anna
that
لِى
lī
I had
بِكُمْ
bikum
over you
قُوَّةً
quwwatan
power
أَوْ
aw
or
ءَاوِىٓ
āwī
I could take refuge
إِلَىٰ
ilā
in
رُكْنٍۢ
ruk'nin
a support
شَدِيدٍۢ
shadīdin
strong
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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Lot said, "If only I had the strength to resist you, or could take refuge in some strong support [90]."
[90]
The Helplessness of Sayyiduna Lut (Lot) ؑ:
Sayyiduna Lut ؑ was a stranger in the region of Sodom. He was the nephew of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ. First, he migrated from Iraq to Palestine, and then when he was granted prophethood, Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ sent him to Sodom for the purpose of preaching. He had no family or tribe there. Even his wife was a disbeliever and a member of that nation, and she maintained collusion with those homosexual ruffians. Whenever a guest came to the house, she would secretly or through gestures inform them. She was the one who informed those people about the arrival of these angels as well. Such was the state of Sayyiduna Lut’s ؑ helplessness that even his wife at home was his opponent. In this state of helplessness, these words came from his tongue regarding those ruffians: “If only I had the strength to resist you or could take refuge in some strong support,” meaning, if I too had a strong tribe or clan here, perhaps I would not be so helpless and compelled. The commentators say that after Sayyiduna Lut ؑ, all the prophets who were sent had large groups and tribes with them.
[90]
The Helplessness of Sayyiduna Lut (Lot) ؑ:
Sayyiduna Lut ؑ was a stranger in the region of Sodom. He was the nephew of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ. First, he migrated from Iraq to Palestine, and then when he was granted prophethood, Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ sent him to Sodom for the purpose of preaching. He had no family or tribe there. Even his wife was a disbeliever and a member of that nation, and she maintained collusion with those homosexual ruffians. Whenever a guest came to the house, she would secretly or through gestures inform them. She was the one who informed those people about the arrival of these angels as well. Such was the state of Sayyiduna Lut’s ؑ helplessness that even his wife at home was his opponent. In this state of helplessness, these words came from his tongue regarding those ruffians: “If only I had the strength to resist you or could take refuge in some strong support,” meaning, if I too had a strong tribe or clan here, perhaps I would not be so helpless and compelled. The commentators say that after Sayyiduna Lut ؑ, all the prophets who were sent had large groups and tribes with them.
