وَإِلَىٰ And to عَادٍ Aad أَخَاهُمْ (We sent) their brother هُودًۭا ۚ Hud قَالَ He said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people ٱعْبُدُوا۟ Worship ٱللَّهَ Allah مَا not لَكُم (is) for you مِّنْ any إِلَـٰهٍ god غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ other than Him إِنْ Not أَنتُمْ you إِلَّا (are) but مُفْتَرُونَ inventors ٥٠
And to ʿAad [We sent] their brother Hūd. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. You are not but inventors [of falsehood].
— Come To Light
يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people لَآ Not أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ I ask you عَلَيْهِ for it أَجْرًا ۖ any reward إِنْ Not أَجْرِىَ (is) my reward إِلَّا except عَلَى from ٱلَّذِى the One Who فَطَرَنِىٓ ۚ created me أَفَلَا Then will not تَعْقِلُونَ you use reason ٥١
O my people, I do not ask you for it [i.e., my advice] any reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Then will you not reason?
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وَيَـٰقَوْمِ And O my people ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ Ask forgiveness رَبَّكُمْ (of) your Lord ثُمَّ then تُوبُوٓا۟ turn in repentance إِلَيْهِ to Him يُرْسِلِ He will send ٱلسَّمَآءَ (from) the sky (rain) عَلَيْكُم upon you مِّدْرَارًۭا (in) abundance وَيَزِدْكُمْ and increase you قُوَّةً (in) strength إِلَىٰ (added) to قُوَّتِكُمْ your strength وَلَا And (do) not تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ turn away مُجْرِمِينَ (as) criminals ٥٢
And O my people, ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in showers and increase you in strength [added] to your strength. And do not turn away, [being] criminals."
— Come To Light
قَالُوا۟ They said يَـٰهُودُ O Hud مَا You have not brought us جِئْتَنَا You have not brought us بِبَيِّنَةٍۢ clear proofs وَمَا and not نَحْنُ we بِتَارِكِىٓ (will) leave ءَالِهَتِنَا our gods عَن on قَوْلِكَ your saying وَمَا and not نَحْنُ we (are) لَكَ in you بِمُؤْمِنِينَ believers ٥٣
They said, "O Hūd, you have not brought us clear evidence, and we are not ones to leave our gods on your say-so. Nor are we believers in you.
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إِن Not نَّقُولُ we say إِلَّا except (that) ٱعْتَرَىٰكَ have seized you بَعْضُ some ءَالِهَتِنَا (of) our gods بِسُوٓءٍۢ ۗ with evil قَالَ He said إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أُشْهِدُ [I] call Allah to witness ٱللَّهَ [I] call Allah to witness وَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟ and (you) bear witness أَنِّى that I am بَرِىٓءٌۭ innocent مِّمَّا of what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate ٥٤
We only say that some of our gods have possessed you with evil [i.e., insanity]." He said, "Indeed, I call Allāh to witness, and witness [yourselves] that I am free from whatever you associate with Allāh
— Come To Light
مِن Other than Him دُونِهِۦ ۖ Other than Him فَكِيدُونِى So plot against me جَمِيعًۭا all together ثُمَّ then لَا (do) not تُنظِرُونِ give me respite ٥٥
Other than Him. So plot against me all together; then do not give me respite.
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إِنِّى Indeed, I تَوَكَّلْتُ [I] put my trust عَلَى upon ٱللَّهِ Allah رَبِّى my Lord وَرَبِّكُم ۚ and your Lord مَّا (There is) not مِن of a moving creature دَآبَّةٍ of a moving creature إِلَّا but هُوَ He ءَاخِذٌۢ has grasp بِنَاصِيَتِهَآ ۚ of its forelock إِنَّ Indeed رَبِّى my Lord عَلَىٰ (is) on صِرَٰطٍۢ a path مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ straight ٥٦
Indeed, I have relied upon Allāh, my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature but that He holds it by its forelock [i.e., controls it]. Indeed, my Lord is on a path [that is] straight.
— Come To Light
فَإِن So if تَوَلَّوْا۟ you turn away فَقَدْ then verily أَبْلَغْتُكُم I have conveyed to you مَّآ what أُرْسِلْتُ I was sent بِهِۦٓ with [it] إِلَيْكُمْ ۚ to you وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ And my Lord will give succession رَبِّى And my Lord will give succession قَوْمًا (to) a people غَيْرَكُمْ other than you وَلَا and not تَضُرُّونَهُۥ you will harm Him شَيْـًٔا ۚ (in) anything إِنَّ Indeed رَبِّى my Lord عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ all شَىْءٍ things حَفِيظٌۭ a Guardian ٥٧
But if you turn away, then I have already conveyed that with which I was sent to you. My Lord will give succession to a people other than you, and you will not harm Him at all. Indeed my Lord is, over all things, Guardian."
— Come To Light
وَلَمَّا And when جَآءَ came أَمْرُنَا Our command نَجَّيْنَا We saved هُودًۭا Hud وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed مَعَهُۥ with him بِرَحْمَةٍۢ by a Mercy مِّنَّا from Us وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُم and We saved them مِّنْ from عَذَابٍ a punishment غَلِيظٍۢ severe ٥٨
And when Our command came, We saved Hūd and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us; and We saved them from a harsh punishment.
— Come To Light
وَتِلْكَ And this عَادٌۭ ۖ (was) Aad جَحَدُوا۟ they rejected بِـَٔايَـٰتِ (the) Signs رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord وَعَصَوْا۟ and disobeyed رُسُلَهُۥ His Messengers وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ and followed أَمْرَ (the) command كُلِّ (of) every جَبَّارٍ tyrant عَنِيدٍۢ obstinate ٥٩
And that was ʿAad, who rejected the signs of their Lord and disobeyed His messengers and followed the order of every obstinate tyrant.
— Come To Light
وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ And they were followed فِى in هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلدُّنْيَا world لَعْنَةًۭ (with) a curse وَيَوْمَ and (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ (of) the Resurrection أَلَآ No doubt إِنَّ Indeed عَادًۭا Aad كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved رَبَّهُمْ ۗ their Lord أَلَا So بُعْدًۭا away لِّعَادٍۢ with Aad قَوْمِ (the) people هُودٍۢ (of) Hud ٦٠
And they were [therefore] followed in this world with a curse and [as well] on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, ʿAad denied their Lord; then away with ʿAad, the people of Hūd.
— Come To Light
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