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11:20

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those لَمْ not يَكُونُوا۟ will be مُعْجِزِينَ (able to) escape فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَمَا and not كَانَ is لَهُم for them مِّن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah مِنْ any أَوْلِيَآءَ ۘ protectors يُضَـٰعَفُ And will be doubled لَهُمُ for them ٱلْعَذَابُ ۚ the punishment مَا Not كَانُوا۟ they were يَسْتَطِيعُونَ able ٱلسَّمْعَ (to) hear وَمَا and not كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يُبْصِرُونَ see ٢٠

Those were not causing failure [to Allāh] on earth, nor did they have besides Allāh any protectors. For them the punishment will be multiplied. They were not able to hear, nor did they see.

— Come To Light

11:21

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who خَسِرُوٓا۟ (have) lost أَنفُسَهُمْ their souls وَضَلَّ and lost عَنْهُم from them مَّا (is) what كَانُوا۟ they used يَفْتَرُونَ (to) invent ٢١

Those are the ones who will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.

— Come To Light

11:22

لَا No جَرَمَ doubt أَنَّهُمْ that they فِى in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter هُمُ [they] ٱلْأَخْسَرُونَ (will be) the greatest losers ٢٢

Assuredly, it is they in the Hereafter who will be the greatest losers.

— Come To Light

11:23

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ good deeds وَأَخْبَتُوٓا۟ and humble themselves إِلَىٰ before رَبِّهِمْ their Lord أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ (of) Paradise هُمْ they فِيهَا in it خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ٢٣

Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds and humbled themselves to their Lord - those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide eternally therein.

— Come To Light

11:24

۞ مَثَلُ (The) example ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ (of) the two parties كَٱلْأَعْمَىٰ (is) like the blind وَٱلْأَصَمِّ and the deaf وَٱلْبَصِيرِ and the seer وَٱلسَّمِيعِ ۚ and the hearer هَلْ Are يَسْتَوِيَانِ they equal مَثَلًا ۚ (in) comparison أَفَلَا Then, will not تَذَكَّرُونَ you take heed ٢٤

The example of the two parties is like the blind and deaf, and the seeing and hearing. Are they equal in comparison? Then, will you not remember?

— Come To Light

11:25

وَلَقَدْ And verily أَرْسَلْنَا We sent نُوحًا Nuh إِلَىٰ to قَوْمِهِۦٓ his people إِنِّى Indeed, I am لَكُمْ to you نَذِيرٌۭ a warner مُّبِينٌ clear ٢٥

And We had certainly sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Indeed, I am to you a clear warner

— Come To Light

11:26

أَن That لَّا (do) not تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ worship إِلَّا except ٱللَّهَ ۖ Allah إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَخَافُ [I] fear عَلَيْكُمْ for you عَذَابَ (the) punishment يَوْمٍ (of) a Day أَلِيمٍۢ painful ٢٦

That you not worship except Allāh. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a painful day."

— Come To Light

11:27

فَقَالَ So said ٱلْمَلَأُ the chiefs ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved مِن from قَوْمِهِۦ his people مَا Not نَرَىٰكَ we see you إِلَّا but بَشَرًۭا a man مِّثْلَنَا like us وَمَا and not نَرَىٰكَ we see you ٱتَّبَعَكَ followed [you] إِلَّا except ٱلَّذِينَ those who هُمْ [they] أَرَاذِلُنَا (are) the lowest of us بَادِىَ immature in opinion ٱلرَّأْىِ immature in opinion وَمَا And not نَرَىٰ we see لَكُمْ in you عَلَيْنَا over us مِن any فَضْلٍۭ merit بَلْ nay نَظُنُّكُمْ we think you كَـٰذِبِينَ (are) liars ٢٧

So the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "We do not see you but as a man like ourselves, and we do not see you followed except by those who are the lowest of us [and] at first suggestion. And we do not see in you over us any merit; rather, we think you are liars."

— Come To Light

11:28

قَالَ He said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people أَرَءَيْتُمْ Do you see إِن if كُنتُ I was عَلَىٰ on بَيِّنَةٍۢ (the) clear proof مِّن from رَّبِّى my Lord وَءَاتَىٰنِى while He has given me رَحْمَةًۭ mercy مِّنْ from عِندِهِۦ Himself فَعُمِّيَتْ but (it) has been obscured عَلَيْكُمْ from you أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا should We compel you (to accept) it وَأَنتُمْ while you (are) لَهَا averse to it كَـٰرِهُونَ averse to it ٢٨

He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord while He has given me mercy from Himself but it has been made unapparent to you, should we force it upon you while you are averse to it?

— Come To Light

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