Surah Hud (هود) • Hud

Quran 11:110

11:110

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba fa-ukh'tulifa fīhi walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum wa-innahum lafī shakkin min'hu murībin

And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture, but it came under disagreement. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them. And indeed they are, concerning it [i.e., the Qur’ān], in disquieting doubt.

— Saheeh International

We gave Moses the Scripture before you, but differences arose about it and if it had not been for a prior word from your Lord, a decision would already have been made between them, though they are in grave doubt about it.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Indeed, We gave the Book to Mûsâ (Moses), but differences arose therein, and had it not been for a Word that had gone forth before from your Lord, the case would have been judged between them, and indeed they are in grave doubt concerning it (this Qur’ân).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
مُوسَىmūsāMusa
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
فَٱخْتُلِفَfa-ukh'tulifabut differences arose
فِيهِۚfīhitherein
وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if not
كَلِمَةٌۭkalimatun(for) a Word
سَبَقَتْsabaqat(that) preceded
مِنminfrom
رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
لَقُضِىَlaquḍiyasurely would have been judged
بَيْنَهُمْۚbaynahumbetween them
وَإِنَّهُمْwa-innahumAnd indeed, they
لَفِىlafīsurely (are) in
شَكٍّۢshakkindoubt
مِّنْهُmin'huconcerning it
مُرِيبٍۢmurībinsuspicious