Surah Hud (هود) • Hud

Quran 11:17

11:17

أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ وَيَتْلُوهُ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْهُ وَمِن قَبْلِهِۦ كِتَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۚ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ فَٱلنَّارُ مَوْعِدُهُۥ ۚ فَلَا تَكُ فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

afaman kāna ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbihi wayatlūhu shāhidun min'hu wamin qablihi kitābu mūsā imāman waraḥmatan ulāika yu'minūna bihi waman yakfur bihi mina l-aḥzābi fal-nāru mawʿiduhu falā taku fī mir'yatin min'hu innahu l-ḥaqu min rabbika walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yu'minūna

So is one who [stands] upon a clear evidence from his Lord [like the aforementioned]? And a witness from Him follows it, and before it was the Scripture of Moses to lead and as mercy. Those [believers in the former revelations] believe in it [i.e., the Qur’ān]. But whoever disbelieves in it from the [various] factions - the Fire is his promised destination. So be not in doubt about it. Indeed, it is the truth from your Lord, but most of the people do not believe.

— Saheeh International

Can they be compared to those who have clear proof from their Lord, recited by a witness from Him, and before it the Book of Moses, as a guide and mercy? These people believe in it, whereas those groups that deny its truth are promised the Fire. So have no doubt about it [Prophet]: it is the Truth from your Lord, though most people do not believe so.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Can they (Muslims) who rely on a clear proof (the Qur’ân) from their Lord, and whom a witness [Jibril (Gabriel عليه السلام)] from Him recites (follows) it (can they be equal with the disbelievers); and before it, came the Book of Mûsâ (Moses), a guidance and a mercy, they believe therein, but those of the sects (Jews, Christians and all the other non-Muslim nations) that reject it (the Qur’ân), the Fire will be their promised meeting-place. So be not in doubt about it (i.e. those who denied Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم and also denied all that which he brought from Allâh. Surely, they will enter Hell). Verily, it is the truth from your Lord, but most of the mankind believe not.

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

Juz 12Page 223meccan

Word by Word

أَفَمَنafamanThen is he who
كَانَkānais
عَلَىٰʿalāon
بَيِّنَةٍۢbayyinatina clear proof
مِّنminfrom
رَّبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
وَيَتْلُوهُwayatlūhuand recites it
شَاهِدٌۭshāhiduna witness
مِّنْهُmin'hufrom Him
وَمِنwaminand before it
قَبْلِهِۦqablihiand before it
كِتَـٰبُkitābu(was) a Book
مُوسَىٰٓmūsā(of) Musa
إِمَامًۭاimāman(as) a guide
وَرَحْمَةًۚwaraḥmatanand (as) mercy
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve
بِهِۦۚbihiin it
وَمَنwamanBut whoever
يَكْفُرْyakfurdisbelieves
بِهِۦbihiin it
مِنَminaamong
ٱلْأَحْزَابِl-aḥzābithe sects
فَٱلنَّارُfal-nāruthen the Fire
مَوْعِدُهُۥۚmawʿiduhu(will be) his promised (meeting) place
فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
تَكُtakube
فِىfīin
مِرْيَةٍۢmir'yatindoubt
مِّنْهُۚmin'huabout it
إِنَّهُinnahuIndeed, it
ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu(is) the truth
مِنminfrom
رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
أَكْثَرَaktharamost
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the people
لَاlā(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve