Surah Hud (هود) • Hud

Quran 11:80

11:80

قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ ءَاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ

qāla law anna lī bikum quwwatan aw āwī ilā ruk'nin shadīdin

He said, "If only I had against you some power or could take refuge in a strong support."

— Saheeh International

He said, ‘If only I had the strength to stop you or could rely on strong support!’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

He said: "Would that I had strength (men) to overpower you, or that I could betake myself to some powerful support (to resist you)."

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

Juz 12Page 230meccan

Word by Word

قَالَqālaHe said
لَوْlawIf
أَنَّannathat
لِىlīI had
بِكُمْbikumover you
قُوَّةًquwwatanpower
أَوْawor
ءَاوِىٓāwīI could take refuge
إِلَىٰilāin
رُكْنٍۢruk'nina support
شَدِيدٍۢshadīdinstrong