Surah Ibrahim (ابراهيم) • Abraham

Quran 14:11

14:11

قَالَتْ لَهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ إِن نَّحْنُ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَمُنُّ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نَّأْتِيَكُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

qālat lahum rusuluhum in naḥnu illā basharun mith'lukum walākinna l-laha yamunnu ʿalā man yashāu min ʿibādihi wamā kāna lanā an natiyakum bisul'ṭānin illā bi-idh'ni l-lahi waʿalā l-lahi falyatawakkali l-mu'minūna

Their messengers said to them, "We are only men like you, but Allāh confers favor upon whom He wills of His servants. It has never been for us to bring you evidence except by permission of Allāh. And upon Allāh let the believers rely.

— Saheeh International

Their messengers answered, ‘True, we are only men like you, but God favours whichever of His servants He chooses. We cannot bring you any proof unless God permits it, so let the believers put all their trust in Him-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Their Messengers said to them: "We are no more than human beings like you, but Allâh bestows His Grace to whom He wills of His slaves. It is not ours to bring you an authority (proof) except by the Permission of Allâh. And in Allâh (Alone) let the believers put their trust.

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

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قَالَتْqālatSaid
لَهُمْlahumto them
رُسُلُهُمْrusuluhumtheir Messengers
إِنinNot
نَّحْنُnaḥnuwe (are)
إِلَّاillābut
بَشَرٌۭbasharuna human
مِّثْلُكُمْmith'lukumlike you
وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَمُنُّyamunnubestows His Grace
عَلَىٰʿalāon
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
مِنْminof
عِبَادِهِۦۖʿibādihiHis slaves
وَمَاwamāAnd not
كَانَkānais
لَنَآlanāfor us
أَنanthat
نَّأْتِيَكُمnatiyakumwe bring you
بِسُلْطَـٰنٍbisul'ṭāninan authority
إِلَّاillāexcept
بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby the permission of Allah
ٱللَّهِۚl-lahiby the permission of Allah
وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd upon
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkaliso let put (their) trust
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers