Surah 11

Surah Hud: Hud

Revealed at Makkah

11:41
And he said: “You embark in it; with the name of Allah be its sailing and its anchoring. Surely my Rabb is indeed Protector, most Rewarding.”


11:42
And it sailed with them amid waves like mountains, and Nuh cried to his son who was in isolation: “O my son! embark with us, and do not remain with the Unbelievers!”

11:43
He said: “I shall soon take shelter on a mountain, it will protect me from the water.” He said: “There is no protector today against the decree of Allah excepting him whom He shows mercy.” And a wave intervened between the two, so he was among the drowned.

11:44
And it was said: “O earth! swallow your water; and O sky! cease.” And the water dried and the affair was accomplished; and it rested on the Judi. And it was said: “Away with the wrongdoing people!”

11:45
And Nuh cried to his Rabb and said: “My Rabb! surely my son is of my family, and surely Your promise is the truth, and You are the most Just of the judges.”

11:46
He said: “O Nuh! he is indeed not of your family; his conduct is certainly other than good; so do not ask Me that about which you have no knowledge. I indeed advise you lest you become of the ignorant.”

11:47
He said: “My Rabb! surely I seek refuge with You for my asking You that about which I have no knowledge; and if You do not forgive me and have mercy to me, I shall become of the losers.”

11:48
It was told: “O Nuh! you get down with peace from Us, and blessings upon you and upon the communities out of those with you. And communities whom We shall give a provision, then a painful chastisement from Us will touch them.”

11:49
These are out of the announcements of the unseen— which We reveal to you. You yourself did not know them— you nor your people before this. Therefore you persevere; surely the end is for the reverent.

11:50
And towards ‘Ad their brother Hud. He said: “O my people! worship Allah, you have no deity other than Him; you are not any but fabricators.

11:51
“O my people! I do not ask from you any reward for it. My reward is indeed with Him Who created me. Will you not then understand?

11:52
“And O my people! ask forgiveness of your Rabb, then turn towards Him. He will cause the sky to pour down upon you abundant rain, and He will increase you in strength upon your strength; and do not turn back guilty.”

11:53
They said: “O Hud! you have not brought us any clear proof, and we are not going to be forsaker of our deities on your saying, and we are not going to be Believers in you.

11:54
“We do not say anything except that some of our deities have overwhelmed you with evil.” He said: “Surely I call Allah to witness, and you bear witness that I am quit of what you associate—

11:55
“besides Him! So make schemes against me altogether, after that do not give me respite.

11:56
“Surely I rely upon Allah— my Rabb and your Rabb. There is no terrestrial but He is holding by its forelock. Surely my Rabb is upon the Right Path.

11:57
“But if you turn back, I have already delivered to you that with which I was sent towards you. And my Rabb will cause another people to succeed in your place, and you will not harm Him at all. Surely my Rabb is Guardian over all things.”

11:58
And when Our command came, We rescued Hud and those who believed with him out of mercy from Us; and We rescued them from a severe torment.

11:59
And these were ‘Ad who rejected the Messages of their Rabb and disobeyed His rasuls, and obeyed the command of every tyrant opposer.

11:60
And they were pursued by condemnation in this world, and on the day of the Awakening. Is it not a fact that ‘Ad disbelieved in their Rabb? Is it not— “Away with ‘Ad, the people of Hud!”