Surah Hud, Ayah 3 (11:3)

هُود

وَأَنِ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُم مَّتَٰعًا حَسَنًا إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ …

Quran 11:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 11, on page 221 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:3
وَأَنِٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟رَبَّكُمْثُمَّتُوبُوٓا۟إِلَيْهِيُمَتِّعْكُممَّتَٰعًاحَسَنًاإِلَىٰٓأَجَلٍمُّسَمًّىوَيُؤْتِكُلَّذِىفَضْلٍفَضْلَهُۥ ۖوَإِنتَوَلَّوْا۟فَإِنِّىٓأَخَافُعَلَيْكُمْعَذَابَيَوْمٍكَبِيرٍ٣
wa-ani is'taghfirū rabbakum thumma tūbū ilayhi yumattiʿ'kum matāʿan ḥasanan ilā ajalin musamman wayu'ti kulla dhī faḍlin faḍlahu wa-in tawallaw fa-innī akhāfu ʿalaykum ʿadhāba yawmin kabīrin

And [saying], "Seek forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor [i.e., reward]. But if you turn away, then indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great Day.(3)

Word by word

  1. وَأَنِwa-aniAnd that
  2. ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟is'taghfirūSeek forgiveness
  3. رَبَّكُمْrabbakum(of) your Lord
  4. ثُمَّthummaand
  5. تُوبُوٓا۟tūbūturn in repentance
  6. إِلَيْهِilayhito Him
  7. يُمَتِّعْكُمyumattiʿ'kumHe will let you
  8. مَّتَٰعًاmatāʿanenjoy
  9. حَسَنًاḥasanana good
  10. إِلَىٰٓilāfor
  11. أَجَلٍajalina term
  12. مُّسَمًّىmusammanappointed
  13. وَيُؤْتِwayu'tiAnd give
  14. كُلَّkulla(to) every
  15. ذِىdhīowner
  16. فَضْلٍfaḍlin(of) grace
  17. فَضْلَهُۥ ۖfaḍlahuHis Grace
  18. وَإِنwa-inBut if
  19. تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawyou turn away
  20. فَإِنِّىٓfa-innīthen indeed, I
  21. أَخَافُakhāfufear
  22. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumfor you
  23. عَذَابَʿadhāba(the) punishment
  24. يَوْمٍyawmin(of) a Great Day
  25. كَبِيرٍkabīrin(of) a Great Day

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