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Surah Hud, Ayah 52 (11:52)

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وَيَٰقَوْمِ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا …

Quran 11:52 is ayah 52 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 227 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:52
وَيَٰقَوْمِٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟رَبَّكُمْثُمَّتُوبُوٓا۟إِلَيْهِيُرْسِلِٱلسَّمَآءَعَلَيْكُممِّدْرَارًاوَيَزِدْكُمْقُوَّةًإِلَىٰقُوَّتِكُمْوَلَاتَتَوَلَّوْا۟مُجْرِمِينَ٥٢
wayāqawmi is'taghfirū rabbakum thumma tūbū ilayhi yur'sili l-samāa ʿalaykum mid'rāran wayazid'kum quwwatan ilā quwwatikum walā tatawallaw muj'rimīna

And O my people, ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in showers and increase you in strength [added] to your strength. And do not turn away, [being] criminals."(52)

Word by word

  1. وَيَٰقَوْمِwayāqawmiAnd O my people
  2. ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟is'taghfirūAsk forgiveness
  3. رَبَّكُمْrabbakum(of) your Lord
  4. ثُمَّthummathen
  5. تُوبُوٓا۟tūbūturn in repentance
  6. إِلَيْهِilayhito Him
  7. يُرْسِلِyur'siliHe will send
  8. ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāa(from) the sky (rain)
  9. عَلَيْكُمʿalaykumupon you
  10. مِّدْرَارًاmid'rāran(in) abundance
  11. وَيَزِدْكُمْwayazid'kumand increase you
  12. قُوَّةًquwwatan(in) strength
  13. إِلَىٰilā(added) to
  14. قُوَّتِكُمْquwwatikumyour strength
  15. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  16. تَتَوَلَّوْا۟tatawallawturn away
  17. مُجْرِمِينَmuj'rimīna(as) criminals

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