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Surah Hud, Ayah 54 (11:54)

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إِن نَّقُولُ إِلَّا ٱعْتَرَىٰكَ بَعْضُ ءَالِهَتِنَا بِسُوٓءٍ ۗ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ …

Quran 11:54 is ayah 54 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 228 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:54
إِننَّقُولُإِلَّاٱعْتَرَىٰكَبَعْضُءَالِهَتِنَابِسُوٓءٍ ۗقَالَإِنِّىٓأُشْهِدُٱللَّهَوَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟أَنِّىبَرِىٓءٌمِّمَّاتُشْرِكُونَ٥٤
in naqūlu illā iʿ'tarāka baʿḍu ālihatinā bisūin qāla innī ush'hidu l-laha wa-ish'hadū annī barīon mimmā tush'rikūna

We only say that some of our gods have possessed you with evil [i.e., insanity]." He said, "Indeed, I call Allāh to witness, and witness [yourselves] that I am free from whatever you associate with Allāh(54)

Word by word

  1. إِنinNot
  2. نَّقُولُnaqūluwe say
  3. إِلَّاillāexcept (that)
  4. ٱعْتَرَىٰكَiʿ'tarākahave seized you
  5. بَعْضُbaʿḍusome
  6. ءَالِهَتِنَاālihatinā(of) our gods
  7. بِسُوٓءٍ ۗbisūinwith evil
  8. قَالَqālaHe said
  9. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
  10. أُشْهِدُush'hidu[I] call Allah to witness
  11. ٱللَّهَl-laha[I] call Allah to witness
  12. وَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟wa-ish'hadūand (you) bear witness
  13. أَنِّىannīthat I am
  14. بَرِىٓءٌbarīoninnocent
  15. مِّمَّاmimmāof what
  16. تُشْرِكُونَtush'rikūnayou associate

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