Surah Ibrahim, Ayah 11 (14:11)

إِبْرَاهِيم

قَالَتْ لَهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ إِن نَّحْنُ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَمُنُّ عَلَىٰ مَن …

Quran 14:11 is ayah 11 of Surah Ibrahim (“Abraham”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 257 of the Madani Mushaf.

14:11
قَالَتْلَهُمْرُسُلُهُمْإِننَّحْنُإِلَّابَشَرٌمِّثْلُكُمْوَلَٰكِنَّٱللَّهَيَمُنُّعَلَىٰمَنيَشَآءُمِنْعِبَادِهِۦ ۖوَمَاكَانَلَنَآأَننَّأْتِيَكُمبِسُلْطَٰنٍإِلَّابِإِذْنِٱللَّهِ ۚوَعَلَىٱللَّهِفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ١١
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.(11)

Word by word

  1. قَالَتْqālatSaid
  2. لَهُمْlahumto them
  3. رُسُلُهُمْrusuluhumtheir Messengers
  4. إِنinNot
  5. نَّحْنُnaḥnuwe (are)
  6. إِلَّاillābut
  7. بَشَرٌbasharuna human
  8. مِّثْلُكُمْmith'lukumlike you
  9. وَلَٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
  10. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  11. يَمُنُّyamunnubestows His Grace
  12. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  13. مَنmanwhom
  14. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  15. مِنْminof
  16. عِبَادِهِۦ ۖʿibādihiHis slaves
  17. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  18. كَانَkānais
  19. لَنَآlanāfor us
  20. أَنanthat
  21. نَّأْتِيَكُمnatiyakumwe bring you
  22. بِسُلْطَٰنٍbisul'ṭāninan authority
  23. إِلَّاillāexcept
  24. بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby the permission of Allah
  25. ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahiby the permission of Allah
  26. وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd upon
  27. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  28. فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkaliso let put (their) trust
  29. ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers

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