Quran 11:54

Surah Hud, Verse 54

Juz 12 · Page 228 · Ruku 187 · Meccan

إِن نَّقُولُ إِلَّا ٱعْتَرَىٰكَ بَعْضُ ءَالِهَتِنَا بِسُوٓءٍ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟ أَنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ

Word by word

إِن in Not نَّقُولُ naqūlu we say إِلَّا illā except (that) ٱعْتَرَىٰكَ iʿ'tarāka have seized you بَعْضُ baʿḍu some ءَالِهَتِنَا ālihatinā (of) our gods بِسُوٓءٍۢ ۗ bisūin with evil قَالَ qāla He said إِنِّىٓ innī Indeed, I أُشْهِدُ ush'hidu [I] call Allah to witness ٱللَّهَ l-laha [I] call Allah to witness وَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟ wa-ish'hadū and (you) bear witness أَنِّى annī that I am بَرِىٓءٌۭ barīon innocent مِّمَّا mimmā of what تُشْرِكُونَ tush'rikūna you associate

Transliteration

In naqoolu illa iAAtaraka baAAdualihatina bisoo-in qala innee oshhidu Allahawashhadoo annee baree-on mimma tushrikoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

We say naught save that one of our gods hath possessed thee in an evil way. He said: I call Allah to witness, and do ye (too) bear witness, that I am innocent of (all) that ye ascribe as partners (to Allah)

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"We say nothing but that (perhaps) some of our gods may have seized thee with imbecility." He said: "I call Allah to witness, and do ye bear witness, that I am free from the sin of ascribing, to Him,

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

( إن نقول إلا اعتراك بعض آلهتنا بسوء ) يقولون : ما نظن إلا أن بعض الآلهة أصابك بجنون وخبل في عقلك بسبب نهيك عن عبادتها وعيبك لها ( قال إني أشهد الله واشهدوا ) [ أي أنتم أيضا ] ( أني بريء مما تشركون)