Quran 11:93

Surah Hud, Verse 93

Juz 12 · Page 232 · Ruku 190 · Meccan

وَيَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْمَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّى عَٰمِلٌ سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَمَنْ هُوَ كَٰذِبٌ وَٱرْتَقِبُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُمْ رَقِيبٌ

Word by word

وَيَـٰقَوْمِ wayāqawmi And O my people ٱعْمَلُوا۟ iʿ'malū Work عَلَىٰ ʿalā (according) to مَكَانَتِكُمْ makānatikum your position إِنِّى innī indeed, I am عَـٰمِلٌۭ ۖ ʿāmilun working سَوْفَ sawfa Soon تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you will know مَن man (on) whom يَأْتِيهِ yatīhi will come عَذَابٌۭ ʿadhābun a punishment يُخْزِيهِ yukh'zīhi (that will) disgrace him وَمَنْ waman and who هُوَ huwa [he] كَـٰذِبٌۭ ۖ kādhibun (is) a liar وَٱرْتَقِبُوٓا۟ wa-ir'taqibū And watch إِنِّى innī indeed, I am مَعَكُمْ maʿakum with you رَقِيبٌۭ raqībun a watcher

Transliteration

Waya qawmi iAAmaloo AAala makanatikuminnee AAamilun sawfa taAAlamoona man ya/teehi AAathabunyukhzeehi waman huwa kathibun wartaqiboo innemaAAakum raqeeb

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And, O my people! Act according to your power, lo! I (too) am acting. Ye will soon know on whom there cometh a doom that will abase him, and who it is that lieth. And watch! Lo! I am a watcher with you.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"And O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): Soon will ye know who it is on whom descends the penalty of ignominy; and who is a liar! and watch ye! for I too am watching with you!"

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

لما يئس نبي الله شعيب من استجابة قومه له ، قال : يا قوم ، ( اعملوا على مكانتكم ) أي : على طريقتكم ، وهذا تهديد ووعيد شديد ، ( إني عامل ) على طريقتي ومنهجي ( سوف تعلمون من يأتيه عذاب يخزيه ) أي : في الدار الآخرة ، ( ومن هو كاذب ) أي : مني ومنكم ، ( وارتقبوا ) أي : انتظروا ( إني معكم رقيب ) .