Surah Hud, Ayah 110 (11:110)

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وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ …

Quran 11:110 is ayah 110 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 234 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:110
وَلَقَدْءَاتَيْنَامُوسَىٱلْكِتَٰبَفَٱخْتُلِفَفِيهِ ۚوَلَوْلَاكَلِمَةٌسَبَقَتْمِنرَّبِّكَلَقُضِىَبَيْنَهُمْ ۚوَإِنَّهُمْلَفِىشَكٍّمِّنْهُمُرِيبٍ١١٠
walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba fa-ukh'tulifa fīhi walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum wa-innahum lafī shakkin min'hu murībin

And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture, but it came under disagreement. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them. And indeed they are, concerning it [i.e., the Qur’ān], in disquieting doubt.(110)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
  2. ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
  3. مُوسَىmūsāMusa
  4. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  5. فَٱخْتُلِفَfa-ukh'tulifabut differences arose
  6. فِيهِ ۚfīhitherein
  7. وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if not
  8. كَلِمَةٌkalimatun(for) a Word
  9. سَبَقَتْsabaqat(that) preceded
  10. مِنminfrom
  11. رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
  12. لَقُضِىَlaquḍiyasurely would have been judged
  13. بَيْنَهُمْ ۚbaynahumbetween them
  14. وَإِنَّهُمْwa-innahumAnd indeed, they
  15. لَفِىlafīsurely (are) in
  16. شَكٍّshakkindoubt
  17. مِّنْهُmin'huconcerning it
  18. مُرِيبٍmurībinsuspicious

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