Surah Hud, Ayah 27 (11:27)

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فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا نَرَىٰكَ إِلَّا بَشَرًا مِّثْلَنَا وَمَا …

Quran 11:27 is ayah 27 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 224 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:27
فَقَالَٱلْمَلَأُٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟مِنقَوْمِهِۦمَانَرَىٰكَإِلَّابَشَرًامِّثْلَنَاوَمَانَرَىٰكَٱتَّبَعَكَإِلَّاٱلَّذِينَهُمْأَرَاذِلُنَابَادِىَٱلرَّأْىِوَمَانَرَىٰلَكُمْعَلَيْنَامِنفَضْلٍۭبَلْنَظُنُّكُمْكَٰذِبِينَ٢٧
faqāla l-mala-u alladhīna kafarū min qawmihi mā narāka illā basharan mith'lanā wamā narāka ittabaʿaka illā alladhīna hum arādhilunā bādiya l-rayi wamā narā lakum ʿalaynā min faḍlin bal naẓunnukum kādhibīna

So the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "We do not see you but as a man like ourselves, and we do not see you followed except by those who are the lowest of us [and] at first suggestion. And we do not see in you over us any merit; rather, we think you are liars."(27)

Word by word

  1. فَقَالَfaqālaSo said
  2. ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
  4. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
  5. مِنminfrom
  6. قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
  7. مَاmāNot
  8. نَرَىٰكَnarākawe see you
  9. إِلَّاillābut
  10. بَشَرًاbasharana man
  11. مِّثْلَنَاmith'lanālike us
  12. وَمَاwamāand not
  13. نَرَىٰكَnarākawe see you
  14. ٱتَّبَعَكَittabaʿakafollowed [you]
  15. إِلَّاillāexcept
  16. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  17. هُمْhum[they]
  18. أَرَاذِلُنَاarādhilunā(are) the lowest of us
  19. بَادِىَbādiyaimmature in opinion
  20. ٱلرَّأْىِl-rayiimmature in opinion
  21. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  22. نَرَىٰnarāwe see
  23. لَكُمْlakumin you
  24. عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāover us
  25. مِنminany
  26. فَضْلٍۭfaḍlinmerit
  27. بَلْbalnay
  28. نَظُنُّكُمْnaẓunnukumwe think you
  29. كَٰذِبِينَkādhibīna(are) liars

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