Surah Hud, Ayah 34 (11:34)

هُود

وَلَا يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِىٓ إِنْ أَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْ إِن كَانَ ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن …

Quran 11:34 is ayah 34 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 225 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:34
وَلَايَنفَعُكُمْنُصْحِىٓإِنْأَرَدتُّأَنْأَنصَحَلَكُمْإِنكَانَٱللَّهُيُرِيدُأَنيُغْوِيَكُمْ ۚهُوَرَبُّكُمْوَإِلَيْهِتُرْجَعُونَ٣٤
walā yanfaʿukum nuṣ'ḥī in aradttu an anṣaḥa lakum in kāna l-lahu yurīdu an yugh'wiyakum huwa rabbukum wa-ilayhi tur'jaʿūna

And my advice will not benefit you - although I wished to advise you - if Allāh should intend to put you in error. He is your Lord, and to Him you will be returned."(34)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd (will) not
  2. يَنفَعُكُمْyanfaʿukumbenefit you
  3. نُصْحِىٓnuṣ'ḥīmy advice
  4. إِنْin(even) if
  5. أَرَدتُّaradttuI wish
  6. أَنْanto
  7. أَنصَحَanṣaḥa[I] advise
  8. لَكُمْlakum[to] you
  9. إِنinif
  10. كَانَkānait was Allah's
  11. ٱللَّهُl-lahuit was Allah's
  12. يُرِيدُyurīduwill
  13. أَنanto
  14. يُغْوِيَكُمْ ۚyugh'wiyakumlet you go astray
  15. هُوَhuwaHe (is)
  16. رَبُّكُمْrabbukumyour Lord
  17. وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
  18. تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūnayou will be returned

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