Surah Hud, Ayah 38 (11:38)

هُود

وَيَصْنَعُ ٱلْفُلْكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَأٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِۦ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُ ۚ قَالَ إِن …

Quran 11:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 226 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:38
وَيَصْنَعُٱلْفُلْكَوَكُلَّمَامَرَّعَلَيْهِمَلَأٌمِّنقَوْمِهِۦسَخِرُوا۟مِنْهُ ۚقَالَإِنتَسْخَرُوا۟مِنَّافَإِنَّانَسْخَرُمِنكُمْكَمَاتَسْخَرُونَ٣٨
wayaṣnaʿu l-ful'ka wakullamā marra ʿalayhi mala-on min qawmihi sakhirū min'hu qāla in taskharū minnā fa-innā naskharu minkum kamā taskharūna

And he constructed the ship, and whenever an assembly of the eminent of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him. He said, "If you ridicule us, then we will ridicule you just as you ridicule.(38)

Word by word

  1. وَيَصْنَعُwayaṣnaʿuAnd he was constructing
  2. ٱلْفُلْكَl-ful'kathe ship
  3. وَكُلَّمَاwakullamāand every time
  4. مَرَّmarrapassed
  5. عَلَيْهِʿalayhiby him
  6. مَلَأٌmala-on(the) chiefs
  7. مِّنminof
  8. قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
  9. سَخِرُوا۟sakhirūthey ridiculed
  10. مِنْهُ ۚmin'hu[of] him
  11. قَالَqālaHe said
  12. إِنinIf
  13. تَسْخَرُوا۟taskharūyou ridicule
  14. مِنَّاminnāus
  15. فَإِنَّاfa-innāthen we
  16. نَسْخَرُnaskharucan ridicule
  17. مِنكُمْminkumyou
  18. كَمَاkamāas
  19. تَسْخَرُونَtaskharūnayou ridicule

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