Surah Hud, Ayah 46 (11:46)

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قَالَ يَٰنُوحُ إِنَّهُۥ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ صَٰلِحٍ ۖ فَلَا تَسَْٔلْنِ مَا لَيْسَ …

Quran 11:46 is ayah 46 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 227 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:46
قَالَيَٰنُوحُإِنَّهُۥلَيْسَمِنْأَهْلِكَ ۖإِنَّهُۥعَمَلٌغَيْرُصَٰلِحٍ ۖفَلَاتَسَْٔلْنِمَالَيْسَلَكَبِهِۦعِلْمٌ ۖإِنِّىٓأَعِظُكَأَنتَكُونَمِنَٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ٤٦
qāla yānūḥu innahu laysa min ahlika innahu ʿamalun ghayru ṣāliḥin falā tasalni mā laysa laka bihi ʿil'mun innī aʿiẓuka an takūna mina l-jāhilīna

He said, "O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, he is [one whose] work was other than righteous, so ask Me not for that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant."(46)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. يَٰنُوحُyānūḥuO Nuh
  3. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
  4. لَيْسَlaysa(is) not
  5. مِنْminof
  6. أَهْلِكَ ۖahlikayour family
  7. إِنَّهُۥinnahuindeed, [he]
  8. عَمَلٌʿamalun(his) deed
  9. غَيْرُghayru(is) other than
  10. صَٰلِحٍ ۖṣāliḥinrighteous
  11. فَلَاfalāso (do) not
  12. تَسَْٔلْنِtasalniask Me
  13. مَاmā(about) what
  14. لَيْسَlaysanot
  15. لَكَlakayou have
  16. بِهِۦbihiof it
  17. عِلْمٌ ۖʿil'munany knowledge
  18. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
  19. أَعِظُكَaʿiẓukaadmonish you
  20. أَنanlest
  21. تَكُونَtakūnayou be
  22. مِنَminaamong
  23. ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَl-jāhilīnathe ignorant

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