Surah Hud, Ayah 78 (11:78)

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وَجَآءَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّئَِّاتِ ۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ …

Quran 11:78 is ayah 78 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 230 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:78
وَجَآءَهُۥقَوْمُهُۥيُهْرَعُونَإِلَيْهِوَمِنقَبْلُكَانُوا۟يَعْمَلُونَٱلسَّئَِّاتِ ۚقَالَيَٰقَوْمِهَٰٓؤُلَآءِبَنَاتِىهُنَّأَطْهَرُلَكُمْ ۖفَٱتَّقُوا۟ٱللَّهَوَلَاتُخْزُونِفِىضَيْفِىٓ ۖأَلَيْسَمِنكُمْرَجُلٌرَّشِيدٌ٧٨
wajāahu qawmuhu yuh'raʿūna ilayhi wamin qablu kānū yaʿmalūna l-sayiāti qāla yāqawmi hāulāi banātī hunna aṭharu lakum fa-ittaqū l-laha walā tukh'zūni fī ḍayfī alaysa minkum rajulun rashīdun

And his people came hastening to him, and before [this] they had been doing evil deeds. He said, "O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So fear Allāh and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a man of reason?"(78)

Word by word

  1. وَجَآءَهُۥwajāahuAnd came (to) him
  2. قَوْمُهُۥqawmuhuhis people
  3. يُهْرَعُونَyuh'raʿūnarushing
  4. إِلَيْهِilayhito him
  5. وَمِنwaminand before
  6. قَبْلُqabluand before
  7. كَانُوا۟kānūthey (had) been
  8. يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnadoing
  9. ٱلسَّئَِّاتِ ۚl-sayiātithe evil deeds
  10. قَالَqālaHe said
  11. يَٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
  12. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāiThese
  13. بَنَاتِىbanātī(are) my daughters
  14. هُنَّhunnathey
  15. أَطْهَرُaṭharu(are) purer
  16. لَكُمْ ۖlakumfor you
  17. فَٱتَّقُوا۟fa-ittaqūSo fear
  18. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  19. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  20. تُخْزُونِtukh'zūnidisgrace me
  21. فِىfīconcerning
  22. ضَيْفِىٓ ۖḍayfīmy guests
  23. أَلَيْسَalaysaIs (there) not
  24. مِنكُمْminkumamong you
  25. رَجُلٌrajuluna man
  26. رَّشِيدٌrashīdunright-minded

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