11:82
فَلَمَّا
falamma
So when
جَآءَ
jaa
came
أَمۡرُنَا
amruna
Our Command
جَعَلۡنَا
ja'alna
We made
عَٰلِيَهَا
aliyaha
its upside
سَافِلَهَا
safilaha
its downside
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا
wa-amtarna
and We rained
عَلَيۡهَا
alayha
upon them
حِجَارَةٗ
hijaratan
stones
مِّن
min
of
سِجِّيلٖ
sijjilin
baked clay
مَّنضُودٖ
mandudin
(in) layers
٨٢

And so when what We had ordained came about, We turned their town upside down and rained down stones of baked clay on it, layer upon layer

Translation 1260

11:83
مُّسَوَّمَةً
musawwamatan
Marked
عِندَ
inda
from
رَبِّكَۖ
rabbika
your Lord
وَمَا
wama
And not
هِيَ
hiya
it
مِنَ
mina
(is) from
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
al-zalimina
the wrongdoers
بِبَعِيدٖ
biba'idin
far
٨٣

marked from your Lord. It is not far from the evildoers

Translation 1260

11:84
۞وَإِلَىٰ
wa-ila
And to
مَدۡيَنَ
madyana
Madyan
أَخَاهُمۡ
akhahum
their brother
شُعَيۡبٗاۚ
shu'ayban
Shuaib
قَالَ
qala
He said
يَٰقَوۡمِ
yaqawmi
O my people
ٱعۡبُدُواْ
u'budu
Worship
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
مَا
ma
not
لَكُم
lakum
(is) for you
مِّنۡ
min
any
إِلَٰهٍ
ilahin
god
غَيۡرُهُۥۖ
ghayruhu
other than Him
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَنقُصُواْ
tanqusu
decrease
ٱلۡمِكۡيَالَ
al-mik'yala
(from) the measure
وَٱلۡمِيزَانَۖ
wal-mizana
and the scale
إِنِّيٓ
inni
Indeed I
أَرَىٰكُم
arakum
see you
بِخَيۡرٖ
bikhayrin
in prosperity
وَإِنِّيٓ
wa-inni
but indeed I
أَخَافُ
akhafu
fear
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
alaykum
for you
عَذَابَ
adhaba
punishment
يَوۡمٖ
yawmin
(of) a Day
مُّحِيطٖ
muhitin
all-encompassing
٨٤

And to Midian, We sent their brother Shuayb. He said, ‘My people, worship God. You have no god other than Him. Do not give short measure nor short weight. I see you are prospering, but I fear you will have torment on an overwhelming Day

Translation 1260

11:85
وَيَٰقَوۡمِ
wayaqawmi
And O my people
أَوۡفُواْ
awfu
Give full
ٱلۡمِكۡيَالَ
al-mik'yala
measure
وَٱلۡمِيزَانَ
wal-mizana
and weight
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖ
bil-qis'ti
in justice
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَبۡخَسُواْ
tabkhasu
deprive
ٱلنَّاسَ
al-nasa
the people
أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ
ashyaahum
(of) their things
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَعۡثَوۡاْ
ta'thaw
act wickedly
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
مُفۡسِدِينَ
muf'sidina
spreading corruption
٨٥

My people, in fairness, give full measure and weight. Do not withhold from people things that are rightly theirs, and do not spread corruption in the land

Translation 1260

11:86
بَقِيَّتُ
baqiyyatu
(What) remains
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(from) Allah
خَيۡرٞ
khayrun
(is) best
لَّكُمۡ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you are
مُّؤۡمِنِينَۚ
mu'minina
believers
وَمَآ
wama
And not
أَنَا۠
ana
I am
عَلَيۡكُم
alaykum
over you
بِحَفِيظٖ
bihafizin
a guardian
٨٦

What lasts with God is best for you, if you are believers: I am not your keeper.’

Translation 1260

11:87
قَالُواْ
qalu
They said
يَٰشُعَيۡبُ
yashu'aybu
O Shuaib
أَصَلَوٰتُكَ
asalatuka
Does your prayer
تَأۡمُرُكَ
tamuruka
command you
أَن
an
that
نَّتۡرُكَ
natruka
we leave
مَا
ma
what
يَعۡبُدُ
ya'budu
worship
ءَابَآؤُنَآ
abauna
our forefathers
أَوۡ
aw
or
أَن
an
that
نَّفۡعَلَ
naf 'ala
we do
فِيٓ
fi
concerning
أَمۡوَٰلِنَا
amwalina
our wealth
مَا
ma
what
نَشَٰٓؤُاْۖ
nashau
we will
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed you
لَأَنتَ
la-anta
surely you
ٱلۡحَلِيمُ
al-halimu
(are) the forbearing
ٱلرَّشِيدُ
al-rashidu
the right-minded
٨٧

They said, ‘Shuayb, does your prayer tell you that we should abandon what our forefathers worshipped and refrain from doing whatever we please with our own property? Indeed you are a tolerant and sensible man.’

Translation 1260

11:88
قَالَ
qala
He said
يَٰقَوۡمِ
yaqawmi
O my people
أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ
ara-aytum
Do you see
إِن
in
if
كُنتُ
kuntu
I am
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
بَيِّنَةٖ
bayyinatin
a clear evidence
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
وَرَزَقَنِي
warazaqani
and He has provided me
مِنۡهُ
min'hu
from Himself
رِزۡقًا
riz'qan
a good provision
حَسَنٗاۚ
hasanan
a good provision
وَمَآ
wama
And not
أُرِيدُ
uridu
I intend
أَنۡ
an
that
أُخَالِفَكُمۡ
ukhalifakum
I differ from you
إِلَىٰ
ila
in
مَآ
ma
what
أَنۡهَىٰكُمۡ
anhakum
I forbid you
عَنۡهُۚ
anhu
from it
إِنۡ
in
Not
أُرِيدُ
uridu
I intend
إِلَّا
illa
except
ٱلۡإِصۡلَٰحَ
al-is'laha
the reform
مَا
ma
as much as I am able
ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُۚ
is'tata'tu
as much as I am able
وَمَا
wama
And not
تَوۡفِيقِيٓ
tawfiqi
(is) my success
إِلَّا
illa
except
بِٱللَّهِۚ
bil-lahi
with Allah
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
Upon Him
تَوَكَّلۡتُ
tawakkaltu
I trust
وَإِلَيۡهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
أُنِيبُ
unibu
I turn
٨٨

He answered, ‘My people, can you not see? What if I am acting on clear evidence from my Lord? He Himself has given me good provision: I do not want to do what I am forbidding you to do, I only want to put things right as far as I can. I cannot succeed without God’s help: I trust in Him, and always turn to Him

Translation 1260