Hud 11:47 · Hud · Arabic, translation, recitation

Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"He said, ‘My Lord, I take refuge with You from asking for things I know nothing about. If You do not forgive me, and have mercy on me, I shall be one of the losers.’"

Pickthall (classic)+

"He said: My Lord! Lo! in Thee do I seek refuge (from the sin) that I should ask of Thee that whereof I have no knowledge. Unless Thou forgive me and have mercy on me I shall be among the lost."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"Noah said: "O my Lord! I do seek refuge with Thee, lest I ask Thee for that of which I have no knowledge. And unless thou forgive me and have Mercy on me, I should indeed be lost!""

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

A Return to the Story of the Son of Nuh and mentioning what transpired between Nuh and Allah concerning Him

This was a request for information and an inquiry from Nuh concerning the cirumstances of his son's drowning.

فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ابُنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى

(and said, "O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family!") This means, "Verily, You promised to save my family and Your promise is the truth that does not fail. Therefore, how can he (my son) be drowned and You are the Most Just of the judges"

قَالَ ينُوحُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ

(He (Allah) said: "O Nuh! Surely, he is not of your family...") This means, "He (your son) is not of those whom I promised to save. I only promised you that I would save those of your family who believe." For this reason Allah said,

وَأَهْلَكَ إِلاَّ مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ

l(and your family except him against whom the Word has already gone forth.) 11:40 Thus, for his son, it had already been decreed that he would be drowned due to his disbelief and his opposition to his father, the Prophet of Allah, Nuh peace be upon him. Concerning Allah's statement,

إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ

(Surely, he is not of your family;) meaning that he (Nuh's son) was not among those whom Allah promised to save. `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "He was the son of Nuh, but he opposed him in deeds and intention." `Ikrimah said in some of the modes of recitation it said here, (إِنَّهُ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا غَيْرَ صَالِحٍ) "Verily, he (Nuh's son) worked deeds that were not righteous."

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Нух горько пожалел о содеянном и сказал: «Господи! Удержи меня от молитв, в которых я прошу то, чего не ведаю. Прости меня и помилуй, и если Ты не сделаешь этого, то я окажусь в числе тех, кто окажется в убытке. Воистину, избежать великого убытка можно только благодаря прощению и милости». Это свидетельствует о том, что Нух не знал, что ему было запрещено просить Аллаха о спасении для своего неверующего сына. Всевышний сказал ему: «Воздвигни ковчег у Нас на Глазах и по откровению Нашему, и не проси Меня за тех, которые были несправедливы. Воистину, они будут потоплены» (11:37); «Погрузи на него от каждого вида по паре и свою семью» (11:40). Совместив оба повеления, он решил, что его сын относится к членам его семьи. Однако впоследствии ему стало ясно, что его сын относился к неверующим, заступаться за которых было запрещено.