Surah Hud Ayat 27 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 27
So the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, “We do not see you but as a man like ourselves, and we do not see you followed except by those who are the lowest of us [and] at first suggestion. And we do not see in you over us any merit; rather, we think you are liars.”
But the chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: “We see (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any follow thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature: Nor do we see in you (all) any merit above us: in fact we think ye are liars!”
The notables among Noah’s own people, who had refused to follow him, responded: ‘We merely consider you a human being like ourselves. Nor do we find among those who follow you except the lowliest of our folk, the men who follow you without any proper reason. We see nothing in you to suggest that you are any better than us. Rather, we believe you to be liars.’
The chiefs of the disbelievers among his people said: “We see you but a man like ourselves, nor do we see any follow you but the meanest among us and they (too) followed you without thinking. And we do not see in you any merit above us, in fact we think you are liars.”
The chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved, said: We see thee but a mortal like us, and we see not that any follow thee save the most abject among us, without reflection. We behold in you no merit above us – nay, we deem you liars.
So, the chiefs of the ones who disbelieved of his people said, “In no way do we see you except a mortal like ourselves, and in no way do we see that anyone has closely followed you except the ones who are the most decrepit of us, inconsiderately (i.e., without considering; literally: readily declared opinion). And in no way do we see you have over us any grace (Superiority) No indeed, we expect that you are liars.”
But the prominent disbelievers among his people said, ‘We can see that you are nothing but a mortal like ourselves, and it is clear to see that only the vilest among us follow you. We cannot see how you are any better than we are. In fact, we think you are a liar.’
اس کی قوم کے کافروں کے سرداروں نے جواب دیا کہ ہم تو تجھے اپنے جیسا انسان ہی دیکھتے ہیں اور تیرے تابعداروں کو بھی ہم دیکھتے ہیں کہ یہ لوگ واضح طور پر سوائے نیچ لوگوں کے اور کوئی نہیں جو بے سوچے سمجھے (تمہاری پیروی کر رہے ہیں)، ہم تو تمہاری کسی قسم کی برتری اپنے اوپر نہیں دیکھ رہے، بلکہ ہم تو تمہیں جھوٹا سمجھ رہے ہیں
Quran 11 Verse 27 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Hud ayat 27, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(11:27) The notables among Noah’s own people, who had refused to follow him, responded: ‘We merely consider you a human being like ourselves.[31] Nor do we find among those who follow you except the lowliest of our folk, the men who follow you without any proper reason.[32] We see nothing in you to suggest that you are any better than us.[33] Rather, we believe you to be liars.’
31. The same foolish objection was being raised by the people against the Prophet (peace be upon him). They argued like this: You are a man like us: you eat and drink, you walk and sleep and have a family, and there is nothing in you that might show that you have been sent by God. See E. N. Surah Yaseen.
32. The big people of Makkah passed the same remarks about those who followed the Prophet (peace be upon him). They taunted him with things like these: Your followers consist of mere inexperienced boys or slaves or the lowest strata of society, in short, of such people as are credulous and lack commonsense and wisdom. Refer to (Surah Al-Anaam, ayat 52-54) note 34-37 and (Surah Yunus, ayat 77) note 75.
33. This is to say, You claim that you are the favored ones of God Whose blessings are on you, and that those who do not follow your way are under His wrath. But the reverse of this is true for it is we who have been favored with wealth, servants and power and you possess nothing of the sort. Please point out anything in which you are superior to us.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Hud verse 27 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hud ayat 25 which provides the complete commentary from verse 25 through 27.
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