أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
خَسِرُوٓاْ
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
وَضَلَّ
عَنۡهُم
مَّا
كَانُواْ
يَفۡتَرُونَ
٢١

It is they who have ruined themselves, and whatever ˹gods˺ they fabricated will fail them.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:22

لَا

جَرَمَ

أَنَّهُمۡ

فِي

ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ

هُمُ

ٱلۡأَخۡسَرُونَ

٢٢

Without a doubt, they will be the worst losers in the Hereafter.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:23

إِنَّ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

وَعَمِلُواْ

ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ

وَأَخۡبَتُوٓاْ

إِلَىٰ

رَبِّهِمۡ

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

أَصۡحَٰبُ

ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ

هُمۡ

فِيهَا

خَٰلِدُونَ

٢٣

Surely those who believe, do good, and humble themselves before their Lord will be the residents of Paradise. They will be there forever.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:24

۞ مَثَلُ

ٱلۡفَرِيقَيۡنِ

كَٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ

وَٱلۡأَصَمِّ

وَٱلۡبَصِيرِ

وَٱلسَّمِيعِۚ

هَلۡ

يَسۡتَوِيَانِ

مَثَلًاۚ

أَفَلَا

تَذَكَّرُونَ

٢٤

The example of these two parties is that of the blind and the deaf, compared to the seeing and the hearing. Can the two be equal? Will you not then be mindful?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:25

وَلَقَدۡ

أَرۡسَلۡنَا

نُوحًا

إِلَىٰ

قَوۡمِهِۦٓ

إِنِّي

لَكُمۡ

نَذِيرٞ

مُّبِينٌ

٢٥

Surely We sent Noah to his people. ˹He said,˺ “Indeed, I am sent to you with a clear warning

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:26

أَن

لَّا

تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ

إِلَّا

ٱللَّهَۖ

إِنِّيٓ

أَخَافُ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

عَذَابَ

يَوۡمٍ

أَلِيمٖ

٢٦

that you should worship none but Allah. I truly fear for you the torment of a painful Day.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:27

فَقَالَ

ٱلۡمَلَأُ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

مِن

قَوۡمِهِۦ

مَا

نَرَىٰكَ

إِلَّا

بَشَرٗا

مِّثۡلَنَا

وَمَا

نَرَىٰكَ

ٱتَّبَعَكَ

إِلَّا

ٱلَّذِينَ

هُمۡ

أَرَاذِلُنَا

بَادِيَ

ٱلرَّأۡيِ

وَمَا

نَرَىٰ

لَكُمۡ

عَلَيۡنَا

مِن

فَضۡلِۭ

بَلۡ

نَظُنُّكُمۡ

كَٰذِبِينَ

٢٧

The disbelieving chiefs of his people said, “We see you only as a human being like ourselves, and we see that no one follows you except the lowliest among us, who do so ˹hastily˺ without thinking.¹ We do not see anything that makes ˹all of˺ you any better than us. In fact, we think you are liars.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:28

قَالَ

يَٰقَوۡمِ

أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ

إِن

كُنتُ

عَلَىٰ

بَيِّنَةٖ

مِّن

رَّبِّي

وَءَاتَىٰنِي

رَحۡمَةٗ

مِّنۡ

عِندِهِۦ

فَعُمِّيَتۡ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

أَنُلۡزِمُكُمُوهَا

وَأَنتُمۡ

لَهَا

كَٰرِهُونَ

٢٨

He said, “O my people! Consider if I stand on a clear proof from my Lord and He has blessed me with a mercy from Himself,¹ which you fail to see. Should we ˹then˺ force it on you against your will?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:29

وَيَٰقَوۡمِ

لَآ

أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ

عَلَيۡهِ

مَالًاۖ

إِنۡ

أَجۡرِيَ

إِلَّا

عَلَى

ٱللَّهِۚ

وَمَآ

أَنَا۠

بِطَارِدِ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُوٓاْۚ

إِنَّهُم

مُّلَٰقُواْ

رَبِّهِمۡ

وَلَٰكِنِّيٓ

أَرَىٰكُمۡ

قَوۡمٗا

تَجۡهَلُونَ

٢٩

O my people! I do not ask you for a payment for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from Allah. And I will never dismiss the believers, for they will surely meet their Lord. But I can see that you are a people acting ignorantly.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:30