Tafsir of verse 67
Al-Mukhtasar
Hūd replied: “O my people I am not foolish or backward, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds.”
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Other translations of verse 67
He said, “O my people, there is no foolishness in me23 , but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds,
Notes [23] This calm, well-poised answer is a great example of how to deal with the ignorant.
(Hûd) said: "O my people! There is no foolishness in me, but (I am) a Messenger from the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!
He said: O my people! There is no foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds.
He said: "O my people! I am no imbecile, but (I am) a messenger from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds!
He said: O my people! there is no folly in me, but I am an messenger of the Lord of the worlds.
Said he, "O my people! There is no foolishness in me, but I am a Messenger from The Lord of the worlds.
Verse 67 word by word
قَالَ
qāla He said ق و ل
يَٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi O my people ق و م
لَيْسَ
laysa There is not ل ي س
بِى
bī in me
سَفَاهَةٌ
safāhatun foolishness س ف ه
وَلَٰكِنِّى
walākinnī but I am
رَسُولٌ
rasūlun a Messenger ر س ل
مِّن
min from
رَّبِّ
rabbi (the) Lord ر ب ب
ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds ع ل م
Verses related to verse 67
Verses with similar wording
They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.
Al-A’raf 7:61
قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى ضَلَٰلَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
[Noah] said, "O my people, there is not error in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.
Al-Waqi’ah 56:80
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
Al-Haqqah 69:43
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
Al-A’raf 7:104
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَٰفِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And Moses said, "O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds
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