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Surah Hud, Verse 69

سورة هود، الآية ٦٩

11:69 Juz 12 Hizb 23 Page 229 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 11:69

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ ۝٦٩

Transliteration

walaqad jāat rusulunā ib'rāhīma bil-bush'rā qālū salāman qāla salāmun famā labitha an jāa biʿij'lin ḥanīdhin

Translation

And certainly did Our messengers [i.e., angels] come to Abraham with good tidings; they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace," and did not delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf.

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Al-Mukhtasar

Then the angels came to Abraham (peace and blessing be upon him) in the form of men, giving good news to him and his wife of Isaac and Jacob. The angels said ‘Peace’, so he replied by saying ‘Peace’. Then he went quickly and brought them a roasted calf to eat, thinking that they were men.

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Other translations of verse 69

Our messengers35 came to Abraham with glad tidings36. They said, “Peace.” He said, “Peace.” And in a short while he brought a roasted calf.

Notes

[35] i.e., angels.
[36] That he was about to have his own child.

And verily, there came Our messengers to Ibrâhîm (Abraham) with glad tidings. They said: Salâm (greetings or peace!) He answered, Salâm (greetings or peace!) and he hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf.

And Our messengers cam unto Abraham with good news. They said: Peace! He answered: Peace! and delayed not to bring a roasted calf.

There came Our messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. They said, "Peace!" He answered, "Peace!" and hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf.

And certainly Our messengers came to Ibrahim with good news. They said: Peace. Peace, said he, and he made no delay in bringing a roasted calf.

And indeed Our Messengers readily came to Ibrahim (Abraham) with the good tidings. They said, "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" Then in no way did he linger (i.e., He did not delay) to come with a fleshy well-roasted calf.

Verse 69 word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly
  2. جَآءَتْ jāat came ج ي أ
  3. رُسُلُنَآ rusulunā Our messengers ر س ل
  4. إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ib'rāhīma (to) Ibrahim
  5. بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ bil-bush'rā with glad tidings ب ش ر
  6. قَالُوا۟ qālū they said ق و ل
  7. سَلَٰمًا salāman Peace س ل م
  8. قَالَ qāla He said ق و ل
  9. سَلَٰمٌ salāmun Peace س ل م
  10. فَمَا famā and not he delayed
  11. لَبِثَ labitha and not he delayed ل ب ث
  12. أَن an to
  13. جَآءَ jāa bring ج ي أ
  14. بِعِجْلٍ biʿij'lin a calf ع ج ل
  15. حَنِيذٍ ḥanīdhin roasted ح ن ذ

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Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Hud 11:74

    فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ عَنْ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلرَّوْعُ وَجَآءَتْهُ ٱلْبُشْرَىٰ يُجَٰدِلُنَا فِى قَوْمِ لُوطٍ

    And when the fright had left Abraham and the good tidings had reached him, he began to argue [i.e., plead] with Us concerning the people of Lot.

  • Adh-Dhariyat 51:26–27

    فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ …

    Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf. …

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  • Al-’Ankabut 29:31

    وَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مُهْلِكُوٓا۟ أَهْلِ هَٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ إِنَّ أَهْلَهَا كَانُوا۟ ظَٰلِمِينَ

    And when Our messengers [i.e., angels] came to Abraham with the good tidings, they said, "Indeed, we will destroy the people of that [i.e., Lot's] city. Indeed, its people have been wrongdoers."

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