Surah Hud 11:36 — translation and meaning

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وَأُوحِيَ إِلَى نُوحٍ أَنَّهُ لَن يُؤْمِنَ مِن قَوْمِكَ إِلَّا مَن قَدْ آمَنَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ

Word by Word

وَأُوحِيَ
wauhiya
And it was revealed
إِلَى
ila
to
نُوحٍ
nuhin
Nuh
أَنَّهُ
annahu
That
لَن
lan
will never
يُؤْمِنَ
yu'mina
believe
مِن
min
from
قَوْمِكَ
qawmika
your people
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَن
man
(those) who
قَدْ
qad
have already
آمَنَ
amana
believed
فَلَا
fala
So (do) not
تَبْتَئِسْ
tabta-is
(be) distressed
بِمَا
bima
by what
كَانُوا
kanu
they have been
يَفْعَلُونَ
yaf 'aluna
doing

Transliteration

Wa oohiya ilaa Noohin annahoo lany-yu'mina min qawmika illaa man qad aamana falaa tabta'is bimaa kaanoo yaf'aloon

Translation

And it was revealed to Noah that, "No one will believe from your people except those who have already believed, so do not be distressed by what they have been doing.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah revealed to Noah that none of his people would believe, except those who already believed; and He told him not to be saddened by their rejection and ridicule over the many years.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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