Surah Hud 11:79 — translation and meaning
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قَالُوا لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا لَنَا فِي بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ
Word by Word
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
لَقَدْ
laqad
Verily
عَلِمْتَ
alim'ta
you know
مَا
ma
(that) not
لَنَا
lana
we have
فِي
fi
concerning
بَنَاتِكَ
banatika
your daughters
مِنْ
min
any
حَقٍّ
haqqin
right
وَإِنَّكَ
wa-innaka
And indeed you
لَتَعْلَمُ
lata'lamu
surely know
مَا
ma
what
نُرِيدُ
nuridu
we want
Transliteration
Qaaloo laqad 'alimta maa lanaa fee banastika min haqq, wa innaka lata'lamu maa nureed
Translation
They said, "You have already known that we have not concerning your daughters any claim, and indeed, you know what we want."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
His people said to him that he knew that they had no need of the women among his people, and no desire, and he knew very well what they wanted, as they only desired men.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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