Surah Hud 11:80 — translation and meaning
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قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلَى رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ
Word by Word
قَالَ
qala
He said
لَوْ
law
If
أَنَّ
anna
that
لِي
li
I had
بِكُمْ
bikum
over you
قُوَّةً
quwwatan
power
أَوْ
aw
or
آوِي
awi
I could take refuge
إِلَى
ila
in
رُكْنٍ
ruk'nin
a support
شَدِيدٍ
shadidin
strong
Transliteration
Qaala law anna lee bikum quwwatan aw aaweee ilaa ruknin shadeed
Translation
He said, "If only I had against you some power or could take refuge in a strong support."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Lot said that if only he had strength to use against them or people to support him, then he would be able to come between them and his guests.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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