Surah Hud · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَمْ فِى وَمَا لَهُم مِّن مِنْ لَهُمُ مَا وَمَا ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Those were not causing failure [to Allah] on earth, nor did they have besides Allah any protectors. For them the punishment will be multiplied. They were not able to hear, nor did they see.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

ناتوانی کافران از شنیدن حق

تعبیر «ما کانوا یستطیعون السمع» اشاره به این واقعیت است که برای آنها شنیدن سخنان حق آن قدر سنگین است که گویی اصلاً توانایی شنیدن حق را ندارند. بدیهی است که ناتوانی درک حقایق که نتیجهٌ لجاجت شدید و دشمنی آنان با حق و حقیقت است. از آنما سلب مسئولیت نمی‌کند؛ زیرا اسباب این ناتوانی را آنان با اختیار خودشان فراهم کرده‌اند؛ یعنی کافران با انجام گناه و نافرمانی و پافشاری بر آن کاری کرده‌اند که خداوند قدرت شنیدن صدای حق و دیدن یات و نشانه‌های او را از آنان سلب کرده است.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 11 roots in 14 of 24 words

Recitation · 32 points across 8 rule families

  • Madd muttaṣil19
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

24 words · 99 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 20 of 123

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 26:212 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ

    Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.

  • Quran 13:34 · Ar-Ra'dvery close

    لَّهُمْ عَذَابٌ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَشَقُّ وَمَا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍ

    For them will be punishment in the life of [this] world, and the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe. And they will not have from Allah any protector.

  • Quran 40:85 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمْ إِيمَٰنُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا سُنَّتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى قَدْ خَلَتْ فِى عِبَادِهِۦ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    But never did their faith benefit them once they saw Our punishment. [It is] the established way of Allah which has preceded among His servants. And the disbelievers thereupon…

  • Quran 6:107 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ

    But if Allah had willed, they would not have associated. And We have not appointed you over them as a guardian, nor are you a manager over them.

  • Quran 42:46 · Ash-Shuravery close

    وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ يَنصُرُونَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن سَبِيلٍ

    And there will not be for them any allies to aid them other than Allah. And whoever Allah sends astray - for him there is no way.

  • Quran 39:61 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَيُنَجِّى ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ بِمَفَازَتِهِمْ لَا يَمَسُّهُمُ ٱلسُّوٓءُ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

    And Allah will save those who feared Him by their attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they grieve.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Ash-Shura 42:315 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    ع-ج-زد-و-نو-ل-يأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:225 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    ع-ج-زد-و-نو-ل-يأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:325 shared roots

    وَمَن لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِىَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُۥ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءُ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    ع-ج-زد-و-نو-ل-يأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Anfaal 8:204 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ

    ط-و-عس-م-عو-ل-يأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Kahf 18:265 shared roots

    قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوا۟ لَهُۥ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَبْصِرْ بِهِۦ وَأَسْمِعْ مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِى حُكْمِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

    ب-ص-رد-و-نس-م-عو-ل-يأ-ر-ض

  • Hud 11:332 shared roots

    قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ إِن شَآءَ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ

    ع-ج-زأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 11:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 11:20 include Quran 26:212 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 13:34 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), Quran 40:85 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), and Quran 6:107 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 26:212 reads: “Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 11:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 11:20 (Surah Hud, Hud) reads: “Those were not causing failure [to Allah] on earth, nor did they have besides Allah any protectors. For them the punishment will be multiplied. They were not able to hear, nor did they see.”

Which surah is verse 11:20 in?

Quran 11:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Hud (Hud), chapter 11 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 123 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 11:20?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 11:20 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 11:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 11:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.