The Holy Quran 11:33 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ إِن شَآءَ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ

Translation

He said, "Only Allaah will bring it (the punishment) if He wills, and (when it comes) you will be unable to escape."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The answer of Nuh ﵇: that is, this is not in my power. Allah will send down the punishment whenever He wills, in accordance with His wisdom; our duty was only to warn. As for the punishment, it is such a terrible and tremendous thing that both bringing it and averting it lie outside the sphere of human powers.

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