قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ ءَاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- He said, "If only I had against you some power or could take refuge in a strong support."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அதற்கு அவர் "உங்களைத் தடுக்க போதுமான பலம் எனக்கு இருக்கவேண்டுமே! அல்லது (உங்களைத் தடுக்கப் போதுமான) வலிமையுள்ள ஆதரவின்பால் நான் ஒதுங்கவேண்டுமே" என்று (விசனத்துடன்) கூறினார்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ‘නුඹලාට එරෙහිව (ක්රියා කිරීමට) නියත වශයෙන් මට බලයක් තිබුණේ නම් නැතහොත් බලවත් ආධාරකයක් වෙත පිහිට පතන්නට මට හැකි වන්නේ නම්!’ යැයි ඔහු පැවසුවේ ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- لوط ﴿علیہ السلام﴾ نے کہا کاش کہ مجھ میں تم سے مقابلہ کرنے کی قوت ہوتی یا میں کسی زبردست کا آسرا پکڑ پاتا.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれは（祈って）言った。「わたしに，あなたがたを押える力がありますよう。もしくは力強い支持にあずかることが出来ますように。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他说：但愿我有能力抵抗你们，或退避到一个坚强的支柱。
Tafsir of 11:80
Lut's Inability, His Desire for Strength and the Angels' Informing Him of the Reality Allah, the Exalted, says that Lut was threatening them with his statement, لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً (Would that I had strength (men) to overpower you,) meaning, 'I would surely have made an example of you and done (harm) to you from myself and my family.' In this regard, there is a Hadith which is reported from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَى لُوطٍ لَقَدْ كَانَ يَأْوِي إِلَى رُكْنٍ شَدِيد» يَعْنِي اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ «فَمَا بَعَثَ اللهُ بَعْدَهُ مِنْ نَبِيَ إِلَّا فِي ثَرْوَةٍ مِنْ قَوْمِه» (May Allah's mercy be upon Lut, for verily, he betook himself to a powerful support --meaning Allah, the Mighty and Sublime. Allah did not send any Prophet after him, except amidst an influential family among his people.) With this, the angels informed him that they were the messengers of Allah sent to them. They also told him that his people would not be able to reach him (with any harm).…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
