Q 11:28

قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِهِۦ فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنتُمْ لَهَا كَـٰرِهُونَ

Traductions

Il dit: «O mon peuple! Que vous en semble? Si je me conforme à une preuve de mon Seigneur, si une Miséricorde, (prophétie) échappant à vos yeux, est venue à moi de Sa part, devrons-nous vous l'imposer alors que vous la répugnez?

Muhammad Hamidullah · FR

He said, "O my people have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord while He has given me mercy from Himself but it has been made unapparent to you, should we force it upon you while you are averse to it?

Sahih International · EN

Tafsir

Noé leur répondit: Ô mon peuple, dites-moi: si je détenais une preuve évidente de mon Seigneur prouvant que ce que je vous dis est la vérité et vous imposant de croire en moi, si je détenais également une miséricorde de Sa part –la Prophétie et le Message– et que de tout cela vous n’en sachiez rien, nous appartiendrait-il de vous contraindre à y croire et à introduire cette foi de force dans vos cœurs? Nous n’aurions pas ce pouvoir car Allah Seul introduit la foi dans les cœurs.

Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir al-Quran · Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies

Lire Ibn Kathir (Ibn Kathir (abrégé, en anglais))

He said: "O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord, and a mercy (prophethood) has come to me from Him, but that (mercy) has been obscured from your sight. Shall we compel you (to accept) it when you have a strong hatred for it (28) The Response of Nuh Allah says, informing about the response of Nuh to his people, أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّي (Tell me, if I have a clear proof from my Lord,) Bayyinah means certainty, a clear matter, and truthful prophethood. That is the greatest mercy from Allah upon him (Nuh) and them (his people). فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ (but that (mercy) has been obscured from your sight.) "Obscured from your sight" in this verse means, 'it was hidden from you and you are not guided to it. Thus, you [people] did not know its importance so you hastily rejected and denied it.' أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا (Shall we compel you (to accept) it) This means, "Should we force you to accept it, while you actually detest it."

Texte arabe : Tanzil (uthmani). Traductions : Muhammad Hamidullah (fr), Sahih International (en). tanzil.net