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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Ruku 1 of 2 · 20 Ayahs

Noah Warns His People 1–4

إِنَّآاِنَّا͏ٓIndeed, We
أَرۡسَلۡنَااَرْسَلْنَا[We] sent
نُوحًانُوْحًاNuh
إِلَىٰاِلٰيto
قَوۡمِهِۦٓقَوْمِهٖٓhis people
أَنۡاَنْthat
أَنذِرۡاَنْذِرْWarn
قَوۡمَكَقَوْمَكَyour people
مِنمِنْfrom
قَبۡلِقَبْلِbefore
أَناَنْ[that]
يَأۡتِيَهُمۡيَّاْتِيَهُمْcomes to them
عَذَابٌa punishment
أَلِيمٞاَلِيْمٌpainful

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."

قَالَHe said
يَٰقَوۡمِيٰقَوْمِO my people
إِنِّياِنِّيْIndeed, I am
لَكُمۡلَكُمْto you
نَذِيرٞنَذِيْرٌa warner
مُّبِينٌمُّبِيْنٌclear

He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner -

أَنِاَنِThat
ٱعۡبُدُواْاعْبُدُواWorship
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
وَٱتَّقُوهُوَاتَّقُوْهُand fear Him
وَأَطِيعُونِوَاَطِيْعُوْنِand obey me

To worship Allāh, fear Him and obey me.

يَغۡفِرۡيَغْفِرْHe will forgive
لَكُملَكُمْfor you
مِّنمِّنْ[of]
ذُنُوبِكُمۡذُنُوْبِكُمْyour sins
وَيُؤَخِّرۡكُمۡوَيُو͏ٔ͏َخِّرْكُمْand give you respite
إِلَىٰٓاِلٰٓيfor
أَجَلٖاَجَلٍa term
مُّسَمًّىۚمُّسَمًّيؕspecified
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
أَجَلَاَجَلَ(the) term
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِ(of) Allah
إِذَااِذَاwhen
جَآءَجَا࢜ءَit comes
لَاnot
يُؤَخَّرُۚيُو͏ٔ͏َخَّرُۘis delayed
لَوۡلَوْif
كُنتُمۡكُنْتُمْyou
تَعۡلَمُونَتَعْلَمُوْنَknow

He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."

1 Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment." 2 He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner - 3 To worship Allāh, fear Him and obey me. 4 He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."

Noah's Tireless Preaching 5–9

قَالَHe said
رَبِّMy Lord
إِنِّياِنِّيْIndeed, I
دَعَوۡتُدَعَوْتُinvited
قَوۡمِيقَوْمِيْmy people
لَيۡلٗالَيْلًاnight
وَنَهَارٗاوَّنَهَارًاand day

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.

فَلَمۡفَلَمْBut not
يَزِدۡهُمۡيَزِدْهُمْincreased them
دُعَآءِيٓدُعَا࢜ءِيْٓmy invitation
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
فِرَارٗافِرَارًا(in) flight

But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion].

وَإِنِّيوَاِنِّيْAnd indeed, I
كُلَّمَاevery time
دَعَوۡتُهُمۡدَعَوْتُهُمْI invited them
لِتَغۡفِرَلِتَغْفِرَthat You may forgive
لَهُمۡلَهُمْthem
جَعَلُوٓاْجَعَلُوْٓاthey put
أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡاَصَابِعَهُمْtheir fingers
فِيٓفِيْٓin
ءَاذَانِهِمۡاٰذَانِهِمْtheir ears
وَٱسۡتَغۡشَوۡاْوَاسْتَغْشَوْاand covered themselves
ثِيَابَهُمۡثِيَابَهُمْ(with) their garments
وَأَصَرُّواْوَاَصَرُّوْاand persisted
وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْوَاسْتَكْبَرُواand were arrogant
ٱسۡتِكۡبَارٗااسْتِكْبَارًا(with) pride

And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.

ثُمَّThen
إِنِّياِنِّيْindeed, I
دَعَوۡتُهُمۡدَعَوْتُهُمْinvited them
جِهَارٗاجِهَارًاpublicly

Then I invited them publicly.

ثُمَّThen
إِنِّيٓاِنِّيْٓindeed, I
أَعۡلَنتُاَعْلَنْتُannounced
لَهُمۡلَهُمْto them
وَأَسۡرَرۡتُوَاَسْرَرْتُand I confided
لَهُمۡلَهُمْto them
إِسۡرَارٗااِسْرَارًاsecretly

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly

5 He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day. 6 But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion]. 7 And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance. 8 Then I invited them publicly. 9 Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly

The Worldly Blessings of Seeking Forgiveness 10–12

فَقُلۡتُفَقُلْتُThen I said
ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْاسْتَغْفِرُوْاAsk forgiveness
رَبَّكُمۡرَبَّكُمْؕ(from) your Lord
إِنَّهُۥاِنَّهٗIndeed, He
كَانَis
غَفَّارٗاغَفَّارًاOft-Forgiving

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.

يُرۡسِلِيُّرْسِلِHe will send down
ٱلسَّمَآءَالسَّمَا࢜ءَ(rain from) the sky
عَلَيۡكُمعَلَيْكُمْupon you
مِّدۡرَارٗامِّدْرَارًا(in) abundance

He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers

وَيُمۡدِدۡكُموَّيُمْدِدْكُمْAnd provide you
بِأَمۡوَٰلٖبِاَمْوَالٍwith wealth
وَبَنِينَوَّبَنِيْنَand children
وَيَجۡعَلوَيَجْعَلْand make
لَّكُمۡلَّكُمْfor you
جَنَّٰتٖجَنّٰتٍgardens
وَيَجۡعَلوَّيَجْعَلْand make
لَّكُمۡلَّكُمْfor you
أَنۡهَٰرٗااَنْهٰرًاrivers

And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.

10 And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. 11 He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers 12 And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.

Noah Points to Allah's Signs 13–20

مَّامَاWhat
لَكُمۡلَكُمْ(is) for you
لَاnot
تَرۡجُونَتَرْجُوْنَyou attribute
لِلَّهِلِلّٰهِto Allah
وَقَارٗاوَقَارًاgrandeur

What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allāh [due] grandeur

وَقَدۡوَقَدْAnd indeed
خَلَقَكُمۡخَلَقَكُمْHe created you
أَطۡوَارًااَطْوَارًا(in) stages

While He has created you in stages?

أَلَمۡاَلَمْDo not
تَرَوۡاْتَرَوْاyou see
كَيۡفَكَيْفَhow
خَلَقَdid create
ٱللَّهُاللّٰهُAllah
سَبۡعَسَبْعَ(the) seven
سَمَٰوَٰتٖسَمٰوٰتٍheavens
طِبَاقٗاطِبَاقًا(in) layers

Do you not consider how Allāh has created seven heavens in layers

وَجَعَلَوَّجَعَلَAnd made
ٱلۡقَمَرَالْقَمَرَthe moon
فِيهِنَّفِيْهِنَّtherein
نُورٗانُوْرًاa light
وَجَعَلَوَّجَعَلَand made
ٱلشَّمۡسَالشَّمْسَthe sun
سِرَاجٗاسِرَاجًاa lamp

And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

وَٱللَّهُوَاللّٰهُAnd Allah
أَنۢبَتَكُماَنۢ͏ْبَتَكُمْhas caused you to grow
مِّنَfrom
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
نَبَاتٗانَبَاتًا(as) a growth

And Allāh has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.

ثُمَّThen
يُعِيدُكُمۡيُعِيْدُكُمْHe will return you
فِيهَافِيْهَاinto it
وَيُخۡرِجُكُمۡوَيُخْرِجُكُمْand bring you forth
إِخۡرَاجٗااِخْرَاجًا(a new) bringing forth

Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.

وَٱللَّهُوَاللّٰهُAnd Allah
جَعَلَmade
لَكُمُfor you
ٱلۡأَرۡضَالْاَرْضَthe earth
بِسَاطٗابِسَاطًاan expanse

And Allāh has made for you the earth an expanse

لِّتَسۡلُكُواْلِّتَسْلُكُوْاThat you may go along
مِنۡهَامِنْهَاtherein
سُبُلٗاسُبُلًا(in) paths
فِجَاجٗافِجَاجًاwide

That you may follow therein roads of passage.'"

13 What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allāh [due] grandeur 14 While He has created you in stages? 15 Do you not consider how Allāh has created seven heavens in layers 16 And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp? 17 And Allāh has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth. 18 Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction. 19 And Allāh has made for you the earth an expanse 20 That you may follow therein roads of passage.'"

Ruku 2 of 2 · 8 Ayahs

The Idols of Noah's People 21–25

قَالَSaid
نُوحٞنُوْحٌNuh
رَّبِّMy Lord
إِنَّهُمۡاِنَّهُمْIndeed, they
عَصَوۡنِيعَصَوْنِيْdisobeyed me
وَٱتَّبَعُواْوَاتَّبَعُوْاand followed
مَنمَنْ(the one) who
لَّمۡلَّمْ(did) not
يَزِدۡهُيَزِدْهُincrease him
مَالُهُۥمَالُهٗhis wealth
وَوَلَدُهُۥٓوَوَلَدُهٗٓand his children
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
خَسَارٗاخَسَارًا(in) loss

Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.

وَمَكَرُواْوَمَكَرُوْاAnd they have planned
مَكۡرٗامَكْرًاa plan
كُبَّارٗاكُبَّارًاgreat

And they conspired an immense conspiracy

وَقَالُواْوَقَالُوْاAnd they said
لَا(Do) not
تَذَرُنَّleave
ءَالِهَتَكُمۡاٰلِهَتَكُمْyour gods
وَلَاand (do) not
تَذَرُنَّleave
وَدّٗاوَدًّاWadd
وَلَاوَّلَاand not
سُوَاعٗاسُوَاعًا࣢ۙSuwa
وَلَاوَّلَاand not
يَغُوثَيَغُوْثَYaguth
وَيَعُوقَوَيَعُوْقَand Yauq
وَنَسۡرٗاوَنَسْرًاand Nasr

And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwāʿ or Yaghūth and Yaʿūq and Nasr.'

وَقَدۡوَقَدْAnd indeed
أَضَلُّواْاَضَلُّوْاthey have led astray
كَثِيرٗاۖكَثِيْرًا࣢ۚmany
وَلَاAnd not
تَزِدِincrease
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَالظّٰلِمِيْنَthe wrongdoers
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
ضَلَٰلٗاضَلٰلًا(in) error

And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."

مِّمَّامِمَّاBecause of
خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمۡخَطِيْ࢜ـٰٔتِهِمْtheir sins
أُغۡرِقُواْاُغْرِقُوْاthey were drowned
فَأُدۡخِلُواْفَاُدْخِلُوْاthen made to enter
نَارٗانَارًا࣢ۙ(the) Fire
فَلَمۡفَلَمْand not
يَجِدُواْيَجِدُوْاthey found
لَهُملَهُمْfor themselves
مِّنمِّنْfrom
دُونِدُوْنِbesides
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
أَنصَارٗااَنْصَارًاany helpers

Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allāh [any] helpers.

21 Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss. 22 And they conspired an immense conspiracy 23 And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwāʿ or Yaghūth and Yaʿūq and Nasr.' 24 And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error." 25 Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allāh [any] helpers.

Noah's Final Prayer 26–28

وَقَالَAnd said
نُوحٞنُوْحٌNuh
رَّبِّMy Lord
لَا(Do) not
تَذَرۡتَذَرْleave
عَلَىعَلَيon
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
مِنَany
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَالْكٰفِرِيْنَ(of) the disbelievers
دَيَّارًا(as) an inhabitant

And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.

إِنَّكَاِنَّكَIndeed, You
إِناِنْif
تَذَرۡهُمۡتَذَرْهُمْYou leave them
يُضِلُّواْيُضِلُّوْاthey will mislead
عِبَادَكَYour slaves
وَلَاand not
يَلِدُوٓاْيَلِدُوْٓاthey will beget
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
فَاجِرٗافَاجِرًاa wicked
كَفَّارٗاكَفَّارًاa disbeliever

Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.

رَّبِّرَبِّMy Lord
ٱغۡفِرۡاغْفِرْForgive
لِيلِيْme
وَلِوَٰلِدَيَّوَلِوَالِدَيَّand my parents
وَلِمَنوَلِمَنْand whoever
دَخَلَenters
بَيۡتِيَبَيْتِيَmy house
مُؤۡمِنٗامُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنًاa believer
وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَوَّلِلْمُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنِيْنَand the believing men
وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۖوَالْمُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنٰتِؕand the believing women
وَلَاAnd (do) not
تَزِدِincrease
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَالظّٰلِمِيْنَthe wrongdoers
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
تَبَارَۢاتَبَارًا(in) destruction

My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction."

26 And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant. 27 Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever. 28 My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction."