In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Verily, We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people (saying): "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful torment."
Shakir
He said: O my people! Surely I am a plain warner to you:
Yusuf Ali
He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open:
Arabic, with marks
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He said: "O my people! Verily, I am a plain warner to you,
Shakir
That you should serve Allah and be careful of (your duty to) Him and obey me:
Yusuf Ali
"That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me:
Arabic, with marks
أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
"That you should worship Allah (Alone), fear (be dutiful to) Him, and obey me,
Shakir
He will forgive you some of your faults and grant you a delay to an appointed term; surely the term of Allah when it comes is not postponed; did you but know!
Yusuf Ali
"So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a stated Term: for when the Term given by Allah is accomplished, it cannot be put forward: if ye only knew."
"He (Allah) will forgive you of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Verily, the term of Allah when it comes, cannot be delayed, if you but knew."
Shakir
He said: O my Lord! surely I have called my people by night and by day!
Yusuf Ali
He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:
He said: "O my Lord! Verily, I have called to my people night and day (i.e. secretly and openly to accept the doctrine of Islamic Monotheism),
Shakir
But my call has only made them flee the more:
Yusuf Ali
"But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right).
Arabic, with marks
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا فِرَارًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
"But all my calling added nothing but to (their) flight (from the truth).
Shakir
And whenever I have called them that Thou mayest forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, cover themselves with their garments, and persist and are puffed up with pride:
Yusuf Ali
"And every time I have called to them, that Thou mightest forgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and given themselves up to arrogance.
And verily, every time I called unto them that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, and persisted (in their refusal), and magnified themselves in pride.
Shakir
Then surely I called to them aloud:
Yusuf Ali
"So I have called to them aloud;
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
"Then verily, I called to them openly (aloud).
Shakir
Then surely I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in secret:
Yusuf Ali
"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private,
"And they have said: 'You shall not leave your gods: nor shall you leave Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth, nor Ya'uq nor Nasr' (these are the names of their idols).
Shakir
And indeed they have led astray many, and do not increase the unjust in aught but error.
Yusuf Ali
"They have already misled many; and grant Thou no increase to the wrong - doers but in straying (from their mark)."
"And indeed they have led many astray. And (O Allah): 'Grant no increase to the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, and disbelievers) save error.'"
Shakir
Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter fire, so they did not find any helpers besides Allah.
Yusuf Ali
Because of their sins they were drowned (in the flood), and were made to enter the Fire (of Punishment): and they found - in lieu of Allah - none to help them.
"If You leave them, they will mislead Your slaves, and they will beget none but wicked disbelievers.
Shakir
My Lord! forgive me and my parents and him who enters my house believing, and the believing men and the believing women; and do not increase the unjust in aught but destruction!
Yusuf Ali
"O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, all who enter my house in Faith, and (all) believing men and believing women: and to the wrong - doers grant Thou no increase but in perdition!"
"My Lord! Forgive me, and my parents, and him who enters my home as a believer, and all the believing men and women. And to the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, and disbelievers) grant You no increase but destruction!"