Chapter 71, 28 verses
Inna arsalna noohan ila qawmihi an anthir qawmaka min qabli an yatiyahum AAathabun aleemun
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
Surely We sent Nuh to his people, saying: Warn your people before there come upon them a painful chastisement.
Qala ya qawmi innee lakum natheerun mubeenun
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
He said: O my people! Surely I am a plain warner to you:
Ani oAAbudoo Allaha waittaqoohu waateeAAooni
أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ
[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.
That you should serve Allah and be careful of (your duty to) Him and obey me:
Yaghfir lakum min thunoobikum wayuakhkhirkum ila ajalin musamman inna ajala Allahi itha jaa la yuakhkharu law kuntum taAAlamoona
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ إِذَا جَاءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew.' "
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!
Qala rabbi innee daAAawtu qawmee laylan wanaharan
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِي لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا
He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
He said: O my Lord! surely I have called my people by night and by day!
Falam yazidhum duAAaee illa firaran
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا فِرَارًا
But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
But my call has only made them flee the more:
Wainnee kullama daAAawtuhum litaghfira lahum jaAAaloo asabiAAahum fee athanihim waistaghshaw thiyabahum waasarroo waistakbaroo istikbaran
وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوا أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا
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.
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:
Thumma innee daAAawtuhum jiharan
ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا
Then I invited them publicly.
Then surely I called to them aloud:
Thumma innee aAAlantu lahum waasrartu lahum israran
ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا
Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
Then surely I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in secret:
Faqultu istaghfiroo rabbakum innahu kana ghaffaran
فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
Then I said, Ask forgiveness of your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving:
Yursili alssamaa AAalaykum midraran
يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا
He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
He will send down upon you the cloud, pouring down abundance of rain:
Wayumdidkum biamwalin wabaneena wayajAAal lakum jannatin wayajAAal lakum anharan
وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَارًا
And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
And help you with wealth and sons, and make for you gardens, and make for you rivers.
Ma lakum la tarjoona lillahi waqaran
مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا
What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur
What is the matter with you that you fear not the greatness of Allah?
Waqad khalaqakum atwaran
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا
While He has created you in stages?
And indeed He has created you through various grades:
Alam taraw kayfa khalaqa Allahu sabAAa samawatin tibaqan
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا
Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers
Do you not see how Allah has created the seven heavens, one above another,
WajaAAala alqamara feehinna nooran wajaAAala alshshamsa sirajan
وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا
And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp?
WaAllahu anbatakum mina alardi nabatan
وَاللَّهُ أَنبَتَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا
And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
And Allah has made you grow out of the earth as a growth:
Thumma yuAAeedukum feeha wayukhrijukum ikhrajan
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا
Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
Then He returns you to it, then will He bring you forth a (new) bringing forth:
WaAllahu jaAAala lakumu alarda bisatan
وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا
And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse
And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse,
Litaslukoo minha subulan fijajan
لِّتَسْلُكُوا مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا
That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "
That you may go along therein in wide paths.
Qala noohun rabbi innahum AAasawnee waittabaAAoo man lam yazidhu maluhu wawaladuhu illa khasaran
قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِي وَاتَّبَعُوا مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ إِلَّا خَسَارًا
Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.
Nuh said: My Lord! surely they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children have added to him nothing but loss.
Wamakaroo makran kubbaran
وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا
And they conspired an immense conspiracy.
And they have planned a very great plan.
Waqaloo la tatharunna alihatakum wala tatharunna waddan wala suwaAAan wala yaghootha wayaAAooqa wanasran
وَقَالُوا لَا تَذَرُنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا
And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa; nor Yaghus, and Yauq and Nasr.
Waqad adalloo katheeran wala tazidi alththalimeena illa dalalan
وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا كَثِيرًا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَالًا
And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."
And indeed they have led astray many, and do not increase the unjust in aught but error.
Mimma khateeatihim oghriqoo faodkhiloo naran falam yajidoo lahum min dooni Allahi ansaran
مِّمَّا خَطِيئَاتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا فَأُدْخِلُوا نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنصَارًا
Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers.
Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter fire, so they did not find any helpers besides Allah.
Waqala noohun rabbi la tathar AAala alardi mina alkafireena dayyaran
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا
And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
And Nuh said: My Lord! leave not upon the land any dweller from among the unbelievers:
Innaka in tatharhum yudilloo AAibadaka wala yalidoo illa fajiran kaffaran
إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوا إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا
Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] .
For surely if Thou leave them they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children)
Rabbi ighfir lee waliwalidayya waliman dakhala baytiya muminan walilmumineena waalmuminati wala tazidi alththalimeena illa tabaran
رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا
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."
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!