Nuh

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 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."

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Lo! We sent Noah unto his people (saying): Warn thy people ere the painful doom come unto them.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 He said: "O my people! Verily, I am a plain warner to you,

Saheeh International

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

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2 He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you

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3 "That you should worship Allah (Alone), fear (be dutiful to) Him, and obey me,

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3 [Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.

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3 (Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me,

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4 "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."

Saheeh International

4 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.' "

Pickthall

4 That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Lo! the term of Allah, when it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew.

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5 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),

Saheeh International

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

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5 He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day

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6 "But all my calling added nothing but to (their) flight (from the truth).

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6 But my invitation increased them not except in flight.

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6 But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance;

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7 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.

Saheeh International

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.

Pickthall

7 And lo! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayst pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride.

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8 "Then verily, I called to them openly (aloud).

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8 Then I invited them publicly.

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8 And lo! I have called unto them aloud,

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9 "Then verily, I proclaimed to them in public, and I have appealed to them in private.

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

9 And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private.

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10 "I said (to them): 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving;

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

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10 And I have said: Seek pardon of your Lord. Lo! He was ever Forgiving.

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11 'He will send rain to you in abundance,

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

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11 He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain,

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12 'And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers.'"

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

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12 And will help you with wealth and sons, and will assign unto you Gardens and will assign unto you rivers.

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13 What is the matter with you, that [you fear not Allah (His punishment), and] you hope not for reward (from Allah or you believe not in His Oneness).

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

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13 What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity

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14 While He has created you in (different) stages [i.e. first Nutfah, then 'Alaqah and then Mudghah, see (V.23:13,14)].

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14 While He has created you in stages?

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14 When He created you by (divers) stages ?

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15 See you not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another?

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15 Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers

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15 See ye not how Allah hath created seven heavens in harmony,

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16 And has made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp?

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

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16 And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp ?

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17 And Allah has brought you forth from the (dust of) earth? (Tafsir At-Tabari)

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

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17 And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth,

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18 Afterwards He will return you into it (the earth), and bring you forth (again on the Day of Resurrection)?

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

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18 And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing.

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19 And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse.

Saheeh International

19 And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse

Pickthall

19 And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you

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20 That you may go about therein in broad roads.

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20 That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "

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20 That ye may thread the valley - ways thereof.

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21 Nuh (Noah) said: "My Lord! They have disobeyed me, and followed one whose wealth and children give him no increase but loss.

Saheeh International

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

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21 Noah said: My Lord! Lo! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught save ruin;

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22 "And they have plotted a mighty plot.

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22 And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

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22 And they have plotted a mighty plot,

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23 "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).

Saheeh International

23 And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.

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23 And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.

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24 "And indeed they have led many astray. And (O Allah): 'Grant no increase to the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, and disbelievers) save error.'"

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

24 And they have led many astray, and Thou increasest the wrong - doers in naught save error.

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25 Because of their sins they were drowned, then were made to enter the Fire. And they found none to help them instead of Allah.

Saheeh International

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

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25 Because of their sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found they had no helpers in place of Allah.

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26 And Nuh (Noah) said: "My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth!

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

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26 And Noah said: My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers in the land.

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27 "If You leave them, they will mislead Your slaves, and they will beget none but wicked disbelievers.

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

27 If Thou shouldst leave them, they will mislead Thy slaves and will beget none save lewd ingrates.

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28 "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!"

Saheeh International

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."

Pickthall

28 My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and him who entereth my house believing, and believing men and believing women, and increase not the wrong - doers in aught save ruin.