Nuh

1 Surely We sent Nuh to his people, saying: Warn your people before there come upon them a painful chastisement.

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! Surely I am a plain warner to you:

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

3 That you should serve Allah and be careful of (your duty to) Him and obey me:

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

4 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!

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.' "

5 He said: O my Lord! surely I have called my people by night and by day!

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

6 But my call has only made them flee the more:

6 But my invitation increased them not except in flight.

7 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:

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 surely I called to them aloud:

8 Then I invited them publicly.

9 Then surely I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in secret:

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

10 Then I said, Ask forgiveness of your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving:

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

11 He will send down upon you the cloud, pouring down abundance of rain:

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

12 And help you with wealth and sons, and make for you gardens, and make for you rivers.

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

13 What is the matter with you that you fear not the greatness of Allah?

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

14 And indeed He has created you through various grades:

14 While He has created you in stages?

15 Do you not see how Allah has created the seven heavens, one above another,

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

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

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

17 And Allah has made you grow out of the earth as a growth:

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

18 Then He returns you to it, then will He bring you forth a (new) bringing forth:

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

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

19 And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse

20 That you may go along therein in wide paths.

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

21 Nuh said: My Lord! surely they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children have added to him nothing but loss.

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 have planned a very great plan.

22 And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

23 And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa; nor Yaghus, and Yauq and Nasr.

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

24 And indeed they have led astray many, and do not increase the unjust in aught but error.

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

25 Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter fire, so they did not find any helpers besides Allah.

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

26 And Nuh said: My Lord! leave not upon the land any dweller from among the unbelievers:

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

27 For surely if Thou leave them they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children)

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 him who enters my house believing, and the believing men and the believing women; and do not increase the unjust in aught but destruction!

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."