Nuh

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."

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! Verily, 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 worship Allah (Alone), fear (be dutiful to) Him, and obey me,

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

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."

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! Verily, I have called to my people night and day (i.e. secretly and openly to accept the doctrine of Islamic Monotheism),

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

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

6 But my invitation increased them not except in flight.

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.

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 verily, I called to them openly (aloud).

8 Then I invited them publicly.

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

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

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

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

11 'He will send rain to you in abundance,

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

12 'And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on 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 Allah (His punishment), and] you hope not for reward (from Allah or you believe not in His Oneness).

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

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

14 While He has created you in stages?

15 See you not 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 has made the moon a light therein, 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 brought you forth from the (dust of) earth? (Tafsir At-Tabari)

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

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

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 about therein in broad roads.

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

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

22 And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

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).

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

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, then were made to enter the Fire. And they found none to help them instead of 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 (Noah) said: "My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth!

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

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

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 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!"

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."