Chapter 71, 28 verses
Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
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.
Inna arsalna noohan ila qawmihi an anthir qawmaka min qabli an yatiyahum AAathabun aleemun
Surely We sent Nuh to his people, saying: Warn your people before there come upon them a painful chastisement.
He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you
Qala ya qawmi innee lakum natheerun mubeenun
He said: O my people! Surely I am a plain warner to you:
[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.
(Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me,
Ani oAAbudoo Allaha waittaqoohu waateeAAooni
That you should serve Allah and be careful of (your duty to) Him and obey me:
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.' "
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.
Yaghfir lakum min thunoobikum wayuakhkhirkum ila ajalin musamman inna ajala Allahi itha jaa la yuakhkharu law kuntum taAAlamoona
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!
He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day
Qala rabbi innee daAAawtu qawmee laylan wanaharan
He said: O my Lord! surely I have called my people by night and by day!
But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance;
Falam yazidhum duAAaee illa firaran
But my call has only made them flee the more:
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 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.
Wainnee kullama daAAawtuhum litaghfira lahum jaAAaloo asabiAAahum fee athanihim waistaghshaw thiyabahum waasarroo waistakbaroo istikbaran
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:
Then I invited them publicly.
And lo! I have called unto them aloud,
Thumma innee daAAawtuhum jiharan
Then surely I called to them aloud:
Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private.
Thumma innee aAAlantu lahum waasrartu lahum israran
Then surely I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in secret:
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
And I have said: Seek pardon of your Lord. Lo! He was ever Forgiving.
Faqultu istaghfiroo rabbakum innahu kana ghaffaran
Then I said, Ask forgiveness of your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving:
He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain,
Yursili alssamaa AAalaykum midraran
He will send down upon you the cloud, pouring down abundance of rain:
And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
And will help you with wealth and sons, and will assign unto you Gardens and will assign unto you rivers.
Wayumdidkum biamwalin wabaneena wayajAAal lakum jannatin wayajAAal lakum anharan
And help you with wealth and sons, and make for you gardens, and make for you rivers.
What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur
What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity
Ma lakum la tarjoona lillahi waqaran
What is the matter with you that you fear not the greatness of Allah?
While He has created you in stages?
When He created you by (divers) stages ?
Waqad khalaqakum atwaran
And indeed He has created you through various grades:
Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers
See ye not how Allah hath created seven heavens in harmony,
Alam taraw kayfa khalaqa Allahu sabAAa samawatin tibaqan
Do you not see how Allah has created the seven heavens, one above another,
And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp ?
WajaAAala alqamara feehinna nooran wajaAAala alshshamsa sirajan
And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp?
And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth,
WaAllahu anbatakum mina alardi nabatan
And Allah has made you grow out of the earth as a growth:
Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing.
Thumma yuAAeedukum feeha wayukhrijukum ikhrajan
Then He returns you to it, then will He bring you forth a (new) bringing forth:
And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse
And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you
WaAllahu jaAAala lakumu alarda bisatan
And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse,
That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "
That ye may thread the valley - ways thereof.
Litaslukoo minha subulan fijajan
That you may go along therein in wide paths.
Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.
Noah said: My Lord! Lo! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught save ruin;
Qala noohun rabbi innahum AAasawnee waittabaAAoo man lam yazidhu maluhu wawaladuhu illa khasaran
Nuh said: My Lord! surely they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children have added to him nothing but loss.
And they conspired an immense conspiracy.
And they have plotted a mighty plot,
Wamakaroo makran kubbaran
And they have planned a very great plan.
And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
Waqaloo la tatharunna alihatakum wala tatharunna waddan wala suwaAAan wala yaghootha wayaAAooqa wanasran
And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa; nor Yaghus, and Yauq and Nasr.
And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."
And they have led many astray, and Thou increasest the wrong - doers in naught save error.
Waqad adalloo katheeran wala tazidi alththalimeena illa dalalan
And indeed they have led astray many, and do not increase the unjust in aught but error.
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 sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found they had no helpers in place of Allah.
Mimma khateeatihim oghriqoo faodkhiloo naran falam yajidoo lahum min dooni Allahi ansaran
Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter fire, so they did not find any helpers besides Allah.
And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
And Noah said: My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers in the land.
Waqala noohun rabbi la tathar AAala alardi mina alkafireena dayyaran
And Nuh said: My Lord! leave not upon the land any dweller from among the unbelievers:
Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] .
If Thou shouldst leave them, they will mislead Thy slaves and will beget none save lewd ingrates.
Innaka in tatharhum yudilloo AAibadaka wala yalidoo illa fajiran kaffaran
For surely if Thou leave them they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children)
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 entereth my house believing, and believing men and believing women, and increase not the wrong - doers in aught save ruin.
Rabbi ighfir lee waliwalidayya waliman dakhala baytiya muminan walilmumineena waalmuminati wala tazidi alththalimeena illa tabaran
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!