Surely We sent Nuh to his people, saying: Warn your people before there come upon them a painful chastisement.
Saheeh International
He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
Arabic, with marks
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Shakir
He said: O my people! Surely I am a plain warner to you:
Saheeh International
[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.
Arabic, with marks
أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Shakir
That you should serve Allah and be careful of (your duty to) Him and obey me:
Saheeh International
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!
Saheeh International
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!
Saheeh International
But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
Arabic, with marks
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا فِرَارًا
Shakir
But my call has only made them flee the more:
Saheeh International
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:
Saheeh International
Then I invited them publicly.
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا
Shakir
Then surely I called to them aloud:
Saheeh International
Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
For surely if Thou leave them they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children)
Saheeh International
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!