Chapter 71, 28 verses
Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warn thy People before there comes to them a grievous Penalty."
Inna arsalna noohan ila qawmihi an anthir qawmaka min qabli an yatiyahum AAathabun aleemun
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.
He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open:
Qala ya qawmi innee lakum natheerun mubeenun
He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you
[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.
"That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me:
Ani oAAbudoo Allaha waittaqoohu waateeAAooni
(Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto 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.' "
"So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a stated Term: for when the Term given by Allah is accomplished, it cannot be put forward: if ye only knew."
Yaghfir lakum min thunoobikum wayuakhkhirkum ila ajalin musamman inna ajala Allahi itha jaa la yuakhkharu law kuntum taAAlamoona
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.
He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:
Qala rabbi innee daAAawtu qawmee laylan wanaharan
He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day
But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
"But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right).
Falam yazidhum duAAaee illa firaran
But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance;
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 every time I have called to them, that Thou mightest forgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and given themselves up to arrogance.
Wainnee kullama daAAawtuhum litaghfira lahum jaAAaloo asabiAAahum fee athanihim waistaghshaw thiyabahum waasarroo waistakbaroo istikbaran
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.
Then I invited them publicly.
"So I have called to them aloud;
Thumma innee daAAawtuhum jiharan
And lo! I have called unto them aloud,
Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private,
Thumma innee aAAlantu lahum waasrartu lahum israran
And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private.
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
"Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft - Forgiving;
Faqultu istaghfiroo rabbakum innahu kana ghaffaran
And I have said: Seek pardon of your Lord. Lo! He was ever Forgiving.
He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
"'He will send rain to you in abundance;
Yursili alssamaa AAalaykum midraran
He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain,
And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
"'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water).
Wayumdidkum biamwalin wabaneena wayajAAal lakum jannatin wayajAAal lakum anharan
And will help you with wealth and sons, and will assign unto you Gardens and will assign unto you rivers.
What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur
"'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope for kindness and long - suffering in Allah, -
Ma lakum la tarjoona lillahi waqaran
What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity
While He has created you in stages?
"'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages?
Waqad khalaqakum atwaran
When He created you by (divers) stages ?
Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers
"'See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another,
Alam taraw kayfa khalaqa Allahu sabAAa samawatin tibaqan
See ye not how Allah hath created seven heavens in harmony,
And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
"'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp?
WajaAAala alqamara feehinna nooran wajaAAala alshshamsa sirajan
And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp ?
And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
"'And Allah has produced you from the earth growing (gradually),
WaAllahu anbatakum mina alardi nabatan
And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth,
Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
"'And in the End He will return you into the (earth), and raise you forth (again at the Resurrection)?
Thumma yuAAeedukum feeha wayukhrijukum ikhrajan
And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing.
And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse
"'And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out),
WaAllahu jaAAala lakumu alarda bisatan
And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you
That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "
"'That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.'"
Litaslukoo minha subulan fijajan
That ye may thread the valley - ways thereof.
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: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, but they follow (men) whose wealth and children give them no increase but only Loss.
Qala noohun rabbi innahum AAasawnee waittabaAAoo man lam yazidhu maluhu wawaladuhu illa khasaran
Noah said: My Lord! Lo! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught save ruin;
And they conspired an immense conspiracy.
"And they have devised a tremendous Plot.
Wamakaroo makran kubbaran
And they have plotted a mighty plot,
And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
"And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your gods: Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr'; -
Waqaloo la tatharunna alihatakum wala tatharunna waddan wala suwaAAan wala yaghootha wayaAAooqa wanasran
And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."
"They have already misled many; and grant Thou no increase to the wrong - doers but in straying (from their mark)."
Waqad adalloo katheeran wala tazidi alththalimeena illa dalalan
And they have led many astray, and Thou increasest the wrong - doers in naught save 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 (in the flood), and were made to enter the Fire (of Punishment): and they found - in lieu of Allah - none to help them.
Mimma khateeatihim oghriqoo faodkhiloo naran falam yajidoo lahum min dooni Allahi ansaran
Because of their sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found they had no helpers in place of Allah.
And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the Unbelievers, a single one on earth!
Waqala noohun rabbi la tathar AAala alardi mina alkafireena dayyaran
And Noah said: My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers in the land.
Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] .
"For, if Thou dost leave (any of) them, they will but mislead Thy devotees, and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones.
Innaka in tatharhum yudilloo AAibadaka wala yalidoo illa fajiran kaffaran
If Thou shouldst leave them, they will mislead Thy slaves and will beget none save lewd ingrates.
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."
"O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, all who enter my house in Faith, and (all) believing men and believing women: and to the wrong - doers grant Thou no increase but in perdition!"
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 entereth my house believing, and believing men and believing women, and increase not the wrong - doers in aught save ruin.