Chapter 71, 28 verses
We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warn thy People before there comes to them a grievous Penalty."
Surely We sent Nuh to his people, saying: Warn your people before there come upon them a painful chastisement.
Inna arsalna noohan ila qawmihi an anthir qawmaka min qabli an yatiyahum AAathabun aleemun
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open:
He said: O my people! Surely I am a plain warner to you:
Qala ya qawmi innee lakum natheerun mubeenun
قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
"That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me:
That you should serve Allah and be careful of (your duty to) Him and obey me:
Ani oAAbudoo Allaha waittaqoohu waateeAAooni
أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ
"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."
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!
Yaghfir lakum min thunoobikum wayuakhkhirkum ila ajalin musamman inna ajala Allahi itha jaa la yuakhkharu law kuntum taAAlamoona
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:
He said: O my Lord! surely I have called my people by night and by day!
Qala rabbi innee daAAawtu qawmee laylan wanaharan
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا
"But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right).
But my call has only made them flee the more:
Falam yazidhum duAAaee illa firaran
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا
"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.
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:
Wainnee kullama daAAawtuhum litaghfira lahum jaAAaloo asabiAAahum fee athanihim waistaghshaw thiyabahum waasarroo waistakbaroo istikbaran
وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًا
"So I have called to them aloud;
Then surely I called to them aloud:
Thumma innee daAAawtuhum jiharan
ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا
"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private,
Then surely I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in secret:
Thumma innee aAAlantu lahum waasrartu lahum israran
ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا
"Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft - Forgiving;
Then I said, Ask forgiveness of your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving:
Faqultu istaghfiroo rabbakum innahu kana ghaffaran
فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا
"'He will send rain to you in abundance;
He will send down upon you the cloud, pouring down abundance of rain:
Yursili alssamaa AAalaykum midraran
يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا
"'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water).
And help you with wealth and sons, and make for you gardens, and make for you rivers.
Wayumdidkum biamwalin wabaneena wayajAAal lakum jannatin wayajAAal lakum anharan
وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّٰتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَٰرًا
"'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope for kindness and long - suffering in Allah, -
What is the matter with you that you fear not the greatness of Allah?
Ma lakum la tarjoona lillahi waqaran
مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا
"'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages?
And indeed He has created you through various grades:
Waqad khalaqakum atwaran
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا
"'See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another,
Do you not see how Allah has created the seven heavens, one above another,
Alam taraw kayfa khalaqa Allahu sabAAa samawatin tibaqan
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا
"'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp?
And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp?
WajaAAala alqamara feehinna nooran wajaAAala alshshamsa sirajan
وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا
"'And Allah has produced you from the earth growing (gradually),
And Allah has made you grow out of the earth as a growth:
WaAllahu anbatakum mina alardi nabatan
وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا
"'And in the End He will return you into the (earth), and raise you forth (again at the Resurrection)?
Then He returns you to it, then will He bring you forth a (new) bringing forth:
Thumma yuAAeedukum feeha wayukhrijukum ikhrajan
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا
"'And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out),
And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse,
WaAllahu jaAAala lakumu alarda bisatan
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا
"'That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.'"
That you may go along therein in wide paths.
Litaslukoo minha subulan fijajan
لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا
Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, but they follow (men) whose wealth and children give them no increase but only Loss.
Nuh said: My Lord! surely they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children have added to him nothing but loss.
Qala noohun rabbi innahum AAasawnee waittabaAAoo man lam yazidhu maluhu wawaladuhu illa khasaran
قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا
"And they have devised a tremendous Plot.
And they have planned a very great plan.
Wamakaroo makran kubbaran
وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا
"And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your gods: Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr'; -
And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa; nor Yaghus, and Yauq and Nasr.
Waqaloo la tatharunna alihatakum wala tatharunna waddan wala suwaAAan wala yaghootha wayaAAooqa wanasran
وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا
"They have already misled many; and grant Thou no increase to the wrong - doers but in straying (from their mark)."
And indeed they have led astray many, and do not increase the unjust in aught but error.
Waqad adalloo katheeran wala tazidi alththalimeena illa dalalan
وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًا وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلًا
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.
Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter fire, so they did not find any helpers besides Allah.
Mimma khateeatihim oghriqoo faodkhiloo naran falam yajidoo lahum min dooni Allahi ansaran
مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًا
And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the Unbelievers, a single one on earth!
And Nuh said: My Lord! leave not upon the land any dweller from among the unbelievers:
Waqala noohun rabbi la tathar AAala alardi mina alkafireena dayyaran
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا
"For, if Thou dost leave (any of) them, they will but mislead Thy devotees, and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones.
For surely if Thou leave them they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children)
Innaka in tatharhum yudilloo AAibadaka wala yalidoo illa fajiran kaffaran
إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا
"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!"
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!
Rabbi ighfir lee waliwalidayya waliman dakhala baytiya muminan walilmumineena waalmuminati wala tazidi alththalimeena illa tabaran
رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا