Nuh

Yusuf Ali

1 We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warn thy People before there comes to them a grievous Penalty."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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."

Shakir

1 Surely We sent Nuh to his people, saying: Warn your people before there come upon them a painful chastisement.

Yusuf Ali

2 He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 He said: "O my people! Verily, I am a plain warner to you,

Shakir

2 He said: O my people! Surely I am a plain warner to you:

Yusuf Ali

3 "That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 "That you should worship Allah (Alone), fear (be dutiful to) Him, and obey me,

Shakir

3 That you should serve Allah and be careful of (your duty to) Him and obey me:

Yusuf Ali

4 "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."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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."

Shakir

4 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!

Yusuf Ali

5 He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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),

Shakir

5 He said: O my Lord! surely I have called my people by night and by day!

Yusuf Ali

6 "But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right).

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

6 But my call has only made them flee the more:

Yusuf Ali

7 "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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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.

Shakir

7 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:

Yusuf Ali

8 "So I have called to them aloud;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 "Then verily, I called to them openly (aloud).

Shakir

8 Then surely I called to them aloud:

Yusuf Ali

9 "Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

9 Then surely I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in secret:

Yusuf Ali

10 "Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft - Forgiving;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

10 Then I said, Ask forgiveness of your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving:

Yusuf Ali

11 "'He will send rain to you in abundance;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 'He will send rain to you in abundance,

Shakir

11 He will send down upon you the cloud, pouring down abundance of rain:

Yusuf Ali

12 "'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water).

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 'And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers.'"

Shakir

12 And help you with wealth and sons, and make for you gardens, and make for you rivers.

Yusuf Ali

13 "'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope for kindness and long - suffering in Allah, -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Shakir

13 What is the matter with you that you fear not the greatness of Allah?

Yusuf Ali

14 "'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

14 And indeed He has created you through various grades:

Yusuf Ali

15 "'See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 See you not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another?

Shakir

15 Do you not see how Allah has created the seven heavens, one above another,

Yusuf Ali

16 "'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 And has made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp?

Shakir

16 And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp?

Yusuf Ali

17 "'And Allah has produced you from the earth growing (gradually),

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 And Allah has brought you forth from the (dust of) earth? (Tafsir At-Tabari)

Shakir

17 And Allah has made you grow out of the earth as a growth:

Yusuf Ali

18 "'And in the End He will return you into the (earth), and raise you forth (again at the Resurrection)?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

18 Then He returns you to it, then will He bring you forth a (new) bringing forth:

Yusuf Ali

19 "'And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out),

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse.

Shakir

19 And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse,

Yusuf Ali

20 "'That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.'"

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 That you may go about therein in broad roads.

Shakir

20 That you may go along therein in wide paths.

Yusuf Ali

21 Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, but they follow (men) whose wealth and children give them no increase but only Loss.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

21 Nuh said: My Lord! surely they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children have added to him nothing but loss.

Yusuf Ali

22 "And they have devised a tremendous Plot.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 "And they have plotted a mighty plot.

Shakir

22 And they have planned a very great plan.

Yusuf Ali

23 "And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your gods: Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr'; -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Shakir

23 And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa; nor Yaghus, and Yauq and Nasr.

Yusuf Ali

24 "They have already misled many; and grant Thou no increase to the wrong - doers but in straying (from their mark)."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

24 And indeed they have led astray many, and do not increase the unjust in aught but error.

Yusuf Ali

25 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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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.

Shakir

25 Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter fire, so they did not find any helpers besides Allah.

Yusuf Ali

26 And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the Unbelievers, a single one on earth!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 And Nuh (Noah) said: "My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth!

Shakir

26 And Nuh said: My Lord! leave not upon the land any dweller from among the unbelievers:

Yusuf Ali

27 "For, if Thou dost leave (any of) them, they will but mislead Thy devotees, and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

27 For surely if Thou leave them they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children)

Yusuf Ali

28 "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!"

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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!"

Shakir

28 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!