Surah Nuh

Verse 71:1

اِنَّاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا نُوْحًا اِلٰی قَوْمِهٖۤ اَنْ اَنْذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnaaa ʹarsalnaa Nooḥan ʹilaa Q̣awmiheee ʹan ʹañẓir Q̣awmaka miñ q̣abli ʹañy yaʹtiyahum ʻAẓaabun ʹaleem,

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people ˹saying to him˺, “Warn your people before a painful punishment comes to them.”

Verse 71:2

قَالَ یٰقَوْمِ اِنِّیْ لَكُمْ نَذِیْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟ۙ

Q̣aala yaa-Q̣awmi ʹinnee lakum Naẓeerum mubeen:

Noah proclaimed, “O my people! I am truly sent to you with a clear warning:

Verse 71:3

اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاتَّقُوْهُ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟ۙ

ʹAniʻ budul laaha wattaq̣oohu wa-ʹaṭeeʻoon:

worship Allah ˹alone˺, fear Him, and obey me.

Verse 71:4

یَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ مِّنْ ذُنُوْبِكُمْ وَیُؤَخِّرْكُمْ اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ؕ اِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ اِذَا جَآءَ لَا یُؤَخَّرُ ۘ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Yag̣fir lakum miñ ẓunoobikum wa-yuʹakhkhirukum ʹilaaa ʹAjalim Musammaa: ʹinna ʹAjalal laahi ʹiẓaa jaaaʹa laa- yuʹakhkhar, Law kuñtum taʻlamoon.

He will forgive your sins, and delay your end until the appointed time. Indeed, when the time set by Allah comes, it cannot be delayed, if only you knew!”

Verse 71:5

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّیْ دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِیْ لَیْلًا وَّنَهَارًا ۟ۙ

Q̣aala Rabbi ʹinnee daʻawtu Q̣awmee laylañw wanahaaraa:

He cried, “My Lord! I have surely called my people day and night,

Verse 71:6

فَلَمْ یَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِیْۤ اِلَّا فِرَارًا ۟

Falam yazidhum duʻaaaʹeee ʹillaa firaaraa.

but my calls only made them run farther away.

Verse 71:7

وَاِنِّیْ كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوْۤا اَصَابِعَهُمْ فِیْۤ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِیَابَهُمْ وَاَصَرُّوْا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹinnee kullamaa daʻawtuhum litag̣fira lahum jaʻalooo ʹaṣaabiʻahum feee ʹaaẓaanihim wastag̣shaw s̤iyaabahum wa-ʹaṣarroo wastakbarus tikbaaraa,

And whenever I invite them to be forgiven by You, they press their fingers into their ears, cover themselves with their clothes, persist ˹in denial˺, and act very arrogantly.

Verse 71:8

ثُمَّ اِنِّیْ دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا ۟ۙ

S̤umma ʹinnee daʻawtuhum jihaaraa;

Then I certainly called them openly,

Verse 71:9

ثُمَّ اِنِّیْۤ اَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَاَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ اِسْرَارًا ۟ۙ

S̤umma ʹinneee ʹaʻlañtu lahum wa-ʹasrartu lahum ʹisraaraa,

then I surely preached to them publicly and privately,

Verse 71:10

فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوْا رَبَّكُمْ ؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ غَفَّارًا ۟ۙ

Faq̣ultus tag̣firoo Rabbakum; ʹinnahoo kaana G̣affaaraa;

saying, ‘Seek your Lord’s forgiveness, ˹for˺ He is truly Most Forgiving.

Verse 71:11

یُّرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَیْكُمْ مِّدْرَارًا ۟ۙ

Yursilis samaaaʹa ʻalaykum midraaraa;

He will shower you with abundant rain,

Verse 71:12

وَّیُمْدِدْكُمْ بِاَمْوَالٍ وَّبَنِیْنَ وَیَجْعَلْ لَّكُمْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّیَجْعَلْ لَّكُمْ اَنْهٰرًا ۟ؕ

Wa-yumdidkum̃ biʹamwaaliñw wabaneena wa-yajʻal lakum Jannaatiñw Wa yajʻal lakum ʹanhaaraa.

supply you with wealth and children, and give you gardens as well as rivers.

Verse 71:13

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ وَقَارًا ۟ۚ

Maa- lakum laa- tarjoona lillaahi wa-q̣aaraa,―

What is the matter with you that you are not in awe of the Majesty of Allah,

Verse 71:14

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ اَطْوَارًا ۟

Wa-q̣ad khalaq̣akum ʹaṭwaaraa?

when He truly created you in stages ˹of development˺?

Verse 71:15

اَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَیْفَ خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ سَبْعَ سَمٰوٰتٍ طِبَاقًا ۟ۙ

ʹAlam taraw kayfa khalaq̣al laahu sabʻa samaawaatiñ ṭibaaq̣aa,

Do you not see how Allah created seven heavens, one above the other,

Verse 71:16

وَّجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِیْهِنَّ نُوْرًا وَّجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا ۟

Wa-jaʻalal q̣amara feehinna noorañw wajaʻalash shamsa Siraajaa?

placing the moon within them as a ˹reflected˺ light, and the sun as a ˹radiant˺ lamp?

Verse 71:17

وَاللّٰهُ اَنْۢبَتَكُمْ مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ نَبَاتًا ۟ۙ

Wallaahu ʹambatakum minal ʹarḍi nabaataa,

Allah ˹alone˺ caused you to grow from the earth like a plant.

Verse 71:18

ثُمَّ یُعِیْدُكُمْ فِیْهَا وَیُخْرِجُكُمْ اِخْرَاجًا ۟

S̤umma yuʻeedukum feehaa wa-yukhrijukum ʹikhraajaa?

Then He will return you to it, and then simply bring you forth ˹again˺.

Verse 71:19

وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ بِسَاطًا ۟ۙ

Wallaahu jaʻala lakumul ʹarḍa bisaaṭaa,

And Allah ˹alone˺ spread out the earth for you

Verse 71:20

لِّتَسْلُكُوْا مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا ۟۠

Litaslukoo minhaa subulañ fijaajaa.

to walk along its spacious pathways.’”

Verse 71:21

قَالَ نُوْحٌ رَّبِّ اِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِیْ وَاتَّبَعُوْا مَنْ لَّمْ یَزِدْهُ مَالُهٗ وَوَلَدُهٗۤ اِلَّا خَسَارًا ۟ۚ

Q̣aala Nooḥur Rabbi ʹinnahum ʻaṣawnee wattabaʻoo mal lam yazidhu maaluhoo wa-waladuhooo ʹillaa khasaaraa.

˹Eventually,˺ Noah cried, “My Lord! They have certainly persisted in disobeying me, and followed ˹instead˺ those ˹elite˺ whose ˹abundant˺ wealth and children only increase them in loss,

Verse 71:22

وَمَكَرُوْا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا ۟ۚ

Wa-makaroo Makrañ kubbaaraa.

and who have devised a tremendous plot,

Verse 71:23

وَقَالُوْا لَا تَذَرُنَّ اٰلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَّلَا سُوَاعًا ۙ۬ وَّلَا یَغُوْثَ وَیَعُوْقَ وَنَسْرًا ۟ۚ

Waq̣aaloo laa- taẓarunna ʹaalihatakum wa-laa taẓarunna Waddañw Walaa Suwaaʻaa, wa-laa Yag̣oos̤a wa-Yaʻooq̣a wa-Nasraa;―

urging ˹their followers˺, ‘Do not abandon your idols—especially Wadd, Suwâ’, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr.’

Verse 71:24

وَقَدْ اَضَلُّوْا كَثِیْرًا ۚ۬ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ اِلَّا ضَلٰلًا ۟

Wa-q̣ad ʹaḍalloo kas̤eeraa; wa-laa tazidiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeena ʹillaa ḍalaalaa.

Those ˹elite˺ have already led many astray. So ˹O Lord˺, only allow the wrongdoers to stray farther away.”

Verse 71:25

مِمَّا خَطِیْٓـٰٔتِهِمْ اُغْرِقُوْا فَاُدْخِلُوْا نَارًا ۙ۬ فَلَمْ یَجِدُوْا لَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَنْصَارًا ۟

Mimmaa khaṭeeeʹaatihim ʹug̣riq̣oo faʹudkhiloo Naaraa: falam yajidoo lahum miñ doonil laahi ʹañṣaaraa.

So because of their sins, they were drowned, then admitted into the Fire. And they found none to help them against Allah.

Verse 71:26

وَقَالَ نُوْحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَی الْاَرْضِ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ دَیَّارًا ۟

Wa-q̣aala Nooḥur Rabbi laa- taẓar ʻalal ʹarḍi minal kaafireena dayyaaraa!

Noah had prayed, “My Lord! Do not leave a single disbeliever on earth.

Verse 71:27

اِنَّكَ اِنْ تَذَرْهُمْ یُضِلُّوْا عِبَادَكَ وَلَا یَلِدُوْۤا اِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا ۟

ʹInnaka ʹiñ taẓarhum yuḍilloo ʻibaadaka wa-laa yalidooo ʹillaa faajirañ kaffaaraa.

For if You spare ˹any of˺ them, they will certainly mislead Your servants, and give birth only to ˹wicked˺ sinners, staunch disbelievers.

Verse 71:28

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِیْ وَلِوَالِدَیَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَیْتِیَ مُؤْمِنًا وَّلِلْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنٰتِ ؕ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ اِلَّا تَبَارًا ۟۠

Rabbig̣ fir lee wa-li-waalidayya wa-limañ dakhala baytiya Muʹminañw Walil-Muʹmineena wal-Muʹminaat: wa-laa tazidiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeena ʹillaa tabaaraa!

My Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and whoever enters my house in faith, and ˹all˺ believing men and women. And increase the wrongdoers only in destruction.”