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71. Nooh

نُوحٍ · Noah · 28 ayat · Meccan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Nooh 71:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ1

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."

Innaaa arsalnaa Noohan ilaa qawmihee an anzir qawmaka min qabli any yaatiyahum 'azaabun aleem

Nooh 71:2

قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ2

He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,

Qaala yaa qawmi innee lakum nazeerum mubeen

Nooh 71:3

أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ3

[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.

Ani'udul laaha watta qoohu wa atee'oon

Nooh 71:4

يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ4

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.' "

Yaghfir lakum min zunoobikum wa yu'akhkhirkum ilaaa ajalim musammaa; innaa ajalal laahi izaa jaaa'a laa yu'akhkhar; law kuntum ta'lamoon

Nooh 71:5

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًۭا وَنَهَارًۭا5

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.

Qaala rabbi innee da'awtu qawmee lailanw wa naharaa

Nooh 71:6

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًۭا6

But my invitation increased them not except in flight.

Falam yazid hum du'aaa 'eee illaa firaaraa

Nooh 71:7

وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا7

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.

Wa inee kullamaa da'awtuhum litaghfira lahum ja'alooo asaabi'ahum fee aazaanihim wastaghshaw siyaabahum wa asaarroo wastakbarus tikbaaraa

Nooh 71:8

ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًۭا8

Then I invited them publicly.

Summa innee da'aw tuhum jihaara

Nooh 71:9

ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًۭا9

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly

Summaa inneee a'lantu lahum wa asrartu lahum israaraa

Nooh 71:10

فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًۭا10

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.

Faqultus taghfiroo Rabakam innahoo kaana Ghaffaaraa

Nooh 71:11

يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًۭا11

He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers

Yursilis samaaa'a 'alaikum midraaraa

Nooh 71:12

وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَٰرًۭا12

And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.

Wa yumdidkum bi am waalinw wa baneena wa yaj'al lakum Jannaatinw wa yaj'al lakum anhaaraa

Nooh 71:13

مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًۭا13

What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur

Maa lakum laa tarjoona lillaahi waqaaraa

Nooh 71:14

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا14

While He has created you in stages?

Wa qad khalaqakum at waaraa

Nooh 71:15

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍۢ طِبَاقًۭا15

Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers

Alam taraw kaifa khalaqal laahu sab'a samaawaatin tibaaqaa

Nooh 71:16

وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًۭا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًۭا16

And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

Wa ja'alal qamara feehinna nooranw wa ja'alash shamsa siraajaa

Nooh 71:17

وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًۭا17

And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.

Wallaahu ambatakum minal ardi nabaataa

Nooh 71:18

ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًۭا18

Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.

Summa yu'eedukum feehaa wa ukhrijukum ikhraajaa

Nooh 71:19

وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًۭا19

And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse

Wallaahu ja'ala lakumul arda bisaataa

Nooh 71:20

لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًۭا فِجَاجًۭا20

That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "

Litaslukoo minhaa subulan fijaajaa

Nooh 71:21

قَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًۭا21

Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.

Qaala Noohur Robbi innahum 'asawnee wattaba'oo mal lam yazid hu maaluhoo wa waladuhooo illaa khasaara

Nooh 71:22

وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًۭا كُبَّارًۭا22

And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

Wa makaroo makran kubbaaraa

Nooh 71:23

وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّۭا وَلَا سُوَاعًۭا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًۭا23

And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.

Wa qaaloo laa tazarunna aalihatakum wa laa tazarunna Waddanw wa laa Suwaa'anw wa laa Yaghoosa wa Ya'ooqa wa Nasraa

Nooh 71:24

وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلًۭا24

And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."

Wa qad adalloo kasee ranw wa laa tazidiz zaalimeena illaa dalaalaa

Nooh 71:25

مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًۭا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًۭا25

Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers.

Mimmaa khateee' aatihim ughriqoo fa udkhiloo Naaran falam yajidoo lahum min doonil laahi ansaaraa

Nooh 71:26

وَقَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا26

And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.

Wa qaala Noohur Rabbi laa tazar 'alal ardi minal kaafireena daiyaaraa

Nooh 71:27

إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًۭا كَفَّارًۭا27

Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.

Innaka in tazarhum yudil loo 'ibaadaka wa laa yalidooo illaa faajiran kaffaaraa

Nooh 71:28

رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًۭا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا28

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."

Rabbigh fir lee wa liwaa lidaiya wa liman dakhala baitiya mu'minanw wa lil mu'mineena wal mu'minaati wa laa tazidiz zaalimeena illaa tabaaraa

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