بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ١
(1) Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
Noter
قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٢
(2) He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner -
Noter
أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ ٣
(3) To worship Allāh, fear Him and obey me.
Noter
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ٤
(4) He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."
Noter
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا ٥
(5) He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
Noter
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا ٦
(6) But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion].
Noter
وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًا ٧
(7) And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments,[1761] persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.
Noter
[1761]- Refusing to look or listen.
ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا ٨
(8) Then I invited them publicly.
Noter
ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا ٩
(9) Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
Noter
فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا ١٠
(10) And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
Noter
يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا ١١
(11) He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
Noter
وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّٰتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَٰرًا ١٢
(12) And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
Noter
مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا ١٣
(13) What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allāh [due] grandeur
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وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا ١٤
(14) While He has created you in stages?[1762]
Noter
[1762]- i.e., in various progressive states and conditions. See also 22:5 and 23:12-14 in reference to development of the embryo.
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا ١٥
(15) Do you not consider how Allāh has created seven heavens in layers[1763]
Noter
[1763]- See footnote to 67:3.
وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا ١٦
(16) And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
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وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا ١٧
(17) And Allāh has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
Noter
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا ١٨
(18) Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
Noter
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا ١٩
(19) And Allāh has made for you the earth an expanse
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لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا ٢٠
(20) That you may follow therein roads of passage.'"
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قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا ٢١
(21) Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.
Noter
وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا ٢٢
(22) And they conspired an immense conspiracy
Noter
وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا ٢٣
(23) And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwāʿ or Yaghūth and Yaʿūq and Nasr.'[1764]
Noter
[1764]- These were the names of specific idols named after pious men of earlier generations.
وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًا وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلًا ٢٤
(24) And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."
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مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًا ٢٥
(25) Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allāh [any] helpers.
Noter
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا ٢٦
(26) And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
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إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا ٢٧
(27) Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.
Noter
رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا ٢٨
(28) 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."