Translation: English Translation — Rowwad Translation Center
Version 1.0.19 Source إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ
Transliteration
Innaaa arsalnaa Noohan ilaa qawmihee an anzir qawmaka min qabli any yaatiyahum 'azaabun aleem
Translation
Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, “Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment.”
قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ
Transliteration
Qaala yaa qawmi innee lakum nazeerum mubeen
Translation
He said: “O my people, indeed I am a clear warner to you,
أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Transliteration
Ani'-budul laaha watta qoohu wa atee'oon
Translation
that you worship Allah and fear Him, and obey me;
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Transliteration
Yaghfir lakum min zunoobikum wa yu'akhkhirkum ilaaa ajalim musammaa; innaa ajalal laahi izaa jaaa'a laa yu'akhkhar; law kuntum ta'lamoon
Translation
He will forgive you some of your sins and grant you respite until an appointed term[1] . Indeed, when Allah’s appointed term comes, it cannot be delayed, if you only knew!”
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًۭا وَنَهَارًۭا
Transliteration
Qaala rabbi innee da'awtu qawmee lailanw wa naharaa
Translation
He said, “My Lord, I have surely called my people night and day,
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًۭا
Transliteration
Falam yazid hum du'aaa 'eee illaa firaaraa
Translation
but my call only drove them further away.
وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا
Transliteration
Wa inee kullamaa da'awtuhum litaghfira lahum ja'alooo asaabi'ahum fee aazaanihim wastaghshaw siyaabahum wa asaarroo wastakbarus tikbaaraa
Translation
Every time I call them so that You may forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears and cover their faces with their garments[2] , and persist in obstinacy and grow extremely arrogant.
ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًۭا
Transliteration
Summa innee da'aw tuhum jihaara
Translation
Then I called them openly,
ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًۭا
Transliteration
Summaa inneee a'lantu lahum wa asrartu lahum israaraa
Translation
then I addressed them in public and in private,
فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًۭا
Transliteration
Faqultus taghfiroo Rabbakum innahoo kaana Ghaffaaraa
Translation
I said, ‘Seek forgiveness from your Lord. Indeed, He is Most Forgiving.
يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًۭا
Transliteration
Yursilis samaaa'a 'alaikum midraaraa
Translation
He will shower you with abundant rain from the sky,
وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَٰرًۭا
Transliteration
Wa yumdidkum bi am waalinw wa baneena wa yaj'al lakum Jannaatinw wa yaj'al lakum anhaaraa
Translation
and He will give you wealth and children, and bestow upon you gardens and rivers.
مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًۭا
Transliteration
Maa lakum laa tarjoona lillaahi waqaaraa
Translation
What is the matter with you that you do not fear the Majesty of Allah[3] ,
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا
Transliteration
Wa qad khalaqakum at waaraa
Translation
when He has created you in stages[4] ?
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍۢ طِبَاقًۭا
Transliteration
Alam taraw kaifa khalaqal laahu sab'a samaawaatin tibaaqaa
Translation
Do you not see how Allah has created seven heavens, one above another,
وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًۭا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًۭا
Transliteration
Wa ja'alal qamara feehinna nooranw wa ja'alash shamsa siraajaa
Translation
and has placed the moon therein as a light and the sun as a burning lamp?
وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًۭا
Transliteration
Wallaahu ambatakum minal ardi nabaataa
Translation
Allah has produced you from the earth like a plant[5] ,
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًۭا
Transliteration
Summa yu'eedukum feehaa wa yukhrijukum ikhraajaa
Translation
then He will return you into it and then will bring you out again.
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًۭا
Transliteration
Wallaahu ja'ala lakumul arda bisaataa
Translation
Allah has made the earth widespread for you
لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًۭا فِجَاجًۭا
Transliteration
Litaslukoo minhaa subulan fijaajaa
Translation
so that you may tread its spacious paths[6] .’”
قَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًۭا
Transliteration
Qaala Noohur Rabbi innahum 'asawnee wattaba'oo mal lam yazid hu maaluhoo wa waladuhooo illaa khasaara
Translation
Noah said, “My Lord, they have disobeyed me and followed those whose wealth and children did not increase them except in loss[7] .
وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًۭا كُبَّارًۭا
Transliteration
Wa makaroo makran kubbaaraa
Translation
They have contrived a mighty plot,
وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّۭا وَلَا سُوَاعًۭا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًۭا
Transliteration
Wa qaaloo laa tazarunna aalihatakum wa laa tazarunna Waddanw wa laa Suwaa'anw wa laa Yaghoosa wa Ya'ooqa wa Nasraa
Translation
They said, ‘Do not abandon your gods; and do not abandon Wadd, Suwā‘, Yaghūth, Ya‘ūq, and Nasr[8] .’
وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلًۭا
Transliteration
Wa qad adalloo kaseera; wa laa tazidiz zaalimeena illaa dalaalaa
Translation
They have led many astray. So [O Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error.”
مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًۭا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًۭا
Transliteration
Mimmaa khateee' aatihim ughriqoo fa udkhiloo Naaran falam yajidoo lahum min doonil laahi ansaaraa
Translation
Because of their sins, they were drowned and then were cast into the Fire, and they did not find any helpers against Allah.
وَقَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا
Transliteration
Wa qaala Noohur Rabbi laa tazar 'alal ardi minal kaafireena daiyaaraa
Translation
Noah said, “My Lord, do not leave on earth a single disbeliever.
إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًۭا كَفَّارًۭا
Transliteration
Innaka in tazarhum yudil loo 'ibaadaka wa laa yalidooo illaa faajiran kaffaaraa
Translation
For if You leave them, they will surely lead Your slaves astray and beget none but wicked disbelievers.
رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًۭا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا
Transliteration
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
Translation
My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and whoever enters my house as a believer, and all the believing men and women, and do not increase the wrongdoers except in ruin.”