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Surah 71

Noah

نوح

Nuh

Meccan28 Verses

Translation: English Translation — Rowwad Translation Center

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Verse 1

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.”

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Verse 2

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,

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Verse 3

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;

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Verse 4

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. Indeed, when Allah’s appointed term comes, it cannot be delayed, if you only knew!”

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Verse 5

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,

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Verse 6

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًۭا

Transliteration

Falam yazid hum du'aaa 'eee illaa firaaraa

Translation

but my call only drove them further away.

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Verse 7

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, and persist in obstinacy and grow extremely arrogant.

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Verse 8

ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًۭا

Transliteration

Summa innee da'aw tuhum jihaara

Translation

Then I called them openly,

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Verse 9

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,

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Verse 10

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.

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Verse 11

يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًۭا

Transliteration

Yursilis samaaa'a 'alaikum midraaraa

Translation

He will shower you with abundant rain from the sky,

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Verse 12

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.

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Verse 13

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,

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Verse 14

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا

Transliteration

Wa qad khalaqakum at waaraa

Translation

when He has created you in stages?

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Verse 15

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,

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Verse 16

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?

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Verse 17

وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًۭا

Transliteration

Wallaahu ambatakum minal ardi nabaataa

Translation

Allah has produced you from the earth like a plant,

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Verse 18

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.

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Verse 19

وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًۭا

Transliteration

Wallaahu ja'ala lakumul arda bisaataa

Translation

Allah has made the earth widespread for you

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Verse 20

لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًۭا فِجَاجًۭا

Transliteration

Litaslukoo minhaa subulan fijaajaa

Translation

so that you may tread its spacious paths.’”

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Verse 21

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.

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Verse 22

وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًۭا كُبَّارًۭا

Transliteration

Wa makaroo makran kubbaaraa

Translation

They have contrived a mighty plot,

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Verse 23

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.’

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Verse 24

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.”

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Verse 25

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.

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Verse 26

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.

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Verse 27

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.

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Verse 28

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.”