وَلَقَدْ And verily أَرْسَلْنَا We sent نُوحًا Nuh إِلَىٰ to قَوْمِهِۦٓ his people إِنِّى Indeed, I am لَكُمْ to you نَذِيرٌۭ a warner مُّبِينٌ clear ٢٥
And We had certainly sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Indeed, I am to you a clear warner
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أَن That لَّا (do) not تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ worship إِلَّا except ٱللَّهَ ۖ Allah إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I أَخَافُ [I] fear عَلَيْكُمْ for you عَذَابَ (the) punishment يَوْمٍ (of) a Day أَلِيمٍۢ painful ٢٦
That you not worship except Allāh. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a painful day."
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فَقَالَ So said ٱلْمَلَأُ the chiefs ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved مِن from قَوْمِهِۦ his people مَا Not نَرَىٰكَ we see you إِلَّا but بَشَرًۭا a man مِّثْلَنَا like us وَمَا and not نَرَىٰكَ we see you ٱتَّبَعَكَ followed [you] إِلَّا except ٱلَّذِينَ those who هُمْ [they] أَرَاذِلُنَا (are) the lowest of us بَادِىَ immature in opinion ٱلرَّأْىِ immature in opinion وَمَا And not نَرَىٰ we see لَكُمْ in you عَلَيْنَا over us مِن any فَضْلٍۭ merit بَلْ nay نَظُنُّكُمْ we think you كَـٰذِبِينَ (are) liars ٢٧
So the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "We do not see you but as a man like ourselves, and we do not see you followed except by those who are the lowest of us [and] at first suggestion. And we do not see in you over us any merit; rather, we think you are liars."
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قَالَ He said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people أَرَءَيْتُمْ Do you see إِن if كُنتُ I was عَلَىٰ on بَيِّنَةٍۢ (the) clear proof مِّن from رَّبِّى my Lord وَءَاتَىٰنِى while He has given me رَحْمَةًۭ mercy مِّنْ from عِندِهِۦ Himself فَعُمِّيَتْ but (it) has been obscured عَلَيْكُمْ from you أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا should We compel you (to accept) it وَأَنتُمْ while you (are) لَهَا averse to it كَـٰرِهُونَ averse to it ٢٨
He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord while He has given me mercy from Himself but it has been made unapparent to you, should we force it upon you while you are averse to it?
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وَيَـٰقَوْمِ And O my people لَآ not أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ I ask (of) you عَلَيْهِ for it مَالًا ۖ any wealth إِنْ Not أَجْرِىَ (is) my reward إِلَّا except عَلَى from ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah وَمَآ And not أَنَا۠ I am بِطَارِدِ going to drive away ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ۚ believed إِنَّهُم Indeed, they مُّلَـٰقُوا۟ (will) be meeting رَبِّهِمْ their Lord وَلَـٰكِنِّىٓ but I أَرَىٰكُمْ see you قَوْمًۭا (are) a people تَجْهَلُونَ ignorant ٢٩
And O my people, I ask not of you for it any wealth. My reward is not but from Allāh. And I am not one to drive away those who have believed. Indeed, they will meet their Lord, but I see that you are a people behaving ignorantly.
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وَيَـٰقَوْمِ And O my people مَن Who يَنصُرُنِى would help me مِنَ against ٱللَّهِ Allah إِن if طَرَدتُّهُمْ ۚ I drove them away أَفَلَا Then, will not تَذَكَّرُونَ you take heed ٣٠
And O my people, who would protect me from Allāh if I drove them away? Then will you not be reminded?
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وَلَآ And not أَقُولُ I say لَكُمْ to you عِندِى (that) with me خَزَآئِنُ (are the) treasures ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَلَآ and not أَعْلَمُ I know ٱلْغَيْبَ the unseen وَلَآ and not أَقُولُ I say إِنِّى that I am مَلَكٌۭ an Angel وَلَآ and not أَقُولُ I say لِلَّذِينَ for those whom تَزْدَرِىٓ look down upon أَعْيُنُكُمْ your eyes لَن never يُؤْتِيَهُمُ will Allah give them ٱللَّهُ will Allah give them خَيْرًا ۖ any good ٱللَّهُ Allah أَعْلَمُ knows best بِمَا what فِىٓ (is) in أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ their souls إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I إِذًۭا then لَّمِنَ (will be) surely of ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٣١
And I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allāh or that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel, nor do I say of those upon whom your eyes look down that Allāh will never grant them any good. Allāh is most knowing of what is within their souls. Indeed, I would then be among the wrongdoers [i.e., the unjust]."
— Come To Light
قَالُوا۟ They said يَـٰنُوحُ O Nuh قَدْ Indeed جَـٰدَلْتَنَا you disputed with us فَأَكْثَرْتَ and you (have been) frequent جِدَٰلَنَا (in) dispute with us فَأْتِنَا So bring us بِمَا what تَعِدُنَآ you threaten us (with) إِن if كُنتَ you are مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ٣٢
They said, "O Noah, you have disputed [i.e., opposed] us and been frequent in dispute of us. So bring us what you threaten us, if you should be of the truthful."
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قَالَ He said إِنَّمَا Only يَأْتِيكُم will bring it (on) you بِهِ will bring it (on) you ٱللَّهُ Allah إِن if شَآءَ He wills وَمَآ and not أَنتُم you (are) بِمُعْجِزِينَ one who (can) escape (it) ٣٣
He said, "Allāh will only bring it to you if He wills, and you will not cause [Him] failure.
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وَلَا And (will) not يَنفَعُكُمْ benefit you نُصْحِىٓ my advice إِنْ (even) if أَرَدتُّ I wish أَنْ to أَنصَحَ [I] advise لَكُمْ [to] you إِن if كَانَ it was Allah's ٱللَّهُ it was Allah's يُرِيدُ will أَن to يُغْوِيَكُمْ ۚ let you go astray هُوَ He (is) رَبُّكُمْ your Lord وَإِلَيْهِ and to Him تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned ٣٤
And my advice will not benefit you - although I wished to advise you - if Allāh should intend to put you in error. He is your Lord, and to Him you will be returned."
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أَمْ Or يَقُولُونَ (do) they say ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ He has invented it قُلْ Say إِنِ If ٱفْتَرَيْتُهُۥ I have invented it فَعَلَىَّ then on me إِجْرَامِى (is) my crime وَأَنَا۠ but I am بَرِىٓءٌۭ innocent مِّمَّا of what تُجْرِمُونَ crimes you commit ٣٥
Or do they say [about Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)], "He invented it"? Say, "If I have invented it, then upon me is [the consequence of] my crime; but I am innocent of what [crimes] you commit."
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وَأُوحِىَ And it was revealed إِلَىٰ to نُوحٍ Nuh أَنَّهُۥ That لَن will never يُؤْمِنَ believe مِن from قَوْمِكَ your people إِلَّا except مَن (those) who قَدْ have already ءَامَنَ believed فَلَا So (do) not تَبْتَئِسْ (be) distressed بِمَا by what كَانُوا۟ they have been يَفْعَلُونَ doing ٣٦
And it was revealed to Noah that, "No one will believe from your people except those who have already believed, so do not be distressed by what they have been doing.
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وَٱصْنَعِ And construct ٱلْفُلْكَ the ship بِأَعْيُنِنَا under Our Eyes وَوَحْيِنَا and Our inspiration وَلَا and (do) not تُخَـٰطِبْنِى address Me فِى concerning ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۚ wronged إِنَّهُم indeed, they (are) مُّغْرَقُونَ the ones (to be) drowned ٣٧
And construct the ship under Our observation and Our inspiration and do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are [to be] drowned."
— Come To Light
وَيَصْنَعُ And he was constructing ٱلْفُلْكَ the ship وَكُلَّمَا and every time مَرَّ passed عَلَيْهِ by him مَلَأٌۭ (the) chiefs مِّن of قَوْمِهِۦ his people سَخِرُوا۟ they ridiculed مِنْهُ ۚ [of] him قَالَ He said إِن If تَسْخَرُوا۟ you ridicule مِنَّا us فَإِنَّا then we نَسْخَرُ can ridicule مِنكُمْ you كَمَا as تَسْخَرُونَ you ridicule ٣٨
And he constructed the ship, and whenever an assembly of the eminent of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him. He said, "If you ridicule us, then we will ridicule you just as you ridicule.
— Come To Light
فَسَوْفَ And soon تَعْلَمُونَ you will know مَن (on) whom يَأْتِيهِ will come عَذَابٌۭ a punishment يُخْزِيهِ (that) will disgrace him وَيَحِلُّ and will descend عَلَيْهِ on him عَذَابٌۭ a punishment مُّقِيمٌ lasting ٣٩
And you are going to know who will get a punishment that will disgrace him [on earth] and upon whom will descend an enduring punishment [in the Hereafter]."
— Come To Light
حَتَّىٰٓ Till إِذَا when جَآءَ came أَمْرُنَا Our command وَفَارَ and overflowed ٱلتَّنُّورُ the oven قُلْنَا We said ٱحْمِلْ Load فِيهَا in it مِن of كُلٍّۢ every kind زَوْجَيْنِ a pair ٱثْنَيْنِ two وَأَهْلَكَ and your family إِلَّا except مَن who سَبَقَ has preceded عَلَيْهِ against him ٱلْقَوْلُ the word وَمَنْ and whoever ءَامَنَ ۚ believed وَمَآ And not ءَامَنَ believed مَعَهُۥٓ with him إِلَّا except قَلِيلٌۭ a few ٤٠
[So it was], until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, "Load upon it [i.e., the ship] of each [creature] two mates and your family, except those about whom the word [i.e., decree] has preceded, and [include] whoever has believed." But none had believed with him, except a few.
— Come To Light
۞ وَقَالَ And he said ٱرْكَبُوا۟ Embark فِيهَا in it بِسْمِ in the name ٱللَّهِ of Allah مَجْر۪ىٰهَا (is) its course وَمُرْسَىٰهَآ ۚ and its anchorage إِنَّ Indeed رَبِّى my Lord لَغَفُورٌۭ (is) certainly Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٤١
And [Noah] said, "Embark therein; in the name of Allāh [are] its course and its anchorage. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
— Come To Light
وَهِىَ And it تَجْرِى sailed بِهِمْ with them فِى on مَوْجٍۢ the waves كَٱلْجِبَالِ like mountains وَنَادَىٰ and Nuh called out نُوحٌ and Nuh called out ٱبْنَهُۥ (to) his son وَكَانَ and he was فِى [in] مَعْزِلٍۢ apart يَـٰبُنَىَّ O my son ٱرْكَب Embark مَّعَنَا with us وَلَا and (do) not تَكُن be مَّعَ with ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ٤٢
And it sailed with them through waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son who was apart [from them], "O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers."
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قَالَ He said سَـَٔاوِىٓ I will betake myself إِلَىٰ to جَبَلٍۢ a mountain يَعْصِمُنِى (that) will save me مِنَ from ٱلْمَآءِ ۚ the water قَالَ He said لَا (There is) no عَاصِمَ protector ٱلْيَوْمَ today مِنْ from أَمْرِ the Command of Allah ٱللَّهِ the Command of Allah إِلَّا except مَن (on) whom رَّحِمَ ۚ He has mercy وَحَالَ And came بَيْنَهُمَا (in) between them ٱلْمَوْجُ the waves فَكَانَ so he was مِنَ among ٱلْمُغْرَقِينَ the drowned ٤٣
[But] he said, "I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water." [Noah] said, "There is no protector today from the decree of Allāh, except for whom He gives mercy." And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned.
— Come To Light
وَقِيلَ And it was said يَـٰٓأَرْضُ O earth ٱبْلَعِى Swallow مَآءَكِ your water وَيَـٰسَمَآءُ and O sky أَقْلِعِى Withhold وَغِيضَ And subsided ٱلْمَآءُ the water وَقُضِىَ and was fulfilled ٱلْأَمْرُ the Command وَٱسْتَوَتْ And it rested عَلَى on ٱلْجُودِىِّ ۖ the Judi وَقِيلَ And it was said بُعْدًۭا Away لِّلْقَوْمِ with the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٤٤
And it was said, "O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, withhold [your rain]." And the water subsided, and the matter was accomplished, and it [i.e., the ship] came to rest on the [mountain of] Jūdiyy. And it was said, "Away with the wrongdoing people."
— Come To Light
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