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Surah Al-Mu'minun
Verse 23–31

وَلَقَدْ And verily أَرْسَلْنَا We sent نُوحًا Nuh إِلَىٰ to قَوْمِهِۦ his people فَقَالَ and he said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people ٱعْبُدُوا۟ Worship ٱللَّهَ Allah مَا not لَكُم for you مِّنْ (is) any إِلَـٰهٍ god غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ other than Him أَفَلَا Then will not تَتَّقُونَ you fear ٢٣

And We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"

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فَقَالَ But said ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ the chiefs ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved مِن among قَوْمِهِۦ his people مَا This is not هَـٰذَآ This is not إِلَّا but بَشَرٌۭ a man مِّثْلُكُمْ like you يُرِيدُ he wishes أَن to يَتَفَضَّلَ assert (his) superiority عَلَيْكُمْ over you وَلَوْ and if شَآءَ Allah had willed ٱللَّهُ Allah had willed لَأَنزَلَ surely He (would have) sent down مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ Angels مَّا Not سَمِعْنَا we heard بِهَـٰذَا of this فِىٓ from ءَابَآئِنَا our forefathers ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ our forefathers ٢٤

But the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "This is not but a man like yourselves who wishes to take precedence over you; and if Allāh had willed [to send a messenger], He would have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our forefathers.

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إِنْ Not هُوَ he إِلَّا (is) but رَجُلٌۢ a man بِهِۦ in him جِنَّةٌۭ (is) madness فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ so wait بِهِۦ concerning him حَتَّىٰ until حِينٍۢ a time ٢٥

He is not but a man possessed with madness, so wait concerning him for a time."

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قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord ٱنصُرْنِى Help me بِمَا because كَذَّبُونِ they deny me ٢٦

[Noah] said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."

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فَأَوْحَيْنَآ So We inspired إِلَيْهِ to him أَنِ That ٱصْنَعِ construct ٱلْفُلْكَ the ship بِأَعْيُنِنَا under Our eyes وَوَحْيِنَا and Our inspiration فَإِذَا then when جَآءَ comes أَمْرُنَا Our Command وَفَارَ and gushes forth ٱلتَّنُّورُ ۙ the oven فَٱسْلُكْ then put فِيهَا into it مِن of كُلٍّۢ every (kind) زَوْجَيْنِ (of) mates ٱثْنَيْنِ two وَأَهْلَكَ and your family إِلَّا except مَن those سَبَقَ (has) preceded عَلَيْهِ against whom ٱلْقَوْلُ the Word مِنْهُمْ ۖ thereof وَلَا And (do) not تُخَـٰطِبْنِى address Me فِى concerning ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۖ wronged إِنَّهُم indeed, they مُّغْرَقُونَ (are) the ones to be drowned ٢٧

So We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into it [i.e., the ship] from each [creature] two mates and your family, except him for whom the decree [of destruction] has proceeded. And do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned.

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فَإِذَا And when ٱسْتَوَيْتَ you (have) boarded أَنتَ you وَمَن and whoever مَّعَكَ (is) with you عَلَى [on] ٱلْفُلْكِ the ship فَقُلِ then say ٱلْحَمْدُ Praise لِلَّهِ (be) to Allah ٱلَّذِى Who نَجَّىٰنَا (has) saved us مِنَ from ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٢٨

And when you have boarded the ship, you and those with you, then say, 'Praise to Allāh who has saved us from the wrongdoing people.'

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وَقُل And say رَّبِّ My Lord أَنزِلْنِى cause me to land مُنزَلًۭا (at) a landing place مُّبَارَكًۭا blessed وَأَنتَ and You خَيْرُ (are) the Best ٱلْمُنزِلِينَ (of) those who cause to land.' ٢٩

And say, 'My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].'"

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إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs وَإِن and indeed كُنَّا We are لَمُبْتَلِينَ surely testing ٣٠

Indeed in that are signs, and indeed, We are ever testing [Our servants].

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ثُمَّ Then أَنشَأْنَا We produced مِنۢ after them بَعْدِهِمْ after them قَرْنًا a generation ءَاخَرِينَ another ٣١

Then We produced after them a generation of others.

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