71: Nooh نوح

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful

اِنَّاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا نُوْحًا اِلٰى قَوْمِهٖۤ اَنْ اَنْذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَّاْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ‏(1)

Indeed We sent Noah to his people, [saying,] ‘Warn your people before a painful punishment overtakes them.’

قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اِنِّىْ لَكُمْ نَذِيْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌۙ‏(2)

He said, ‘O my people! Indeed, I am a manifest warner to you.

اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاتَّقُوْهُ وَاَطِيْعُوْنِۙ‏(3)

Worship Allah and be wary of Him, and obey me,

يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ مِّنْ ذُنُوْبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّىؕ اِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ اِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُۘ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ‏(4)

that He may forgive you some of your sins and respite you until a specified time. Indeed when Allah’s [appointed] time comes, it cannot be deferred, if you know.’

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّىْ دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِىْ لَيْلًا وَّنَهَارًا ۙ‏(5)

He said, ‘My Lord! Indeed, I have summoned my people night and day

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىْۤ اِلَّا فِرَارًا‏(6)

but my summons only increases their evasion.

وَاِنِّىْ كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوْۤا اَصَابِعَهُمْ فِىْۤ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَاَصَرُّوْا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا ۚ‏(7)

Indeed whenever I have summoned them, so that You might forgive them, they would put their fingers into their ears and draw their cloaks over their heads, and they were persistent [in their unfaith], and disdainful in [their] arrogance.

ثُمَّ اِنِّىْ دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا ۙ‏(8)

Again I summoned them aloud,

ثُمَّ اِنِّىْۤ اَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَاَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ اِسْرَارًا ۙ‏(9)

and again appealed to them publicly and confided with them privately,

فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوْا رَبَّكُمْؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ غَفَّارًا ۙ‏(10)

FA-QULTUS STAGHFEROO RABBAKUM, INNAHU KAANA GHAFFAARAANY.

telling [them]: ‘‘Plead to your Lord for forgiveness. Indeed, He is all-forgiving.

يُّرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّدْرَارًا ۙ‏(11)

YURSELIS SAMAA-A A’LAYKUM MIDRAARAANW.

He will send for you abundant rains from the sky,

وَّيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِاَمْوَالٍ وَّبَنِيْنَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَّكُمْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّيَجْعَلْ لَّكُمْ اَنْهٰرًا ؕ‏(12)

WA YUMDIDKUM BE-AMWAALINW WA BANEENA WA YAJ-A’L LAKUM JANNAATINW WA YAJ-A’L LAKUM ANHAARAA.

and aid you with wealth and sons, and provide you with gardens and provide you with streams.

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ وَقَارًا ۚ‏(13)

What is the matter with you that you do not look upon Allah with veneration,

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ اَطْوَارًا‏(14)

though He has created you in [various] stages?

اَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ سَبْعَ سَمٰوٰتٍ طِبَاقًا ۙ‏(15)

Have you not seen how Allah has created the seven heavens in layers,

وَّجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيْهِنَّ نُوْرًا ۙ وَّجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا‏(16)

and has made therein the moon for a light and the sun for a lamp?

وَاللّٰهُ اَنْۢبَتَكُمْ مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ نَبَاتًا ۙ‏(17)

Allah made you grow from the earth, with a [vegetable] growth.

ثُمَّ يُعِيْدُكُمْ فِيْهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ اِخْرَاجًا‏(18)

Then He makes you return to it, and He will bring you forth [without fail].

وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ بِسَاطًا ۙ‏(19)

Allah has made the earth a vast expanse for you

لِّتَسْلُكُوْا مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا‏(20)

so that you may travel over its spacious ways.’’ ’

قَالَ نُوْحٌ رَّبِّ اِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِىْ وَاتَّبَعُوْا مَنْ لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهٗ وَوَلَدُهٗۤ اِلَّا خَسَارًا ۚ‏(21)

Noah said, ‘My Lord! They have disobeyed me, following someone whose wealth and children only add to his loss,

وَمَكَرُوْا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا ۚ‏(22)

and they have devised an outrageous plot.

وَ قَالُوْا لَا تَذَرُنَّ اٰلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَّلَا سُوَاعًا ۙ وَّ لَا يَغُوْثَ وَيَعُوْقَ وَنَسْرًا ۚ‏(23)

They say, ‘‘Do not abandon your gods. Do not abandon Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth, Ya‘uq and Nasr,’’

وَقَدْ اَضَلُّوْا كَثِيْرًا ۚ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ اِلَّا ضَلٰلًا‏(24)

and already they have led many astray. Do not increase the wrongdoers in anything but error.’

مِّمَّا خَطِٓيْئٰتِهِمْ اُغْرِقُوْا فَاُدْخِلُوْا نَارًا ۙ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوْا لَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَنْصَارًا‏(25)

They were drowned because of their iniquities, then made to enter a Fire, and they did not find any helpers for themselves besides Allah.

وَ قَالَ نُوْحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْاَرْضِ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ دَيَّارًا‏(26)

And Noah said, ‘My Lord! ‘Do not leave on the earth any inhabitant from among the faithless.

اِنَّكَ اِنْ تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوْا عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوْۤا اِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا‏(27)

If You leave them, they will lead astray Your servants, and will beget none except vicious ingrates.

رَبِّ اغْفِرْلِىْ وَلِوَالِدَىَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًا وَّلِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنٰتِؕ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ اِلَّا تَبَارًا‏(28)

My Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and whoever enters my house in faith, and the faithful men and women, and do not increase the wrongdoers in anything but ruin.’