Revealed in Makkah, Surah Nuh (Noah) is dedicated entirely to the struggle and beautiful patience of Prophet Noah during his nine hundred and fifty years of preaching. It chronicles his emotional address to his people, outlining his public and private efforts to guide them. The chapter highlights Noah's final prayer asking God to wipe out the defiant rejecters from the earth, serving as a warning against stubborn disbelief.
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Inna arsalna noohan ila qawmihi an anthir qawmaka min qabli an yatiyahum AAathabun aleemun
Translation
We sent Noah to his people: “Warn your people before there comes upon them a painful punishment.”
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Qala ya qawmi innee lakum natheerun mubeenun
Translation
He said, “O my people, I am to you a clear warner
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Ani oAAbudoo Allaha waittaqoohu waateeAAooni
Translation
Worship God and reverence Him, and obey me
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Yaghfir lakum min thunoobikum wayuakhkhirkum ila ajalin musamman inna ajala Allahi itha jaa la yuakhkharu law kuntum taAAlamoona
Translation
And He will forgive you of your sins, and reprieve you until a stated term. God’s term cannot be deferred once it has arrived, if you only knew.”
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Qala rabbi innee daAAawtu qawmee laylan wanaharan
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He said, “My Lord, I have called my people night and day
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Falam yazidhum duAAaee illa firaran
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But my call added only to their flight
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Wainnee kullama daAAawtuhum litaghfira lahum jaAAaloo asabiAAahum fee athanihim waistaghshaw thiyabahum waasarroo waistakbaroo istikbaran
Translation
Whenever I called them to Your forgiveness, they thrust their fingers into their ears, and wrapped themselves in their garments, and insisted, and became more and more arrogant
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Thumma innee daAAawtuhum jiharan
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Then I called them openly
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Thumma innee aAAlantu lahum waasrartu lahum israran
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Then I appealed to them publicly, and I spoke to them privately
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Faqultu istaghfiroo rabbakum innahu kana ghaffaran
Translation
I said, ‘Ask your Lord for forgiveness; He is Forgiving
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Yursili alssamaa AAalaykum midraran
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He will let loose the sky upon you in torrents
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Wayumdidkum biamwalin wabaneena wayajAAal lakum jannatin wayajAAal lakum anharan
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And provide you with wealth and children, and allot for you gardens, and allot for you rivers
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Ma lakum la tarjoona lillahi waqaran
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What is the matter with you, that you do not appreciate God’s Greatness
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Waqad khalaqakum atwaran
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Although He created you in stages
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Alam taraw kayfa khalaqa Allahu sabAAa samawatin tibaqan
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Do you not realize that God created seven heavens in layers
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WajaAAala alqamara feehinna nooran wajaAAala alshshamsa sirajan
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And He set the moon in their midst for light, and He made the sun a lamp
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WaAllahu anbatakum mina alardi nabatan
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And God germinated you from the earth like plants
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Thumma yuAAeedukum feeha wayukhrijukum ikhrajan
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Then He will return you into it, and will bring you out again
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WaAllahu jaAAala lakumu alarda bisatan
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And God made the earth a spread for you
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Litaslukoo minha subulan fijajan
Translation
That you may travel its diverse roads.’”