English - Chapter 71 - Nuh

Truly We sent Noah to his people, “Warn thy people before a painful punishment comes upon them.”

He said, “O my people! I am a clear warner unto you

that you may worship God, reverence Him, and obey me

that He may forgive you some of your sins and grant you reprieve until a term appointed. Truly when the term of God comes, it will not be delayed, if you but knew.”

Yet my calling has not increased them in aught but flight

Truly whenever I call them, that Thou mayest forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, cover themselves with their garments, persist, and wax most arrogant

Then I called them openly

Then I proclaimed to them and confided to them in secret

I said, ‘Seek forgiveness of your Lord! Truly He is Forgiving

He will send the sky upon you with abundant rains

support you with wealth and sons, and make for you gardens and rivers

What ails you that you do not hope for God with dignity

seeing that He has created you in stages

Have you not considered how God created the seven heavens one upon another

and made the moon a light therein and made the sun a lamp

And God made you grow forth from the earth like plants

Then He will cause you to return to it and bring you forth again

And God made the earth an open expanse for you

that you may travel spacious paths therein.’”

Noah said, “My Lord they disobeyed me and followed those whose wealth and children increase them in naught but loss.”

And they devised a mighty plot

saying, “Do not leave your gods; do not leave Wadd or Suwa?, or Yaguth, Ya?uq, or Nasr.”

Many indeed have they led astray; and it increases the wrongdoers in naught but error

Because of their iniquities they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And then they found no helpers for themselves apart from God

Noah said, “My Lord, leave not a single disbeliever to dwell upon the earth

Truly if you leave them, they will mislead Thy servants and will beget naught but disbelieving profligates

My Lord, forgive me and my parents, whosoever enters my house as a believer, and the believing men and the believing women, and do not increase the wrongdoers in aught but ruin.”