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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful | | بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
we sent noah to his nation, saying: 'give warning to your nation before a painful punishment overtakes them. ' (1) | | إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿1﴾ |
he said: 'my nation, i am a clear warner for you. (2) | | قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿2﴾ |
worship allah, fear him, and obey me. (3) | | أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿3﴾ |
he will forgive you your sins and respite you till an appointed term. when the term of allah arrives it cannot be deferred; if you but knew. ' (4) | | يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ إِذَا جَاء لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿4﴾ |
'my lord, ' said he, 'night and day i have called my nation, (5) | | قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِي لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا ﴿5﴾ |
but my call has only increased them in running away. (6) | | فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا فِرَارًا ﴿6﴾ |
each time i called them so that you might forgive them, they thrust their fingers in their ears and wrapped themselves in their garments, and persisted becoming very proud. (7) | | وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوا أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا ﴿7﴾ |
i called to them clearly, (8) | | ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا ﴿8﴾ |
and indeed, i spoke to them both publicly and in secret: (9) | | ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا ﴿9﴾ |
"ask for forgiveness of your lord," i said. "surely, he is the forgiver. (10) | | فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا ﴿10﴾ |
