| | Muhammad Asad rendition of Surah Noah(Nuh)
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| 71:1 | | BEHOLD. We sent Noah unto his people. [saying:] "Warn thy people ere grievous suffering befall them |
| 71:1 | | BEHOLD. We sent Noah unto his people. [saying:] "Warn thy people ere grievous suffering befall them |
| 71:2 | | [And Noah] said: "O my people! I am but a plain warner to you, [sent to tell you] |
| 71:2 | | [And Noah] said: "O my people! I am but a plain warner to you, [sent to tell you] |
| 71:3 | | that you should worship God [alone] and be conscious of Him. "Now do pay heed unto me |
| 71:3 | | that you should worship God [alone] and be conscious of Him. "Now do pay heed unto me |
| 71:4 | | so that He may forgive you some of your sins, and grant you respite until a term known [to Him alone]: but, behold, when the term appointed by God does come, it can never be put back - if you but knew it!" |
| 71:4 | | so that He may forgive you some of your sins, and grant you respite until a term known [to Him alone]: but, behold, when the term appointed by God does come, it can never be put back - if you but knew it!" |
| 71:5 | | [And after a time, Noah] said: "O my Sustainer! Verily, I have been calling unto my people night and da |
| 71:5 | | [And after a time, Noah] said: "O my Sustainer! Verily, I have been calling unto my people night and da |
| 71:6 | | but my call has only caused them to flee farther and farther away [from Thee] |
| 71:6 | | but my call has only caused them to flee farther and farther away [from Thee] |
| 71:7 | | And behold, whenever I called unto them with a view to Thy granting them forgiveness, they put their fingers into their ears, and wrapped themselves up in their garments [of sin]; and grew obstinate, and became [yet more] arrogant in their false pride |
| 71:7 | | And behold, whenever I called unto them with a view to Thy granting them forgiveness, they put their fingers into their ears, and wrapped themselves up in their garments [of sin]; and grew obstinate, and became [yet more] arrogant in their false pride |
| 71:8 | | "And behold I called unto them openly |
| 71:8 | | "And behold I called unto them openly |
| 71:9 | | and, behold I preached to them in public; and I spoke to them secretly, in private |
| 71:9 | | and, behold I preached to them in public; and I spoke to them secretly, in private |
| 71:10 | | and I said: "'Ask your Sustainer to forgive you your sins - for, verily, He is all-forgiving |
| 71:10 | | and I said: "'Ask your Sustainer to forgive you your sins - for, verily, He is all-forgiving |
| 71:11 | | He will shower upon you heavenly blessings abundant |
| 71:11 | | He will shower upon you heavenly blessings abundant |
| 71:12 | | and will aid you with worldly goods and children, and will bestow upon you gardens, and bestow upon you running waters |
| 71:12 | | and will aid you with worldly goods and children, and will bestow upon you gardens, and bestow upon you running waters |
| 71:13 | | "'What is amiss with you that you cannot look forward to God's majesty |
| 71:13 | | "'What is amiss with you that you cannot look forward to God's majesty |
| 71:14 | | seeing that He has created [every one of] you in successive stages |
| 71:14 | | seeing that He has created [every one of] you in successive stages |
| 71:15 | | "'Do you not see how God has created seven heavens in full harmony with one another |
| 71:15 | | "'Do you not see how God has created seven heavens in full harmony with one another |
| 71:16 | | and has set up within them the moon as a light [reflected] and set up the sun as a [radiant] lamp |
| 71:16 | | and has set up within them the moon as a light [reflected] and set up the sun as a [radiant] lamp |
| 71:17 | | "'And God has caused you to grow out of the earth in [gradual] growth; and thereafter He will return you to it [in death] |
| 71:17 | | "'And God has caused you to grow out of the earth in [gradual] growth; and thereafter He will return you to it [in death] |
| 71:18 | | and [then] He will bring you forth [from It] in resurrection |
| 71:18 | | and [then] He will bring you forth [from It] in resurrection |
| 71:19 | | "'And God has made the earth a wide expanse for you |
| 71:19 | | "'And God has made the earth a wide expanse for you |
| 71:20 | | so that you might walk thereon on spacious paths.’" |
| 71:20 | | so that you might walk thereon on spacious paths.’" |
| 71:21 | | [And] Noah continued: "O my Sustainer! Behold, they have opposed me [throughout], for they follow people whose wealth and children lead them increasingly into ruin |
| 71:21 | | [And] Noah continued: "O my Sustainer! Behold, they have opposed me [throughout], for they follow people whose wealth and children lead them increasingly into ruin |
| 71:22 | | and who have devised a most awesome blasphemy [against Thee] |
| 71:22 | | and who have devised a most awesome blasphemy [against Thee] |
| 71:23 | | inasmuch as they said [to their followers], 'Do not ever abandon your gods: abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', and neither Yaghuth nor Ya’uq nor Nasr! |
| 71:23 | | inasmuch as they said [to their followers], 'Do not ever abandon your gods: abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', and neither Yaghuth nor Ya’uq nor Nasr! |
| 71:24 | | "And so they have led many a one astray: hence, ordain Thou that these evildoers stray but farther and farther away [from all that they may desire]!" |
| 71:24 | | "And so they have led many a one astray: hence, ordain Thou that these evildoers stray but farther and farther away [from all that they may desire]!" |
| 71:25 | | And so, because of their sins, they were drowned [in the great flood], and were doomed to suffer the fire [of the hereafter]; and they found none who could succour them against God |
| 71:25 | | And so, because of their sins, they were drowned [in the great flood], and were doomed to suffer the fire [of the hereafter]; and they found none who could succour them against God |
| 71:26 | | And Noah prayed: "O my Sustainer! Leave not on earth any of those who deny the truth |
| 71:26 | | And Noah prayed: "O my Sustainer! Leave not on earth any of those who deny the truth |
| 71:27 | | for, behold, If Thou dost leave them, they will [always try to] lead astray those who worship Thee, and will give birth to nothing but wickedness and stubborn ingratitude |
| 71:27 | | for, behold, If Thou dost leave them, they will [always try to] lead astray those who worship Thee, and will give birth to nothing but wickedness and stubborn ingratitude |
| 71:28 | | "O my Sustainer! Grant Thy forgiveness unto me and unto my parents, and unto everyone who enters my house as a believer, and unto all believing men and believing women [of later times]; and grant Thou that the doers of evil shall increasingly meet with destruction!" |
| 71:28 | | "O my Sustainer! Grant Thy forgiveness unto me and unto my parents, and unto everyone who enters my house as a believer, and unto all believing men and believing women [of later times]; and grant Thou that the doers of evil shall increasingly meet with destruction!" |
