Surah Nuh - Word by Word

اِنَّآ اَرْسَلْنَا نُوْحًا اِلٰى قَوْمِهٖٓ اَنْ اَنْذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَّأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ ١

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment." (QS. [71] Nuh: 1)

قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اِنِّيْ لَكُمْ نَذِيْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌۙ ٢

He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner – (QS. [71] Nuh: 2)

اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاتَّقُوْهُ وَاَطِيْعُوْنِۙ ٣

To worship Allah, fear Him and obey me. (QS. [71] Nuh: 3)

يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ مِّنْ ذُنُوْبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّىۗ اِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ اِذَا جَاۤءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُۘ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ٤

He [i.e., Allah] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew." (QS. [71] Nuh: 4)

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّيْ دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِيْ لَيْلًا وَّنَهَارًاۙ ٥

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day. (QS. [71] Nuh: 5)

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَاۤءِيْٓ اِلَّا فِرَارًا ٦

But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion]. (QS. [71] Nuh: 6)

وَاِنِّيْ كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوْٓا اَصَابِعَهُمْ فِيْٓ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَاَصَرُّوْا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًاۚ ٧

And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance. (QS. [71] Nuh: 7)

ثُمَّ اِنِّيْ دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًاۙ ٨

Then I invited them publicly. (QS. [71] Nuh: 8)

ثُمَّ اِنِّيْٓ اَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَاَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ اِسْرَارًاۙ ٩

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly (QS. [71] Nuh: 9)

فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوْا رَبَّكُمْ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ غَفَّارًاۙ ١٠

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. (QS. [71] Nuh: 10)