وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿23﴾
And We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"
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← read from right to left1And verilyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْVerily 2We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 5His peopleقَوْمِهِqawmihiCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it 6And he saidفَقَالَfaqalaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالَAnd he said 7O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people 11For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 14Other than himغَيْرُهُghayruhuCBIN+PRONATTغَيْرُOther than+هُhim / his / it 15Then will notأَفَلَاafalaCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+لَاWill not 16You fearتَتَّقُونَtattaqunaF
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿24﴾
But the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "This is not but a man like yourselves who wishes to take precedence over you; and if Allah had willed [to send a messenger], He would have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our forefathers.
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← read from right to left1But saidفَقَالَfaqalaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالَBut said 2The chiefsالْمَلَأُl-mala'uIالthe+مَلَأُChiefs 3Of those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 4DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF 6His peopleقَوْمِهِqawmihiCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it 9ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 11Like youمِثْلُكُمْmithlukumCBIN+PRONATTمِثْلُLike+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12He wishesيُرِيدُyuriduF 14Assert his superiorityيَتَفَضَّلَyatafaddalaF 15Over youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 17Allah had willedشَاءَsha'aF 18Allah had willedاللَّهُl-lahuI 19Surely he would have sent downلَأَنْزَلَla-anzalaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+أَنْزَلَSurely he would have sent down 20Angelsمَلَائِكَةًmala'ikatanI 22We heardسَمِعْنَاsami'naF 23Of thisبِهَذَاbihadhaCBIP+DEMبِwith / in+هَذَاOf this 25Our forefathersآبَائِنَاaba'inaCBIN+PRONATTآبَائِOur forefathers+نَاus / our 26Our forefathersالْأَوَّلِينَl-awalinaIالthe+أَوَّلِينَOur forefathers
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌۢ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ﴿25﴾
He is not but a man possessed with madness, so wait concerning him for a time."
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← read from right to left3Is butإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 5In himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 6Is madnessجِنَّةٌjinnatunI 7So waitفَتَرَبَّصُواfatarabbasuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَرَبَّصُواWait 8Concerning himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ ﴿26﴾
[Noah] said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."
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← read from right to left4BecauseبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاBecause 5They deny meكَذَّبُونِkadhabuniCBFV+PRONATTكَذَّبُوThey deny+نِemphasis
فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ ٱصْنَعِ ٱلْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ ۙ فَٱسْلُكْ فِيهَا مِن كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تُخَٰطِبْنِى فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۖ إِنَّهُم مُّغْرَقُونَ ﴿27﴾
So We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation, and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into the ship from each [creature] two mates and your family, except those for whom the decree [of destruction] has proceeded. And do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned.
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← read from right to left1So we inspiredفَأَوْحَيْنَاfa-awhaynaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَوْحَيْنَاWe inspired 2To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 5The shipالْفُلْكَl-fulkaIالthe+فُلْكَShip 6Under our eyesبِأَعْيُنِنَاbi-a'yuninaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَعْيُنِUnder our eyes+نَاus / our 7And our inspirationوَوَحْيِنَاwawahyinaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+وَحْيِOur inspiration+نَاus / our 8Then whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen 10Our commandأَمْرُنَاamrunaCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرُOur command+نَاus / our 11And gushes forthوَفَارَwafaraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+فَارَGushes forth 12The ovenالتَّنُّورُl-tanuruIالthe+تَنُّورُOven 13Then putفَاسْلُكْfa-uslukCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْلُكْPut 14Into itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيInto+هَاher / it / its 17Of matesزَوْجَيْنِzawjayniI 19And your familyوَأَهْلَكَwa-ahlakaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَهْلَكَYour family 20ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 22Has precededسَبَقَsabaqaF 23Against whomعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAgainst whom+هِhim / his / it 24The wordالْقَوْلُl-qawluIالthe+قَوْلُWord 25ThereofمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْThereof+هُمْthem / their 27Address meتُخَاطِبْنِيtukhatibniCBFV+PRONATTتُخَاطِبْAddress+نِيme 29Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 31Indeed theyإِنَّهُمْinnahumCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُمْthem / their 32Are the ones to be drownedمُغْرَقُونَmughraqunaI
فَإِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتَ أَنتَ وَمَن مَّعَكَ عَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ فَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى نَجَّىٰنَا مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿28﴾
And when you have boarded the ship, you and those with you, then say, 'Praise to Allah who has saved us from the wrongdoing people.'
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← read from right to left1And whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاAnd when 2You have boardedاسْتَوَيْتَistawaytaF 4And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَنْWhoever 5Is with youمَعَكَma'akaI 7The shipالْفُلْكِl-fulkiIالthe+فُلْكِShip 8Then sayفَقُلِfaquliCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قُلْSay 9Praiseالْحَمْدُl-hamduIالthe+حَمْدُPraise 10Be to AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِBe to Allah 12Has saved usنَجَّانَاnajjanaCBFV+PRONATTنَجَّاHas saved+نَاus / our 14The peopleالْقَوْمِl-qawmiIالthe+قَوْمِPeople 15The wrongdoersالظَّالِمِينَl-zaliminaIالthe+ظَالِمِينَWrongdoers
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَنزِلْنِى مُنزَلًا مُّبَارَكًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْمُنزِلِينَ ﴿29﴾
And say, 'My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].' "
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← read from right to left1And sayوَقُلْwaqulCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُلْSay 3Cause me to landأَنْزِلْنِيanzilniCBFV+PRONATTأَنْزِلْCause me to land+نِيme 4At a landing placeمُنْزَلًاmunzalanI 5BlessedمُبَارَكًاmubarakanI 7Are the bestخَيْرُkhayruI 8Of those who cause toالْمُنْزِلِينَl-munzilinaIالthe+مُنْزِلِينَOf those who cause to
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ وَإِن كُنَّا لَمُبْتَلِينَ ﴿30﴾
Indeed in that are signs, and indeed, We are ever testing [Our servants].
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← read from right to left4Surely are signsلَآيَاتٍla-ayatinCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَاتٍSurely are signs 7Surely testingلَمُبْتَلِينَlamubtalinaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+مُبْتَلِينَSurely testing
ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ ﴿31﴾
Then We produced after them a generation of others.
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← read from right to left2We producedأَنْشَأْنَاansha'naF 4After themبَعْدِهِمْba'dihimCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter+هِمْthem / their 5A generationقَرْنًاqarnanI 6AnotherآخَرِينَakharinaI
فَأَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿32﴾
And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"
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← read from right to left1And we sentفَأَرْسَلْنَاfa-arsalnaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَرْسَلْنَاAnd we sent 2Among themفِيهِمْfihimCBHP+PRONATTفِيAmong+هِمْthem / their 3A MessengerرَسُولًاrasulanI 4From themselvesمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُمْthem / their 9For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12Other than himغَيْرُهُghayruhuCBIN+PRONATTغَيْرُOther than+هُhim / his / it 13Then will notأَفَلَاafalaCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+لَاWill not 14You fearتَتَّقُونَtattaqunaF
English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.