Surah Nuh 71:1–20

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Surah 71 · Ruku 1 of 2 · ayahs 1–20 · Juz 29 · pages 570–571 · Makki

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Nuh 71:1

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿1﴾

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."

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1Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
2[we] sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF
3NoahنُوحًاnuhanI
4ToإِلَىilaH
5His peopleقَوْمِهِqawmihiCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it
6ThatأَنْanH
7WarnأَنْذِرْandhirF
8Your peopleقَوْمَكَqawmakaCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمَYour people+كَyou / your
9FromمِنْminH
10BeforeقَبْلِqabliI
11[that]أَنْanH
12Comes to themيَأْتِيَهُمْya'tiyahumCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيَComes to+هُمْthem / their
13A punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI
14PainfulأَلِيمٌalimunI

Nuh 71:2

قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿2﴾

He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,

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1He saidقَالَqalaF
2O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
3Indeed i amإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i am+نيme
4To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5A warnerنَذِيرٌnadhirunI
6ClearمُبِينٌmubinunI

Nuh 71:3

أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿3﴾

[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.

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1ThatأَنِaniH
2Worshipاعْبُدُواu'buduF
3Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
4And fear himوَاتَّقُوهُwa-ittaquhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اتَّقُوFear+هُhim / his / it
5And obey meوَأَطِيعُونِwa-ati'uniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَطِيعُObey me+ونِme

Nuh 71:4

يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿4﴾

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.' "

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1He will forgiveيَغْفِرْyaghfirF
2For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3[of]مِنْminH
4Your sinsذُنُوبِكُمْdhunubikumCBIN+PRONATTذُنُوبِYour sins+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5And give youوَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْwayu'akhirkumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُؤَخِّرْGive+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6ForإِلَىilaH
7A termأَجَلٍajalinI
8SpecifiedمُسَمًّىmusammanI
9IndeedإِنَّinnaH
10The termأَجَلَajalaI
11Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
12WhenإِذَاidhaI
13It comesجَاءَja'aF
14NotلَاlaH
15Is delayedيُؤَخَّرُyu'akharuF
16IfلَوْlawH
17YouكُنْتُمْkuntumF
18Knowتَعْلَمُونَta'lamunaF

Nuh 71:5

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا ﴿5﴾

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.

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1He saidقَالَqalaF
2My LordرَبِّrabbiI
3Indeed iإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
4Invitedدَعَوْتُda'awtuF
5My peopleقَوْمِيqawmiCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِMy people+يme / my
6NightلَيْلًاlaylanI
7And dayوَنَهَارًاwanaharanCBICONJ+Tوَand+نَهَارًاDay

Nuh 71:6

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا ﴿6﴾

But my invitation increased them not except in flight.

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1But notفَلَمْfalamCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَمْBut not
2Increased themيَزِدْهُمْyazidhumCBFV+PRONATTيَزِدْIncreased+هُمْthem / their
3My invitationدُعَائِيdu'a'iI
4ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
5In flightفِرَارًاfiraranI

Nuh 71:7

وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًا ﴿7﴾

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.

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1And indeed iوَإِنِّيwa-inniCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِIndeed i+نيme
2Every timeكُلَّمَاkullamaI
3I invited themدَعَوْتُهُمْda'awtuhumCBFV+PRONATTدَعَوْتُI invited+هُمْthem / their
4That you may forgiveلِتَغْفِرَlitaghfiraCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَغْفِرَThat you may forgive
5ThemلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
6They putجَعَلُواja'aluF
7Their fingersأَصَابِعَهُمْasabi'ahumCBIN+PRONATTأَصَابِعَTheir fingers+هُمْthem / their
8InفِيfiH
9Their earsآذَانِهِمْadhanihimCBIN+PRONATTآذَانِTheir ears+هِمْthem / their
10And covered themselvesوَاسْتَغْشَوْاwa-istaghshawCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَغْشَوْاCovered themselves
11With their garmentsثِيَابَهُمْthiyabahumCBIN+PRONATTثِيَابَWith their garments+هُمْthem / their
12And persistedوَأَصَرُّواwa-asarruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَصَرُّواPersisted
13And were arrogantوَاسْتَكْبَرُواwa-istakbaruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَكْبَرُواWere arrogant
14With prideاسْتِكْبَارًاistikbaranI

Nuh 71:8

ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا ﴿8﴾

Then I invited them publicly.

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1ThenثُمَّthummaH
2Indeed iإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
3Invited themدَعَوْتُهُمْda'awtuhumCBFV+PRONATTدَعَوْتُInvited+هُمْthem / their
4PubliclyجِهَارًاjiharanI

Nuh 71:9

ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا ﴿9﴾

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly

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1ThenثُمَّthummaH
2Indeed iإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
3Announcedأَعْلَنْتُa'lantuF
4To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
5And i confidedوَأَسْرَرْتُwa-asrartuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَسْرَرْتُI confided
6To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
7SecretlyإِسْرَارًاisraranI

Nuh 71:10

فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا ﴿10﴾

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.

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1Then i saidفَقُلْتُfaqultuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قُلْتُI said
2Ask forgivenessاسْتَغْفِرُواistaghfiruF
3From your LordرَبَّكُمْrabbakumCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّFrom your Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
4Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
5IsكَانَkanaF
6Oft forgivingغَفَّارًاghaffaranI

Nuh 71:11

يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا ﴿11﴾

He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers

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1He will send downيُرْسِلِyursiliF
2Rain from the skyالسَّمَاءَl-sama'aIالthe+سَمَاءَRain from the sky
3Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
4In abundanceمِدْرَارًاmidraranI

Nuh 71:12

وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّٰتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَٰرًا ﴿12﴾

And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.

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1And provide youوَيُمْدِدْكُمْwayumdidkumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُمْدِدْProvide+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
2With wealthبِأَمْوَالٍbi-amwalinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَمْوَالٍWealth
3And childrenوَبَنِينَwabaninaCBICONJ+Nوَand+بَنِينَChildren
4And makeوَيَجْعَلْwayaj'alCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلْMake
5For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6GardensجَنَّاتٍjannatinI
7And makeوَيَجْعَلْwayaj'alCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلْMake
8For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
9RiversأَنْهَارًاanharanI

Nuh 71:13

مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا ﴿13﴾

What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur

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1WhatمَاmaI
2Is for youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3NotلَاlaH
4You attributeتَرْجُونَtarjunaF
5To AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah
6GrandeurوَقَارًاwaqaranI

Nuh 71:14

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا ﴿14﴾

While He has created you in stages?

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1And indeedوَقَدْwaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْIndeed
2He created youخَلَقَكُمْkhalaqakumCBFV+PRONATTخَلَقَHe created+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3In stagesأَطْوَارًاatwaranI

Nuh 71:15

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا ﴿15﴾

Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers

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1Do notأَلَمْalamCBHINTG+NEGأَis it? / did?+لَمْNot
2You seeتَرَوْاtarawF
3HowكَيْفَkayfaH
4Did createخَلَقَkhalaqaF
5Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
6The sevenسَبْعَsab'aI
7HeavensسَمَاوَاتٍsamawatinI
8In layersطِبَاقًاtibaqanI

Nuh 71:16

وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا ﴿16﴾

And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

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1And madeوَجَعَلَwaja'alaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلَMade
2The moonالْقَمَرَl-qamaraIالthe+قَمَرَMoon
3ThereinفِيهِنَّfihinnaCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هِنَّthem / their (f.)
4A lightنُورًاnuranI
5And madeوَجَعَلَwaja'alaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلَMade
6The sunالشَّمْسَl-shamsaIالthe+شَمْسَSun
7A lampسِرَاجًاsirajanI

Nuh 71:17

وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا ﴿17﴾

And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.

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1And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
2Has caused you to growأَنْبَتَكُمْanbatakumCBFV+PRONATTأَنْبَتَHas caused you to grow+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3FromمِنَminaH
4The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
5As a growthنَبَاتًاnabatanI

Nuh 71:18

ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا ﴿18﴾

Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.

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1ThenثُمَّthummaH
2He will return youيُعِيدُكُمْyu'idukumCBFV+PRONATTيُعِيدُHe will return+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3Into itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيInto+هَاher / it / its
4And bring you forthوَيُخْرِجُكُمْwayukhrijukumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُخْرِجُBring you forth+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5A new bringing forthإِخْرَاجًاikhrajanI

Nuh 71:19

وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا ﴿19﴾

And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse

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1And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
2Madeجَعَلَja'alaF
3For youلَكُمُlakumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
4The earthالْأَرْضَl-ardaIالthe+أَرْضَEarth
5An expanseبِسَاطًاbisatanI

Nuh 71:20

لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا ﴿20﴾

That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "

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1That you may go alongلِتَسْلُكُواlitaslukuCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَسْلُكُواThat you may go along
2ThereinمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْTherein+هَاher / it / its
3In pathsسُبُلًاsubulanI
4WideفِجَاجًاfijajanI

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