Surah Nuh

نوح

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

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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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Indeed weإِنَّاCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
[we] sentأَرْسَلْنَاF
NoahنُوحًاI
ToإِلَىH
His peopleقَوْمِهِCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it
ThatأَنْH
WarnأَنْذِرْF
Your peopleقَوْمَكَCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمَYour people+كَyou / your
FromمِنْH
BeforeقَبْلِI
[that]أَنْH
Comes to themيَأْتِيَهُمْCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيَComes to+هُمْthem / their
A punishmentعَذَابٌI
PainfulأَلِيمٌI

قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿2﴾

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

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He saidقَالَF
O my peopleيَاقَوْمِCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
Indeed i amإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i am+نيme
To youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
A warnerنَذِيرٌI
ClearمُبِينٌI

أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿3﴾

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

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ThatأَنِH
WorshipاعْبُدُواF
AllahاللَّهَI
And fear himوَاتَّقُوهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اتَّقُوFear+هُhim / his / it
And obey meوَأَطِيعُونِCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَطِيعُObey me+ونِme

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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He will forgiveيَغْفِرْF
For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
[of]مِنْH
Your sinsذُنُوبِكُمْCBIN+PRONATTذُنُوبِYour sins+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
And give youوَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُؤَخِّرْGive+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
ForإِلَىH
A termأَجَلٍI
SpecifiedمُسَمًّىI
IndeedإِنَّH
The termأَجَلَI
Of AllahاللَّهِI
WhenإِذَاI
It comesجَاءَF
NotلَاH
Is delayedيُؤَخَّرُF
IfلَوْH
YouكُنْتُمْF
KnowتَعْلَمُونَF

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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He saidقَالَF
My LordرَبِّI
Indeed iإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
InvitedدَعَوْتُF
My peopleقَوْمِيCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِMy people+يme / my
NightلَيْلًاI
And dayوَنَهَارًاCBICONJ+Tوَand+نَهَارًاDay

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا ﴿6﴾

But my invitation increased them not except in flight.

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But notفَلَمْCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَمْBut not
Increased themيَزِدْهُمْCBFV+PRONATTيَزِدْIncreased+هُمْthem / their
My invitationدُعَائِيI
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
In flightفِرَارًاI

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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And indeed iوَإِنِّيCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِIndeed i+نيme
Every timeكُلَّمَاI
I invited themدَعَوْتُهُمْCBFV+PRONATTدَعَوْتُI invited+هُمْthem / their
That you may forgiveلِتَغْفِرَCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَغْفِرَThat you may forgive
ThemلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
They putجَعَلُواF
Their fingersأَصَابِعَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَصَابِعَTheir fingers+هُمْthem / their
InفِيH
Their earsآذَانِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTآذَانِTheir ears+هِمْthem / their
And covered themselvesوَاسْتَغْشَوْاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَغْشَوْاCovered themselves
With their garmentsثِيَابَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTثِيَابَWith their garments+هُمْthem / their
And persistedوَأَصَرُّواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَصَرُّواPersisted
And were arrogantوَاسْتَكْبَرُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَكْبَرُواWere arrogant
With prideاسْتِكْبَارًاI

ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا ﴿8﴾

Then I invited them publicly.

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ThenثُمَّH
Indeed iإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
Invited themدَعَوْتُهُمْCBFV+PRONATTدَعَوْتُInvited+هُمْthem / their
PubliclyجِهَارًاI

ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا ﴿9﴾

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

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ThenثُمَّH
Indeed iإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
AnnouncedأَعْلَنْتُF
To themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
And i confidedوَأَسْرَرْتُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَسْرَرْتُI confided
To themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
SecretlyإِسْرَارًاI

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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Then i saidفَقُلْتُCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قُلْتُI said
Ask forgivenessاسْتَغْفِرُواF
From your LordرَبَّكُمْCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّFrom your Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
Indeed heإِنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
IsكَانَF
Oft forgivingغَفَّارًاI

يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا ﴿11﴾

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

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He will send downيُرْسِلِF
Rain from the skyالسَّمَاءَIالthe+سَمَاءَRain from the sky
Upon youعَلَيْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
In abundanceمِدْرَارًاI

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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And provide youوَيُمْدِدْكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُمْدِدْProvide+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
With wealthبِأَمْوَالٍCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَمْوَالٍWealth
And childrenوَبَنِينَCBICONJ+Nوَand+بَنِينَChildren
And makeوَيَجْعَلْCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلْMake
For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
GardensجَنَّاتٍI
And makeوَيَجْعَلْCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلْMake
For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
RiversأَنْهَارًاI

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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WhatمَاI
Is for youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
NotلَاH
You attributeتَرْجُونَF
To AllahلِلَّهِCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah
GrandeurوَقَارًاI

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا ﴿14﴾

While He has created you in stages?

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And indeedوَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْIndeed
He created youخَلَقَكُمْCBFV+PRONATTخَلَقَHe created+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
In stagesأَطْوَارًاI

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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Do notأَلَمْCBHINTG+NEGأَis it? / did?+لَمْNot
You seeتَرَوْاF
HowكَيْفَH
Did createخَلَقَF
AllahاللَّهُI
The sevenسَبْعَI
HeavensسَمَاوَاتٍI
In layersطِبَاقًاI

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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And madeوَجَعَلَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلَMade
The moonالْقَمَرَIالthe+قَمَرَMoon
ThereinفِيهِنَّCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هِنَّthem / their (f.)
A lightنُورًاI
And madeوَجَعَلَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلَMade
The sunالشَّمْسَIالthe+شَمْسَSun
A lampسِرَاجًاI

وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا ﴿17﴾

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

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And AllahوَاللَّهُCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
Has caused you to growأَنْبَتَكُمْCBFV+PRONATTأَنْبَتَHas caused you to grow+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
FromمِنَH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
As a growthنَبَاتًاI

ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا ﴿18﴾

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

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ThenثُمَّH
He will return youيُعِيدُكُمْCBFV+PRONATTيُعِيدُHe will return+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
Into itفِيهَاCBHP+PRONATTفِيInto+هَاher / it / its
And bring you forthوَيُخْرِجُكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُخْرِجُBring you forth+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
A new bringing forthإِخْرَاجًاI

وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا ﴿19﴾

And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse

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And AllahوَاللَّهُCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
MadeجَعَلَF
For youلَكُمُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
The earthالْأَرْضَIالthe+أَرْضَEarth
An expanseبِسَاطًاI

لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا ﴿20﴾

That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "

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That you may go alongلِتَسْلُكُواCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَسْلُكُواThat you may go along
ThereinمِنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTمِنْTherein+هَاher / it / its
In pathsسُبُلًاI
WideفِجَاجًاI

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.