| | Linda “iLHam” Barto rendition of Surah Noah(Nuh)
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| 71:1 | | We sent Noah to his people: “Warn your people before a grievous penalty comes to them.” |
| 71:2 | | (Noah) said, “O my people, I am an explicit and open advisor to you. |
| 71:3 | | “[This is] so you may worship and revere Allah and obey me [as His servant]. |
| 71:4 | | “He will forgive you for your sins and give you respite for a definite term. When a decided term is completed by Allah, it cannot be delayed, if you only knew.” |
| 71:5 | | (Noah) said, “O my Lord, I have called to my people day and night. |
| 71:6 | | “But my call only increases their flight. |
| 71:7 | | “Every time I have called to them so You might forgive them, they have thrust their fingers into their ears. [They have] pulled their garments over themselves, become obstinate, and acquired arrogance. |
| 71:8 | | “I have called to them aloud. |
| 71:9 | | “I have spoken to them publicly and privately. |
| 71:10 | | “(I have said), ‘Ask forgiveness from your Lord, for He is Most Forgiving. |
| 71:11 | | “‘He will send rain abundantly. |
| 71:12 | | “‘[He will] increase your wealth and sons, and bestow on you gardens and running water. |
| 71:13 | | “‘What is the matter with you that you do not place your hope for kindness and patience in Allah? |
| 71:14 | | “‘Indeed, He created you in stages. |
| 71:15 | | “‘Can’t you see that Allah has created the seven layers of skies? |
| 71:16 | | “‘[Can’t you see that He] made the moon a light in their midst and made the sun as a lamp? |
| 71:17 | | “‘Allah has made you from earth, developing. |
| 71:18 | | “‘In the finale, He will return you to it and raise you again. |
| 71:19 | | “‘Allah has made the earth like a carpet for you. |
| 71:20 | | “‘[This] so you may travel on it on wide roads.’” |
| 71:21 | | Noah said, “O my Lord, they have disobeyed me. They follow those whose wealth and children give them no gain but only loss. |
| 71:22 | | “They have devised a big plot. |
| 71:23 | | “They have said, ‘Do not forsake your gods. Do not forsake [your gods] Wadd or Suwa or Yaghuth or Ya’uq or Nasr.’ |
| 71:24 | | “They have already misled many. Do not grant any increase to the sinners except in sin.” |
| 71:25 | | It is because of their sins they were drowned and made to enter the fire. They found that, other than Allah, there was no one to help them. |
| 71:26 | | Noah said, “O my Lord, do not leave a single one of the unbelievers on earth. |
| 71:27 | | “If You leave them, they will only mislead your servants. They will breed only immoral, ungrateful ones. |
| 71:28 | | “O my Lord, forgive me, my parents, all who enter my house in faith, believing men, and believing women. To the sinners, grant no increase except in punishment.” |
