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Surah 71 · Makkah · 28 verses · 226 words
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Surah Nuh, “Noah”, is surah 71 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 28 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ١ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā [We] sent نُوحًا nūḥan Nuh إِلَىٰ ilā to قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people أَنْ an that أَنذِرْ andhir Warn قَوْمَكَ qawmaka your people مِن min from قَبْلِ qabli before أَن an [that] يَأْتِيَهُمْ yatiyahum comes to them عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun a punishment أَلِيمٌ alīmun painful
1. Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ق و م ن ذ ر ق ب ل أ ت ي ع ذ ب أ ل م
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٢ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said يَا yāqawmi O my people قَوْمِ innī Indeed, I am إِنِّي lakum to you لَكُمْ nadhīrun a warner نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ mubīnun clear
2. He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner -
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق و م ن ذ ر ب ي ن
أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ ٣ ▶
أَنِ ani That اعْبُدُوا uʿ'budū Worship اللَّهَ l-laha Allah وَاتَّقُوهُ wa-ittaqūhu and fear Him وَأَطِيعُونِ wa-aṭīʿūni and obey me
3. To worship Allāh, fear Him and obey me.
Roots in this verse: ع ب د أ ل ه و ق ي ط و ع
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ إِذَا جَاءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ٤ ▶
يَغْفِرْ yaghfir He will forgive لَكُم lakum for you مِّن min [of] ذُنُوبِكُمْ dhunūbikum your sins وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ wayu-akhir'kum and give you respite إِلَىٰ ilā for أَجَلٍ ajalin a term مُّسَمًّى musamman specified إِنَّ inna Indeed أَجَلَ ajala (the) term اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِذَا idhā when جَاءَ jāa it comes لَا lā not يُؤَخَّرُ yu-akharu is delayed لَوْ law if كُنتُمْ kuntum you تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna know
4. He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."
Roots in this verse: غ ف ر ذ ن ب أ خ ر أ ج ل س م و أ ل ه ج ي أ ك و ن ع ل م
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِي لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا ٥ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi My Lord إِنِّي innī Indeed, I دَعَوْتُ daʿawtu invited قَوْمِي qawmī my people لَيْلًا laylan night وَنَهَارًا wanahāran and day
5. He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب د ع و ق و م ل ي ل ن ه ر
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا فِرَارًا ٦ ▶
فَلَمْ falam But not يَزِدْهُمْ yazid'hum increased them دُعَائِي duʿāī my invitation إِلَّا illā except فِرَارًا firāran (in) flight
6. But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion].
Roots in this verse: ز ي د د ع و ف ر ر
وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوا أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا ٧ ▶
وَإِنِّي wa-innī And indeed, I كُلَّمَا kullamā every time دَعَوْتُهُمْ daʿawtuhum I invited them لِتَغْفِرَ litaghfira that You may forgive لَهُمْ lahum them جَعَلُوا jaʿalū they put أَصَابِعَهُمْ aṣābiʿahum their fingers فِي fī in آذَانِهِمْ ādhānihim their ears وَاسْتَغْشَوْا wa-is'taghshaw and covered themselves ثِيَابَهُمْ thiyābahum (with) their garments وَأَصَرُّوا wa-aṣarrū and persisted وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا wa-is'takbarū and were arrogant اسْتِكْبَارًا is'tik'bāran (with) pride
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.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل د ع و غ ف ر ج ع ل أ ذ ن غ ش و ث و ب ك ب ر
ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا ٨ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then إِنِّي innī indeed, I دَعَوْتُهُمْ daʿawtuhum invited them جِهَارًا jihāran publicly
8. Then I invited them publicly.
Roots in this verse: د ع و ج ه ر
ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا ٩ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then إِنِّي innī indeed, I أَعْلَنتُ aʿlantu announced لَهُمْ lahum to them وَأَسْرَرْتُ wa-asrartu and I confided لَهُمْ lahum to them إِسْرَارًا is'rāran secretly
9. Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
Roots in this verse: ع ل ن س ر ر
فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا ١٠ ▶
فَقُلْتُ faqul'tu Then I said اسْتَغْفِرُوا is'taghfirū Ask forgiveness رَبَّكُمْ rabbakum (from) your Lord إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He كَانَ kāna is غَفَّارًا ghaffāran Oft-Forgiving
10. And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل غ ف ر ر ب ب ك و ن
يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا ١١ ▶
يُرْسِلِ yur'sili He will send down السَّمَاءَ l-samāa (rain from) the sky عَلَيْكُم ʿalaykum upon you مِّدْرَارًا mid'rāran (in) abundance
11. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
Roots in this verse: ر س ل س م و
وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَارًا ١٢ ▶
وَيُمْدِدْكُم wayum'did'kum And provide you بِأَمْوَالٍ bi-amwālin with wealth وَبَنِينَ wabanīna and children وَيَجْعَل wayajʿal and make لَّكُمْ lakum for you جَنَّاتٍ jannātin gardens وَيَجْعَل wayajʿal and make لَّكُمْ lakum for you أَنْهَارًا anhāran rivers
12. And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
Roots in this verse: م د د م و ل ب ن ي ج ع ل ج ن ن ن ه ر
مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا ١٣ ▶
مَّا mā What لَكُمْ lakum (is) for you لَا lā not تَرْجُونَ tarjūna you attribute لِلَّهِ lillahi to Allah وَقَارًا waqāran grandeur
13. What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allāh [due] grandeur
Roots in this verse: ر ج و أ ل ه
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا ١٤ ▶
وَقَدْ waqad And indeed خَلَقَكُمْ khalaqakum He created you أَطْوَارًا aṭwāran (in) stages
14. While He has created you in stages?
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ط و ر
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ١٥ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Do not تَرَوْا taraw you see كَيْفَ kayfa how خَلَقَ khalaqa did create اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah سَبْعَ sabʿa (the) seven سَمَاوَاتٍ samāwātin heavens طِبَاقًا ṭibāqan (in) layers
15. Do you not consider how Allāh has created seven heavens in layers
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ك ي ف خ ل ق أ ل ه س ب ع س م و
وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا ١٦ ▶
وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala And made الْقَمَرَ l-qamara the moon فِيهِنَّ fīhinna therein نُورًا nūran a light وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and made الشَّمْسَ l-shamsa the sun سِرَاجًا sirājan a lamp
16. And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ق م ر ن و ر ش م س
وَاللَّهُ أَنبَتَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا ١٧ ▶
وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah أَنبَتَكُم anbatakum has caused you to grow مِّنَ mina from الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth نَبَاتًا nabātan (as) a growth
17. And Allāh has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ن ب ت أ ر ض
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا ١٨ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then يُعِيدُكُمْ yuʿīdukum He will return you فِيهَا fīhā into it وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ wayukh'rijukum and bring you forth إِخْرَاجًا ikh'rājan (a new) bringing forth
18. Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
Roots in this verse: ع و د خ ر ج
وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا ١٩ ▶
وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah جَعَلَ jaʿala made لَكُمُ lakumu for you الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth بِسَاطًا bisāṭan an expanse
19. And Allāh has made for you the earth an expanse
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ج ع ل أ ر ض ب س ط
لِّتَسْلُكُوا مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا ٢٠ ▶
لِّتَسْلُكُوا litaslukū That you may go along مِنْهَا min'hā therein سُبُلًا subulan (in) paths فِجَاجًا fijājan wide
20. That you may follow therein roads of passage.'"
Roots in this verse: س ل ك س ب ل
قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِي وَاتَّبَعُوا مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ إِلَّا خَسَارًا ٢١ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said نُوحٌ nūḥun Nuh رَّبِّ rabbi My Lord إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they عَصَوْنِي ʿaṣawnī disobeyed me وَاتَّبَعُوا wa-ittabaʿū and followed مَن man (the one) who لَّمْ lam (did) not يَزِدْهُ yazid'hu increase him مَالُهُ māluhu his wealth وَوَلَدُهُ wawaladuhu and his children إِلَّا illā except خَسَارًا khasāran (in) loss
21. Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ع ص ي ت ب ع ز ي د م و ل و ل د خ س ر
وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا ٢٢ ▶
وَمَكَرُوا wamakarū And they have planned مَكْرًا makran a plan كُبَّارًا kubbāran great
22. And they conspired an immense conspiracy
Roots in this verse: م ك ر ك ب ر
وَقَالُوا لَا تَذَرُنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا ٢٣ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they said لَا lā (Do) not تَذَرُنَّ tadharunna leave آلِهَتَكُمْ ālihatakum your gods وَلَا walā and (do) not تَذَرُنَّ tadharunna leave وَدًّا waddan Wadd وَلَا walā and not سُوَاعًا suwāʿan Suwa وَلَا walā and not يَغُوثَ yaghūtha Yaguth وَيَعُوقَ wayaʿūqa and Yauq وَنَسْرًا wanasran and Nasr
23. And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwāʿ or Yaghūth and Yaʿūq and Nasr.'
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ذ ر أ ل ه و د د س و ع
وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا كَثِيرًا وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَالًا ٢٤ ▶
وَقَدْ waqad And indeed أَضَلُّوا aḍallū they have led astray كَثِيرًا kathīran many وَلَا walā And not تَزِدِ tazidi increase الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers إِلَّا illā except ضَلَالًا ḍalālan (in) error
24. And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."
Roots in this verse: ض ل ل ك ث ر ز ي د ظ ل م
مِّمَّا خَطِيئَاتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا فَأُدْخِلُوا نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنصَارًا ٢٥ ▶
مِّمَّا mimmā Because of خَطِيئَاتِهِمْ khaṭīātihim their sins أُغْرِقُوا ugh'riqū they were drowned فَأُدْخِلُوا fa-ud'khilū then made to enter نَارًا nāran (the) Fire فَلَمْ falam and not يَجِدُوا yajidū they found لَهُم lahum for themselves مِّن min from دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah أَنصَارًا anṣāran any helpers
25. Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allāh [any] helpers.
Roots in this verse: خ ط أ غ ر ق د خ ل ن و ر و ج د د و ن أ ل ه ن ص ر
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا ٢٦ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said نُوحٌ nūḥun Nuh رَّبِّ rabbi My Lord لَا lā (Do) not تَذَرْ tadhar leave عَلَى ʿalā on الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth مِنَ mina any الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna (of) the disbelievers دَيَّارًا dayyāran (as) an inhabitant
26. And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب و ذ ر أ ر ض ك ف ر د و ر
إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوا إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا ٢٧ ▶
إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, You إِن in if تَذَرْهُمْ tadharhum You leave them يُضِلُّوا yuḍillū they will mislead عِبَادَكَ ʿibādaka Your slaves وَلَا walā and not يَلِدُوا yalidū they will beget إِلَّا illā except فَاجِرًا fājiran a wicked كَفَّارًا kaffāran a disbeliever
27. Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.
Roots in this verse: و ذ ر ض ل ل ع ب د و ل د ف ج ر ك ف ر
رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا ٢٨ ▶
رَّبِّ rabbi My Lord اغْفِرْ igh'fir Forgive لِي lī me وَلِوَالِدَيَّ waliwālidayya and my parents وَلِمَن waliman and whoever دَخَلَ dakhala enters بَيْتِيَ baytiya my house مُؤْمِنًا mu'minan a believer وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ walil'mu'minīna and the believing men وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ wal-mu'mināti and the believing women وَلَا walā And (do) not تَزِدِ tazidi increase الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers إِلَّا illā except تَبَارًا tabāran (in) destruction
28. My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction."
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب غ ف ر و ل د د خ ل ب ي ت أ م ن ز ي د ظ ل م
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