Chapter 71 · 28 verses
Nooh
Noah
نوح
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
71:1
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ١
English
Indeed, We sent Noah to his people ˹saying to him˺, “Warn your people before a painful punishment comes to them.”
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71:2
قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ٢
English
Noah proclaimed, “O my people! I am truly sent to you with a clear warning:
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71:3
أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ٣
English
worship Allah ˹alone˺, fear Him, and obey me.
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71:4
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ٤
English
He will forgive your sins, and delay your end until the appointed time. Indeed, when the time set by Allah comes, it cannot be delayed, if only you knew!”
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71:5
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا٥
English
He cried, “My Lord! I have surely called my people day and night
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71:6
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا٦
English
but my calls only made them run farther away.
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71:7
وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًا٧
English
And whenever I invite them to be forgiven by You, they press their fingers into their ears, cover themselves with their clothes, persist ˹in denial˺, and act very arrogantly.
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71:8
ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا٨
English
Then I certainly called them openly
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71:9
ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا٩
English
then I surely preached to them publicly and privately
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71:10
فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا١٠
English
saying, ‘Seek your Lord’s forgiveness, ˹for˺ He is truly Most Forgiving.
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71:11
يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا١١
English
He will shower you with abundant rain
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71:12
وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَـٰرًا١٢
English
supply you with wealth and children, and give you gardens as well as rivers.
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71:13
مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا١٣
English
What is the matter with you that you are not in awe of the Majesty of Allah
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71:14
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا١٤
English
when He truly created you in stages ˹of development˺?
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71:15
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا١٥
English
Do you not see how Allah created seven heavens, one above the other
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71:16
وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا١٦
English
placing the moon within them as a ˹reflected˺ light, and the sun as a ˹radiant˺ lamp?
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71:17
وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا١٧
English
Allah ˹alone˺ caused you to grow from the earth like a plant.
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71:18
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا١٨
English
Then He will return you to it, and then simply bring you forth ˹again˺.
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71:19
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا١٩
English
And Allah ˹alone˺ spread out the earth for you
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71:20
لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا٢٠
English
to walk along its spacious pathways.’”
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About Surah Nooh (Noah)
Named after the prophet Nūḥ, recounting his long, patient call to his people and their persistent rejection.
- Chapter
- 71 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 28
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Nooh about?
Named after the prophet Nūḥ, recounting his long, patient call to his people and their persistent rejection.
How many verses are in Surah Nooh?
Surah Nooh (Noah) has 28 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Nooh Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Nooh is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Nooh in the Qurʾān?
Surah Nooh is the 71st chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.