Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
اِنَّاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا نُوْحًا اِلٰى قَوْمِهٖۤ اَنْ اَنْذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَّأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ

He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اِنِّىْ لَـكُمْ نَذِيْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌۙ

[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.
اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاتَّقُوْهُ وَاَطِيْعُوْنِۙ

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.' "
يَغْفِرْ لَـكُمْ مِّنْ ذُنُوْبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّىۗ اِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ اِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُۘ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّىْ دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِىْ لَيْلًا وَّنَهَارًا ۙ

But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىْۤ اِلَّا فِرَارًا

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.
وَاِنِّىْ كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوْۤا اَصَابِعَهُمْ فِىْۤ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَاَصَرُّوْا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا ۚ

Then I invited them publicly.
ثُمَّ اِنِّىْ دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا ۙ

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
ثُمَّ اِنِّىْۤ اَعْلَـنْتُ لَهُمْ وَاَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ اِسْرَارًا ۙ

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوْا رَبَّكُمْۗ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ غَفَّارًا ۙ

He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
يُّرْسِلِ السَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّدْرَارًا ۙ

And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
وَّيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِاَمْوَالٍ وَّبَنِيْنَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَّـكُمْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّيَجْعَلْ لَّـكُمْ اَنْهٰرًا ۗ

What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur
مَا لَـكُمْ لَا تَرْجُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ وَقَارًا ۚ

While He has created you in stages?
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ اَطْوَارًا

Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers
اَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ سَبْعَ سَمٰوٰتٍ طِبَاقًا ۙ

And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
وَّجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيْهِنَّ نُوْرًا ۙ وَّجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا

And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
وَاللّٰهُ اَنْۢبَتَكُمْ مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ نَبَاتًا ۙ

Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
ثُمَّ يُعِيْدُكُمْ فِيْهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ اِخْرَاجًا

And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse
وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَـكُمُ الْاَرْضَ بِسَاطًا ۙ

That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "
لِّـتَسْلُكُوْا مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا

Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.
قَالَ نُوْحٌ رَّبِّ اِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِىْ وَاتَّبَعُوْا مَنْ لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهٗ وَوَلَدُهٗۤ اِلَّا خَسَارًا ۚ

And they conspired an immense conspiracy.
وَمَكَرُوْا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا ۚ

And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
وَ قَالُوْا لَا تَذَرُنَّ اٰلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَّلَا سُوَاعًا ۙ وَّ لَا يَغُوْثَ وَيَعُوْقَ وَنَسْرًا ۚ

And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."
وَقَدْ اَضَلُّوْا كَثِيْرًا ۚ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ اِلَّا ضَلٰلًا

Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers.
مِّمَّا خَطِيْٓئٰتِهِمْ اُغْرِقُوْا فَاُدْخِلُوْا نَارًا ۙ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوْا لَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَنْصَارًا

And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
وَ قَالَ نُوْحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْاَرْضِ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ دَيَّارًا

Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.
اِنَّكَ اِنْ تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوْا عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوْۤا اِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا

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."
رَبِّ اغْفِرْلِىْ وَلِـوَالِدَىَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًا وَّلِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنٰتِۗ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ اِلَّا تَبَارًا