Surah Nuh (Noah)
Surah Nuh in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَنۡ أَنذِرۡ قَوۡمَكَ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ ﴿1﴾
71:1 Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
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إِنَّآ Indeed, We · أَرْسَلْنَا [We] sent · نُوحًا Nuh · إِلَىٰ to · قَوْمِهِۦٓ his people · أَنْ that · أَنذِرْ Warn · قَوْمَكَ your people · مِن from · قَبْلِ before · أَن [that] · يَأْتِيَهُمْ comes to them · عَذَابٌ a punishment · أَلِيمٌۭ painful
قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينٌ ﴿2﴾
71:2 He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
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قَالَ He said · يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people · إِنِّى Indeed, I am · لَكُمْ to you · نَذِيرٌۭ a warner · مُّبِينٌ clear
أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿3﴾
71:3 [Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.
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أَنِ That · ٱعْبُدُوا۟ Worship · ٱللَّهَ Allah · وَٱتَّقُوهُ and fear Him · وَأَطِيعُونِ and obey me
يَغۡفِرۡ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمۡ وَيُؤَخِّرۡكُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلࣲ مُّسَمًّىۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُۚ لَوۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿4﴾
71:4 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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يَغْفِرْ He will forgive · لَكُم for you · مِّن [of] · ذُنُوبِكُمْ your sins · وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ and give you respite · إِلَىٰٓ for · أَجَلٍۢ a term · مُّسَمًّى ۚ specified · إِنَّ Indeed · أَجَلَ (the) term · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · إِذَا when · جَآءَ it comes · لَا not · يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ is delayed · لَوْ if · كُنتُمْ you · تَعْلَمُونَ know
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُ قَوۡمِي لَيۡلࣰ ا وَنَهَارࣰ ا ﴿5﴾
71:5 He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
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قَالَ He said · رَبِّ My Lord · إِنِّى Indeed, I · دَعَوْتُ invited · قَوْمِى my people · لَيْلًۭا night · وَنَهَارًۭا and day
فَلَمۡ يَزِدۡهُمۡ دُعَآءِيٓ إِلَّا فِرَارࣰ ا ﴿6﴾
71:6 But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
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فَلَمْ But not · يَزِدْهُمْ increased them · دُعَآءِىٓ my invitation · إِلَّا except · فِرَارًۭا (in) flight
وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ لِتَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ جَعَلُوٓاْ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡشَوۡاْ ثِيَابَهُمۡ وَأَصَرُّواْ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ ٱسۡتِكۡبَارࣰ ا ﴿7﴾
71:7 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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وَإِنِّى And indeed, I · كُلَّمَا every time · دَعَوْتُهُمْ I invited them · لِتَغْفِرَ that You may forgive · لَهُمْ them · جَعَلُوٓا۟ they put · أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ their fingers · فِىٓ in · ءَاذَانِهِمْ their ears · وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ and covered themselves · ثِيَابَهُمْ (with) their garments · وَأَصَرُّوا۟ and persisted · وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ and were arrogant · ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا (with) pride
ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ جِهَارࣰ ا ﴿8﴾
71:8 Then I invited them publicly.
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ثُمَّ Then · إِنِّى indeed, I · دَعَوْتُهُمْ invited them · جِهَارًۭا publicly
ثُمَّ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَنتُ لَهُمۡ وَأَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِسۡرَارࣰ ا ﴿9﴾
71:9 Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
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ثُمَّ Then · إِنِّىٓ indeed, I · أَعْلَنتُ announced · لَهُمْ to them · وَأَسْرَرْتُ and I confided · لَهُمْ to them · إِسْرَارًۭا secretly
فَقُلۡتُ ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارࣰ ا ﴿10﴾
71:10 And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
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فَقُلْتُ Then I said · ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ Ask forgiveness · رَبَّكُمْ (from) your Lord · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · كَانَ is · غَفَّارًۭا Oft-Forgiving
يُرۡسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّدۡرَارࣰ ا ﴿11﴾
71:11 He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
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يُرْسِلِ He will send down · ٱلسَّمَآءَ (rain from) the sky · عَلَيْكُم upon you · مِّدْرَارًۭا (in) abundance
وَيُمۡدِدۡكُم بِأَمۡوَٰلࣲ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ جَنَّٰتࣲ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ أَنۡهَٰرࣰ ا ﴿12﴾
71:12 And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
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وَيُمْدِدْكُم And provide you · بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ with wealth · وَبَنِينَ and children · وَيَجْعَل and make · لَّكُمْ for you · جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens · وَيَجْعَل and make · لَّكُمْ for you · أَنْهَـٰرًۭا rivers
مَّا لَكُمۡ لَا تَرۡجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارࣰ ا ﴿13﴾
71:13 What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur
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مَّا What · لَكُمْ (is) for you · لَا not · تَرْجُونَ you attribute · لِلَّهِ to Allah · وَقَارًۭا grandeur
وَقَدۡ خَلَقَكُمۡ أَطۡوَارًا ﴿14﴾
71:14 While He has created you in stages?
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وَقَدْ And indeed · خَلَقَكُمْ He created you · أَطْوَارًا (in) stages
أَلَمۡ تَرَوۡاْ كَيۡفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتࣲ طِبَاقࣰ ا ﴿15﴾
71:15 Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers
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أَلَمْ Do not · تَرَوْا۟ you see · كَيْفَ how · خَلَقَ did create · ٱللَّهُ Allah · سَبْعَ (the) seven · سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ heavens · طِبَاقًۭا (in) layers
وَجَعَلَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورࣰ ا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ سِرَاجࣰ ا ﴿16﴾
71:16 And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
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وَجَعَلَ And made · ٱلْقَمَرَ the moon · فِيهِنَّ therein · نُورًۭا a light · وَجَعَلَ and made · ٱلشَّمْسَ the sun · سِرَاجًۭا a lamp
وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ نَبَاتࣰ ا ﴿17﴾
71:17 And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · أَنۢبَتَكُم has caused you to grow · مِّنَ from · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · نَبَاتًۭا (as) a growth
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمۡ فِيهَا وَيُخۡرِجُكُمۡ إِخۡرَاجࣰ ا ﴿18﴾
71:18 Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
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ثُمَّ Then · يُعِيدُكُمْ He will return you · فِيهَا into it · وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ and bring you forth · إِخْرَاجًۭا (a new) bringing forth
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِسَاطࣰ ا ﴿19﴾
71:19 And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · جَعَلَ made · لَكُمُ for you · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · بِسَاطًۭا an expanse
لِّتَسۡلُكُواْ مِنۡهَا سُبُلࣰ ا فِجَاجࣰ ا ﴿20﴾
71:20 That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "
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لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ That you may go along · مِنْهَا therein · سُبُلًۭا (in) paths · فِجَاجًۭا wide
قَالَ نُوحࣱ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمۡ عَصَوۡنِي وَٱتَّبَعُواْ مَن لَّمۡ يَزِدۡهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارࣰ ا ﴿21﴾
71:21 Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.
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قَالَ Said · نُوحٌۭ Nuh · رَّبِّ My Lord · إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they · عَصَوْنِى disobeyed me · وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ and followed · مَن (the one) who · لَّمْ (did) not · يَزِدْهُ increase him · مَالُهُۥ his wealth · وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ and his children · إِلَّا except · خَسَارًۭا (in) loss
وَمَكَرُواْ مَكۡرࣰ ا كُبَّارࣰ ا ﴿22﴾
71:22 And they conspired an immense conspiracy.
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وَمَكَرُوا۟ And they have planned · مَكْرًۭا a plan · كُبَّارًۭا great
وَقَالُواْ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدࣰّ ا وَلَا سُوَاعࣰ ا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسۡرࣰ ا ﴿23﴾
71:23 And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
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وَقَالُوا۟ And they said · لَا (Do) not · تَذَرُنَّ leave · ءَالِهَتَكُمْ your gods · وَلَا and (do) not · تَذَرُنَّ leave · وَدًّۭا Wadd · وَلَا and not · سُوَاعًۭا Suwa · وَلَا and not · يَغُوثَ Yaguth · وَيَعُوقَ and Yauq · وَنَسْرًۭا and Nasr
وَقَدۡ أَضَلُّواْ كَثِيرࣰ اۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلࣰ ا ﴿24﴾
71:24 And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."
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وَقَدْ And indeed · أَضَلُّوا۟ they have led astray · كَثِيرًۭا ۖ many · وَلَا And not · تَزِدِ increase · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers · إِلَّا except · ضَلَـٰلًۭا (in) error
مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمۡ أُغۡرِقُواْ فَأُدۡخِلُواْ نَارࣰ ا فَلَمۡ يَجِدُواْ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارࣰ ا ﴿25﴾
71:25 Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers.
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مِّمَّا Because of · خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِهِمْ their sins · أُغْرِقُوا۟ they were drowned · فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ then made to enter · نَارًۭا (the) Fire · فَلَمْ and not · يَجِدُوا۟ they found · لَهُم for themselves · مِّن from · دُونِ besides · ٱللَّهِ Allah · أَنصَارًۭا any helpers
وَقَالَ نُوحࣱ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرۡ عَلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا ﴿26﴾
71:26 And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
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وَقَالَ And said · نُوحٌۭ Nuh · رَّبِّ My Lord · لَا (Do) not · تَذَرْ leave · عَلَى on · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · مِنَ any · ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ (of) the disbelievers · دَيَّارًا (as) an inhabitant
إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرۡهُمۡ يُضِلُّواْ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓاْ إِلَّا فَاجِرࣰ ا كَفَّارࣰ ا ﴿27﴾
71:27 Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.
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إِنَّكَ Indeed, You · إِن if · تَذَرْهُمْ You leave them · يُضِلُّوا۟ they will mislead · عِبَادَكَ Your slaves · وَلَا and not · يَلِدُوٓا۟ they will beget · إِلَّا except · فَاجِرًۭا a wicked · كَفَّارًۭا a disbeliever
رَّبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيۡتِيَ مُؤۡمِنࣰ ا وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارَۢا ﴿28﴾
71:28 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."
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رَّبِّ My Lord · ٱغْفِرْ Forgive · لِى me · وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ and my parents · وَلِمَن and whoever · دَخَلَ enters · بَيْتِىَ my house · مُؤْمِنًۭا a believer · وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ and the believing men · وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ and the believing women · وَلَا And (do) not · تَزِدِ increase · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers · إِلَّا except · تَبَارًۢا (in) destruction