Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, ˹saying˺, "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."  

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ أَنْ أَنْذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ  

He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,  

قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ  

˹Saying˺, 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.  

أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ  

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 لَكُمْ مِنْ ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ إِذَا جَاءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ  

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people ˹to truth˺ night and day.  

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِي لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا  

But my invitation increased them not except in flight.  

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا 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.  

وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوا أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا  

Then I invited them publicly.  

ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا  

Then I announced to them and ˹also˺ confided to them secretly  

ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا  

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.  

فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا  

He will send ˹rain from˺ the sky upon you in ˹continuing˺ showers  

يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا  

And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.  

وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهَارًا  

What is ˹the matter˺ with you that you do not attribute to Allah ˹due˺ grandeur  

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا  

While He has created you in stages?  

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا  

Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers  

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا  

And made the moon therein a ˹reflected˺ light and made the sun a burning lamp?  

وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا  

And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a ˹progressive˺ growth.  

وَاللَّهُ أَنْبَتَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا  

Then He will return you into it and extract you ˹another˺ extraction.  

ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا  

And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse  

وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا  

That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "  

لِتَسْلُكُوا مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا