الشعراء
Surah Ash-Shu'ara
وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ
nor a close friend.
فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
If only we could have a second chance, then we would be believers.”
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
The people of Noah rejected the messengers1
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.”
۞ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ
They argued, “How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?”1
قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
He responded, “And what knowledge do I have of what they do?
إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ
Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense!
وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
I am not going to expel the believers.
إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
I am only sent with a clear warning.”
قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ
They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be stoned ˹to death˺.”
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ
Noah prayed, “My Lord! My people have truly rejected me.
فَٱفْتَحْ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
So judge between me and them decisively, and save me and the believers with me.”
فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ
So We saved him and those with him in the fully loaded Ark.
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ
Then afterwards We drowned the rest.