Read Surah Nuh — Full Text with Transliteration

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ71:1

   Innaaa arsalnaa Noohan ilaa qawmihee an anzir qawmaka min qabli any yaatiyahum 'azaabun aleem

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

2. قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ71:2

   Qaala yaa qawmi innee lakum nazeerum mubeen

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

3. أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ71:3

   Ani'udul laaha watta qoohu wa atee'oon

   [Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.

4. يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ71:4

   Yaghfir lakum min zunoobikum wa yu'akhkhirkum ilaaa ajalim musammaa; innaa ajalal laahi izaa jaaa'a laa yu'akhkhar; law kuntum ta'lamoon

   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.' "

5. قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًۭا وَنَهَارًۭا71:5

   Qaala rabbi innee da'awtu qawmee lailanw wa naharaa

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

6. فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًۭا71:6

   Falam yazid hum du'aaa 'eee illaa firaaraa

   But my invitation increased them not except in flight.

7. وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا71:7

   Wa inee kullamaa da'awtuhum litaghfira lahum ja'alooo asaabi'ahum fee aazaanihim wastaghshaw siyaabahum wa asaarroo wastakbarus tikbaaraa

   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.

8. ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًۭا71:8

   Summa innee da'aw tuhum jihaara

   Then I invited them publicly.

9. ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًۭا71:9

   Summaa inneee a'lantu lahum wa asrartu lahum israaraa

   Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly

10. فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًۭا71:10

    Faqultus taghfiroo Rabakam innahoo kaana Ghaffaaraa

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

11. يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًۭا71:11

    Yursilis samaaa'a 'alaikum midraaraa

    He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers

12. وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَـٰرًۭا71:12

    Wa yumdidkum bi am waalinw wa baneena wa yaj'al lakum Jannaatinw wa yaj'al lakum anhaaraa

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

13. مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًۭا71:13

    Maa lakum laa tarjoona lillaahi waqaaraa

    What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur

14. وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا71:14

    Wa qad khalaqakum at waaraa

    While He has created you in stages?

15. أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ طِبَاقًۭا71:15

    Alam taraw kaifa khalaqal laahu sab'a samaawaatin tibaaqaa

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

16. وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًۭا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًۭا71:16

    Wa ja'alal qamara feehinna nooranw wa ja'alash shamsa siraajaa

    And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

17. وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًۭا71:17

    Wallaahu ambatakum minal ardi nabaataa

    And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.

18. ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًۭا71:18

    Summa yu'eedukum feehaa wa ukhrijukum ikhraajaa

    Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.

19. وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًۭا71:19

    Wallaahu ja'ala lakumul arda bisaataa

    And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse

20. لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًۭا فِجَاجًۭا71:20

    Litaslukoo minhaa subulan fijaajaa

    That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "

21. قَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًۭا71:21

    Qaala Noohur Robbi innahum 'asawnee wattaba'oo mal lam yazid hu maaluhoo wa waladuhooo illaa khasaara

    Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.

22. وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًۭا كُبَّارًۭا71:22

    Wa makaroo makran kubbaaraa

    And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

23. وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّۭا وَلَا سُوَاعًۭا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًۭا71:23

    Wa qaaloo laa tazarunna aalihatakum wa laa tazarunna Waddanw wa laa Suwaa'anw wa laa Yaghoosa wa Ya'ooqa wa Nasraa

    And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.

24. وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَـٰلًۭا71:24

    Wa qad adalloo kasee ranw wa laa tazidiz zaalimeena illaa dalaalaa

    And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."

25. مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًۭا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًۭا71:25

    Mimmaa khateee' aatihim ughriqoo fa udkhiloo Naaran falam yajidoo lahum min doonil laahi ansaaraa

    Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers.

26. وَقَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا71:26

    Wa qaala Noohur Rabbi laa tazar 'alal ardi minal kaafireena daiyaaraa

    And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.

27. إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًۭا كَفَّارًۭا71:27

    Innaka in tazarhum yudil loo 'ibaadaka wa laa yalidooo illaa faajiran kaffaaraa

    Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.

28. رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًۭا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا71:28

    Rabbigh fir lee wa liwaa lidaiya wa liman dakhala baitiya mu'minanw wa lil mu'mineena wal mu'minaati wa laa tazidiz zaalimeena illaa tabaaraa

    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."