Surah Hud

وَقَالَٱرْكَبُوا۟فِيهَابِسْمِٱللَّهِمَجْر۪ىٰهَاوَمُرْسَىٰهَآإِنَّرَبِّىلَغَفُورٌۭرَّحِيمٌۭ

So he said [unto his followers]: "Embark in this [ship]! In the name of God be its run and its riding at anchor! Behold, my. Sustainer is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace!"

وَهِىَتَجْرِىبِهِمْفِىمَوْجٍۢكَٱلْجِبَالِوَنَادَىٰنُوحٌٱبْنَهُۥوَكَانَفِىمَعْزِلٍۢيَٰبُنَىَّٱرْكَبمَّعَنَاوَلَاتَكُنمَّعَٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

And it moved on with them into waves that were like mountains. At that [moment] Noah cried out to a son of his, who had kept himself aloof [from the others]: "O my dear son! Embark with us, and remain not with those who deny the truth!"

قَالَسَـَٔاوِىٓإِلَىٰجَبَلٍۢيَعْصِمُنِىمِنَٱلْمَآءِقَالَلَاعَاصِمَٱلْيَوْمَمِنْأَمْرِٱللَّهِإِلَّامَنرَّحِمَوَحَالَبَيْنَهُمَاٱلْمَوْجُفَكَانَمِنَٱلْمُغْرَقِينَ

[But the son] answered: "I shall betake myself to a mountain that will protect me from the waters." Said [Noah]: "Today there is no protection [for anyone] from God's judgment, save [for] those who have earned [His] mercy!" And a wave rose up between them, and [the son] was among those who were drowned.

وَقِيلَيَٰٓأَرْضُٱبْلَعِىمَآءَكِوَيَٰسَمَآءُأَقْلِعِىوَغِيضَٱلْمَآءُوَقُضِىَٱلْأَمْرُوَٱسْتَوَتْعَلَىٱلْجُودِىِّوَقِيلَبُعْدًۭالِّلْقَوْمِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

And the word was spoken: "O earth, swallow up thy waters! And, O sky, cease [thy rain]!" And the waters sank into the earth, and the will [of God] was done, and the ark came to rest on Mount Judl And the word was spoken: "Away with these evildoing folk!"

وَنَادَىٰنُوحٌۭرَّبَّهُۥفَقَالَرَبِّإِنَّٱبْنِىمِنْأَهْلِىوَإِنَّوَعْدَكَٱلْحَقُّوَأَنتَأَحْكَمُٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

And Noah called out to his Sustainer, and said: "O my Sustainer! Verily, my son was of my family; and, verily, Thy promise always comes true, and Thou art the most just of all judges!"

قَالَيَٰنُوحُإِنَّهُۥلَيْسَمِنْأَهْلِكَإِنَّهُۥعَمَلٌغَيْرُصَٰلِحٍۢفَلَاتَسْـَٔلْنِمَالَيْسَلَكَبِهِۦعِلْمٌإِنِّىٓأَعِظُكَأَنتَكُونَمِنَٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ

[God] answered: "O Noah, behold, he was not of thy family, for, verily, he was unrighteous in his conduct. And thou shalt not ask of Me anything whereof thou canst not have any knowledge: thus, behold, do I admonish thee lest thou become one of those who are unaware [of what is right]."

قَالَرَبِّإِنِّىٓأَعُوذُبِكَأَنْأَسْـَٔلَكَمَالَيْسَلِىبِهِۦعِلْمٌۭوَإِلَّاتَغْفِرْلِىوَتَرْحَمْنِىٓأَكُنمِّنَٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

Said [Noah]: "O my Sustainer! Verily, I seek refuge with Thee from [ever again] asking of Thee anything whereof I cannot have any knowledge! For unless Thou grant me forgiveness and bestow Thy mercy upon me, I shall be among the lost!"

قِيلَيَٰنُوحُٱهْبِطْبِسَلَٰمٍۢمِّنَّاوَبَرَكَٰتٍعَلَيْكَوَعَلَىٰٓأُمَمٍۢمِّمَّنمَّعَكَوَأُمَمٌۭسَنُمَتِّعُهُمْثُمَّيَمَسُّهُممِّنَّاعَذَابٌأَلِيمٌۭ

[Thereupon] the word was spoken: "O Noah! Disembark in peace from Us, and with [Our] blessings upon thee as well as upon the people [who are with thee, and the righteous ones that will spring from thee and] from those who are with thee. But [as for the unrighteous] folk [that will spring from you] - We shall allow them to enjoy life [for a little while], and then there will befall them grievous suffering from Us."

تِلْكَمِنْأَنۢبَآءِٱلْغَيْبِنُوحِيهَآإِلَيْكَمَاكُنتَتَعْلَمُهَآأَنتَوَلَاقَوْمُكَمِنقَبْلِهَٰذَافَٱصْبِرْإِنَّٱلْعَٰقِبَةَلِلْمُتَّقِينَ

THESE ACCOUNTS of something that was beyond the reach of thy perception We [now] reveal unto thee, [O Muhammad: for] neither thou nor thy people knew them [fully] ere this. Be, then, [like Noah,] patient in adversity - for, behold, the future belongs to the God-conscious!

وَإِلَىٰعَادٍأَخَاهُمْهُودًۭاقَالَيَٰقَوْمِٱعْبُدُوا۟ٱللَّهَمَالَكُممِّنْإِلَٰهٍغَيْرُهُۥٓإِنْأَنتُمْإِلَّامُفْتَرُونَ

AND UNTO [the tribe of] `Ad [We sent] their brother Hud. He said: "O my people! Worship God [alone]: you have no deity other than Him. [As it is,] you are but inventors of falsehood!

يَٰقَوْمِلَآأَسْـَٔلُكُمْعَلَيْهِأَجْرًاإِنْأَجْرِىَإِلَّاعَلَىٱلَّذِىفَطَرَنِىٓأَفَلَاتَعْقِلُونَ

"O my people! No reward do I ask of you for this [message]: my reward rests with none but Him who brought me into being. Will you not, then, use your reason?

وَيَٰقَوْمِٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟رَبَّكُمْثُمَّتُوبُوٓا۟إِلَيْهِيُرْسِلِٱلسَّمَآءَعَلَيْكُممِّدْرَارًۭاوَيَزِدْكُمْقُوَّةًإِلَىٰقُوَّتِكُمْوَلَاتَتَوَلَّوْا۟مُجْرِمِينَ

"Hence, O my people, ask your Sustainer to forgive you your sins, and then turn towards Him in repentance-[whereupon] He will shower upon you heavenly blessings abundant, and will add strength to your strength: only do not turn away [from me] as people lost in sin!"

قَالُوا۟يَٰهُودُمَاجِئْتَنَابِبَيِّنَةٍۢوَمَانَحْنُبِتَارِكِىٓءَالِهَتِنَاعَنقَوْلِكَوَمَانَحْنُلَكَبِمُؤْمِنِينَ

Said they: "O Hud! Thou hast brought us no clear evidence [that thou art a prophet]; and we are not going to forsake our gods on thy mere word, the more so as we do not believe thee.

إِننَّقُولُإِلَّاٱعْتَرَىٰكَبَعْضُءَالِهَتِنَابِسُوٓءٍۢقَالَإِنِّىٓأُشْهِدُٱللَّهَوَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟أَنِّىبَرِىٓءٌۭمِّمَّاتُشْرِكُونَ

We can say no more than that one of our gods may have smitten thee with something evil!" Answered [Hud]: "Behold, I call God to witness - and you, too, be [my] witnesses - that, verily, it is not in me to ascribe divinity, as you do, to aught

مِندُونِهِۦفَكِيدُونِىجَمِيعًۭاثُمَّلَاتُنظِرُونِ

beside Him! Contrive, then, [anything that you may wish] against me, all of you, and give me no respite!

إِنِّىتَوَكَّلْتُعَلَىٱللَّهِرَبِّىوَرَبِّكُممَّامِندَآبَّةٍإِلَّاهُوَءَاخِذٌۢبِنَاصِيَتِهَآإِنَّرَبِّىعَلَىٰصِرَٰطٍۢمُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ

Behold, I have placed my trust in God, [who is] my Sustainer as well as your Sustainer: for there is no living creature which He does not hold by its forelock. Verily, straight is my Sustainer's way!

فَإِنتَوَلَّوْا۟فَقَدْأَبْلَغْتُكُممَّآأُرْسِلْتُبِهِۦٓإِلَيْكُمْوَيَسْتَخْلِفُرَبِّىقَوْمًاغَيْرَكُمْوَلَاتَضُرُّونَهُۥشَيْـًٔاإِنَّرَبِّىعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍحَفِيظٌۭ

"But if you choose to turn away, then [know that] I have delivered to you the message with which I was sent unto you, and [that] my Sustainer may cause another people to take your place, whereas you will in no wise harm Him. Verily, my Sustainer watches over all things!"

وَلَمَّاجَآءَأَمْرُنَانَجَّيْنَاهُودًۭاوَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟مَعَهُۥبِرَحْمَةٍۢمِّنَّاوَنَجَّيْنَٰهُممِّنْعَذَابٍغَلِيظٍۢ

And so, when Our judgment came to pass, by Our grace We saved Hud and those who shared his faith; and We saved them [too] from suffering severe [in the life to come].

وَتِلْكَعَادٌۭجَحَدُوا۟بِـَٔايَٰتِرَبِّهِمْوَعَصَوْا۟رُسُلَهُۥوَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟أَمْرَكُلِّجَبَّارٍعَنِيدٍۢ

And that was [the end of the tribe of] `Ad, [who] had rejected their Sustainer's messages, and rebelled against His apostles, and followed the bidding of every arrogant enemy of the truth.

وَأُتْبِعُوا۟فِىهَٰذِهِٱلدُّنْيَالَعْنَةًۭوَيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِأَلَآإِنَّعَادًۭاكَفَرُوا۟رَبَّهُمْأَلَابُعْدًۭالِّعَادٍۢقَوْمِهُودٍۢ

And they were pursued in this world by [God's] rejection, and [shall finally be overtaken by it] on the Day of Resurrection. Oh, verily, [the tribe of] `Ad denied their Sustainer! Oh, away with the `Ad, the people of Hud!