إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحاً إِلَى قَوْمِهِ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ   

71.1 . Lo! We sent Noah unto his people ( saying ) : Warn thy people ere the painful doom come unto them .

قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ   

71.2 . He said : O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you

أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ   

71.3 . ( Bidding you ) : Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me ,

يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ إِذَا جَاء لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ   

71.4 . That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term . Lo! the term of Allah , when it cometh , cannot be delayed , if ye but knew .

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِي لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً   

71.5 . He said : My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا فِرَاراً   

71.6 . But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance ;

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

71.7 . And lo ! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayest pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist ( in their refusal ) and magnify themselves in pride .

ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَاراً   

71.8 . And lo! I have called unto them aloud ,

ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَاراً   

71.9 . And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them , and I have appealed to them in private .

فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّاراً   

71.10 . And I have said : Seek pardon of your Lord Lo! He was ever Forgiving .