فَلَو أَنَّ لَنا كَرَّةً فَنَكونَ مِنَ المُؤمِنينَ

Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers... "

إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَما كانَ أَكثَرُهُم مُؤمِنينَ

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ العَزيزُ الرَّحيمُ

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَت قَومُ نوحٍ المُرسَلينَ

The people of Noah denied the messengers

إِذ قالَ لَهُم أَخوهُم نوحٌ أَلا تَتَّقونَ

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَما أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ مِن أَجرٍ ۖ إِن أَجرِيَ إِلّا عَلىٰ رَبِّ العالَمينَ

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

So fear Allah and obey me."

قالوا أَنُؤمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الأَرذَلونَ

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"

قالَ وَما عِلمي بِما كانوا يَعمَلونَ

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?