حِكمَةٌ بالِغَةٌ ۖ فَما تُغنِ النُّذُرُ

Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

فَتَوَلَّ عَنهُم ۘ يَومَ يَدعُ الدّاعِ إِلىٰ شَيءٍ نُكُرٍ

So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,

خُشَّعًا أَبصارُهُم يَخرُجونَ مِنَ الأَجداثِ كَأَنَّهُم جَرادٌ مُنتَشِرٌ

Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,

مُهطِعينَ إِلَى الدّاعِ ۖ يَقولُ الكافِرونَ هـٰذا يَومٌ عَسِرٌ

Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

كَذَّبَت قَبلَهُم قَومُ نوحٍ فَكَذَّبوا عَبدَنا وَقالوا مَجنونٌ وَازدُجِرَ

The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

فَفَتَحنا أَبوابَ السَّماءِ بِماءٍ مُنهَمِرٍ

Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down

وَفَجَّرنَا الأَرضَ عُيونًا فَالتَقَى الماءُ عَلىٰ أَمرٍ قَد قُدِرَ

And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.

وَحَمَلناهُ عَلىٰ ذاتِ أَلواحٍ وَدُسُرٍ

And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,

تَجري بِأَعيُنِنا جَزاءً لِمَن كانَ كُفِرَ

Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.

وَلَقَد تَرَكناها آيَةً فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ

And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?