بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ إِنّا أَرسَلنا نوحًا إِلىٰ قَومِهِ أَن أَنذِر قَومَكَ مِن قَبلِ أَن يَأتِيَهُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌ
Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
قالَ يا قَومِ إِنّي لَكُم نَذيرٌ مُبينٌ
He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
أَنِ اعبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقوهُ وَأَطيعونِ
[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.
يَغفِر لَكُم مِن ذُنوبِكُم وَيُؤَخِّركُم إِلىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ إِذا جاءَ لا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَو كُنتُم تَعلَمونَ
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.' "
قالَ رَبِّ إِنّي دَعَوتُ قَومي لَيلًا وَنَهارًا
He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
فَلَم يَزِدهُم دُعائي إِلّا فِرارًا
But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
وَإِنّي كُلَّما دَعَوتُهُم لِتَغفِرَ لَهُم جَعَلوا أَصابِعَهُم في آذانِهِم وَاستَغشَوا ثِيابَهُم وَأَصَرّوا وَاستَكبَرُوا استِكبارًا
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.
ثُمَّ إِنّي دَعَوتُهُم جِهارًا
Then I invited them publicly.
ثُمَّ إِنّي أَعلَنتُ لَهُم وَأَسرَرتُ لَهُم إِسرارًا
Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly