Ash-Shuara
قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ112
He said, ‘What knowledge do I have of what they used to do
إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ113
It is for my Lord alone to bring them to account- if only you could see
وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ114
I will not drive believers away
إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ115
I am here only to give people a clear warning.’
قَالُوا لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهِ يَا نُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمَرْجُومِينَ116
So they said, ‘Noah, if you do not stop this, you will be stoned.’
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي كَذَّبُونِ117
He said, ‘My Lord, my people have rejected me
فَافْتَحْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَنْ مَعِيَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ118
so make a firm judgement between me and them, and save me and my believing followers.’
فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ119
So We saved him and his followers in the fully laden ship
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ الْبَاقِينَ120
and drowned the rest
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ121
There truly is a sign in this, though most of them do not believe
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ122
your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ الْمُرْسَلِينَ123
The people of Ad, too, called the messengers liars
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ124
Their brother Hud said to them, ‘Will you not be mindful of God
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ125
I am a faithful messenger sent to you
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ126
be mindful of God and obey me
وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ127
I ask no reward of you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ128
How can you be so vain that you set up monuments on every high place
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ129
Do you build fortresses because you hope to be immortal
وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُمْ بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ130
Why do you act like tyrants whenever you attack someone
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ131
Be mindful of God and obey me
وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي أَمَدَّكُمْ بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ132
be mindful of Him who has provided you with everything you know
أَمَدَّكُمْ بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ133
He has given you livestock, sons
وَجَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ134
gardens, springs
إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ135
for I truly fear that the torment of a grievous day will overtake you.’
قَالُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُنْ مِنَ الْوَاعِظِينَ136
They replied, ‘It makes no difference to us whether you warn us or not