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[On]to[We] replace(with) betterthan themand notWe(are) to be outrun(41)

of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺.

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So leave them(to) converse vainlyand amuse themselvesuntilthey meettheir Daywhichthey are promised(42)

So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—

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(The) Daythey will come outfromthe gravesrapidlyas if they (were)toa goalhastening(43)

the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺,1

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Humbledtheir eyesightswill cover themﱠﱡhumiliationThat(is) the Daywhichthey werepromised(44)

with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of.

71. NuhNoah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

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Indeed, We[We] sentNuhtohis peoplethatWarnyour peoplefrombefore[that]comes to thema punishmentpainful(1)

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people ˹saying to him˺, “Warn your people before a painful punishment comes to them.”

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He saidO my peopleIndeed, I amto youa warnerclear(2)

Noah proclaimed, “O my people! I am truly sent to you with a clear warning:

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ThatﱿWorshipAllahand fear Himand obey me(3)

worship Allah ˹alone˺, fear Him, and obey me.

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He will forgivefor you[of]your sinsand give you respitefora termﲋﲌspecifiedIndeed(the) term(of) Allahwhenit comesnotﲓﲔis delayedifyouknow(4)

He will forgive your sins, and delay your end until the appointed time.1 Indeed, when the time set by Allah comes, it cannot be delayed, if only you knew!”

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He saidMy LordIndeed, Iinvitedmy peoplenightand day(5)

He cried, “My Lord! I have surely called my people day and night,

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But notincreased themmy invitationexcept(in) flight(6)

but my calls only made them run farther away.

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And indeed, Ievery timeI invited themthat You may forgivethemthey puttheir fingersintheir earsand covered themselves(with) their garmentsand persistedand were arrogant(with) pride(7)

And whenever I invite them to be forgiven by You, they press their fingers into their ears, cover themselves with their clothes, persist ˹in denial˺, and act very arrogantly.

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Thenindeed, Iinvited thempublicly(8)

Then I certainly called them openly,

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Thenindeed, Iannouncedto themﲿand I confidedto themsecretly(9)

then I surely preached to them publicly and privately,

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Then I saidAsk forgiveness(from) your LordIndeed, HeisOft-Forgiving(10)

saying, ‘Seek your Lord’s forgiveness, ˹for˺ He is truly Most Forgiving.