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71:11

He will send down(rain from) the skyupon you(in) abundance(11)

He will shower you with abundant rain,

71:12

And provide youwith wealthand childrenand makefor yougardensand makefor yourivers(12)

supply you with wealth and children, and give you gardens as well as rivers.

71:13

What(is) for younotyou attributeto Allahgrandeur(13)

What is the matter with you that you are not in awe of the Majesty of Allah,

71:14

And indeedHe created you(in) stages(14)

when He truly created you in stages ˹of development˺?1

71:15

Do notyou seehowdid createAllah(the) sevenheavens(in) layers(15)

Do you not see how Allah created seven heavens, one above the other,

71:16

And madethe moonthereina lightand madethe suna lamp(16)

placing the moon within them as a ˹reflected˺ light, and the sun as a ˹radiant˺ lamp?

71:17

And Allahhas caused you to growfromthe earth(as) a growth(17)

Allah ˹alone˺ caused you1 to grow from the earth like a plant.

71:18

ThenHe will return youinto itand bring you forth(a new) bringing forth(18)

Then He will return you to it, and then simply bring you forth ˹again˺.

71:19

And Allahmadefor youthe earthan expanse(19)

And Allah ˹alone˺ spread out the earth for you

71:20

That you may go alongﱿtherein(in) pathswide(20)

to walk along its spacious pathways.’”

71:21

SaidNuhMy LordIndeed, theydisobeyed meand followed(the one) who(did) notincrease himhis wealthand his childrenexcept(in) loss(21)

˹Eventually,˺ Noah cried, “My Lord! They have certainly persisted in disobeying me, and followed ˹instead˺ those ˹elite˺ whose ˹abundant˺ wealth and children only increase them in loss,

71:22

And they have planneda plangreat(22)

and who have devised a tremendous plot,

71:23

And they said(Do) notleaveyour godsand (do) notleaveWaddand notSuwaand notYaguthand Yauqand Nasr(23)

urging ˹their followers˺, ‘Do not abandon your idols—especially Wadd, Suwâ’, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr.’1

71:24

And indeedthey have led astrayﲥﲦmanyAnd notincreasethe wrongdoersexcept(in) error(24)

Those ˹elite˺ have already led many astray. So ˹O Lord˺, only allow the wrongdoers to stray farther away.”

71:25

Because oftheir sinsthey were drownedthen made to enter(the) Fireand notthey foundfor themselvesfrombesidesAllahany helpers(25)

So because of their sins, they were drowned, then admitted into the Fire. And they found none to help them against Allah.

71:26

And saidNuhMy Lord(Do) notleaveﲿonthe earthany(of) the disbelievers(as) an inhabitant(26)

Noah had prayed, “My Lord! Do not leave a single disbeliever on earth.

71:27

Indeed, YouifYou leave themthey will misleadYour slavesand notthey will begetexcepta wickeda disbeliever(27)

For if You spare ˹any of˺ them, they will certainly mislead Your servants, and give birth only to ˹wicked˺ sinners, staunch disbelievers.

71:28

My LordForgivemeand my parentsand whoeverentersmy house a believerand the believing menﳙﳚand the believing womenAnd (do) notincreasethe wrongdoersexcept(in) destruction(28)

My Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and whoever enters my house in faith, and ˹all˺ believing men and women. And increase the wrongdoers only in destruction.”