Surah Hud

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَٱلَّذِينَخَسِرُوٓا۟أَنفُسَهُمْوَضَلَّعَنْهُممَّاكَانُوا۟يَفْتَرُونَ

It is they who have squandered their own selves-for [on the Day of Resurrection] all their false imagery will have forsaken them:

لَاجَرَمَأَنَّهُمْفِىٱلْءَاخِرَةِهُمُٱلْأَخْسَرُونَ

truly it is they, they who in the life to come shall be the losers!

إِنَّٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَعَمِلُوا۟ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِوَأَخْبَتُوٓا۟إِلَىٰرَبِّهِمْأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَأَصْحَٰبُٱلْجَنَّةِهُمْفِيهَاخَٰلِدُونَ

Behold, [only] those who attain to faith and do righteous deeds and humble themselves before their Sustainer - [only] they are destined for paradise, and there shall they abide.

مَثَلُٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِكَٱلْأَعْمَىٰوَٱلْأَصَمِّوَٱلْبَصِيرِوَٱلسَّمِيعِهَلْيَسْتَوِيَانِمَثَلًاأَفَلَاتَذَكَّرُونَ

These two kinds of man may be likened to the blind and deaf and the seeing and hearing. Can these two be deemed alike in [their] nature? ` Will you not, then, keep this in mind?

وَلَقَدْأَرْسَلْنَانُوحًاإِلَىٰقَوْمِهِۦٓإِنِّىلَكُمْنَذِيرٌۭمُّبِينٌ

AND INDEED, [it was with the same message that] We sent forth Noah unto his people: "Behold, I come unto you with the plain warning

أَنلَّاتَعْبُدُوٓا۟إِلَّاٱللَّهَإِنِّىٓأَخَافُعَلَيْكُمْعَذَابَيَوْمٍأَلِيمٍۢ

that you may worship none but God-for, verily, I fear lest suffering befall you on a grievous Day!"

فَقَالَٱلْمَلَأُٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟مِنقَوْمِهِۦمَانَرَىٰكَإِلَّابَشَرًۭامِّثْلَنَاوَمَانَرَىٰكَٱتَّبَعَكَإِلَّاٱلَّذِينَهُمْأَرَاذِلُنَابَادِىَٱلرَّأْىِوَمَانَرَىٰلَكُمْعَلَيْنَامِنفَضْلٍۭبَلْنَظُنُّكُمْكَٰذِبِينَ

But the great ones among his people, who refused to acknowledge the truth, answered: "We do not see in thee anything but a mortal man like ourselves; and we do not see that any follow thee save those who are quite obviously the most abject among us; and we do not see that you could be in any way superior to us: on the contrary, we think that you are liars!"

قَالَيَٰقَوْمِأَرَءَيْتُمْإِنكُنتُعَلَىٰبَيِّنَةٍۢمِّنرَّبِّىوَءَاتَىٰنِىرَحْمَةًۭمِّنْعِندِهِۦفَعُمِّيَتْعَلَيْكُمْأَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَاوَأَنتُمْلَهَاكَٰرِهُونَ

Said [Noah]: "O my people! What do you think? If [it be true that I am taking my stand on a clear evidence from my~ Sustainer, who has vouchsafed unto me grace from Himself - [a revelation] to which you have remained blind-: [if this be true,] can we force it on you even though it be hateful to you?

وَيَٰقَوْمِلَآأَسْـَٔلُكُمْعَلَيْهِمَالًاإِنْأَجْرِىَإِلَّاعَلَىٱللَّهِوَمَآأَنَا۠بِطَارِدِٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوٓا۟إِنَّهُممُّلَٰقُوا۟رَبِّهِمْوَلَٰكِنِّىٓأَرَىٰكُمْقَوْمًۭاتَجْهَلُونَ

"And, O my people, no benefit do I ask of you for this [message]: my reward rests with none but God. And I shall not repulse [any of] those who have attained to faith. Verily, they [know that they] are destined to meet their Sustainer, whereas in you I see people without any awareness [of right and wrong]!

وَيَٰقَوْمِمَنيَنصُرُنِىمِنَٱللَّهِإِنطَرَدتُّهُمْأَفَلَاتَذَكَّرُونَ

And, O my people, who would shield me from God were I to repulse them? Will you not, then, keep this in mind?

وَلَآأَقُولُلَكُمْعِندِىخَزَآئِنُٱللَّهِوَلَآأَعْلَمُٱلْغَيْبَوَلَآأَقُولُإِنِّىمَلَكٌۭوَلَآأَقُولُلِلَّذِينَتَزْدَرِىٓأَعْيُنُكُمْلَنيُؤْتِيَهُمُٱللَّهُخَيْرًاٱللَّهُأَعْلَمُبِمَافِىٓأَنفُسِهِمْإِنِّىٓإِذًۭالَّمِنَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

"And I do not say unto you, `God's treasures are with me'; nor [do I say], `I know the reality which is beyond the reach of human perception'; nor do I say, 'Behold, I am an angel'; nor do I say of those whom your eyes hold in contempt, `Never will God grant them any good'- for God is fully aware of what is in their hearts. [Were I to speak thus,] verily, I would indeed be among the evildoers."

قَالُوا۟يَٰنُوحُقَدْجَٰدَلْتَنَافَأَكْثَرْتَجِدَٰلَنَافَأْتِنَابِمَاتَعِدُنَآإِنكُنتَمِنَٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

[But the great ones] said: "O Noah! Thou hast contended with us in argument, and hast [needlessly] prolonged our controversy: bring upon us, therefore, that with which thou dost threaten us, if thou art a man of truth!"

قَالَإِنَّمَايَأْتِيكُمبِهِٱللَّهُإِنشَآءَوَمَآأَنتُمبِمُعْجِزِينَ

He answered: "Only God can bring it upon you, if He so wills, and you shall not elude it:

وَلَايَنفَعُكُمْنُصْحِىٓإِنْأَرَدتُّأَنْأَنصَحَلَكُمْإِنكَانَٱللَّهُيُرِيدُأَنيُغْوِيَكُمْهُوَرَبُّكُمْوَإِلَيْهِتُرْجَعُونَ

for, my advice will not benefit you -much as I desire to give you good advice - if it be God's will that you shall remain lost in grievous error. He is your Sustainer, and unto Him you must return."

أَمْيَقُولُونَٱفْتَرَىٰهُقُلْإِنِٱفْتَرَيْتُهُۥفَعَلَىَّإِجْرَامِىوَأَنَا۠بَرِىٓءٌۭمِّمَّاتُجْرِمُونَ

DO SOME, perchance, assert, "[Muhammad] has invented this [story]"? Say [O Prophet]: "If I have invented it, upon me be this sin; but far be it from me to commit the sin of which you are guilty."

وَأُوحِىَإِلَىٰنُوحٍأَنَّهُۥلَنيُؤْمِنَمِنقَوْمِكَإِلَّامَنقَدْءَامَنَفَلَاتَبْتَئِسْبِمَاكَانُوا۟يَفْعَلُونَ

AND THIS was revealed unto Noah: "Never will any of thy people believe except those who have already attained to faith. Be not, then, distressed by anything that they may do,

وَٱصْنَعِٱلْفُلْكَبِأَعْيُنِنَاوَوَحْيِنَاوَلَاتُخَٰطِبْنِىفِىٱلَّذِينَظَلَمُوٓا۟إِنَّهُممُّغْرَقُونَ

but build, under Our eyes and according to Our inspiration, the ark [that shall save thee and those who follow thee]; and do not appeal to Me in behalf of those who are bent on evildoing for, behold, they are destined to be drowned!"

وَيَصْنَعُٱلْفُلْكَوَكُلَّمَامَرَّعَلَيْهِمَلَأٌۭمِّنقَوْمِهِۦسَخِرُوا۟مِنْهُقَالَإِنتَسْخَرُوا۟مِنَّافَإِنَّانَسْخَرُمِنكُمْكَمَاتَسْخَرُونَ

And [so Noah] set himself to building the ark; and every time the great ones of his people passed by him, they scoffed at him. [Thereupon] he said: "If you are scoffing at us-behold, we are scoffing at you [and your ignorance], just as you are scoffing at us.

فَسَوْفَتَعْلَمُونَمَنيَأْتِيهِعَذَابٌۭيُخْزِيهِوَيَحِلُّعَلَيْهِعَذَابٌۭمُّقِيمٌ

But in time you will come to know who it is that [in this world] shall be visited by suffering which will cover him with ignominy, and upon whom long lasting suffering shall alight [in the life to come]!"

حَتَّىٰٓإِذَاجَآءَأَمْرُنَاوَفَارَٱلتَّنُّورُقُلْنَاٱحْمِلْفِيهَامِنكُلٍّۢزَوْجَيْنِٱثْنَيْنِوَأَهْلَكَإِلَّامَنسَبَقَعَلَيْهِٱلْقَوْلُوَمَنْءَامَنَوَمَآءَامَنَمَعَهُۥٓإِلَّاقَلِيلٌۭ

[And so it went on] till, when Our judgment came to pass, and waters gushed forth in torrents over the face of the earth, We said [unto Noah]: "Place on board of this [ark] one pair of each [kind of animal] of either sex, as well as thy family -except those on whom [Our] sentence has already been passed -and all [others] who have attained to faith!"-for, only a few [of Noah's people] shared his faith.