Quran Page 372

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ١١٢

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?

إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّي لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ ١١٣

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.

وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١١٤

And I am not one to drive away the believers.

إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ١١٥

I am only a clear warner."

قَالُوا لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَا نُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمَرْجُومِينَ ١١٦

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي كَذَّبُونِ ١١٧

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.

فَافْتَحْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١١٨

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."

فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ ١١٩

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ الْبَاقِينَ ١٢٠

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ١٢١

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ ١٢٢

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ١٢٣

ʿAad denied the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٢٤

When their brother Hūd said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ١٢٥

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٢٦

So fear Allāh and obey me.

وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ١٢٧

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ ١٢٨

Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ ١٢٩

And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?

وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ ١٣٠

And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٣١

So fear Allāh and obey me.

وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ ١٣٢

And fear He who provided you with that which you know,

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ ١٣٣

Provided you with grazing livestock and children

وَجَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ١٣٤

And gardens and springs.

إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ١٣٥

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

قَالُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ الْوَاعِظِينَ ١٣٦

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.