26. Shuara · verses 116–127

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ

Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya noohu latakoonanna mina almarjoomeena

They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)."

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ

Qala rabbi inna qawmee kaththabooni

He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me.

فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Faiftah baynee wabaynahum fathan wanajjinee waman maAAiya mina almumineena

"Judge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver me and those of the Believers who are with me."

فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu fee alfulki almashhooni

So We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled (with all creatures).

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeena

Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena

The ´Ad (people) rejected the messengers.

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona

Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

"So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.