71. Nuh · verses 5–11

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُ قَوۡمِي لَيۡلٗا وَنَهَارٗا

Qala rabbi innee daAAawtu qawmee laylan wanaharan

He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:

فَلَمۡ يَزِدۡهُمۡ دُعَآءِيٓ إِلَّا فِرَارٗا

Falam yazidhum duAAaee illa firaran

"But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right).

وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ لِتَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ جَعَلُوٓاْ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡشَوۡاْ ثِيَابَهُمۡ وَأَصَرُّواْ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ ٱسۡتِكۡبَارٗا

Wainnee kullama daAAawtuhum litaghfira lahum jaAAaloo asabiAAahum fee athanihim waistaghshaw thiyabahum waasarroo waistakbaroo istikbaran

"And every time I have called to them, that Thou mightest forgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and given themselves up to arrogance.

ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ جِهَارٗا

Thumma innee daAAawtuhum jiharan

"So I have called to them aloud;

ثُمَّ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَنتُ لَهُمۡ وَأَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِسۡرَارٗا

Thumma innee aAAlantu lahum waasrartu lahum israran

"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private,

فَقُلۡتُ ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارٗا

Faqultu istaghfiroo rabbakum innahu kana ghaffaran

"Saying, ´Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft-Forgiving;

يُرۡسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّدۡرَارٗا

Yursili alssamaa AAalaykum midraran

"´He will send rain to you in abundance;