71. Nuh · verses 8–17

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;

وَيُمۡدِدۡكُم بِأَمۡوَٰلٖ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ جَنَّٰتٖ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ أَنۡهَٰرٗا

Wayumdidkum biamwalin wabaneena wayajAAal lakum jannatin wayajAAal lakum anharan

"´Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water).

مَّا لَكُمۡ لَا تَرۡجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارٗا

Ma lakum la tarjoona lillahi waqaran

"´What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope for kindness and long-suffering in Allah,-

وَقَدۡ خَلَقَكُمۡ أَطۡوَارًا

Waqad khalaqakum atwaran

"´Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages?

أَلَمۡ تَرَوۡاْ كَيۡفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٖ طِبَاقٗا

Alam taraw kayfa khalaqa Allahu sabAAa samawatin tibaqan

"´See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another,

وَجَعَلَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورٗا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ سِرَاجٗا

WajaAAala alqamara feehinna nooran wajaAAala alshshamsa sirajan

"´And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp?

وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ نَبَاتٗا

WaAllahu anbatakum mina alardi nabatan

"´And Allah has produced you from the earth growing (gradually),