Indeed, We sent Noah to his people ˹saying to him˺, “Warn your people before a painful

punishment comes to them.”Noah proclaimed, “O my people! I am truly sent to you with a

clear warning:worship Allah ˹alone˺, fear Him, and obey me.

He will forgive your sins, and delay your end until the appointed time

.1 Indeed, when the time set by Allah comes, it cannot be delayed, if only you knew!”

He cried, “My Lord! I have surely called my people day and night,

but my calls only made them run farther away.

And whenever I invite them to be forgiven by You, they press their fingers into their ears, cover

themselves with their clothes, persist ˹in denial˺, and act very arrogantly.

Then I certainly called them openly, then I surely preached to them publicly and privately,

saying, ‘Seek your Lord’s forgiveness, ˹for˺ He is truly Most Forgiving.

He will shower you with abundant rain, supply you with wealth and children, and give you gardens

as well as rivers.

What is the matter with you that you are not in awe of the Majesty of Allah,

when He truly created you in stages ˹of development˺?1Do you not see how Allah

created seven heavens, one above the other, placing the moon within them as a

˹reflected˺ light, and then simply bring you forth ˹again˺. And Allah ˹alone˺ spread out the

earth for you to walk along its spacious pathways.’”

˹Eventually,˺ Noah cried, “My Lord! They have certainly persisted in disobeying me, and

followed ˹instead˺ those ˹elite˺ whose ˹abundant˺ wealth and children only increase them in loss,

and who have devised a tremendous plot, urging ˹their followers˺, ‘Do not abandon your idols—especially

Wadd, Suwâ’, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr.’1 Those ˹elite˺ have already led many astray.

So ˹O Lord˺, only allow the wrongdoers to stray farther away.” And it was revealed to Noah,

“None of your people will believe except those who already have. So do not be distressed by

what they have been doing.

And build the Ark under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes and directions, and do not plead with Me for those who

have done wrong, for they will surely be drowned.” So he began to build the Ark, and whenever

some of the chiefs of his people passed by, they mocked him.

He said, “If you laugh at us, we will ˹soon˺ laugh at you similarly. You will soon come to know who will be

visited by a humiliating torment ˹in this life˺ and overwhelmed by an everlasting punishment ˹in the next˺.”

And when Our command came and the oven burst ˹with water˺,1 We said ˹to Noah˺, “Take into the Ark

a pair from every species along with your family—except those against whom the decree ˹to drown˺ has

already been passed—and those who believe.”

But none believed with him except for a few. And he said, “Board it! In the Name of Allah it will sail

and cast anchor.

Surely my Lord is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” And ˹so˺ the Ark sailed with them through waves like

mountains. Noah called out to his son, who stood apart, “O my dear son! Come aboard with us and

do not be with the disbelievers.” He replied, “I will take refuge on a mountain, which will

protect me from the water.”

Noah cried, “Today no one is protected from Allah’s decree except those to whom He shows

mercy!” And the waves came between them, and his son was among the drowned.

And it was said, “O earth! Swallow up your water. And O  sky! Withhold ˹your rain˺.”

The floodwater receded and the decree was carried out. The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and it was

said, “Away with the wrongdoing people!” Noah called out to his Lord, saying, “My Lord!

Certainly my son is ˹also˺ of my family, Your promise is surely true, and You are the most just of

all judges!” Allah replied, “O Noah! He is certainly not of your family—he was entirely of unrighteous

conduct. So do not ask Me about what you have no knowledge of! I warn you so you do not fall into

ignorance.”

Noah pleaded, “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking You about what I have no

knowledge of, and unless You forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be one of the losers.”

It was said, “O Noah! Disembark with Our peace and blessings on you and some of the

descendants of those with you. As for the others, We will allow them ˹a brief˺ enjoyment, then

they will be touched with a painful punishment from Us.” So because of their sins, they were

drowned, then admitted into the Fire. And they found none to help them against Allah.

Noah had prayed, “My Lord! Do not leave a single disbeliever on earth.For if You spare

˹any of˺ them, they will certainly mislead Your servants, and give birth only to ˹wicked˺ sinners,

staunch disbelievers. My Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and whoever enters my house in faith,

and ˹all˺ believing men and women. And increase the wrongdoers only in destruction.”