Surah 23. Al-Mu'minun

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Verses [Section]: 1-22[1], 23-32 [2], 33-50 [3], 51-77 [4], 78-92 [5], 93-118 [6]

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Quran Text of Verse 23-32وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentنُوْحًاNuhاِلٰیtoقَوْمِهٖhis peopleفَقَالَand he saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!اعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْ(is) anyاِلٰهٍgodغَیْرُهٗ ؕother than HimاَفَلَاThen will notتَتَّقُوْنَ you fear فَقَالَBut saidالْمَلَؤُاthe chiefsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedمِنْamongقَوْمِهٖhis peopleمَاThis is notهٰذَاۤThis is notاِلَّاbutبَشَرٌa manمِّثْلُكُمْ ۙlike youیُرِیْدُhe wishesاَنْtoیَّتَفَضَّلَassert (his) superiorityعَلَیْكُمْ ؕover youوَ لَوْand ifشَآءَAllah had willedاللّٰهُAllah had willedلَاَنْزَلَsurely He (would have) sent downمَلٰٓىِٕكَةً ۖۚAngelsمَّاNotسَمِعْنَاwe heardبِهٰذَاof thisفِیْۤfromاٰبَآىِٕنَاour forefathersالْاَوَّلِیْنَۚour forefathers اِنْNotهُوَheاِلَّا(is) butرَجُلٌۢa manبِهٖin himجِنَّةٌ(is) madnessفَتَرَبَّصُوْاso waitبِهٖconcerning himحَتّٰیuntilحِیْنٍ a time قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!انْصُرْنِیْHelp meبِمَاbecauseكَذَّبُوْنِ they deny me فَاَوْحَیْنَاۤSo We inspiredاِلَیْهِto himاَنِThatاصْنَعِconstructالْفُلْكَthe shipبِاَعْیُنِنَاunder Our eyesوَ وَحْیِنَاand Our inspirationفَاِذَاthen whenجَآءَcomesاَمْرُنَاOur Commandوَ فَارَand gushes forthالتَّنُّوْرُ ۙthe ovenفَاسْلُكْthen putفِیْهَاinto itمِنْofكُلٍّevery (kind)زَوْجَیْنِ(of) matesاثْنَیْنِtwoوَ اَهْلَكَand your familyاِلَّاexceptمَنْthoseسَبَقَ(has) precededعَلَیْهِagainst whomالْقَوْلُthe Wordمِنْهُمْ ۚthereofوَ لَاAnd (do) notتُخَاطِبْنِیْaddress Meفِیconcerningالَّذِیْنَthose whoظَلَمُوْا ۚwrongedاِنَّهُمْindeed theyمُّغْرَقُوْنَ (are) the ones to be drowned 23. Al-Mu'minun Page 344فَاِذَاAnd whenاسْتَوَیْتَyou (have) boardedاَنْتَyouوَ مَنْand whoeverمَّعَكَ(is) with youعَلَی[on]الْفُلْكِthe shipفَقُلِthen sayالْحَمْدُPraiseلِلّٰهِ(be) to AllahالَّذِیْWhoنَجّٰىنَا(has) saved usمِنَfromالْقَوْمِthe peopleالظّٰلِمِیْنَ the wrongdoers." وَ قُلْAnd sayرَّبِّMy Lordاَنْزِلْنِیْcause me to landمُنْزَلًا(at) a landing placeمُّبٰرَكًاblessedوَّ اَنْتَand Youخَیْرُ(are) the Bestالْمُنْزِلِیْنَ (of) those who cause to" اِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) Signsوَّ اِنْand indeedكُنَّاWe areلَمُبْتَلِیْنَ surely testing ثُمَّThenاَنْشَاْنَاWe producedمِنْۢafter themبَعْدِهِمْafter themقَرْنًاa generationاٰخَرِیْنَۚanother فَاَرْسَلْنَاAnd We sentفِیْهِمْamong themرَسُوْلًاa Messengerمِّنْهُمْfrom themselvesاَنِ[that]اعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْ(is) anyاِلٰهٍgodغَیْرُهٗ ؕother than HimاَفَلَاThen will notتَتَّقُوْنَ۠you fear

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Translation of Verse 23-32

23. Indeed, We sent Noah to his people. He declared, "O my people! Worship Allah ˹alone˺. You have no god other than Him. Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?"

24. But the disbelieving chiefs of his people said ˹to the masses˺, "This is only a human like you, who wants to be superior to you. Had Allah willed, He could have easily sent down angels ˹instead˺. We have never heard of this in ˹the history of˺ our forefathers.

25. He is simply insane, so bear with him for a while." ⁶⁷⁹

26. Noah prayed, "My Lord! Help me, because they have denied ˹me˺."

27. So We inspired him: "Build the Ark under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes and directions. Then when Our command comes and the oven bursts ˹with water˺, ⁶⁸⁰ take on board a pair from every species along with your family-except those against whom the decree ˹to drown˺ has already been passed. And do not plead with Me for those who have done wrong, for they will surely be drowned."

28. Then when you and those with you have settled in the Ark, say, "All praise is for Allah, Who saved us from the wrongdoing people."

29. And pray, "My Lord! Allow me a blessed landing, for You are the best accommodator."

30. Surely in this are lessons. ⁶⁸¹ And We ˹always˺ put ˹people˺ to the test.

31. Then We raised another generation after them,

32. and sent to them a messenger from among themselves, ˹declaring,˺ "Worship Allah ˹alone˺. You have no god other than Him. Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?"

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Commentary

679. So he may recover from his "madness" or die.

680. Noah was given a signal that once the water gushes out of a particular oven then the Flood is about to begin. It can also be translated as: "The fountains of the earth gushed forth."

681. lit., signs.