How to memorize Surah Nuh

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Surah Nuh: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 71:1

   إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

   Innaaa arsalnaa Noohan ilaa qawmihee an anzir qawmaka min qabli any yaatiyahum 'azaabun aleem

   Indeed, We sent Noah to his people ˹saying to him˺, “Warn your people before a painful punishment comes to them.”

2. 71:2

   قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

   Qaala yaa qawmi innee lakum nazeerum mubeen

   Noah proclaimed, “O my people! I am truly sent to you with a clear warning:

3. 71:3

   أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ

   Ani'udul laaha watta qoohu wa atee'oon

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

4. 71:4

   يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

   Yaghfir lakum min zunoobikum wa yu'akhkhirkum ilaaa ajalim musammaa; innaa ajalal laahi izaa jaaa'a laa yu'akhkhar; law kuntum ta'lamoon

   He will forgive your sins, and delay your end until the appointed time. Indeed, when the time set by Allah comes, it cannot be delayed, if only you knew!”

5. 71:5

   قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا

   Qaala rabbi innee da'awtu qawmee lailanw wa naharaa

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

6. 71:6

   فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا

   Falam yazid hum du'aaa 'eee illaa firaaraa

   but my calls only made them run farther away.

7. 71:7

   وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًا

   Wa inee kullamaa da'awtuhum litaghfira lahum ja'alooo asaabi'ahum fee aazaanihim wastaghshaw siyaabahum wa asaarroo wastakbarus tikbaaraa

   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.

8. 71:8

   ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا

   Summa innee da'aw tuhum jihaara

   Then I certainly called them openly

9. 71:9

   ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا

   Summaa inneee a'lantu lahum wa asrartu lahum israaraa

   then I surely preached to them publicly and privately

10. 71:10

    فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا

    Faqultus taghfiroo Rabakam innahoo kaana Ghaffaaraa

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

11. 71:11

    يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا

    Yursilis samaaa'a 'alaikum midraaraa

    He will shower you with abundant rain

12. 71:12

    وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَـٰرًا

    Wa yumdidkum bi am waalinw wa baneena wa yaj'al lakum Jannaatinw wa yaj'al lakum anhaaraa

    supply you with wealth and children, and give you gardens as well as rivers.

13. 71:13

    مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا

    Maa lakum laa tarjoona lillaahi waqaaraa

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

14. 71:14

    وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا

    Wa qad khalaqakum at waaraa

    when He truly created you in stages ˹of development˺?

15. 71:15

    أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا

    Alam taraw kaifa khalaqal laahu sab'a samaawaatin tibaaqaa

    Do you not see how Allah created seven heavens, one above the other

16. 71:16

    وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا

    Wa ja'alal qamara feehinna nooranw wa ja'alash shamsa siraajaa

    placing the moon within them as a ˹reflected˺ light, and the sun as a ˹radiant˺ lamp?

17. 71:17

    وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا

    Wallaahu ambatakum minal ardi nabaataa

    Allah ˹alone˺ caused you to grow from the earth like a plant.

18. 71:18

    ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا

    Summa yu'eedukum feehaa wa ukhrijukum ikhraajaa

    Then He will return you to it, and then simply bring you forth ˹again˺.

19. 71:19

    وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا

    Wallaahu ja'ala lakumul arda bisaataa

    And Allah ˹alone˺ spread out the earth for you

20. 71:20

    لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا

    Litaslukoo minhaa subulan fijaajaa

    to walk along its spacious pathways.’”

21. 71:21

    قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

    Qaala Noohur Robbi innahum 'asawnee wattaba'oo mal lam yazid hu maaluhoo wa waladuhooo illaa khasaara

    ˹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

22. 71:22

    وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا

    Wa makaroo makran kubbaaraa

    and who have devised a tremendous plot

23. 71:23

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا

    Wa qaaloo laa tazarunna aalihatakum wa laa tazarunna Waddanw wa laa Suwaa'anw wa laa Yaghoosa wa Ya'ooqa wa Nasraa

    urging ˹their followers˺, ‘Do not abandon your idols—especially Wadd, Suwâ’, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr.’

24. 71:24

    وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَـٰلًا

    Wa qad adalloo kasee ranw wa laa tazidiz zaalimeena illaa dalaalaa

    Those ˹elite˺ have already led many astray. So ˹O Lord˺, only allow the wrongdoers to stray farther away.”

25. 71:25

    مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًا

    Mimmaa khateee' aatihim ughriqoo fa udkhiloo Naaran falam yajidoo lahum min doonil laahi ansaaraa

    So because of their sins, they were drowned, then admitted into the Fire. And they found none to help them against Allah.

26. 71:26

    وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا

    Wa qaala Noohur Rabbi laa tazar 'alal ardi minal kaafireena daiyaaraa

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

27. 71:27

    إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا

    Innaka in tazarhum yudil loo 'ibaadaka wa laa yalidooo illaa faajiran kaffaaraa

    For if You spare ˹any of˺ them, they will certainly mislead Your servants, and give birth only to ˹wicked˺ sinners, staunch disbelievers.

28. 71:28

    رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا

    Rabbigh fir lee wa liwaa lidaiya wa liman dakhala baitiya mu'minanw wa lil mu'mineena wal mu'minaati wa laa tazidiz zaalimeena illaa tabaaraa

    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.”

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
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