Nuh

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!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He [i.e., Allah] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."

— Saheeh International

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.

— Saheeh International

but my calls only made them run farther away.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion].

— Saheeh International

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments,¹ persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.

— Saheeh International

Then I certainly called them openly,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Then I invited them publicly.

— Saheeh International

then I surely preached to them publicly and privately,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly

— Saheeh International

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.

— Saheeh International

He will shower you with abundant rain,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers

— Saheeh International

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.

— Saheeh International

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur

— Saheeh International

when He truly created you in stages ˹of development˺?¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

While He has created you in stages?¹

— Saheeh International