وَما أَضَلَّنا إِلَّا المُجرِمونَ

It was only the transgressors who misled us.

فَما لَنا مِن شافِعينَ

Now, we have no intercessors.

وَلا صَديقٍ حَميمٍ

And no loyal friend.

فَلَو أَنَّ لَنا كَرَّةً فَنَكونَ مِنَ المُؤمِنينَ

If only we had another chance, so that we could be believers.”

إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَما كانَ أَكثَرُهُم مُؤمِنينَ

There is a lesson in this, but most of them aren’t believers.

كَذَّبَت قَومُ نوحٍ المُرسَلينَ

The people of Noah denied the messengers.

إِذ قالَ لَهُم أَخوهُم نوحٌ أَلا تَتَّقونَ

When their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not embrace righteousness?

إِنّي لَكُم رَسولٌ أَمينٌ

I am a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

So fear God, and obey me.

وَما أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ مِن أَجرٍ ۖ إِن أَجرِيَ إِلّا عَلىٰ رَبِّ العالَمينَ

I ask no compensation from you; my recompense is only from the Lord of the worlds.